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1008 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. HI. Ch. 1442. 1905. service or employment of the District of Columbia or of the United States, to be summoned by the marshal of the District of Columbia, Wu to which jurors said court shall administer an oath or affirmation that they are not interested in any manner in the land to be condemned nor are in any way related to the parties interested therein, and that they will, without favor or partia ity, to the best of their judgment, assess the damages each owner of land taken may sustain by reason of the extension of said street and the condemnation of lands for the purposes of such extension,_and assess the benefits resulting therefrom m§;_•**¤8 °* °bl°°· as hereinbefore providled. The bgourtzl begpre acceptirjge thehjury, shag hear an ob'ections t at may ma e an mem r thereo , an shall hage fifll power to decide upon all such olajections and to excuse anydjuror or cause any vacancy in the jury when impaneled, to be fill ; and after said jury shal have been organized and shall have viewed the premises, said jury shall roceed, in the presence of the court, if the court shall so direct, or otherwise as the court may direct, to hear and receive such evidence as may be offered or submitted on behalf of the District of Columbia and by any person or persons having ' venice. any interest in the proceedings for the extension of said street. When _ - the hearing is conc uded the jury, or a. majority of them, shall return M to said court, in writing, its verdict of the amount to be found due and. payable as damages sustained by reason of the extension of said street under the provisions thereof, and of the pieces or parcels of land benefited by such extension and the amount of the assessment for such bpnplfits agiainst the same, includinlg its proporsjzoinate share of the cost o the con emnation proceedings erein rovi for. mmm “l“° Sec. 5. That if the use of a part only of any piece or parcel of ground shall be condemned, the jury, in determining its value, shall not take into consideration any benefits that may accrue to the remainder thereof from the extension of said street or highway, but such benefits shall be considered in determining what assessment shall be made on pr agailnst suilgfpart of sgclé piece or parcel of land as may not be ta en as erein ore rovi e . ` B¤*i°W¤"¤¤*i¢*· Sec. 6. That the court shall have power to hear and determine any objections which may be filed to said verdict or award, and to set aside and vacate the same, in whole or in part, when satisfied that it is unjust or unreasonable, and in such event a new jury shall be summoned, who shall proceed to assess the damages or benefits, as the case may be, in respect of the land as to which the verdict may be fQ‘{,‘,“§,°fg mmmm vacated, as in the case of the first jury: Bwided, That if vacated in pm. part, the residue of the verdict and award as to the land conde1nned

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t e exceptions or o jection to the ver ict and award shall be filed within thirty days after the return of such verdict and award. P¤Y¤¤¤*•>f¤W¤¤¤· Sec. 7. That when the verdict of said jury shall have been finally ratified and confirmed by the court, as herein provided, the amounts of money awarded and adjudged to be payable for lands taken under the provisions hereof shall be paid to the owners of said land by the Treasurer of the United States, ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the_District of Columbia, upon the warrant of the Commis- A H d f zronerscpf S8ldmDlShI20t, only of thetzevenues 2; the Diptricjngolf Columd P NP ¤ ¢>¤ mm ia; an a su clen sum 0 y e amoun o said u ents an Dmrgit r°v°°°°°' awyiird1is hereby appropriatedpdut of the revenues of lhe District of ‘ um ia. m&’g°°“°¤°* •¤*¤· Sec. 8. That when confirmed by the court, the several assessments herein provided to be made_shal severally_ be a lien upon the land assesse , and shall be collected as special improvement taxes in the District of Columbia, and shall be payable in two equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum from and after sixty days after the confirmation of the verdict and award.