FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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diction with the United States in and over said lands so far

as that all civil process in all cases and such criminal or

Proviso.

other process may issue under the authority of the State of

Maryland against any person or persons charged with crimes

or misdemeanors committed within said States, including

said lands, may be executed therein in the same manner as

if consent to the acquisition had uot been given or jurisdic-

tion ceded except so far as such process may effect the per-

sonal or real property of the United States.

SEC. 3. If it shall so happen that the United States can

not agree for the purchase thereof with the owner or owners

of any estate or interest in lands proposed to be taken as

Condem-
nation pro-

part of the premises which the United States are authorized

ceedings.

to acquire by the provisions of this act, it shall be lawful

for the Circuit Court of the county in which said lands are

situated, on application thereto by petition filed on behalf

of the United States, after such notice to the owners of such

estates or interests as the court shall direct to appoint seven

discreet and disinterested resident freeholders of said county,

who, having been duly qualified and having given such

public notice and such notice to the owner of the said estate

or interests as the court may direct, shall estimate and

determine the fair value of all and singular the estate or

interests in the lands so proposed to be taken for the use of

the Uuited States as aforesaid, and shall designate the sev-

eral owners thereof so far as the owners can by them be

reasonably ascertained and shall report the same to the

said court and their award shall be subject to appeal, fur-

ther proceedings and confirmation. Upon confirmation of

the report and payment of the sums of money awarded or

adjudged to the parties severally entitled thereto, who shall

have executed conveyances to the Uuited States of their

respective interests in the lands so taken ; or in case of the

disability, neglect or refusal of any persons or person inter-

ested to make such conveyances then upon payment -into

court of the sums of money awarded or adjudged to each

person or persons respectively, the title to the lands, estates

or other interests therein thus paid for shall become vested

in fee in the United States, of which the conveyances from

the said parties or an exemplification of the record of the

said court in the premises shall be a proper and sufficient

evidence.

SEC. 4. An appeal may be taken by either party to the

Circuit Court within thirty clays from the ascertainment of

Appeal.

the damages and the filing a report thereof in court pursu-

ant to this act and not afterwards. Such appeal shall be

signed by the party or the parties taking the same or by his