§ 24-5-115 — Duties of appraisers; report to county commissioners; compensation

The said appraisers shall within seven (7) days after receiving
notice of their appointment meet at some convenient place on the
line of the proposed industrial road, take and administer to
each other an oath or affirmation to faithfully and impartially
discharge their duties. They shall view the ground so far as
they shall deem it necessary and fix the damages sustained by
each claimant, after allowing for all benefits that may accrue
to each claimant. By reason of the location of the industrial
road they, or a majority of the appraisers shall make a report
in writing to the board of the county commissioners within seven
(7) days relating that they were sworn and affirmed as aforesaid
and fixing the damages sustained by each claimant, if any, after
allowing and deducting for benefits and where they have
disallowed claims for damages they shall so state in their
report. The said appraisers shall receive for their compensation
such reasonable sum as the board of the county commissioners
shall allow.