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draining said road to be paid in whole or in part out of the county treas- 

 ury or by the petitioners, as provided in section 4651 of the Revised 

 Statutes, assess the same or such part thereof as they may deem equitable 

 under the circumstances, upon the lots or lands abutting upon the said 

 improvement and upon lots and lands benefited thereby and in making 

 such assessments regard must be had as far as practicable to the benefits 

 conferred upon the property assessed. 



(4637/7-2) SEC. 3. [Collection of assessments.] The a&sess- 

 -ments so made shall be certified by the commissioners to the auditor 

 of the county, who shall place the same on the tax list against such tax- 

 able property, which shall thereupon become a lien upon such property, 

 and the same shall be collected as other taxes in not to exceed five annual 

 installments; provided, that said county commissioners may, in antici- 

 pation of the collection of such assessments, cause the whole of such 

 compensation, damage and expense to be paid at once out of the county 

 treasury to the parties entitled thereto, in which case interest at the rate 

 of five per cent, per annum may be added to all the unpaid installments 

 and collected therewith. 



(4637^-4) SEC. 5. [Compensation, etc., may be paid out of 

 county treasury.] The commissioners may order such- part of the 

 compensation, damages and cost as they may deem equitable, to be paid 

 ^out of the county treasury. 



(4637^-5) SEC. 6. [Publication of assessments.] Before adopt- 

 "ing the assessments so made, the county commissioners shall publish 

 notices for three weeks consecutively, in some newspaper of general cir- 

 culation in the county, that such assessments have been made, and that 

 the same is (are) on file in the office of the county commissioners for 

 the inspection and examination of persons interested therein. 



(4637^-6) SEC. /. [Objection to assessments.] If any person 

 objects to the assessment, he shall file his objection in writing with the 

 board of county commissioners within two weeks after the expiration of 

 the said notice, and thereupon the board shall appoint three disinterested 

 freeholders of the romity to act as an equalizing board. 



^4637/^-7) SEC. 8, [Hearing objections.] On a day appointed 

 "by the commissioners for that purpose, such board after taking an oath 

 before a proper officer honestly and impartially to discharge their duties, 

 shall hear and determine all objections to the assessment and equalize 

 the same as they may think proper, which equalized assessment they 

 shall report to the board of county commissioners, which shall have the 

 power to confirm the same, or set it aside and cause a new assessment 

 to be made, and appoint a new equalizing board possessing the same 

 -qualification, which shall proceed in the manner above provided. 



(4637/^-8) SEC. 9. [Confirmation of assessments.] When the 

 -.assessment is confirmed by the county commissioners it shall be complete 

 and final ; provided, that whenever by any of the provisions of this act 

 anv act or thing is required to be done by the county commissioners, the 

 concurrence of two-thirds of said county commissioners shall be deemed 

 sufficient. 



(4637^-9) SEC. 10. [Application of existing statutes.] All of 

 the provisions of title 7, chapter 2, of the Revised Statutes, so far as 

 <the same are not inconsistent herewith, shall apply "to all roads estab- 



