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Passed Jan. 28.
Commissioners
appointed to
lay out toad.
Proviso.
Levy to be
made.
Damages to be
ascertained.
Commissioners
allowance.
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CHAPTER 140.
An act to lay out and make public a Road in Harford
County.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That John Slade, Abel Alderson, and John Clendinen, be and
they are hereby appointed commissioners to review the old pri-
vate road leading from the black horse tavern, in Harford county,
to the road leading from the, black horse to William Nelson's
mill at the east end of William Amos's orchard; and if the said
commissioners, or a majority of them, are of opinion that public
convenience require that the said road be made a public one,
they are hereby authorised to lay out, alter, straighten and
amended the same, as they in their judgment shall think proper,
not exceeding thirty feet in width, and to survey, mark and
bound the same, and return a correct plot, thereof, with a cer-
tificate of the courses and distances, to the clerk of Harford
county court, to he by him recorded; Provided, that the said
road shall not be made to pass through the buildings, gardens
or orchards, of any person or persons, without the consent of
the owner or owners thereof.
2. And be it enacted, That the levy court of Harford county
he, and they are hereby directed, upon the plot of such road be-
ing returned to the clerk's office of said county, to levy such
sum of money as they in their discretion shall deem ne-
cessary, for straightening, opening, and making conveniently
passable, the. said road, and shall appoint an overseer for that
purpose, and the said road shall thereafter be deemed a public
highway, and shall be kept in repair as other public roads in
said county are.
3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, or a ma-
jority of them, shall ascertain and value the damages, (if any)
that may be sustained by individuals through whose lands the
said road may pass, taking into consideration the advantages
and disadvantages, and return the same to the. levy court of said
county, together with the plot and certificate as above directed ;
and the damages so ascertained shall he levied and collected as
other county charges in said county are, and shall be paid over
to the persons entitled to receive the same; Provided nevertheless,
that no money shall be levied or assessed for the purpose of pay-
ing the damages aforesaid, until the said road shall be opened
and cleared agreeably to the provisions of this act.
4. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall be en-
titled to receive as a compensation for their services in per-
forming the. duties required by this act, the sum of two dollars
per day, to be levied, collected and paid, in the same manner as
are other county charges in said county.
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