Provided, That the viewers appointed, as aforesaid, shall assess the amount of damages sustained by the owner or owners of land through which the road shall be made, and embody the same in their report to the court, which damages, as assessed by said viewers, shall be secured by bond, to be approved by the court, and shall be paid by the party making application for such road to owner or owners of such land, before the order to open such road is issued.
36 P.S. § 2822