Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-06-18

All oath that he VII tGst3T and Impartial
! II value Tire damages which the owner
will sustain BY reason Of the occupation
+ of the said land or materials required By
4 the occupation, and find whether or no
the condemnation of such land or matcrl-
: ais arc necessary and proper for the use
Of such corporation, for the due exercise
and enjoyment Of It's corporate priyilc-
ges
SEC. 172. And be il enacted That the
Jury shall reduce their lnquisi,ion to writ
lug, and shah sign and seal the same. and
it shall then be returned by the said Sher-
if to the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of his
county. or to the Clerl; Of the Superior
Court Of Baltimore city, as the case may
be: and if no sufficient cause to the con-
trary be shown, the said lnqulsition shall
thereupon be confirmed by the said cour
at such time and after such notice as shall
be fixed bg its rules, and whcn confirm
ed shall be recorded by said clerk at the
expense Of said corporation; but if set
aside, Or if the jury shall fail to agree,
the said court may direct another inqui-
sition to be taken in tue manner above
prescribed, and Ike proceedings may be
had until an lnquisI,lon III reference %
SAD CONDEMNATION SH"li pe CONN 'ii9"
Sec. lib. Aud be 1t enacted, mat
every such lnQulslti9n shall describe 'hS
property taken, or the bounds o. inc lano
condemned, and the quantity or duration
Of interest in the same valued for the cor
poratlon, and such YaliatoH' WAch Paia
or rendered to the owner 81 SMa proper
ty, OF his legal representative alter con,
hrmatlon thereof or when inc same Sll"ii
be pald INTO court under snch regulations
as the court Dy when 'NS S1'1 !, III "'Si:,'"
shall have been cohhf}A"3 sl4iI pttstiI'e'
shall entltle the said company 20 'he Is
tate and interest IN tAe same mus Valued
as fully as II It had been GohVey,' ny 'h e.
owner Of the same, ana inc Naina'-oh' II
not received When 'eHucre,i, may - any
time thereafter be received |, rom 5''' 'o'
p"ratlon without costs ~ 'tie SUI u "nll
or his legal reprJseIl'.,,YeS S ~; o,lr
OF per ule'!i ~ a.. .ion b. ort;tlaJ
l"i u u o'I!'' o--,, .;u,d aft ,naor tba
'oi any s0i 'Oo II'l-Nt 1sa.;,-(
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Sec IL. And be II enacted NAT
nothing hcrelh coh'a-nc" sn'il ,'u'nol ~
any Incorporated company TO take OF use
private property without Just compensa-
ton, as agreed upon with the owner, or
awarded by jury, having been hrS' paid
or rendered 20 the parties entitled there
to, or pQ[I into court, alter lnqulSItion
confirmed as provided Tor IN the next
preceding section ; and nothing herein
contained shall authorize the location Oh
any road on private property "!lho0' con
sent of the owners OF the decision OF the
County Commissioners upon due hearing
as now prescribed by Ia" Tor opening OF
altering public roads
See. 10. Aud be 1t enacted, lhat-
whenever The Attorney GENERAL OF the
State, or the STATE Attorney tor tAe ely
of Baltimore, OF far any county IN ths
State, shall be authorized BY the NoVtrn-
ernor to institute proceedings against any
corporation incorporated under the laws
Of this State, TO ascertain whether such
corporation has been guilty OF such mis-
use, abuse or nonuser Of It's corporate
powers and franchises as by law would
authorize and make proper The forfeiture
Of lis charter, corporate powers and traH-
chiscs, the Attorney General or State $
Attorney, SO authorized, shall file IN the
court hereinafter designated petition IN
the name Of the State, setting forth fully
and in detail the alleged abuse, misuse or
nonuscr, by reason whereof the said for
fixture is sought; and upon the filing of
such petition the court IN which 1t is tlled,
or any Judge thereof, shall lay rule re-.
curing the said corporation to show
scause, within such time As the Judge may
deem proper, wiz decree of forfeiture
should not issue as prayed in said petit
. ton a copy of which rule aud Of the pc
tition shall be served on the SAID corpora
ton by day to be therein limited, which
shall be served as other process against
such corporations Is directed to be sery-
ed
Sec lf6 And be 1t enacted, That the
said corporation by the day named III sand
order, unless further time DC granted BY
,he SQUIRT Shall file an answer to such pc
tition, fully setting forth all the deienseS
upon which it intends to rely on resisting
such application, which shall be verified
BY the afE77t..,a5;ea or affidavit Of some Off
Ger of the said corporation.
See III Aud be 1t enacted, That the
pensioners may thorcupon plead to or ira
verse all or any Of the material avcrments
SET forth in the said answer. and the said
defendant shall take issue or dcmur Z
said plea or traverse within five days