1837.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 25.

of the location or construction of any canal, rail road,
turnpike or other incorporated work by which damage
may be done or hereafter done by reason of such loca-
tion, it shall be the duty of the sheriff, coronor, elisor
or other person which may be appointed, to summon
such jurors exclusively from the county: — Therefore,

Juries to be
summoned
out of the city.

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That from and after the passage of this
act it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other officers
that may be authorised to summon jurors to value and
assess the damage that may be done or supposed to be
done or hereafter done by reason of the location and
construction of any canal, rail road, turnpike or other
public work by incorporated companies, to summon
such jurors from the county without the limits of the
city or precincts of Baltimore and who shall he freehold
resident citizens of said county.

Not interested.

SEC. 2. An be it enacted, That in all causes of in-
quisition, no juror so summoned to assess and decide on
damage done by reason of such public work, shall be
empanneled on such jury if he or they should be in any
way interested in said work, or in the lands where
such damage may be committed.

Case Jury be
set aside.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in case of any decision
by such jury being set aside by the county court by
reason of any illegal proceedings or informality, the
said court shall order and direct a new jury to be sum-
moned at the request of cither party, whose decision
shall be final.

Case of griev-
ance.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That whenever any per-
son may feel themselves aggrieved by reason of such
damage having been done by the location or construc-
tion of such before-mentioned work, it shall be the du-
ty of the person or persons so injured, to make their

Appeal provid-
ed.

application in writing for the amount of damage, he
she or they may have sustained, to the president and
directors of such Company, and if said company shall
fail to make payment of such sum, as may he accepta-
ble to the party so injured, the said company shall

Jury required.

cause a jury to be summoned according to the. provi-
sions of this act, within sixty days after such demand
has been made, to assess such damage as in their judg-
ment seem to be right and equitable, and if said com-