Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-26
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AN Az 1 SuppicllicHt I" an "Io l'"'"
ut the January session eighteen hundred
and sixty, chapter two hundred and six
ty seven, entitled IAN act Incorporating
company to open, in part, and improve
the road from Frederick city, in Frcdcr-
ick county, to the Spout Spring on the
Hamburg road, passing Bradrup's Saw
Mill" as revived by an act passed ct the
Januarp session, eighteen hundred and
sixty-cight, chapter two hundred and
thirteen, entitled IAN act TO revive an
act incorporating company to open, in
part, and to improve the road from
Frederick city, in Frederick county, to
the Spout Spri1g on the Hamburg road,
passing Bradrup's Saw Mill, passed at
the January session eighteen hundred
and sixty, chapter two hundred and sin
ty scvcn," and as amended by The act
passed at January session, eighteen hun
drcd and seventy, chapter two hundred
and seventy seven, entitled "an act to
repeal SO much of section twelve chap
ter two hundred and sixty seven, of the
act passed March eighteen hundred and
sixty, entitled IAN act to incorporate a
company to open IN part and improve
the road from Frederick city, in Frcdcr-
ick county, to the Spout SPRING NC, as
relates of toll, and enact the following
instead, viz
SECTION /. BE it eaoctea IN tile General
assembly Of Mryl,nd, That it shall and
may he lawful for the President and Dircc-
tors of the Frederick City and Catoctn
Mountain Road Company, and those who
nav be in their employment, for that pur-
pose, to enter upon all and every OF the
| lands and enclosures along the route OF
said road, and adjacent thereto, for the
purpose of obtaining materials necessary
! 10 keep said road in repair, and the saltl
President and Directors shall have, and
are harcby given all the power for the
keeping of said road in repair, that were
vested in them for the purposes OF con
struction by the acts to which this Act is
o supplement.
SEC, .. ana be il cnartcd, That if the
said President and Directors cannot agree
with any of the proprictors, owner or own,
crs of any land, that may be selected ano
required hv them in constructing the said
road, authorized by said original Act, or
in extending the same as authorized ny
this Act, or for any mstcrial, such as stone
gravel, timber, &c, required for the pur,
bose of constructing or repairing said road
rs authorized by said original Act, or in
extending the same authorized by TINS
Act, or in case the owner or owners there
of are minors tcme c0ut or nan coWpH'
ue1tis. or not resident of the County o.
Fredclick, it shall and may be lawful on
opplication of said President and Dircc
tors, for any Jn.iicc Of the Peace IN anC
for Frederick county, to issue his warrant
to the Sheriff of Frederick county, rcqnlr
inr him to summon twenty persons guam
fled TO act as Jurors, not interested III the
:, nropprty to be valued, to meet at or ncal
the nropcrt, to be valued, on day nance
in said warrant, not less than ten normor'
: than twenty DAYS after the issucing OF the
same, and if at the the time named in sax
warrant any of the said Jurors Sunlmonc'
do not attend, the Sheriff Shall immediate
, " summon as any more qualified t" act a
Jurors nay be necessary, Win thc Juror
: in attendance, to form Il panel OF twenty
Jurors, and from them each party or III
agent, or either party be not present J,
person or by agent, the Sheriff, Ter sucl
party, shall strike off four jurors, and TIM
remaining persons shall act AS the luIy 10
the inquest of damages; that before I'M
! said Jury shall proceed to act, the oheri,
shall administer to each Of them an oatl
: that ,l,cr will Justly and impartlalIv valu
the dam. gcs which the owner shall sustain
NV fine condemnation of said property re
e ouiacd by the said President and Director
for the purposes Aforesaid.
SEC. 3. Aid BE- It tDocted, That the san
Jury shall summon such witnesses as clt!'
t cr party may require, and examine them
{ on oath, in relation to the party to DC con
: dcmned, and they shall reduce the tcStlmo
2 nv to writing, if any is taken by them; ant
O after the testimony is closed and Wltllou
any unnecessary delay, and before proceed
e ing to the examination ofany other claims
! they shall ascertain and determine tn
conversation which ought to be made y
4 the said President and Directors TO IN
S parties owning said property, according u
. their respective interests in 1t, Tor lakih
the same for the purposes OF salo roau, ui
the said Jury shall reduce their inqusltloI
to writing and sign and seal the same, am
it shall be returned by the Sheriff to TN
' Circuit Court FOR Frederick county, within
u, twenty days after the finding, and snail D
flied bv the Clerk of the Circuit Court 10
' Frederick county in said Court.
s SEC. 4. ind be it cnacted, That the sal
, inonsition shall be confirmed by said Cour
r at the first tenn held after filing the same
! unless cause be shown the contrary, nollc
i being first given to the opposite party, o
their agent or attorney, or left at thcl
e usual places of above, at least five days DC
0 fore the day fixed by the Court tor aclihi
on such inquisition, and such lnqulsllo1
! when confirmed, shall be recorded by san
q Clerk at the expense of said President AM
= Directors; provided, that if such part.
t does not reside in Frederick county, or ia
e no agent or attorney, no notice snail d
required; and if said inqusltion shall b
set aside, the Court shall direct another IN
t QUESTION to be held by tho Sheriff, in IN
; manner provided by the foregoing sec
tions.
s SEC. 5. and be it enacted, That ever,
, such inouisition shall describe the proper
ty taken, the purpose for which 1t IS 10
used, and the value of the damage the own
cr will sustain thereby, and such valuation
{ when paid or rendered to the owners Q
such property, or their agent or attorney
) shall cntitle the said President and Dlrcc
{ tors to use such paopety for the purpos