1470 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

of the peace of Baltimore county, who shall thereupon issue
his warrant, under his hand and seal, to the sheriff of Balti-
more county, requiring him to summon a jury of twenty of the
inhabitants of said county, above the age of twenty-one years,
not related to the persons, nor in anywise interested, to meet
on lands or near material or other property wanted on a day
named in said warrant, not less than ten nor more than 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 persons similarly qualified as,
together with those in attendance, and from the panel each
party, his, her or its, or their attorney, or agent, or if either
party be not present in person, or by attorney or attorneys, or
being present in person, or by agent, or attorney, refuse to
strike, the sheriff for him, her, it or them, may strike off
four persons, and the remaining twelve shall act as the jury
of inquest of damages, and to each before he acts as said, juror,
the sheriff shall administer oath or affirmation that he will
justly and impartially value the damages which the owner or
owners will sustain by the use or occupation of the property
required by the said company, and also the benefits and advan-
tages to accrue to the owner Or owners by construction of said
bridge, as a set off to said damages, but only in relinquish-
ment of the claims for damages, and not for the actual value
of the land or other material taken, and having made a fair and
just set-off of the advantages and disadvantages arising from
the construction of said bridge, they shall estimate and deter-
mine what amount of damages has been or may be sustained
by the said owner or owners, respectively, and the said jury
shall inquire and value therein the actual value of the land or
other material taken, and shall reduce their inquisition to
writing, and sign and seal the same, and it shall then be re-
turned by the sheriff to the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, and shall be filed by the clerk of said court in his
office, and shall be confirmed by the said court at its next
term or session if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown,
and when confirmed, shall be recorded by said clerk at the ex-
pense of the said company, but if the same shall be set aside,
the said court shall direct another inquisition to be taken in
the matter above described, and in case of the second or any
other inquisition, which is confirmed by the court, shall not
award to the land or material owner, a larger amount of dam-
ages than was awarded by the first inquisition, the court
may, in its discretion, order the cost of said second or any
other inquisition to be paid by the owner or owners of said
land or materials condemned, and the inquisition shall in all