ART. 11.] FREDERICK. 1151

issue his summons under his hand and seal to the sheriff of Fred-
crick county, requiring him to summon twenty persons qualified
to act as jurors, not interested in the property to be valued, to
meet at or near the property to be valued, on a day named in
said summons, not less than ten nor more than twenty days after
the issuing of the same.

1876, ch. 96.

229. If at the time named in said summons any of said jurors
summoned do not attend, the sheriff shall immediately summon
as many persons qualified to act as jurors, as may be necessary
with the jurors in attendance to form a panel of twenty jurors,
and from them each party or his agent, or if either be not present
in person or by agent, the sheriff for such party, may strike off
four jurors, and the remaining persons shall act as the jury for
the inquisition of damages.

Ibid.

230. Before the said jury shall proceed to act, the sheriff shall
administer to each juror an oath, that he will justly and impar-
tially value the damages which the owner shall sustain by the
condemnation of said property required by the said corporation;
and in case said property shall be subject to a lease, or an estate
for life, the jury shall ascertain and return in their inquisition,
the value of such lease or estate for life, and also the value of the
estate in remainder or reversion.

Ibid.

231. The jury shall summon such witnesses as either party
may require, and examine them on oath in relation to the prop-
erty to be condemned, and they shall reduce the testimony to
writing, if any is taken by them; and after the testimony is
closed, and without any unnecessary delay, and before proceed-
ing to the examination of any other claims, they shall ascertain
and determine the compensation which ought to be made by the
said corporation to the parties owning said property, according to
their respective interests in the property to be condemned.

Ibid.

232. The jury shall reduce their inquisition to writing, and
shall sign and seal the same, and it shall be returned by the