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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 130

5.

And the said jury shall then and there, upon viewing
the place, determine how such land, not exceeding two
acres and not including the dwelling house, garden,
orchard or meadow of the owner or possessor, or any part
thereof, shall be necessary and most convenient to be
laid off for the use of such ferry, and the said
surveyor, under their direction, shall survey and lay off
the same, and make a correct plat and certificate
thereof, and shall deliver the same to the said sheriff,
to be returned to the circuit court for the county, and
said jury shall then and there estimate the value of the
said land, in doing which they shall take into
consideration all the advantages of its situation for the
purpose of keeping a ferry or pursuing any other
business, having first taken an oath justly and
impartially to value the same land; and they shall make
inquest of their proceedings as aforesaid, under their
hands and seals, which shall be returned by the said
sheriff with the certificate and plat aforesaid to the
next circuit court for the county.

6.

If the proprietor of the said land shall think
himself aggrieved by the quantity of land laid off, or by
the manner of laying off the same, or by the valuation
thereof by the said jury, he may apply to the said court
at any time before the end of the next court to' that at
which the proceedings aforesaid shall be returned, who
may, in a summary way, examine the said proceedings, and
ratify or correct the same in any of the particulars
above mentioned, and shall thereupon order and adjudge
that the said land shall thenceforward become the
property of the said county forever, upon the value
thereof as aforesaid being paid to the said owner; which
judgment and proceeding shall be recorded; and the clerk
of the said court shall transmit a copy of such order and
judgment of the said court, and a certificate of the
valuation of the said land condemned, to the county
commissioners of the same county, who shall assess and
levy the same in the same manner as other county
expenses, and shall order such sum, when levied, to be
paid over to the person or persons entitled to receive
the same as being interested in such condemned land; and
it shall thereupon be lawful for the said county
commissioners to direct the necessary buildings to be
erected thereon at the expense of the county, and the
same shall be annually rented out by them for the use and
benefit of the said county.

7.

In cases of infancy or other legal disability, it
shall and may be lawful for such infant or other person,
or his or her legal representative, whose land may be
condemned under the provisions of §S 1—6, at any time