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provided, or they nay proceed to condemn the lands that
may be necessary for the purpose under the provisions of
Title 12 of THE REAL PROPERTY Article [21] of [this] THE
Code.

139.

Whenever for the purpose of building a new road,
improving or widening any existing roads and drainage
thereof, it shall become necessary to condemn any land or
any interest in, under or over the same, it shall be
lawful for the county commissioners of Washington County,
Garrett County and of Allegany County to acquire by
condemnation said land by following the procedures set
out in Title 12 of THE REAL PROPERTY Article [21] of
[this] THE Code.

162.

(b) Whenever it shall be deemed necessary be said
county commissioners, acting as a district council for
any said taxing and assessment districts, to take or
acquire any land, structures or buildings, as an
easement, for the construction, extension or maintenance
of any erosion prevention works to prevent erosion by
Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, or by any other stream or
body of water in this State, in any of said taxing and
assessment districts, it may purchase the same from the
owner or owners, or, failing to agree with the owner or
owners thereof, may condemn the same and any interest of
any tenant, lessee or other person therein, by
proceedings in the circuit court for the county as
provided by Title 12 of THE REAL PROPERTY Article [21] of
[this] THE Code. At any time after ten days after the
return and recordation of the verdict or award in said
proceedings, the county commissioners, acting as the
district council for the taxing and assessment district,
may enter and take possession of the property so
condemned, upon first paying to the clerk of the court
the amount of said award and all costs taxed to date
notwithstanding any appeal or further proceedings upon
the part of the defendant or defendants; at the time of
the payment, however, it shall give its corporate
undertaking, acting as district council for the district
proposed to be protected by said erosion prevention
works, to abide by and fulfill any judgment on appeal or
on further proceedings.

201.

If the owner of any lands within the watershed
association refuses to accept the damages awarded him by
the board of watershed viewers and approved by the board
of county commissioners, and refuses the necessary access