268 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

papers of Baltimore City, and in some one or more of the news-
papers of the county in which said property may be located,
if any newspapers be published in such county. From the list
of jurors so returned and attending, the person, the condemna-
tion of whose property may be desired, may strike four, and
the said City may strike four, so that the number of jurors be
reduced to twelve, and in case either party shall neglect or
refuse to strike off the names of jurors, then it shall be the duty
of the Sheriff or his deputy, who shall attend as hereinbefore
directed, to strike off jurors for the party so refusing or neglect-
ing, so that the number of jurors be reduced to twelve, as afore-
said. The jurors so remaining shall inquire into, assess and
ascertain the sum of money to be paid by the said City for the
land, spring, brook, water rights or other property which it
may deem necessary to purchase and hold or use for the pur-
pose aforesaid. Before the said jury act as such the said Sheriff
or his deputy shall administer to each of them an oath that he
will justly and impartially value the damages which the owners
or parties holding an interest therein will sustain by the use
and occupation of said property by the City. The said jury
shall reduce their inquisition to writing, and shall sign and seal
the same, and it shall then be returned by said Sheriff to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for said county, and be filed by such
clerk in his office, and shall be confirmed by said court at its
next session, if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown;
and when confirmed shall be recorded by the said clerk at
the expense of the City. If not confirmed, the said court
may direct another inquisition in the manner above described.
From any decision on matter of law made by said court on a
hearing for confirmation, an appeal may be taken to the Court
of Appeals; provided, that such appeal be taken within ten
days after such decision shall be made, and the Court of Ap-
peals may award costs to either party in its discretion. The
inquisition shall describe the property taken or the bounds of
the land condemned, and the quantity or duration of the inter-
est in the same, valued to the City; and such valuation, when
paid or tendered to the owner of said property, or his legal rep-
resentative, shall entitle the City to the use, estate and in-
terest in the same thus valued, as fully as if it had been con-
veyed by the owner of the same: and the valuation, if not re-