Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-25
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Commonwealth Of MaGaebufetts.

IA tie year Of orr Lcyd fboy}and eight hundred
ard three. =
An aa in addition to and amendment Of an
ict entitled an at directing the method
for laying our highway
U BE IL snaded " The Senate and RsuE of
RePrsfsntati0es, liz Central Corrt Admitted,
and BY The authority Of the fame, That
whenever a Jury My be ordered by
the Court of General Sections of the
Peace, in any county, to hsar and de-,
.ternine the-comPlaInt of any perfon or
perions, aggreyed by The doirgs of
oonrnittee OF faid court, IN locating
highway, or by the doings of the Sc.
ieetmen OF any town in locating any
lrIvate way, or eliminating damages
occahoned by tuch locations, in parlu
ance OF iald att, fuch jury ihall be fun.
moned and attended by The fhesiff of
taid county or his deputy or it he, or
either OF his deputies, be party, or
inte-eited, by a coroner Of faid county;
which jury tha.l be feIeeted 10 manner
following, viz. the officer who thaA be
duly authorized by faid courr, iha.l
make application to the feleetmen OF
two or mere diinterelieG towns in,faid
county, who ihili drag out of The jury
box OF the fupreme judicial court OF
their REFLECTIVE owns, ia many jurors
as iuch otfiler ihall require, not ex-
ceecing nine from any one town and
il, by accdeat or challenge, ,hs ihould
happen not to be fuil jury, laid tiicer
lhAl fiji the pannei de .ahbus cneamfan.
hbu5, as in other cafes. f
Sec. e. dad Be IL further ehaaed. That
if tt right or inte cit of any compla n.
ant in or 10 the real efate aheJged 70
be damaged by The laying out OF fuch
way, ihalI be denied by the town, dill.
tritf or corporation complained againii,
the jury iummoned as aforefAId fhall
have authority TO conGder and deter
mine fuch suction ofright or interelf,
70 far only as refpefs the damages OF
fad complainant.
Sec. 3. Aadbs IL fartber enaasd, That
when two or more perlons have occa.
iion 70 apply % any court of ieiiions, at
the fame time for joint or feveral dam
ages, oceaiipned by the laying Of tn
fame highway, they may join in the
fame conpl .int and their respective
claims OF damages ihail, IN that cafe,
be conlidered and determined by The
fame ju : and the COTS hall be tIxed
jointly OF ieverally as the court, in their
difcretion, may determine to be equita-
bic
See. A. Be il furtbe; enassd Thai
committees and jurors, that fhall aaets
damages ocea6oned By laying out any
road, lhAll give the owner of faid and
reafonable time tot4ke off tho wood,
timber OF trees |; and If the owner Of
faid land hall neglea TO take off faid
wood timber or trees, within the TIME
fet by faid Committee or Jury, il fhAll
be forfeited for the benefit Of the road.
Sec 5. And Be IL further eaaasA, That
the officer fummonilg and attending
fhch Jury, thall be entitled 20 four cents
2 mile for all neceGary travel in per
forming The fame, and one dollar and
fifty cents a day for each day he fall
attend them and each juror to one
dollar for each days attendance, and
four cents mile for travel each way.
And taid officer fhsll make return of
his own travel and attendance, and that
of each juror.
Sec. 6 md Be Il further ena9ed, That
if any town or other corporation, fball
find themfelves aggrieved BY til. doings
of a committee of the court If iel1i ms
in any county, in locating way. o. in
eliminating damages, by virtue Of the ac
TO which this is an addition, ftrch town
or corporation may apply to iaid court,
and be allowed jury or committee to
hear, and finally determine their com
plant, in the fame manner, and under
the fame limitations and conditions. as
are provided in this aa, and that to
which it is in addition, in the cafe of
an individual perfon.
. Atbrored March 8. ISo..1