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warrant directed to the constable of the hundred
where the land lies, commanding him to summon five
substantial freeholders not related to the parties inter-
ested, or any way interested in the premises, to be,
and appear on the land of the said Aquila Miles, on a
day to be therein expressed, which said freeholders,
upon their oaths, to be administered by some justice of
the peace, shall enquire and ascertain what damages
said Aquila Miles has sustained by reason of said road
having been located and opened through his land; and
the said freeholders are hereby required to consider
the convenience, benefit, advantages and disadvan-
tages occasioned by opening said road; and the con-
stable shall return the verdict of said jury, or of the
majority of them, tinder their hands and seals, to the
levy court of Harford county; and if such jury shall
not award a larger sum of money for damages sus-
tained as aforesaid than has already been allowed by
the commissioners appointed to ascertain the dama-
ges, the said Aquila Miles shall pay the costs of such
inquiry; but in case the same shall exceed the sum
allowed by the said commissioners, then the said
costs shall be levied on the assessable property of said
county, together with such further allowance as shall
be made by said jury to the said Aquila Miles by the
levy court of said county, and be collected and paid
us other public monies are levied, collected and paid.
CHAPTER 185,
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1812.
freeholders-—
their duties.
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BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That upon the application of Joseph
Brown to the judges of Baltimore county court, or to
any one of them daring the recess of said court,
praying the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state,
the said judges, or any one of them shall be authoris-
ed to extend to the said Joseph Brown the full benefit
of the insolvent laws thereof, without his being re-
quired to prove a residence of two years within the
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Benefits of the
insolvent laws
granted.
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