The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-04-02

and establish the same, on the nearest anC
mos, eligible route from poin, TO poin
given, having due regard TO private pro-
perty causing the same TO be surveyed
designating its course through prairles
and improved land by fixing stakes in the
ground, or by blowing two burrows, a
the distance apart of the full width of the
road, and through the timbered land by
marking the trees; and shall make rePor
thereof 20 the next county commissioners
court; but after the view, if they deem
such road unnecessary or improper TO be
made, they shall report their opinion ID
that effect to the next term of said court,
Sec. IL. Whenever il shall be repre-
sented to the county commissioners court,
by petition of thir,y-iive voters, that a
public road established by said court, OF
any part thereof, is useless or burdensome,
the said court, upon sufficient sum OF
money being deposited with the clerk 10
pay the expenses of a review, (such mon
ey to be returned, if the road shall be de-
clared useless, shall appoint three suiIa-
BILE persons to view the same, who shall
report to the said court at the next term
after such appointment, whether such road
he useless and burlensome. together with
their reasons for such opinion (; 'nd the
county commissioners may then order
such road to be vacated, if in their opinion
and discretion they shall deem such order
proper: Prorided, That no petition
praying for the establishment or vacation
of public road shall be received by the
said court, unless the said petitioners, OF
some of them, shall have given twenty
days public notice of snch application, by
a written notice, posted up in the most
public place in each road district thro'
which the road or proposed road shall
pass. and Il like notice, parlicularlzing the
route and Important points, on the door
of the court-housc, and Of the county
clerks office, should ii he kept in Il separ-
ate building.
SIC. l2. Whenever 4 new read shall
be located the county commiss toner's shall
immediately cause the supervisors Of each
dstric, through which such road shall
pass, to be notified cf such location; and
it shall be The duty Of the said snpcrvi-
sors TO make such roads within their re-
spective districts, and keep the same in
repair, so far as Ihc labor # the persons
bound To work on said road shall enable
him; and if such labor be insufficient, the
county commissioners shall cause Tie
same to be cut out and opened Al The cX-
pense Of the county, whenever IN their
opinion. the finds of the county will JUS
lify such expense and after being so
opened, the same shall he kept in repair
by the supervisor, as in other eases.
SIC. l3. Any person or persons desl-
rous of having cart road laid out. for his
or their convenience, from the dwelling or
plantation of such person or persons, to
any public road, or from one public road
to another, or from one lot Of land to
another, shall present a petition 10 the
county commissioners cour, of the proper
county, setting forth the reasons for dcsi-
ring such road, aud describing the points
from which and to which said road or
cart-way is desired TO pass 4; and the court
shall, upon sufficient sum of money
being deposited 10 pay for viewing such
road, appoint three lreeholders to view
the same: Prorided, That twenty days
notice shall be given Of the intention tc
present such petition, TO each person re-
siding in the county through whose LAND
such carl-way is desired to pass anC
also by posting up notice thereof on the
door of the courthouse and clerks office
of the county, if not kept in the court
house, for the same period OF twenty
days. and the viewers when appointed
shall examine the route proposed Tor such
road, and shall examine any other route
which they may deem proper; and il
they shall be of opinion that cart-way i,
necessary and proper, from and TO the
points named in the petition, they shall
lay out the same in such manner as t.
produce the least inconvenience to Tho
parties through whose land the same shal
pass, and shall make written report II
the court, describing the route OF the
road, and the numbers of the lots of lane
through which the same shall pass, ant
naming the owners thereof, if known
which report shall be examined by The
court, and on hearing the objections, i
any, and if the court shall be of opinion
that the road is necessary and right, al
order shall be made establishing the same
not nxceelinn 30 feet wide PrOni1eH