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Preamble.
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WHEREAS, it is represented to this Legislature, that
Henry Hewett and Kirk Brown, are the owners of a
mill, and mill seat near the village of Church Hill,
in Queen Anne's county, and it is desirable to in-
crease the water power of said mill by raising the
dam, which would cause the water to flow over cer-
tain lands nearby, not belonging to the said Henry
Hewett, and Kirk Brown,; And whereas, it is re-
presented that such increase of water power would
be very advantageous and beneficial to the communi-
ty; Therefore,
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Authority to
raise dam.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the said Henry Hewett, and Kirk
Brown, be and they are hereby authorised to raise
their present mill dam, and in case they cannot agree
with the owner or owners of any lands that may be
overflowed by the water in consequence of raising such
dam, for the purchase thereof, or in case such owner or
owners, or any of then be an infant, idiot or non com-
pos mentis, or out of the county, application maybe
made to any justice of the peace for Queen Anne's coun-
ty, who shall thereupon issue his warrant under his
band and seal, directed to the sheriff of said county, re-
quiring him to summon a jury of twenty inhabitants of
said county, not related to the parties, not in anywise
interested, to meet on the land on a day named in said
warrant, not less than ten nor more than twenty days
after the issuing of the same, and if at the same time
and place, any of said jurors should not attend, the
sheriff shall immediately summon as many jurors as
may be necessary, with those in attendance to furnish
a panel of twenty jurors, and from them each party or
his, her or their agents, or if either be not present in
person or by agent, the sheriff, for him, her, or them
may strike off four jurors, and the remaining twelve
shall act as the jury of inquest, for damages, and before
they act as such the said sheriff shall administer to each
of them an oath or affirmation, as the cafe may be, that
he will justly and impartially value the damages which
the owner or owners will sustain by the overflowing of
the said land as aforesaid, and the jurors aforesaid shall
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