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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

gines, and have the exclusive use thereof, from
some point at or near the northern boundary of the
city of Baltimore, and passing along or near the val-
ley of Stony Run to a point at or near Swann Lake,
and to connect their said railway with the track of
the Baltimore City Passenger Railway on Charles
street, with the consent of the last named Com-
pany.

Lay rails upon
streets.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That if in the judg-
ment of said Company, or to make the connection
aforesaid, it shall be deemed necessary or expedient
to lay their rails upon any street or alley of Balti-
more city, or any public road of Baltimore County,
or over the road of any turnpike or avenue Com-
pany, then said Company hereby incorporated
shall be authorized to do so, with the assent of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the Commis-
sioners of Baltimore County, or the President and
Directors of any such turnpike or avenue Company,
as the case may be, first had and obtained, which
said assent the said several Corporations are hereby
respectively authorized to give.

Summons jury

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That in case the said
Company shall not be able to agree with the owner
or owners of any land required for said railway of
for the purchase of stone, gravel or earth required
in the construction thereof, or where such owner
may be an infant, feme covert or non compos men-
tis, on application to a Justice of the Peace of Bal-
timore County, he shall issue his warrant under
his hand and seal, directed to the Sheriff of said
county, requiring him to summon a jury of twenty
inhabitants of said county, not in anywise inter-
ested in the question, to meet on the land or premi-
ses to be valued on a day named in said warrant,
not less than ten nor more than twenty days from
the date thereof, of which day so appointed, the
owner or owners of said land shall have at least
ten days' notice to be given by the President of
said Company, and on the day at the place so ap-
pointed the said Sheriff shall attend, and if any
of the jurors so summoned by him shall fail to at-
tend, he shall immediately summon as many
others, as with those in attendance may furnish a
panel of twenty jurors, and from the panel thus
completed each party or his agent may strike the