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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the consent of the owners of such ground or property can-

Condem-

not be obtained, a jury shall be summoned by the sheriff of

nation of
land, &c

Baltimore City or by the sheriff of Baltimore County or

Howard County as the case may be, upon a warrant of a

justice of the peace of Baltimore County or Howard County

or Baltimore City, as the case may be, for that purpose, to

be issued upon the application of said company, to condemn

said land or property and assess the damage, if any, for the

occupation of such land or property, and the inquisition

thereupon shall be signed by the sheriff and jury and be

returned by said sheriff to the Circuit Court of Baltimore

County, or Howard County, or the Baltimore City Court,

as the case may be, and unless good cause be shown against

said inquisition of the jury, it shall be confined, by the said

court, at the term next after the return of said inquisition,

and be recorded ; and upon payment, or tender of payment

of the damages assessed by said inquisition, said company

shall proceed to occupy and possess the land or property so

amended for the purpose aforesaid, but if said inquisition

shall be set aside, the said court may in its discretion, as

often as may be necessary, direct another or other inquisi-

tions in the manner above described.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons

shall wilfully or by any means whatsoever, injure, impair or

Injury to
railroad.

destroy any part of said road, or railway, or any of its

necessary works, buildings or property, or place any obstruc-

tion ou said road or railway, such person or persons offend-

ing, shall be subject to indictment in the Circuit Court of

Baltimore County, or Howard County, or the criminal

court of Baltimore City, as the case may be, where the

offence or offences are committed respectively, and upon

conviction of such offence, or offences, shall be punished by

a fine of not less than one, nor more than five hundred

dollars, or by confinement in the jail or in the House of Cor-

rection for a period not exceeding ten years, or by both fine

and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

SEC 10. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the

said company to issue its bonds or obligations in sums of

Issue
bonds.

not less than one hundred dollars each, and payable with

interest at such time or times as the president and directors

of said company may appoint, and to sell and dispose of the

same, and to provide for the security and payment of the

same by mortgage or otherwise, and also, that it shall and

may be lawful for the said company to issue certificates of

stock and to apply the same if they shall find it expedient

to do so in payment of the expenses of the construction and

equipment of said road, or other liabilities of said company.