Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-14
days of the term in which application shall be

made,
Sec. Is. BE IL further enacted, That every
application for any public road shall be by Pc
tltion, specifying particularly where such be-
gins, the remarkable places by which it will
pass, and where the same shall terminate, pre-
scented to the county commissioners court,
signed by at least twelve householders resident
in the county, three of whom shall be free
holders of the neighborhood, who shall be La
bic for the costs accruing on such petition,
survey, and view, unless the road so petitioned
for shall appear to the court from the report of
the viewers to be Of public utility, when the
costs attending the same shall be paid out OF
the county treasury.
Sec. ID. Belt further enacted, That whenev-
er any petition in form aforesaid, is presented
to the commissioners court, praying for an
order to lay out new road through any part
Of the county, and the court shall be satisfied
that the petitioners have given the notice re-
CURED by this act, the court shall order such
petition to be publicly read in court, and there
upon shall appoint three disinterested free
| holders of the county, who, or any two OF
whom, shall proceed to view the ground on
which the proposed road is to run; and also
to appoint skiltul surveyor to accompany the
aforesaid viewers, and to survey the road
agaeeably to the view of the aforesaid free
holders. It shall be the duty of the said view
| ers and surveyors, at some convenient time be-
fore the next session, to repair to the place
where such proposed road commences, and
the sad viewers shall with diligence and atten-
ton examine the ground and lay out such road
as nearly to the prayer of the petitioners, as a
passable way can be obtained at moderate
expense, having specialregard to continue the
road IN the same direction, as far as circum-
stances will admit, and not to take the same
| through any persons enclosure of one years
standing without the owners consent, unless
as good way cannot otherwise be had with
| convenience TO the public: and the aforesaid
surveyor shall take to his assistance, as chain
carriers, two persons of honest reputation !;
and he shall according to the view of the aforc-
| said freeholders survey such road, conspicuous-
| ly marking the same throughout, truly noting
the several courses and distances throughout,
and at every miles end shall erecta monument
expressing the number thereof and shall pro.
tract survey thereof, which, together with the
proceedings of the viewers shall be certified
and returned to the commissioner court next
| to be held for such county and the court on
receiving such return shall cause the same to
be read in open court on two different DAYS of
said term TO which such return shall have been
made; and if no objections be made to such
| road or highway, it shall be the duty of the
court after the second reading Of the return,
| to order the said road to be opened neces-
| sary width not exceeding sixty feet, and made
in other respects convenient for passage of
| travellers, and cause q record thereof TO be
! made, and such road shall thenceforth be
deemed public road.
| Sec. Is. Be it further enacted. That If any
| person through whose land any proposed road
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