to meet on the land or premises 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 appointed the said Sheriff shall attend;
and if any of the jurors BO summoned by him shall
fail to attend he shall immediately summon as many
others as, with those in attendance, may furnish a
panel of twenty jurors, and from the panel thus com-
pleted each party or his agent may strike the names
of four persons, and the remaining twelve jurors
shall from a panel to assess the value of such lands
or materials. In case either party fails or refuses to
strike the names of the said jurors, so that there may
remain more than the twelve jurors required, the
Sheriff" shall strike from said panel of twenty such
names as he may think proper, and as may be neces-
sary to reduce the panel to twelve jurors. The
Sheriff' shall qualify each of said twelve jurors so se-
lected, by an oath which he shall administer to them,
or their affirmation, as the case may be, justly, truly
and impartially to value the damages which may be
sustained by the owner or owners of the land or ma-
terials required as aforesaid; and the said jury, in
estimating the damages aforesaid, shall take into
account and estimate the benefits and advantages:
accruing to said owners from the construction of
said railway, but only in lessening or extinguishing
his or their claim for damages as aforesaid; and the
said jury, besides viewing the premises, may receive
the testimony of witnesses, which either may pro-
duce, upon oath to be administered by said Sheriff,
and they shall reduce their verdict to writing, in the
shape of an inquisition, and sign and seal the same
and deliver it to said Sheriff", who shall return the
same to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore
county; and unless good and sufficient cause shall:
be shown against such inquisition, it shall be con-1
firmed by said court at the term next succeeding the
time of return of said inquisition, but if it shall be
set aside by said court it shall direct another jury to
be summoned, and another inquisition to be taken
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Sheriff to
qualify jurors
Estimating
damages and
benefits.
Inquisition to
be confirmed.
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