The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-05-14

EXEMPTION LAVA bill fixing the
amount Of property to be secure against
seizure for debt at $3.50. was ordered
to be engrossed in the Senate on Thurs
Iav. A similar bill has already passed
the Housp; so that $3.50 will most pro-
badly be the sum exempted.
THE ACT RELATIVE TO THE Town OF
ELEroY. The Act to amend the act
Incorporating tins town, which we pub
lished two weeks ago, has became law
with the following amendments:
Isl amendment.
Strike out all after the word "allpvs,"
in the ninth line, 2nd section, to the
end Of said section.
2nd amendment.
Add the following rs
SECTION 3rd. And be it enacted, That
the said president and commissioners,
in opening and laying out any new
street, lane, Or alley, authorised by this
act, as aforesaid, shall have the right, if
they cannot agree with the owner or
owners Of any land or property wanted,
to enable them to open or lay out such
street, lane Or alley, for the purchase,
use or occupation of the same, OF If the
owner or owners, or any Of them, be
tpme corert, under age, non compos
menfis, or out of Cecil county, applica-
ton may be made to any Justice Of the
Peace for said county, who shall there
upon issue his warrant, under his hand
and seal, directed to the Sheriff Of SAID
county, requiring him to summon jury
oftwcnty inhabitants of said county, not
related to the parties, nor in anywiSe
interested, TO meet on the land, or near
TO the other property to be valued, Oh a
day named in said warrant, not less
than ten, nor more than twenty days
after The issuing of the same; and if at
said time and place any Of said jurors
summoned do not attend, the SAID Sher-
if shall immediately sulnm"n as many
jurors as may be- necessary. with the
Jurors in attendance. to furnish a panel
of twenty Jurors in attendance, and
from them, each party, or its, his or
their agent, if either be not present in
person or by agent, the Sheriff for him,
her, i, or then may strike oil four ur-
ors, and the remaining twelve shall act
as the Jury of inquest Of damages; and
before they act rs such, tn" SAID Sheriff
shall administer TO each of them an oath
or affirmation. as the case may BE-, that
he will Justly and impartialiy value the
damages winch the owner or owners
will sustain, 10y the use or occupation
of the same, for the purposes herelnb be-
fore named; and the jury, in estimating
such damages, shall take into estimate
the benefit resulting to the said owner
or owners, from opening and laying out
such streets, lanes, or alleys through,
along or near TO the property Of said
owner or owners, but only in eXtin-
punishment Of the claim for damages; and
the said jury shall reduce their inquisi-
ton TO writing, and shall sign and seal
the same, and it shall then be returned
by said Sheriff to the Clerk Of the CIR
cut Court of Cecil county, and by such
Clerk filed in his Court, and shall be
confirmed by said Court at its next ses-
sion, if no sulIicien, cause to thu contra
rv be shown, and when confirmed, shall
be recorded by said Clerk at The eX-
p"nscpf the president and commission
erS aforesaid; bat if set aside, the said
Court may direct another inQnisiton to
be taken in the manner above prescrlb-
ed, and such inquiSitIon shall describe
the property taken, or the bounds OF the
land condemned, and the quantity or
duration of the interest in the same,
valued as aforesaid; and such valuation,
when paid or rendered to the owner or
owners of said property, or his, her or
their legal representatives., shall entltIe
the said president and commissioners 10
the estate, use and Interest in the same
thus valued for the purposes aforesaid,
as fully as If it had been conveyed by
the owner or owners Of the same; and
the valuation, il not received when ten
dered, may, al any tnle thereafter, be
received fIo,n sad president and COM
mi>sioners, without costs by the SAID
owner or owners. or his. her or their
legal representatives or representatives..
Amend the title by striking out and
Inserting
San act to extend the powers of the
president and commissioners OF the
town Of Ekton."
1--WE see it stated that Judge Con,
stable has declined the appointment OF
Solicitor of the Treaiury; which state
ment some OF his friends here think pre-.