GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

1831.

wanted for the construction or repair of any part of said

CHAP. 888.

road, or any of its works, and may make and construct ail

works whatever, which may be necessary and expedient, in

order to the proper completion of said road, and that they

or a majority of them may make, or cause to be made Rail

roads, to anyplace or places in Baltimore, Harford or Cecil

Make lateral roads

counties, in connection with said Rail-road, from the city of

Baltimore to Port Deposit, and in the construction of the

same or other works, shall possess and may exercise all the

rights and powers hereby given to them, in order to the con-

struction or repair of the said Rail-road, from the city of

Baltimore to Port Deposit; Provided, That nothing herein

Right reserved to

contained shall prohibit any citizen or citizens of( the coun-

connect &c

ties of Baltimore, Harford or Cecil, or any company here-

after to be incorporated under the authority of this state to

connect with the road hereby provided for, any other Rail

road, leading from the main route to any part or parts of

said counties; Provided also, That in forming such connec-

tion no injury shall be done to the works of this company.

Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That the president and direc-

Agree for land or

tors of said company, or a majority of them, or any per-

materials required.

son or persons authorised by a majority of them, may agree

with the owner or owners of any land, earth, quarry, tim-

ber, gravel, stone or other materials, or any improvements

which may be wanted for the construction or repair of any

of said roads, or any of their works, for the purchase or

use and occupation of the same, and if they cannot agree;

or if the owner or owners, or any of them be a feme covert,

Case of failing to

under age, non compos mentis, or out of the county in which

agree

the property, other than quarries and ware-houses wanted

may lie, when the same shall be wanted, application may be

made to any justice of the peace of such county, who shall

thereupon issue his warrant, under hand and seal directed to

the sheriff of said county, requiring him to summon a jury

of twenty inhabitants of said county, not in any wise inter-

Jury to be sum-
moned.

ested, to meet on the land, or near to the property or mate-

rials as before described, to be valued on a day named in

said warrant not less than ten, nor more than twenty days

Procceedings direc-

after the issuing of the same, and if at the said time and

ted.

place, any of said jurors summoned, do not attend, the said

sheriff shall immediately summon as many jurors as may

be necessary with the jurors in attendance to furnish a pan-

nel of twenty jurors it) attendance, and from them each par-

ty, or its, his, her or their agent, if either be not present in

person or by agent, the sheriff, for him, her or them, may

strike of four jurors, and the remaining twelve shall act as

the jury of inquest of damages, and before they act as such