HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1853

should not be confirmed during the ten days succeeding the
filing of the said award; and if the appraisers appointed as
hereinbefore provided should be unable to agree upon an
award, they shall so report to the Circuit Court for Harford
County, and new appraisers shall be appointed who shall pro-
ceed as above provided; and new appraisers may in like man-
ner be appointed from time to time, until an award shall be
agreed upon; the said award shall be in Court ten days sub-
ject to exception, and either the Mayor and City Council of
Havre de Grace or any owner or reputed owner of any in-
terest in the property sought to be condemned, whether he
shall have previously appeared to the said petition or shall
have been made a party thereto or not, shall have the right
to file exceptions to said award, and any person interested in
the said property may pray a jury trial on the hearing of the
same; upon such exceptions being filed, the Court shall, as
soon thereafter as conveniently may be, have the same heard,
tried and determined in Court (before a jury if requested by
either party) in the same manner as appeals in other cases are
now heard, and all the taxed costs of such appeal shall be
paid by the party taking such an appeal; after the confirma-
tion of all the awards of said appraisers, to which there are
not exceptions, and after the rendering of the verdicts by the
juries and the approval thereof by the Judge of the Circuit
Court for Harford County in all cases where there are such
exceptions or appeals or after judgment rendered by the Court
upon exceptions and appeals when no jury trial is requested,
the said Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace shall
either pay to the owner of such property the amount awarded
l>y the jury or appraisers or pay the same into the Clerk's
office of the Circuit Court for Harford County for the use of
the respective owners of said property, or of the respective
interests therein, and thereupon the Mayor and City Council
of Havre de Grace shall be rested with the title to the said
property.

SEC. 133. The Mayor and City Council may, should the
occasion arise, prescribe by Ordinance such other and further
regulations with regard to the acquisition of property not in
conflict with the provisions of this Charter.

ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY OTHER THAN
UTILITIES

SEC. 134. The Mayor and City Council is hereby authorized
to lease any of its property for a period exceeding ten years
and to acquire by purchase or condemnation proceedings or
to sell and transfer any real estate, other than utilities, on
terms pre-arranged and agreed upon with the purchaser or