PHILIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1847.

person or persons making the appeal for the purpose of
the light house, and also the disadvantages sustained by
the party so appealing in consequence of the removal
of the said light house, and the persons so summoned,
after being sworn or affirmed as aforesaid, shall proceed
to assess and value the land and damages according to
the terms of their said oaths or affirmations, and if a
majority of them agree, they shall certify their inquisi-
tion to the commissioners aforesaid, and the said inquisi-
tion shall he binding upon the said commissioners and

CHAP. 189.

the parties; provided, that if in such appeal from the
valuation and assessment of such commissioners shall
be confirmed or reduced by the jury thus directed to be
summoned, the party appealing shall pay the whole ex-
penses incurred by such appeal.

Proviso.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
and jurors aforesaid shall be allowed two dollars per
diem for each and every day they shall be employed
under the provisions of this act, and the costs necessa-
rily incurred, one-half of said allowance to be paid by
the United States and the other half to be paid by the
proprietor or proprietors of the land assessed.

Compensation
— by whom to
be paid.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That before the
said commissioners shall assess or value the said land as
aforesaid, they or a majority of them, shall first be satis-
fied that the removal of the light house on said land will
not be prejudicial to the interests of any minors having
property therein.

Not to preju-
dice interest of
minors.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said commission-
ers, when they shall have completed the valuation afore-
said, and done all other things required of them by this
act, shall make out a copy of their proceedings, setting
forth in the same a full description of the land by them
valued, for the removal of the light house aforesaid, and
also that they, or a majority of them, are satisfied that
the right of minors will not be thereby prejudiced, and
all other matters and things connected with the said
valuation, and the performance of the duties assigned
them by this act, and to the said copy fairly written out
they shall subscribe their names and thereto set their
seals, and deposit the same in the office of the clerk of
the county court, and said clerk shall record the pro-
ceedings, and shall be entitled therefor to the same fee
he receives for other records, to be paid by the parties.

Return to be
made to clerk
for record.