The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-01

~ ine said Court shall order. Ana all Tue
proprielors or owners OF such tracts OF land
townships or Plantations last mentioned, shah
he held 70 pay their proportion, according 10
their interest Of all cost and expences oil n'ak-
inc aud repairing the ways aforesaid through
any part Of The tracts, townships or plantations
last mentioned Prcpided neverheiess, thai
al! lands reserved for the use OF the first set
TIED minister, the ministry, schools. or Tor the
future appropriation Of The Legislature IN The
said tracts, pIsntsiions ard townships last
mentioned, shall be. and hereby are exempted
from all tsxes Cor making and repairing hight.
ways therein.
SEC. "a Be Il further enacted, That the
Courts OF Sessions in The several counties IN
this State, whenever application shall be made
10 them TO lay out any new highway through
any such tract, township or plantation iasl
mentioned, or tor an order thereof to amend
and repair any highway already laid out ID
thereof TO &c given. 81; Publishing he sub
stance of such application three weeks sncces
sivelyin ose Of The newspapers printed I'd the
town Of Portland, and such other paper as The
said Court shall direct, in order that the pro
prietors Of said lands may appear before said
Court, at such time as the Court shall therein
prefix. and shew cause why such highway
should not be laid out or amended. as the case
be. And if such proprietors do not ap.
pear and shew cause, 10 The satisfaction of said
Court, that such highway ought not to be laid
out or made, or amended at the expence of
said proprietors, then the said Court may pro-
coed 10 Law out such highway in the manner
prescribed by law. and to order the same to
be made or amended at the expence of the
said propretors, as the case should require
and shall cause an assessment to be made on
such tracts of land, township, or plantation,
at so much per acre as they shall Judge neces.
ssry, for making or mendng such highway
and defraying The necessary expence attend
ing the same /; and the proprietors of the said
tracts, townships, or plantations last mention
ed. where the lands therein are held in sever
atty shall be severally assessed their respec-
tive proportions in every tar which may be
ordered for making or repairing the highways
therein : PROVIDED such proprietors shall pre-
'viousIy furnish said Court with proper docu-
ments for that purpose and the Treasurer
OF the county wherein the land so assessed
may lie. shall forthwith cause such tax TO be
advertised in manner aforesaid. requiring
each and every owner or proprietor of any
part OF the tract, township or plantation last
mentioned. 10 pay said tax or if the assess
ment is made in seversltv, his part thereof to
said Treasurer within six months I'D, tie
first publishing said advertisement, and mott
tying such proprietors, that unless The same
shall be paid within The time specified, so
much of the SAID land will be sold .. rai5iiv,
vendue, at certain day and place in the
said advertisement TO be expressed: And
when any proprietor or owner of any part
of such tract, township or plantation last
mentioned. (he parts thereof not being sew
orally assessed) shall pay bis proportion Of
such tax, he shall take receipt therefor,
describing the land for which he shall pay
such TAX, and so much of the remaining part
OF such land for which said tax shall not be
paid before the expiration of The said six
months, shall be sold by the Treasurer afore-
said, or bis successor in Office, or such commit
tee, as the Court OF Sessions Aforesaid shall ap ;
point for that purpose, at NE time and place
set forth in the advertisement, as may be
necessary to pay The remaining part of said
tax, with incidental charges. And the said
Treasurer or committee are hereby suthoriz.
ed to adjourn the time Of sale Of such land
from day 10 day, If he OK they Shall Judge
il necessary, no! exceeding three days, and
make good and sufficient deed or deeds of
such lands, allowing the same time of re-
demption, and subject TO fbe payment of The
like interest as is by law allowed 10 the cases
Of land sold for taxes; and the money so
raised shall be applied by said Court. or by
committee TO be by them appointed for
that purpose, to make and repair said high
ways: And similar method shall be taken
from time TO time by said Court for keeping
in repair all highways leading through such
tracts, townships or plantations last mention
ed, in case the owners thereof shall neglect
TO keep said highway in sufficient repair.
And the owners and proprietors of any such
tract. township or plantation last mentioned,
are hereby authorized 10 call meetings for
the purpose at raising such sums Of money
as they may Judge necessary for m king and
repairing such higHoays, and for choosing
officers for assessing and collecting the same
Seer. %. Be II further enacted, That il
shall be lawful for any person to pull down
and remove any gates, rails, bars or fence up
on or across any highway or county road,
unless such gate, bars or fence have been e.
rected or continued by The leave and hcence
Of the Court ofSessions for the same County
and If any such incumbrance be in or across
any private way, the same may be removed
by the order of some justice of the peace of
the same county, unless the gate or bars were