AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE (VOID)

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"Freeholder" means any person owning an interest in land in fee, including a person owning a condominium unit.

2. Page 4, engrossed, line 38, after jurors.

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A majority of the persons included on the list of condemnation jurors shall be freeholders of property within the jurisdiction.

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However, a majority of the nine names drawn as acting jurors, and at least one of the two names drawn for alternate jurors, shall be freeholders of property within the jurisdiction.

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, except as may be required to insure that the required number of names drawn are freeholders of property within the jurisdiction

5. Page 5, engrossed, line 23, after members

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; however, the judge shall not strike a freeholder if the striking of such name would result in freeholders constituting less than a majority of the members of the jury