J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1195

short side of such lot shall be considered the front of such lot, and in
cases where the two sides are equal, the Board of County Commis-
sioners shall determine which is front and which is the side of such
lot, and such determination shall be final and conclusive; and provided,
that in cases of lots, where it be determined to be inequitable to place
the entire cost of such improvements upon property abutting; or of
lots abutting on more than two streets and of lots of irregular or
unusual shape, and in cases of lots abutting on two or more streets
where in one or more of such streets, roadways, sidewalks, curbs,
gutters or storm drainage and street improvements, or any or all,
have been or are about to be constructed under such circumstances
as not to subject such lots to a special assessment by the Board of
County Commissioners, the Board of County Commissioners shall
have full power and authority to adjust assessments to be made
against such lots for the cost of improvements herein authorized
abutting such lots to such an amount as shall be just and equitable,
and the cost of improvements thus exempted [shall] may be included
in the assessments to be made against the abutting property included
in the project, said County Commissioners may contribute from the
general funds or proceeds of bond issues such sums as in their judg-
ment shall be just and equitable, and may also receive from a private
individual or company and apply to such project such sum or sums
of money as might be agreed upon, and such adjustments as may
be made by the Board of County Commissioners shall be final and
Conclusive. IT IS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY ASSESS-
MENT SO PROPOSED SHALL NOT BE ADOPTED BY ORDI-
NANCE, RESOLUTION OR OTHERWISE, UNTIL THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL GIVE, IN ADDITION
TO THE PREVIOUS NOTICES HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED
AND PROVIDED, AT LEAST TWO WEEKS NOTICE BY LET-
TERS WRITTEN TO THE ASSESSED OWNERS OF RECORD
OF ALL ABUTTING PROPERTY PROPOSED TO BE SUBJECT
TO AN ASSESSMENT FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS AND
MAILED TO SUCH OWNERS AT THEIR ADDRESSES AS
ARE SHOWN ON THE ASSESSMENT RECORDS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY, AND ALSO BY ADVERTISEMENT,
PUBLISHED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO SUCCES-
SIVE WEEKS IN ONE OR MORE NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED
IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY WHICH HAS A CIRCULA-
TION IN THE AREA AFFECTED, WHICH LETTERS AND AD-
VERTISEMENT OR NOTICE SHALL STATE THE DATE ON
WHICH SAID ASSESSMENT IS PROPOSED TO BE MADE AND
WARNING ALL ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO APPEAR
AT A TIME AND PLACE STATED IN SAID LETTER, ADVER-
TISEMENT OR NOTICE, TO SHOW CAUSE, IF ANY THERE
BE, WHY SAID ASSESSMENT SHOULD NOT BE MADE AS
PROPOSED. ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY THE ACTION
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL HAVE
THE RIGHT TO APPEAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, PROVIDED SUCH
APPEAL IS TAKEN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS NEXT SUCCEED-
ING THE DAY ON WHICH SAID ASSESSMENT IS MADE.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.