1832.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 274.

wingo to the Pennsylvania line, not exceeding sixty feet
in width, of which fourteen feet, shah¹ be an artificial road,
so as not to interfere with any previous rights, grants or

Consent of owners

charters, without free consent of the parties, the said presi-
dent and directors, first obtaining in writing the consent

Case of not obtain-

ing consent

of the owners of the land through which said Turnpike
road shall pass, or if such consent cannot be had, and if it
be necessary that said Turnpike road should pass through
the land of any personrefusing his, her, or their consent as

Proceedings di-
rected.

aforesaid , then the president and directors on the behalf
of the company, shall apply to a justice of the peace, for said
county, which justice shall thereupon issue his warrant,
directed to the sheriff of the county, commanding him to
summon twelve disinterested persons, qualified to serve
as jurors in the county court, to meet at the proper place
as directed by the said justice, and the said sheriff shall
qualify the said persons either by oath or affirmation, as
the case may be, justly, truly, and impartially to value the
damages which may be sustained by the owner or owners
of said land, and make true inquisition and return of the
amount of damages taking into consideration the advanta-
ges and disadvantages if any, which may be sustained by

Proviso.

the owner or owners of said land, under their hands and
seals to the justice who issued the warrant, and that the
decision of the said jurors shall be final; Provided, that the
said Turnpike road shall not pass through the house, yard,

Authority extend

ed

Sec 7. And be it enacted, That upon the president and direc-
tors paying to the owners of the said land, the sum so a-
warded by the jurors aforesaid, as the case may be, they
shall have power to cut, dig and make the Turnpike road
aforesaid, through such land, in the same manner as if the
consent of the owner had been given thereto, and that the
said president and directors be empowered to erect and
make bridges, and viaducts over all such streams of water
courses, as may be thought necessary for the benefit of said
Turnpike road, so as not to obstruct the free current of
said streams or water courses.