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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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confirmed by the said court at its next term or ses-
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To be recorded.
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sion, if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown;
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and when confirmed shall be recorded by the said
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clerk, at the expense of the said company; but if the
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same be set aside, the court shall order and direct
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another inquisition to be taken, in the manner above
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described, on a day to be named in such order, or
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(if not so named,) to be fixed by the sheriff, and.
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without any further warrant from a justice of the
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peace being requisite; and the same proceedings.
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shall be had thereon as in reference to the first in-
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Order other
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quisition, and so the court may from time to time
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inquisitions
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order such further or other inquisition or inquisitions
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to be had in the premises as may be requisite, until
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one shall be confirmed as aforesaid ; and in case the
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second or any other inquisition which may be con-
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firmed by the court, shall not award to the owner or
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owners of the land or other property taken, a larger
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amount of damages than was awarded by the pre-
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ceding inquisition, the court may, in its discretion,
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order the costs of the said second or other inquisition
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to be paid by such owner or owners, and the inqui-
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sition shall in all cases describe the property taken,
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or the bounds of the lands condemned, and the
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quantity or durations of the interest in the same
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valued for the company; and such valuation, when
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paid or tendered to, or paid into the said court for
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the owner or owners of the property, his, her. its or
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Entitled to es-
tate and inter-
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their legal representatives or agent, or attorney, shall
entitle the said company to the estate, and interest
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est.
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thus valued, as fully to all intents and purposes as if
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the same had been duly and legally conveyed to the
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said company by the said owner or owners; and the
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said valuation, if not received when tendered, may
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at any time thereafter be received without costs from
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the said company, by the said owner or owners, his,
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her, its or their legal representatives or agent, or
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attorney; and the sheriff shall keep the said jury
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together for a reasonable time, until they shall agree
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upon and sign and seal the said inquisition ; and in
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Cannot agree.
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case it shall so happen that the jury cannot agree,
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after being kept together as aforesaid, the said
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sheriff may, in his discretion, discharge the said jury,
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and without any further order of the court, or war-
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rant from a justice of the peace, shall, within five
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days thereafter, summon another jury of twenty in-
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