The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.

Oh thu interest OFF such defendant there
in, il not liable IO condemnation, the
court shall give judgment that the d.
tition be dismissed H. whole, Oh !
to- the interest OF such defendant, al
the case may be.
d Immediately upon the expiration
XII the time for appeal from any iudg
ment that The property To- condemned,
Or in case OF sum appeal upon such
judgment being affirmed and remand
ed, The lower court shall appoint as
appraisers three inhabitants of the
city Oh county where such property
il situated, not in anyWise interested
in Tho property to b. condemned, nor
related to The owner On owners there
of, each Of whom shall, before acting,
make oath before the clerk of said
court, III before any officer duly au-
thorized to take afidavits, that he will
justly and impartially value the pro
perty described in tn aforesaid petit
ton, and thu interest of the several
owners thereof, and a. soon Al cen
veniently may b. the said appraisers
shall assess thu value off the property,
or the interest or estate therein
sought to- b. condemned, and appOr-
ton the same among the various
owners thereof, according It'd the val
ues Of their respective interests, and
return to the said court their award
Of The value of the said property and
OF the respective interests of the
several owners thereof under their
hands and seals, and shall give notice
by advertisement twice a week for
one week in two of The daily papers
published in Baltimore City, o., where
said property il situated i'm county,
by advertisement for one week in one
paper published i'm said county, that
such award has been returned, and
that all persons having 80 interest
therein may show cause, it any they
have, why the same should not b. con
tirned during the ten days succeed
i'm the filing off the said award; and
III the appraisers appointed A. here
inbefOre provided should b. unable It'd
agree upon an award, they shall 20
report to- the said court, and new
appraisers shall To- appointed, woo
shall proceed as above described; and
new appraisers may in like manner
b. appointed from time to time, until
an award shall b. agreed upon; the
subject to exception, and either the
petitioner or defendant Oh any owner
OF reputed owner of any interest i'm
The property sought to b. condemned
whether Tx shall have previously ap-
peared to the said petition, Oh shall
have been made party thereto or
not, shall have the right to file excep-
tons To said award; upon such -
ceptiOns being filed, the court shall,
a. soon thereafter a. conveniently
may b., have the same heard, tried
and determined lin court before a jury,
unless jury trial il waived, Or by the
court if jury trial il waived; in TIL
same manner and governed by tn
same rules OFF law a. to the admission
off evidence and instructions To the
jury a. now apply TO the trial off appeals
i'm cases growing out of the opening oft
highways. Upon the request off any par
ty on any juror tne court shall send the
jury To view the premises i'm the same
manner Al il now done in actions at
law by consent The court shall have
the same power a. i'm ordinary cases
All law, to strike out the verdict off the
jury and grant a new trial. If no 90
ceptiOn BE- filed to the award of the
appraisers, the same shall stand con
ir-ned att the end of ten days after
the filing of same. After the COnfirma-
ton of all the awards of the appraiS-
ers, to which there are no exceptions,
after the rendition of the judgment
of the court upon the verdicts of the
jury, if said exceptions are tried b.
fore the jury, the petitioner shall
pay the owner or owners of the prop
erty condemned, the amount 10 award
81 to them respectively; or, in case
any owner refuses to receive the
amount awarded to him, or il out OFF
the jurisdiction of the court, the petit
toner may pay the same into court
into the hands of the clerk thereof for
the use of such owner, and upon such
payment being made, the petitioner
shall become vested with the title to
The property ID condemned, Oh the in-
terest of the defendants therein; sub
iect, however, to the right OF appeal
from said judgment by any party i'm
terested i'm said property hereinafter
provided for. The title acquired in
any condemnation proceeding under
this act shall b. absolute, or fee sim
pie, or all the right, title and interest
OF ali the parties to the proceedings,
unless otherwise specified i'm the judy
ment condemnation.
y. from any judgment that the
property Az condemned, or dIsnisSinS
tHe petition, an appeal may be taken
" tne Court or Appeals within ten
days alter the entry Oh said judgment,
DuL HOT atLCrWaru, and Lhe record
snail be sent up to the Court of Ap-
peals within thirty days after the 81
Try OF the appeal.
Every appeal from judgment in
proceedings under this act shall stan-l
LOT hearing ar the next term after
he record Il received by the clerk of
The Court of Appeals, If the court b.
not sitting, or at the pending term if
thu court d. ln session, and the Court
or Appeals may advance any such ap-
peal a. to the court may seem pro-
proper. lt the final decision d. LHaL
the petitioner is not entitled TO con-
denim the property reasonable
counsel fee, to b. fixed by the court,
shall b. awarded To counsel for the
defendant and taxed against the petit
toner, together with the other costs
OF the case
T The State and any nUniniDaI