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ratified shall be public streets, avenues, alleys and
squares, and shall be opened, graded and paved as
hereinafter provided; provided, nevertheless, that
any person aggrieved by the decision or order of
said County Commissioners may appeal to the Cir-
cuit Court for Baltimore County, at any time within
sixty days after the time of making such decision
or order.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That on application to the said County Commissioners by petition in writing, signed by the owner or owners of a ma- jority of front feet of ground bounding and front- ing on any street, avenue, alley or square which shall be laid out as aforesaid, praying that such streets, alley, avenues or squares may be opened, it shall be the duty of said County Commissioners to direct said Street Commissioners to proceed to open such street, avenues, squares or alleys agree- ably to the prayer of said owner or owners, and it shall not be lawful to open any avenue, street, square or alley without such application shall be made as aforesaid, and the owner or owners of the ground over and through which any public street,	Layout streets
avenue, square or alley may run, or any public square be located shall not be entitled to any dam- ages for improvements thereon, unless such im- provements shall have been made before the locat- ing or laying out of such street, avenue, square or alley by said Street Commissioners, and that no petition of the owner or owners of ground located as aforesaid shall be entertained by the County Commissioners unless the street, avenue, or alley, or public square asked to be opened by said Com- missioners shall extend the distance of one square, that is from street to street or alley.	Damages.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That before the said Street Commissioners shall proceed to open or ]ay off any street, avenue, alley or public square, in pursuance of this Act, they shall on oath or affir- mation value and determine the damages and benefits which any owner or owners, over whose ground the same may pass will sustain thereby, taking into consideration all advantages or disad- vantages, and said Commissioners shall apportion the amount of said damages, and all costs includ- ing the compensation allowed the Street Commis- 10	Value on oath.