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directors, or a majority of them, may deem neces-
sary, useful or convenient, and which shall be com-
petent to the full and beneficial exercise of and
carrying into effect the powers above enumerated,
and all other powers, rights and privileges granted
to and vested in the United Cities Land company,
incorporated by this act.
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CHAP. 349.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the president and
directors or their agent or agents authorised by
them, may agree with the owner or owners of any
land, earth or materials or any improvements which
may be wanted for the purchase or use and occupa-
tion of the same, and if they cannot agree or if the
owner or owners or any of them, be an infant,
feme covert, non compos mentis, or out of the coun-
ty where such property wanted may lie, when such
property may be wanted, application may be made
to any justice of the peace of such county, who
shall thereupon issue his warrant under his hand
and seal, to the sheriff of the county, requiring
him to summon a jury of twenty of the inhabi-
tants not related to the parties, nor in any wise in-
terested, to meet on the lands or near the materials
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 will furnish a panel of twenty
jurors in attendance^ and from the panel each par-
ty, his, her, its or their agents or attorneys, or if
either party be not present in person or by agent,
the sheriff for him, her or them may strike off four
persons, and the remaining twelve persons shall
act as the jury of inquest of damages, and to each
before he acts as such juror, the sheriff shall ad-
minister an oath or affirmation, that he will just-
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Land and ma-
terials for use
of the com-
pany — how
obtained.
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ly and impartially value the damages, which the
owner or owners will sustain by the use or occu-
pation of the same required by the company, and
the said jury shall reduce their inquisition to writ-
ing, and sign and seal the same, and it shall be
returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the Circuit
court for his county, and be filed by said clerk 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
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Damages.
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