LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1801.

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warrant, which jury, upon their oath, to be by any one of the
said justices to the said jurors administered, shall inquire who
is or are the owner or owners of the said land, what is the value
thereof, and what damages such owner or owners will sustain ;
and the sum of money the said jurors shall adjudge to the
owner or owners of such land, shall be assessed by the justices
of such county at the time of the making their next county as-
sessment, and shall be collected by the sheriff or collector of
such county in the same manner as the county assessment,
and the sheriff or collector shall tender or pay the same to the
owner or owners of such land; and the said justices shall,
immediately after such valuation by the jury, cause such land
to be surveyed and laid out by the surveyor of such county,
with good and sufficient boundaries, and a certificate thereof to
be returned and recorded in the county records ; and the jus-
tices of the said county, and their successors, shall be and they
are hereby vested with an estate in fee simple in the said land,
for the use of such county forever; and the said justices, or
any two of them, shall and they are hereby authorized and
required to treat and agree with workmen to build and finish
good, necessary and convenient warehouses on such land, and
to purchase all necessaries and conveniences to carry this act
into execution, and the expenses for the same shall be assessed
and collected on and from the inhabitants of such county in the
same manner as the county assessment, and shall be paid by
the sheriff or collector to the order of the said justices, or any
three of them.

SEC. 45. And be it enacted. That the justices of the several
county courts be authorized and required, at their respective
county courts, to give this act in charge to the grand jury, and
to direct them to make diligent inquiry into any breaches of
this act, and particularly into the conduct of the inspectors in
their county.

Act to be
given in
charge to
grand juries

SEC. 46. And be it enacted. That the justices of the levy court
are hereby authorized and required to inquire into the number of
warehouses within their county, the quantity of tobacco inspect-
ed at each warehouse within the year, the number of inspec-
tors at each warehouse, and the annual expense of, and receipts
at, each warehouse, and after full inquiry, and mature conside-
ration of all these circumstances, and the situation and conve-
nience of the inhabitants of their county who carry tobacco for
inspection, to determine whether any warehouse or warehouses
appointed in their county in virtue of this act ought to be discon-
tinued and suppressed, and also whether the number of inspectors
at any warehouse ought to be increased or diminished, and the
said justices shall enter their determination in the records of the
minutes of their proceedings, and shall transmit a copy thereof

Court to
inquire into
number of
houses, &c.
and if
necessary,
discontinue
them.