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Summon jury.
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to the sheriff of said county, requiring him to
summon a levy of twenty men, inhabitants of the
county and land owners, and each party shall be
entitled to strike from said list the names of four
jurors, and in case the owners of said lands, earth,
timber, or other materials so to be condemned
shall be a minor, non compos mentis, feme covert,
or non-resident of the State, and not represented
by art agent, attorney or trustee, it shall be the
duty of the sheriff to strike from the said list the
names of four jurors, so as to leave the panel of
twelve jurors not related to either of the parties,
or otherwise interested in the premises, to meet on
the land to be valued on a day to be specified in
said warrant, not less than five nor more than ten
days after issuing the same, and in case of any of
the jurors aforesaid do notattend, the sheriff shall
instanter summon so many jurors as maybe neces-
sary, with the jurors in attendance, to furnish a
panel of twenty jurors as aforesaid, who shall act
in the premises, and the sheriff shall administer
to each of them an oath or affirmation, as the case
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Impartially
value.
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may be, that he will justly and impartially value
the damages and benefits which the owner or
owners of said lands will sustain by use or occu-
pation of the same by the Company, if required
by the party or parties whose lands are to be
affected by their proceedings or by said Kail-
road Company, or their agent or agents; the jurors
shall cause to be summoned such witnesses as the
parties may require and shall examine them on
or affirmation in relation to the value of the pro-
perty to be condemned and they shall reduce the
testimony if any is taken by them to writing, and
after the testimony is closed and without any un-
necessary delay, and after having made a fair and
just comparison of advantages and disadvantages
arising from the said Railroad, they shall estimate
and determine whether any, and if any, what
amount of damage has been sustained or may be
sustained by the said owner or owners respectively
and make report thereof accordingly and the said
jury shall reduce their inquisition to writing, shall
sign and seal the same, and it shall then be re-
turned by the said Sheriff to the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court of said county and by him filed in his
office which inquisition shall be confirmed by said
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