The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03

torney, made a part OF the minutes OF
said meeting
3. That the Commissioners Of Cecil
County lforesaid, attentively heard
your petitioners ATTORNEY asking
questions, pro and con, and did every
act which would lead reasonable man
to conclude that there had been no
action taken in the matter of the re-
port oi the examiners or commission,
and at the conclusion of the argument
OF your petitioners Attorney, he re-
quested the Commissioners aforesaid
that, Immediately upon their taking
action on the report OF the examiners
or commissions report they would no.
t'y him so that should the decision be
adverse to your petitioner, she might
take an appeal in the case to the Cir
cult Court for Cecil Cour- as pro-
vided b. law. which the Commission
ers aforesaid promised to do
7. That the Commissioners afore-
said, both by word and act, wiliully
and fraudulently deceived vour petit
toner, while she was legally attempt
ing To defend her rights, by which
fraud and deception aforesaid she was
prel ented and deprived of her legal
right to an appeal and hearing before
the Circuit Court for Cecil County.
8. That it has been the custom OF
the Commissioners of Cecil County
to make public their proceedings by
a owing or requiring them to be pub
IiShed i'll one or more OF the weekly
newspapers OF Cecil county, and that,
though the same had been the custom
and though the minutes of the twelfth
day of July were published. they were
suppressed to the extent that there was
no mention made Of the acceptance OF
the ofareSaid report OF the examiners
or commission
Q. That the said road is not in the
interest OF the general public, but
was laid out or attemDtcd to be laid
out, in the interest d, certain private
individuals. who have publicly announc-
ed and declared that it was to their
interest to have the road, and because
OF certain influence with the County
commissioners, aforesaid, they could
control them, the County Commits
sloners aforesaid, to the extent of get
ting said road in the face of any OBJ
Jcctions that might be raised.
10. Tat the Commissioners are pub
lie servants OF the pcople in general,
aud as such have no legal right. bv
fraud and deception to ~~"ctse upon
one person or individual deception
thereby conierring a special favor
upon another.
II. That said County Commission
ers. without any further action in the
matter OF the road or Or the report OF
the examiners or commission. allowed
the matter to remain silent until sixty
days had passed from the date of the
Judgment, when they at once proceed
ed, through their road engineer, To
make q survey Of said proposed road
and arc at this time proceeding with
tho work of building said road
IL. That the County Commission
crs OF Cecil County are proceeding
without warrant or authority, as afore-
said and as such have no legal right
to go upon and over the property OF
your petitioner for the purpose ot
building and laying down said pro-
posed new county road aforesaid
I,i That the said County Commis-
sioners in proceeding as they are will,
the bui ding @, said road across and
over the land ot your petitioner, are
greatly damaging the value of hei
property, and causing irreparable i'll,
jnr! t. hr' land as a farm.
10 the end therefore -
That the said County Commission
crs or Their agents may he enjoined
from proceeding further with the
hui.din Of said road That your pc
titiOncr may have such other and fur.
ther relief as her case may require
May it Please your honor to grant
unto your OratriX the writ OF sub
peona, directed to the said County
Commissioner of Cecil County a cor
poration duly incorporated under the
laws o, the Stale of MARYLAND, com
mand;ng them by person or by soil,
ctor to be and appear in this Court
al some certain day to be named
therein and answer the premises and
abide and perform such decree as may
be passed therein.
And rs in duty bound, etc
WILLIAM N. ANDREWS,