The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-09

ed in or about the affairs of the said com.
pany. And each of the said commission
ers, before he proceeds to act as such, shall
take and subscribe an oath or solemn afiir-
nation, in, the presence of a justice of the
peace, 8. That he will well. faithfully and
lmPartially, according to the best of his
skill and Judgment, and without unneces-
sary delay, execute and perform all the du-
ties required of him as a commissioner,
under the sixth section of the act of Con
gress, entitled /" An act to incorporate a
company for making certain turnpike 70 us
In the district of Columbia" which oaths
or afhrmations so subscribed and certified
by the justice in whose presence they shall
be severaly taken and subscribed, shall be
hled IN the office of the clerk of the SAID
circuit court, and enrolled among the land
records OF the county. of Washington.
And the said commissioners or any two Of
them, being qualified as aforesaid, shall up
on the request ofthe said president and d.
rectors, cause to be surveyed, laid out,
ascertained, described and marked by GER
tain metes and bounds, each of the afore-
SAID turnpike roads described in the first
section OF this act not less than sixty six
feet IN breadth, in such routes, tracts or
courses respectively as in the best of their
Judgment will combine shortness of dis
rance with the most convenient ground,
and the smallest eXpence of money ; and
Tor this purpose it shall be lawful for them
ana SUCH agents, assistants, servants or at.
tendants they may think proper to employ
to enter upon any Of the. lands, through
or near which the said roads or either of
them may be laid out; having first given
twenty days public notice, in some news.
paper printed in the city of. Washington,
OF the time and place Of their entering on
the said business of surveying and laying
, out each road respectively, And if any.
proprietor of any part of the lands through
which either of the said roads may be laid
out, Shall require compensation for SO
much OF his, or her lands as may be occu-
pied by the said roads or either ofthem, or
shall claim damages tor or on account of the
opening Or laying out the said roads. or
either OF them, through his or her land,
and if the said president add directors can
not agree with such proprietor respecting
the Same, then the said commissioners, at
the request of either party, shall appoint a
day and place to hear and decide upon
such claim, and the amount of compcnsa-
ton and damages which such proprietor
shall be entitled to receive from the said
president, directors and company, therefor
hrst giving twenty days notice to the add
verse party, his or her agent, or attorney
In fact, or other legal representative, if ell
ther shall be within the district of Column
bia and it the party SO notified shall fail
to attend, or ifthe party shall be an infant
under aye, non compass mentis, fene covert,
or absent out of the district of, columbia,
and have no known agent or other legal re-
preventative therein, then the said commits
sloners may proceed exbarte to hear and
decide the same; and the award of them or
any two OF them, made in writing, sigued
by them or any two of them, be returned
to the office of the clerk Of the said court
Tor the county of Washington, within ten
days alter such return be served upon such
OF the parties as are resident in the district
OF Columbia and if such award be not at
the session of the said circuit court, in the
county OF Washington, next after such re-
turn ofthe said award to the clerks office,
be set aside on account Of fraud or partia-
lily in the said commissioners, the same
shall be final and conclusive between the
two parties, and shall be recorded by the
said clerk; and the sum so awarded being
paid to the said clerk for the use of the
person entitled to receive the same, the
said land mentioned and described in the
award, shall and may be taken and occupi,
ed as turnpike road and public highway
forever. And the said commissioners, up
on completing the said survey of tho said
roads, orreither of them, shall return platt
and certificate Of such survey to the said
clerk, and tie same being acceptedby the
sad court, shall BE, recorded by the said