WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 653

	ing any street, lane or alley in said town, the said
	commissioners cannot agree with the owner of any
	land or property wanted for the purpose, for the
	purchase, use, occupation of the same, or if the owner
	be a femme covert, under age, non compos mentis,
	or out of Cecil county, application may be made to	Differences — how settled.
	any justice of the peace for said county, who shall
	thereupon issue his warrant under his hand and seal,
	directed to the sheriff of said county, requiring him
	to summon a jury of twenty inhabitants of said coun- ty not related to the parties or in any wise interested,
	to meet on the land, or near to the property to be
	valued, on a day to be named in the warrant, not
	less than ten nor more than twenty days after the
	issuing of the same.
	77. If at the same time and place any of the jurors
	summoned do not attend, the sheriff shall immedi-
	ately summon as many jurors as shall be necessary
	with the jurors in attendance to furnish a panel of	Summon ju-
	twenty jurors, and from them each party or his agent,	rors.
	or if either be not present in person or by agent, the
	sheriff for him may strike off four jurors, and
	the remaining twelve shall act as a jury of inquest
	of damages.
	78. The sheriff shall, before the jury proceed to
	act, administer to each an oath, that he will justly	Administer
	and impartially value the damages which the owner	oath.
	will sustain by the use or occupation of his property
	for the use hereinbefore named.
	79. The jury, in estimating the benefit resulting
	to the owner from opening and laying out, straight-
	ening, widening and draining said streets, lanes or
	alleys, through, along or near to the property of said
	owner, but only in the extinguishment of the claims
	for damages ; and the jury shall reduce their inqui-
	sition to writing, and shall sign and seal the same,	Reduce to
	and it shall then be returned by the sheriff to the	writing.
	clerk of the circuit court for said county, and shall
	be confirmed by said court at its next session if no
	sufficient cause to the contrary be shown, whether
	on account of insufficiency of damages or otherwise,
	and when confirmed, shall be recorded by said clerk
	at the expense of said president and commissioners.