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act of the General Assembly, passed at November
session eighteen hundred and nine, was laid out
through their lands, to their great injury; and consid-
ering the damages allowed them by the commission-
ers inadequate to the injury which they have sustained,
have prayed that a law may pass authorising them to
summon a jury to ascertain said damages; and the
prayer appearing reasonable: Therefore,
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1811.
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BE IT ENACTED by the, General Assembly of
Maryland, That the said William Amos, Joshua
Amos and Aquila Amos, be, and they are hereby au-
thorised to apply to some justice of the peace for said
county, who shall thereupon issue his warrant, direct-
ed to the constable of the hundred where the land lies.
commanding him to summon five substantial freehold-
ers, not related to the said petitioners, or any way
interested, to be and appear on the premises, on a day
to be therein expressed; which said freeholders, upon
their oaths, to be administered by some justice of the
peace, shall inquire and ascertain what damages said
William Amos, Joshua Amos and Aquila Amos have
sustained by reason of the said road having been
located and opened through their lands; and the
said freeholders are hereby required to consider
the convenience, benefit, advantages and disad-
vantages occasioned by opening said road; and the
constable shall return the verdict of said jury, or of
the majority of them, under 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
sustained as aforesaid, than has already been allowed
by the commissioners appointed to ascertain the
damages, the said William Amos, Joshua Amos and
Aquila Amos 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 William Amos, Joshua Amos and
Aquila Amos, by the levy court of said county, and be
collected and paid as other public monies are levied,
collected and paid.
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Justice of the
peace to sum-
mon 5 freehold-
ers to ascertain
damages. Ver-
dict to be re-
turned to levy
court.
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