THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 2?9

names of four jurors so as to leave the panel of twelve jurors not related to either of the parties or otherwise interested in the premises, to meet on the
land to be valued on a day to be specified in said warrant, not less than five or more than ten days after issuing the same, and in case of any of the jurors aforesaid do not attend the Sheriff shall in- stanter summon as many jurors as may be neces- sary with the jurors in attendance to furnish a panel of twenty jurors as aforesaid who shall act in the premises, and the Sheriff shall administer to each of them an oath or affirmation, as the case may be, that he will justly and impartially value the damages and benefits which the owner or owners of said lands will sustain by use or occu- pation of the same by the Company, if required by the party or parties whose lands are to be af- fected by their proceedings or by the said Railroad Company or their agent or agents, the jurors shall cause to be summoned such witnesses as the parties may require, and shall examine them on oath or affirmation in relation to the value of the property to be condemned, and they shall reduce the testi- mony, if any is taken by them, to writing, and after the testimony is closed and without any un- necessary delay, and after having made a fair and just comparison of advantage and disadvantage arising from the said Railroad they shall estimate and determine whether any, and if any, what amount of damage has been or may be sustained by the said owner or owners respectively and make	Specifications.
report thereof accordingly, and the said jury shall reduce their inquisition to writing, shall sign and seal the same, and it shall then be returned by the said Sheriff to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county and by him filed in his office, which inquisition shall be confirmed by said Court at its next session if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown, and when confirmed shall be recorded by said Clerk, but if set aside the same Court shall direct another inquisition to take place in the manner before directed, whose decision shall be re- turned as before directed, and such valuation when paid or tendered to the owner or owners of said property, or his, her or their legal representatives shall entitle the said Company to the estate and interest in the same thus valued as fully as if it	Inquisition.