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Justice of the Peace, upon application of the Company, shall issue his warrant to the Sheriff- of the county, directing him to summon twenty disinterested persons qualified as jurors, to meet at the place where the land ought to be condemned lies, four of whom may be stricken off the panel by the said Company or their agent, and four by the person or persons interested or their agent, or in the absence or on the refusal of either by the Sheriff; and the said Sheriff shall qualify the re- maining twelve, either by oath or affirmation justly, truly and impartially, to value the damages which will be sustained by the owner or owners of
such land by the reason of the condemnation of such land, and the jury shall reduce their inquisi- tion to writing, and sign and seal the same, and the Sheriff shall return the same to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county to be filed among the records of the Court, and the same shall be confirmed by the Court at its next session there- after, unless cause to the contrary be shown, and when confirmed by the Court shall be recorded among the records of the office of said Clerk, but if set aside the Court shall order a now inquisition to be taken as aforesaid, and if confirmed and the damages awarded paid or tendered by the said Company to the owner or owners of the property condemned, such inquisition and confirmation shall vest the title and interest of the owners thereof in the property condemned in said Company.	Jury.
Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That this Company shall not be privileged to charge tolls on any vehicle passing over its road for the purpose of attending funerals.	Not to charge funerals.
Sec, 13. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of its passage, and the Legislature reserves to itself the right to alter or amend this Act at pleasure. Approved March 3, 1868.	In force and reservation.