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ing of the original jury, and like proceedings as above provided shall thereupon be had, as to the lands concerning which there was such failure to agree, and such new proceedings may be ordered by the court as often as may be necessary. The court may allow the jury to take with them when they retire, proper Jury may take descriptions of the land claimed to be damaged, as well as maps of the same and of the premises adjacent thereto and showing the proposed improvement, and such other papers as the court in its discretion may deem it proper for them to have, including forms of verdict containing a description of the property and the names of the occupants or owners or other persons interested therein and in which they may find necessary to make the proposed improvement as aforesaid, or may not find it necessary to make such improvements, such forms to be made under the direction of the court, or the verdict may be prepared by the jury. The verdict of the jury may be set aside by the court and a new trial ordered for objections of law and for matters of substance, but not for objections as to matters of form and in the same manner and on the same ground as an ordinary civil action in courts of general jurisdiction. The court may, before the jury is finally discharged, refer their verdict and findings back to them, for the correction of any errors, defects or insufficiencies therein contained. The verdict of the jury shall be in writing, and shall be signed by them.

Verdict may be set aside.

Sec. 16. The jury shall in their verdict ascertain and determine the necessity for the separation of the grades of said street sity for separa- or highway, and of said railroad or railroads, as proposed in

Jury shall determine neces

tion of grades, amount of damages, etc.

said petition. And if they find that such necessity exists they

shall then ascertain and determine the amount of damages to such property as may be damaged thereby, and also to any street railway so damaged and shall award to the parties interested compensation for such damages. If any property dam

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aged shall be subject to a mortgage or lease, or to any lien, or estate, or interest otherwise arising, they shall apportion the compensation awarded among the parties interested therein as they shall deem just. In case the owner of any interest in any Unknown property damaged is unknown, they shall determine the compensation for damages to such interest, and the same shall be paid into court for the benefit of such persons. They shall state separately the several amounts of damages by them awarded, and any apportionment of damages among different interests by them made. The amount of cost and expense which it would be just and equitable that this city, county or township should pay to said railroad company or companies, for the doing and construction of the work to be done by it or them, and determine by said crossing board and stated in their report as provided by said section nine, and the amount of cost and expense which it would be just and equitable that said company or companies should pay to the city, county or township for the work to be done or constructed by the city, county or township, and determined by said crossing board and stated in their said report shall be final and conclusive. And the said jury shall assess in their said verdict the total compensation by them awarded for damages for such property as may be damaged by such improvements to the parties interested therein, and to any street railroad company, and also assess the amount determined by said report of the crossing board to be paid by said city, township or county as its fair share of the expense of the work to be done said railroad company or companies, when the crossing is within the limits of the petitioner, against the petitioner, and in all other cases against the city, and county or counties, township or townships, as the case may be, that are parties to the proceedings in equal shares. Said last mentioned amount to be assessed in favor of and to be paid to said railroad company or

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companies. And they shall likewise assess against the said railroad company or companies, and in favor of and to be paid to said city, county or township the portion of the cost or expense, which it was determined by said crossing board would be just and equitable, that said company or companies should pay to the petitioner or other body politic to whom the same are awarded in the report of said crossing board. Amendments either in form or substance may be allowed in any paper, petition, resolution, process, record or proceeding, or in the description of property damaged or claimed to be damaged, or in the name of any person whether contained in the resolution or certificate of the representative board or officer, in the petition of property owners or in the report of railroad and street crossing board or elsewhere, wherever the amendment will not interfere with the substantial rights of the parties. Any such amendment may be made after as well as before the order confirming the verdict of the jury. Motions for a new trial, or to arrest proceedings shall be made within two days after the rendition of the verdict, unless further time is allowed by the court. And if no such motion is made, or if being made, is overruled, the court shall enter an order confirming the verdict of the jury, containConfirmation of verdict. ing a recital of the substance of the proceedings and a description of each parcel of real estate for damages to which compensation is awarded, with the statement of the interest of any unknown party therein, and the name of each railroad company, street railroad company, municipality or other party in interest in the proceedings to whom compensation for damages is awarded or to whom any of said costs or expense may be awarded or against whom the payment of any sum by said jury may be charged or assessed, which order shall also direct by whom, to whom, and in what time the payment of the sums awarded is to be made and said order of confirmation, unless reversed by the

Motions for new trial.

supreme court, shall be final and conclusive as to all persons interested therein.

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Sec. 31. The city attorney or prosecuting attorney, as the Attorney cancase may be, may, by permission of the court, after a hearing after verdict. by all parties interested, discontinue the proceedings, but not after a verdict shall have been rendered, but he may in behalf of petitioner move for a new trial or take an appeal to the supreme court, but in cases of appeal by the petitioner, no bonds shall be required of it, nor shall it be required to pay any fees to the clerk of the court in which said proceedings were instituted for services in relation to taking of said appeal.

Approved May 11th, 1895.

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AN ACT

To amend sections one, two and three of chapter two of act number three hundred and twenty-six of the local acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-three entitled, "An act to provide a charter for the City of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith.

Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enáct, That sections one, two and three of chapter two of act number three hundred twenty-six of the Local Acts of eighteen hundred eighty-three, entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith" as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section 1. The district boards of registration in the city of boards of regis- Detroit shall be composed of the aldermen of the several wards in said city and a sufficient number of other resident electors in each voting district, so that such board shall consist of three members each to be appointed by the common council of said city, and the city board of registration of said city shall be composed of the chairmen of the several district boards of registration.

Sec. 2. In the year one thousand eight hundred eighty-four and every fourth year thereafter, and in all other years in which a registration is provided or is necessary, the board of registra