568

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

confirmed by the said court at its next term or ses-

To be recorded.

sion, if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown;

and when confirmed shall be recorded by the said

clerk, at the expense of the said company; but if the

same be set aside, the court shall order and direct

another inquisition to be taken, in the manner above

described, on a day to be named in such order, or

(if not so named,) to be fixed by the sheriff, and.

without any further warrant from a justice of the

peace being requisite; and the same proceedings.

shall be had thereon as in reference to the first in-

Order other

quisition, and so the court may from time to time

inquisitions

order such further or other inquisition or inquisitions

to be had in the premises as may be requisite, until

one shall be confirmed as aforesaid ; and in case the

second or any other inquisition which may be con-

firmed by the court, shall not award to the owner or

owners of the land or other property taken, a larger

amount of damages than was awarded by the pre-

ceding inquisition, the court may, in its discretion,

order the costs of the said second or other inquisition

to be paid by such owner or owners, and the inqui-

sition shall in all cases describe the property taken,

or the bounds of the lands condemned, and the

quantity or durations of the interest in the same

valued for the company; and such valuation, when

paid or tendered to, or paid into the said court for

the owner or owners of the property, his, her. its or

Entitled to es-
tate and inter-

their legal representatives or agent, or attorney, shall
entitle the said company to the estate, and interest

est.

thus valued, as fully to all intents and purposes as if

the same had been duly and legally conveyed to the

said company by the said owner or owners; and the

said valuation, if not received when tendered, may

at any time thereafter be received without costs from

the said company, by the said owner or owners, his,

her, its or their legal representatives or agent, or

attorney; and the sheriff shall keep the said jury

together for a reasonable time, until they shall agree

upon and sign and seal the said inquisition ; and in

Cannot agree.

case it shall so happen that the jury cannot agree,

after being kept together as aforesaid, the said

sheriff may, in his discretion, discharge the said jury,

and without any further order of the court, or war-

rant from a justice of the peace, shall, within five

days thereafter, summon another jury of twenty in-