Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-19

inissioners, may hear such person
and said company in relation to any
persons proposed for appointment
as such commissioners, their place
OF residence, their competency and
interest, and after such hearing the
SAID court or judge shall make an
appointment Of three commission
ers, as aforesaid, in accordance with
the discretion and judgment of said
court or judges. In case it shall ap-
pear by said application that any
person, or any of the persons OWL
ing or interested in said premises
described in the application. or any
part OF the same, are not known to
the said company, or are not resid-
enti Of the parish wherein said real
estate is situated, or can be found
thereil after due diligence, OF are
infants, idiots or persons OF I'M
sound mind, then and in such case.
the said court or Judge, before max
ing said appointment Of commits
81 IN ers, shall make such inquiries
as to such owners and parties il
terested in such premises, and shall
| make such orders for service of
notice upon them, or upon any per-
son in regard to said application,
ana such other order or orders in
| the premises as the said court or
Judge may deem necessary, proper
and Just, and shall then make such
appointment of commissioners, as
aforesaid ard i'll connection there
with make such orders as to the
service of any future notice upon
the owners of said premises, of the
meeting and appointment Of said
commissioners, and the conforma-
ton of the same as may seem to
said court or Judge equitable and
just.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc
That the commissioners 50 appoint
ed, or a majority of them, shall hold
their first meeting at time and
place appointed by the court or
Judge, and may adjourn from time
to time at their discretion: they 9 .all
take and subscribe an oath before
any officer authorized to administer
oaths in the State of Louisiana. to
the effect that they and each of them
will impar.ially and to the best Of
their judgement and ability perform
the duties Of said commissioners;
and any one CT said commissioners
may issue subpenas, and administer
oaths to witnesses. Whenever they
meet to take testimony, or hear the
parties, except by appointment of
SAID court or Judge, or puruant to
adjournment, they shall cause rea-
sonable notice of such meeting to be
given to any of the parties in inter-
est who shall have heretofore ap-
psared before them, or to their
agent or attorney. Trey shall hear
the proof allegations of the parties
and reduce the same to writing, and
after all the testimony offered in the
case that III the judgement of the
said commissioners is pertinent 10
the value Of said premises as taken,
they, or majority Of them, shall,
withou. unnecessary delay, t. ascer-
tain and determined the compensa-
ton which ought justly and equita-
bly, to be made by said company to
the owners or persons Interested
in said real estate appraised by them
and said commissioners shall take
into consideration the advantages
that the said owners or persons in
terested in said real estate is TO be |
appropriated, the basis of assess-
ment shall be the true value which |
the land possessed before the con-
templsted improvement WAS prOpo-
sed, and il q tender be made to the
owner or owners thereof before pro-
ceeding under the provision of this
act, the cost Of such proceedings
shall be paid by the owner or own
ers. They shall make . report in
writing to the court or judge by
whom they Were appointed, which
shall contain the proceedings in the
case before them, with the minutes
OF the testimony taken by them, it |
any, and their award and determi-
nation. They shall be comrensa-
ted for services as such commission
ers by the said company, at the rate
Of five dollars per day fer actual ser
wee.
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