THOMAS SIM LEE, Efquire, Governor.

1793.

wheat and other produce to Lawrence and Dorfey's mills, lately erected on the
weftern fork of Patapfco falls, and have prayed that a road may be laid out and
opened, not exceeding thirty-three feet wide, from the main or turnpike road
leading from Liberty-town to Baltimore-town, beginning for the fame at or near
Benjamin Bennett's, through a part of Baltimore and Frederick counties, to the
faid mills; and this general affembly thinking the prayer of the faid petitioners
reafonable,

C H A P.
XIII.

II. Be it enacted by the General Affembly of Maryland, That Jofhua Porter
and John Evans, of Job, of Baltimore county, and Richard Simpfon, junior, of
Frederick county, or any two of them, be and they are hereby appointed com-
miffioners to furvey, lay out and open, at the expence of the faid petitioners, a
road, not exceeding thirty-three feet wide, in fuch direction as the fituation of
the ground will admit, and beft anfwer the purpofes of this act, from the faid
main or turnpike road, at or near Benjamin Bennett's, through a part of Baltimore
and Frederick counties to the faid Lawrence and Dorfey's mills; and the faid
road, when fo furveyed, laid out and opened, and the valuation herein after di-
rected to be made fhall have taken place, fhall be recorded in Baltimore county
court, and fhall be deemed and taken to be a public road for ever thereafter, and
kept up, amended and repaired, as all other public roads in the faid counties.

Commiffion-
ers appointed,

&c.

III. And be it enacted, That the faid commiffioners fhall afcertain and value
what damages may be fuftained by any perfon or perfons through whofe land the
faid road fhall pals, and the fame, when fo affeffed, fhall be paid, or fecured to
be paid, by the faid petitioners, before the faid commiffioners fhall proceed to open
the faid road: Provided always, that if any perfon or perfons, through whofe
land the faid road fhall pafs, or his, her or their guardian or truftee, fhall con-
ceive themfelves aggrieved by fuch valuation and affeffment of damages by the
faid commiffioners, it fhall and may be lawful for the faid commiffioners, or any
two of them, to iffue their warrant to any conftable of the county, to fummon
five freeholders of the county, not interefted in the premifes, and qualified to
ferve as jurors in the county court, to appear on a day by them to be appointed,
on the premifes; and the faid commiffioners are hereby authorifed to adminifter
an oath to every perfon fo fummoned, that he will, without favour, affection, pre-
judice or partiality, affefs the damages fuftained by the perfons at whofe requeft
fuch inquifition fhall be taken, by reafon of opening the aforefaid road through
his, her, or their land; and the perfons fo fummoned and fworn fhall thereupon
proceed to affefs and value the damages accordingly, of which the faid petitioners,
or fome one of them, fhall have at leaft five days previous notice; and fuch
inquifition fhall be final and conclufive between the parties.

Who fhall af-
certain da-
mages, &c.

IV. And be it enacted, That the faid commiffioners fhall not lay out or open
the faid road through the buildings, gardens, or orchards, of any perfon, without
his or her confent.

Road not to
go thro' build-
ings, &c.

V. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained fhall be con-
ftrued to empower the commiffioners aforefaid to lay out the faid road through
any meadow in Frederick county without the confent of the owner or owners of
faid meadow.

Nor thro' any
meadow, &c.

C H A P. XIV.
An ACT to enable the inhabitants of Saint-John's parifh, lying
in Queen-Anne's and Caroline counties, to elect veftrymen and
churchwardens for faid parifh.

Paffed De-

cember 28.

WHEREAS the inhabitants of Saint-John's parifh, lying in Queen-
Anne's and Caroline counties, neglected to meet and choofe veftrymen
and churchwardens for the faid parifh, agreeably to the act for the
eftablifhment of felect veftries ;

Preamble.

II. Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That the inhabitants
of faid parifh be and they are hereby empowered to meet at their parifh church,

Inhabitants to
meet, &c.