320 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 346

titled by the verdict, and not in favor of each of them, against
the petitioner for the amount of damages, or compensation,
awarded to said defendants by said verdict of said jury and
costs, and it shall be proper in such a case to describe such
owners as unknown, or the unknown heirs of a deceased owner,
as the case may be, in said verdict and judgment.

13. If such judgment is in favor of the petitioner awarding
compensation to the defendants and no appeal is taken from
such judgment by the defendant within ten days from the date
of said judgment, or in case of such appeal said judgment is
affirmed, the petitioner may at once pay to the defendant owner
or owners of the property condemned, the amount so awarded
him or them respectively, and the costs as determined by said
judgment, and in case the amount of such judgment and cost
is duly tendered any such owner who refuses to receive the
same, or such owner is out of the jurisdiction of the Court, or
under legal disability, or such owner, or some or all of said
such owners, are unknown, or the unknown heirs of a deceased
owner, the petitioner may pay the same into the said Court,
into the hands of the Clerk thereof, for the use of such owner
or owners, and to be paid him or them at any time thereafter,
and upon such payment being accepted, or upon such tender
being made as aforesaid, and said payment made into Court
as aforesaid, after the refusal of such tender, or because of the
absence or legal disability of such owner or owners, or because
such owner, or owners, are unknown, or the unknown heirs of
a deceased owner, as aforesaid, the petitioner shall at once be-
come vested with the title, estate or interest of such owner or
owners in the property so condemned. The title so acquired
in any condemnation proceeding under this Article, shall be an
absolute or fee simple title, and shall include and be all the
right, title and interest of each and all the parties to the pro-
ceedings, whose property has been so condemned, unless other-
wise specified in the judgment of condemnation.

Approved March 24, 1945.

CHAPTER 346.
(House Bill 360)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 278-281, inclusive, of Article 10 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition),
title "Dorchester County", sub-title "Election Districts",
said sections relating to poll books for new election districts
and the appointment of Justices of the Peace for said
districts.