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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall be plainly marked by stakes or buoys, but noth-

Marked by
stakes or buoys

ing shall be placed in the water to impede or interfere

with the free navigation of the said bays by vessels

or boats.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That said company

shall have power to build, buy, possess, use and own

as many boats or vessels, whether navigated by steam

or otherwise, and other species of property as may be

necessary for the use of said company in the exercise

Build boats or
vessels.

of its chartered rights, and the said company shall have

power to employ as much help, and do all other things

necessary and proper, to the full exercise of the enjoy-

ment and protection of the rights and privileges

granted or consistent with this act.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said president

and directors, or their agent or agents authorized by

them, may agree with the owner or owners of any

Agree with
owners for pur-

land, earth, gravel, stone, timber, materials, streams

chase of laud.

or any improvements which may be wanted for the

proper construction or repair of the said inlet or canal,

for the purchase and use and occupation or division of

the same, and if they cannot agree, or if the owner or

owners, or any of them, are infant, feme-covert, who

is not possessed of the property to her sole and sepa-

rate use, or authorized to contract in reference to the

same, non-composmentis, or for any other cause be

legally incapable of contracting, application may be

made by the said company to any justice of the peace

of said county, who shall thereupon issue his warrant,

under his hand and seal, to the sheriff of the county,

Sheriff to sum-
mon jury.

requiring him to summon a jury of twenty of the
male inhabitants of said county above the age of

twenty-one years, not related to the parties nor in any

way interested, to meet on the land, or near the mate-

rials or other property wanted, on a day named in

said warrant, not less than ten nor more then twenty

days after issuing the same; and if, at said time and

place, any of the said jurors summoned do not attend,

the sheriff shall immediately summon as many per-

sons similarly qualified as, together with those in

attendance, will furnish a panel of twenty jurors in

attendance; and from the panel each party, his, her,

its or their agent or attorney, or if either party be not

Refusal to

present in person or by agent, or, being present in

strike off.

person or by agent, refuse to strike, the sheriff, for

him, her, it or them, may strike off four persons, and