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office of the Superior Court of Baltimore city; and if said inqui-
sition shall find that said road is not in good order and repair, or
not of the width required by its charter, any judge of said court
may, within ten days after the return thereof, confirm the same,
and order that tolls shall not be charged by such company at the
gates next to on either side of the place or places in said road
so out of order, repair or of such insufficient width, until said
road shall be put in good order and repair and properly widened,
and until the further order of such court. The petitioners or the
company may, before the confirmation of such inquisition, demand
a trial by a jury in court, whether said road is in good order and
repair or of the proper width, or may move to quash the pro-
ceedings for matter of law, and the court may adjudge, on the
finding of the jury or otherwise, as may be just, in accordance
with the principles of law, and may give judgment for costs
against the county or city, or against the corporation, or against
both, in its discretion; provided, however, that confirmation of
the inquisition shall not be delayed more than fifteen days by the
filing of any motion to quash or for a jury trial by the corpora-
tion, unless such corporation shall give a bond, to be approved
by the court, conditioned for the refunding of all tolls collected
after the expiration of ten days from the return of the inquisi-
tion, if the same be affirmed after such motion or trial by jury.
Turnpike Co. v. Starzman, 86 Md. 369.

Trust, Surety and Fidelity Companies-
1898, ch. 302.

244 A. Whenever any bond, undertaking, recognizance or
other obligation is by law, or the charter, ordinances, rules or
regulations of any municipality, board, body, organization, court,
judge or public officer, required or permitted to be made, given,
tendered or filed with surety or sureties, and whenever the per-
formance of any act, duty or obligation, or the refraining from
any act, is required or permitted to be guaranteed, such bond,
undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guaranty may be exe-
cuted by a surety company qualified as hereinafter provided;
and such execution by such company of such bond, undertaking,
obligation, recognizance or guaranty, shall be in all respects a full
and complete compliance with every requirement of every law,