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by the said Court at its next session or term, if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown, and when confirmed shall be recorded by said Clerk,, at the expense of the said Company ; but if the same be set aside, the said Court shall direct that another inquisition shall be taken in the manner above de- scribed ; and the inquisition shall in all cases de- scribe the property taken, or the bounds of the lands condemned, and the quantity or duration of the interest in the same, valued for the Company,
and such valuation, when paid or tendered to the owner or owners of the land, or their property, 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 had been legally conveyed to said Company by the owner or owners of the same ; and upon said valuation being ten- dered as aforesaid, said Company may enter upon and take full possession of said land or other pro- perty so condemned, for all corporate purposes ; and if said valuation is not received when ten- dered, it may at any time thereafter be received, without costs, from said Company, by the said owner or owners, or his, her or their representa- tives ; and the said Sheriff shall keep any jury, which he shall empanel under the provisions of this section, together for a reasonable time, until they shall agree upon and sign and seal said in-	Payment ten- dered.
quisition ; and in case it shall so happen that the jury cannot agree, after being kept together as aforesaid, the Sheriff may, in his discretion, dis- charge said jury, and, without any further warrant from a Justice of the Peace, shall, within ten days thereafter, summon another jury of twenty disin- terested persons as aforesaid, and the same pro- ceedings shall be had in all respects as hereinbefore	Not to discharge jury
provided; and in case of a second or other disagree- ments of the jury, the same proceedings shall be had, until an inquisition shall be made and re- turned as aforesaid.	Additional jury.
Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That the said Com- pany may construct, use and maintain any branch road or roads which will facilitate their business or accommodate the public ; provided, said branch road or roads do not extend more than twelve miles in length from their main stem.	Branch roads.