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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAP. 549
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his, her or their legal representative; and the said valuation
and the cost and other expeoses of said condemnation shall
be paid out of the treasury of the town; and the said sheriff
shall keep said jury together for a reasonable time until they
shall agree upon and sign and seal said inquisition; and in
case it shall so happen that the jury cannot agree after being
kept together as aforesaid, the said sheriff may, in his
discretion, discharge the said jury, and without further
warrant from the court shall within five days thereafter sum-
mon another jury of twenty inhabitants, as aforesaid, not
upon the former jury; and the same proceedings shall be
had in all respects as hereinbefore provided; and in case of
a second or other disagreements of the jury the same pro-
ceedings shall be had until a verdict of inquisition shall be
made and returned as aforesaid. And each juror shall
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Compensation
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receive one dollar per day or part of a day, actually
employed, irrespective of the number of separate parcels of
land valued by him, or of the number of cases in which he
is sworn.
Section 215 C. The Mayor and Council may have the side-
walk and gutters of any street, lane, alley or thoroughfare
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Duties of
Mayor and
City Council
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of Pocomoke City or any part or either side of any such,
street, lane or alley paved with such material and in such
manner as they think proper. Whenever they deem it
expedient, right and requisite that the sidewalks or gutters
of any street, lane, alley or thoroughfare shall be paved,
wholly or in part, they may pass an ordinance requiring the
said paving to be done under the provisions of this section
and shall notify the parties owning the property in front of
which the improvement is to be made and arrange with
them for the payment of the expense thereof, but if no satis-
factory arrangement can be made then they shall by order
appoint three discreet and disinterested residents of the
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Adjusters
appointed.
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town, over the age of twenty-five years, as adjusters. The
adjusters shall make a careful examination of the real and
leasehold property in front of which the pavement of sidewalk
or gutter is to be made and also of the other real or lease-
hold property on said street, lane, alley or thoroughfare, or in
the near vicinity thereof which may be benefited by the pro-
posed pavement. They shall take into consideration all the
circumstances pertinent to their inquiry that may be brought
to their knowledge or that may be open to their observation,
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