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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

owner or owners, but only in extinguishment of the claim for

damages, and the jury shall reduce their inquisition to writing

and sign and seal the same, and it shall then be returned by said

sheriff to the clerk of his county, and by such clerk filed in his

court, and shall be confirmed by the court at its next session,

if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown, and when con-

firmed shall be recorded by said clerk at the expense of the said

company, but if set aside the court may direct another inquisi-

tion to be taken, in the manner above prescribed, and such in-

quisition shall describe the property taken or the bounds of

the land condemned and the quantity or duration of the inter-

est in the same valued for the company, and when such valua-

tion when paid or tendered to the owner or owners of said

property, or his, her or their legal representatives, shall entitle

Company to

the company to the immediate occupation of the estate and in-

occupy land.

terest in the same thus valued as fully as if it had been con-

veyed by the owner or owners of the same, and the valuation,

if not received when tendered, may at any time thereafter be

received from the company without costs by the said owner

or owners, or his, her or their legal representative or repre-

tatives.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons

Pertaining to

shall wilfully, by any means whatsoever, injure, impair, de-

destroying
of property.

stroy any part of said railroad or its rights or privileges con-

structed or owned by said company under this Act, or any of

their necessary works, buildings, carriages, vehicles or machin-

ery, such person or persons so offending shall each of them for

every such offense forfeit and pay to said company the sum of

five hundred dollars, which may be recovered in the name of

said company by an action of debt in the county court wherein

the offence shall be committed, and shall also be subject to

indictment in said court, and upon conviction of said offense,

shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, in the discretion

of the court.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That when organized the said

Company sub-
ject to regula-

company and the president and board of directors of the same

tions of this

shall have all the powers, rights and privileges granted by this

Act.

Act, and shall be subject to all its regulations in constructing

and repairing any of the said railroad and branches, or other

necessary works, buildings or industries which may or can be

constructed within the limits of the State of Maryland, and

in transporting persons, goods, merchandise or property of

any description along said railroad and its branches, and that

the provisions of this Act shall be wholly in force as to all the