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which such lands, earth or other property or materials as afore-
said are situated, to issue his warrant to the sheriff of said
county, commanding him to summon from the said county a
jury of twenty freeholders, inhabitants of said county, not
related to the owner or owners or persons interested, as afore-
said, in the said real estate or other property, to meet on the
premises which is to be Valued, on some certain day to be named
in said warrant, of which said warrant and the day therein
named for the meeting of the jury, twenty days' notice shall be
given previous to such day by the mayor and city council, to
every owner or person interested as aforesaid, or if any owner
be an infant or lunatic, or feme covert, to his or her guardian
or her husband, or in either case, left at his or her place of
abode, or if out of the State or unknown, such notice shall be
published not less than eight weeks successively in some one or
more of the daily newspapers of Baltimore city, and in one or
more of the newspapers of the county in which such property
may be located, if any newspaper be published in such county.

931. From the list of jurors so returned and attending, the
person the condemnation of whose property may be desired
may strike four, and 'the said mayor and city council strike
four, so that the number of jurors be reduced to twelve, and in
case either party shall neglect or refuse to strike off the names
of jurors, then it shall be the duty of the sheriff or his deputy,
who shall attend as hereinafter directed, to strike off jurors for
the party so refusing or neglecting, so that the number of
jurors be reduced to twelve, as aforesaid.

932. The jurors so remaining shall inquire into, assess and
ascertain the sum or sums of money to be paid by the said
mayor and city council of Baltimore for the land, spring, brook,
water rights or other property which they may deem necessary
to purchase and hold or use for the purpose aforesaid.

933. Before the said jury act as such, the said sheriff or his
deputy shall administer to each of them an oath, that he will
justly and impartially value the damages which the owners or
parties holding an interest therein will sustain by the use and
occupation of said property by the mayor and city council of
Baltimore.

934. The said jury shall reduce their inquisition to writing,
and shall sign and seal the same, and it shall then be returned