110 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 63

CHAPTER 62.

AN ACT to empower the Mayor and Councilmen of Frostburg
to condemn land for municipal purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That if the Mayor and Councilmen can not agree
with any owner of land in fee simple or leasehold estate,
through which they find it necessary to pass for sewerage,
drainage or for any other necessary purpose, inside or outside
of the Corporate limits of the said Town of Frostburg, may
condemn the same, or if the owner is under any disability, in
capacity to contract, or absent from the county, or unknown,
it shall be lawful for said Mayor and Councilmen, through,
their attorney, to apply to any Justice of the Peace of Alle-
gany County, who shall issue his warrant to the Sheriff of
said. County, requiring him to summons a jury of twenty
inhabitants of said County, not interested in the property to
be valued, to meet on or near the land on a day named in
said summons, not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days
after the issuing of the same, for the purpose of condemning
such property and if either party is dissatisfied with the inqui-
sition rendered by the jury they may within ten days there-
after take the matter before the Circuit Court for Allegany
County in the same manner as other condemnation proceedings
are taken before said Court.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect on
the first day of June, 1916.

Approved March 21st, 1916.

CHAPTER 63.

AN ACT to repeal Section 142 of Chapter 604 of the Acts of
1894, and Section 142A of Chapter 536 of the Acts of 1910,
and to re-enact said 142, of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Frostburg, " sub-title "Bailiff Policemen. "

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 142 of Chapter 604 of the Acts of
1894, and Section 142A of Chapter 536 of the Acts of 1910,
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Frostburg, " sub-title
"Bailiff Policemen, " is hereby repealed and that Section 142
be re-enacted to read as follows: