LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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by opening the same, taking into consideration the advantages and
disadvantages (if any,) and the valuation shall be made before the
said commissioners shall proceed to open the said road, provided al-
ways, that if any person or persons through whose land the said
road may pass, or his, her or their guardian or trustee, shall conceive
themselves aggrieved by such valuation and assessment of damages
by the said commissioners, it shall and may be lawful for any justice
of the peace of said county, on application of the party interested,
or his, her or their guardian or trustee, to issue his warrant under
his hand and seal, directed to any constable of the county, com-
manding him to summon twelve freeholders, not related to the per-
son so applying for a jury, or in any way interested in the opening
of the said road, to appear on a day by the said justice to be ap-
pointed, on the land of the person or persons making application as
aforesaid, or for whose benefit such application shall be made, and
the said freeholders having first made oath before some justice of
the peace that they will, without favor, affection or partiality, assess
the damages sustained by the person or persons at whose request
such inquisition shall be taken, by reason of opening the aforesaid
road through his, her, or their land, shall thereupon proceed to as-
sess and value the damages accordingly, taking into consideration
the advantages and disadvantages (if any,) of which the said com-
missioners or a majority of them, shall have at least five days notice,
and shall return the damages so assessed to the said justice of the
peace, and such inquisition and valuation shall be final and conclu-
sive; Provided that the said road shall not pass through any house,
yard, garden or orchard, without the consent of the owners thereof.

Dec. Ses. 1823

3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said commis-
sioners to locate said road on the bed of the turnpike, or as near it
as the nature of the ground will admit of.

Locate.

CHAPTER 43.

A supplement to the act entitled, an act for the relief of John S. Blake, Sheriff
of Queen Ann's county.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the levy court of Queen Ann's county, be, and they are hereby au-
thorised and directed to levy on the assessable property of said coun-
ty, such sum of money annually, as in their judgment may be suf-
ficient to furnish the jail of said county with fuel.

Passed Jan.
7, 1824.
Levy for fuel.

2. And be it enacted, That the said levy court be, and they are
hereby directed and required to re-examine the several accounts for
fuel heretofore presented by John S. Blake, and allow so much of the
same as have not been before allowed, if they shall deem it just
and proper, and that the same be levied as aforesaid.

Further levy.

3. And be it enacted, That all such parts of the acts of assembly, and
of the act to which this is a supplement, as are inconsistent with, and
repugnant to the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.

Repeal.

CHAPTER 44.
An act extending the time of taking the Sheriff"s Bond of Cecil county.
Whereas, it is represented to this general assembly, that owing
to unforeseen accidents, Francis Gillespie, sheriff of said county,
hath been prevented from executing his bond as sheriff of said coun-
ty, within the time limited by law.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for the said Francis Gillespie, sheriff of

Passed Jan.
6, 1824.
Preamble.

Time given
to bond.