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mon as many jurors as shall be necessary, with
those in attendance, to finish a panel of twenty,
and from them each party or his agent, or if either
be not present in person or by agent, the Sheriff
for him, may strike off four jurors, and the remain-
ing twelve shall act as a jury of inquest and dam-
ages.
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How sum-
moned .
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Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That the jury in esti-
mating the damages shall take into consideration
the benefit resulting to the owner from the open-
ing and laying out said streets, lanes and alleys,
through, along or near to the property of said
owner, but only in extinguishment of the claims
for damages; and the jury shall reduce their
inquisition to writing and shall sign and seal the
same, and it shall then be returned by the Sheriff
to the clerk of the Circuit Court for said county,
and shall be confirmed by the said Court at its
next session, if no sufficient cause to the contrary
be shown, and when confirmed shall be recorded
by said clerk at the expense of said Commissioners.
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Inquisition.
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Sec. 16. And be it enacted, That if said inquisi-
tion be set aside, the said Court may direct ano-
ther to be taken in the same manner as the first,
every inquisition shall describe the property taken
or the bounds of the land condemned, and the
quantity and duration of the interest in the same
therein valued, and such valuation when paid or
tendered to the owner of the property or his legal
representatives, shall entitle the said Commission-
ers to the estate, use and interest in the same so
valued for the purposes aforesaid, as fully as if
the same had been conveyed by the owner, and the
valuation if not received from the said Commis-
sioners when tendered, may at any time thereafter
be received without cost by the owner or his legal
representatives.
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Payment.
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Sec. 17. And be it enacted, That the said Pre-
sident and Commissioners shall have power to levy
and collect taxes in said town, not exceeding in
any one year thirty cents in the hundred dollars
valuation, on the assessable property of said town,
and they shall once in five years, or oftener if they
think proper, appoint an assessor who shall under
oath, assess and value the property in said town,
in the same manner and with like authority as
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Levy Taxes.
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