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	setting forth (in case of land) the boundaries of the land and estate, interest or use to be taken by the corporation ; such inquisition and report shall be returned by the Sheriff to the Clerk of the Cir- cuit Court of the county.
Inquisition.	Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That such inquisi- tion and report shall be confirmed by such court unless good cause be shown to the contrary, and when confirmed shall be recorded by the Clerk ; but for cause the Court may set it aside and order another inquisition or more than one from time to time to be conducted in like manner as the first and with like effect until an inquisition and report shall be confirmed by the Court ; upon such con- firmation of the first or any subsequent inquisi- tion and report, and upon payment or tender of the amount fixed in the inquisition to be paid by the corporation either to the owner or into Court, as the Court shall order, the said corporation shall be entitled to the property absolutely, or for such estate, interest or use as shall have been valued and described in the inquisition and report as fully as the same could be vested in the corporation by a valid conveyance from the owner, and the corpo- ration shall have the right to take away any mate- rial so valued.
Contracts.	Sec. 18. And be it enacted, That the said corpo- ration shall have authority to make contracts, con- nections and arrangements with other companies for the through transportation of property and passengers.
May subscribe	Sec. 19. And be it enacted, That the Northern Central Railway Company shall have authority to subscribe for so much of the said capital stock as the Board of Directors thereof shall deem expe- dient.
Reservation.	Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That the General Assembly reserves to itself the right to alter or re- peal this Act at pleasure.
Limit.	Sec. 21. And be it enacted, That unless the said Railroad, hereby authorized, shall be commenced within five years and completed within fifteen years after the passage of this Act, the privileges hereby granted to said corporation shall cease ex- cept so far as may be necessary to wind up its affairs.