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of the inquisition shall not be delayed more than fifteen days
by the filing of any motion to quash or for a jury trial by the
corporation, unless such corporation shall give a bond to be
approved by the Court conditioned for the refunding of all tolls
collected after the expiration of ten days from the return of in-
quisition, if the same be affirmed, after such motion of trial
by jury.

At any time during the progress of these proceedings the cor-
poration against which said petition is filed, may show to the
Court in which such petition is filed, by affidavit or otherwise,
that the defects complained of in such petition have been rem-
edied, and if said Court be satisfied, either by affidavits, the
testimony of witnesses or by the return of a commission of three
free-holders appointed by said Court, that the defects com-
plained of in such petition have been repaired and remedied,
then said petition shall be dismissed with costs, in the discretion
of the Court as aforesaid.

Either the petitioners or the corporation against which said
petition is filed have the right to appeal to the Court of Appeals
of Maryland from any final order of such Judge or Court.

SEC. 1-A. The provisions of this Act shall riot apply to
Frederick County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 13th, 1914.

CHAPTER 524,

AN ACT to repeal Section 58 of Article 7 of the Code of Public
Local L,aws of this State, title "Carroll County," sub-title
"Justices of the Peace and Constables," and re-enact the same
with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 58 of Article 7 of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title "Carroll County," sub-title "Justices of the Peace
and Constables," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments so as to read as follows:

(58) Any resident of Carroll County may be sued before
any Justice of the Peace in the election district of said county
in which he resides, or in the election district where the con-
tract to be sued on was made, or the cause of action originated,
provided, that if the contract be made, or the cause of action