Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-02
True copy witness,
HENRY BOWEN. Sec'ry.
AN ACT concerning the establishment o

\ AN ACT concerning the establishment ot
Highways in the city at Providence.
. Be ii enocied Ly The Gencral .4sscmbiy as
foVops:
/ Section !. Whenever any owner or own
erS of land ~ the city of Providence, shall
present Ia the mayor aud aldermen "f said
city their petition praying that street or
highway be established upon their land, II
shall be- lawful for said mayor aud aldermen
Ia establish such street or highway, by d. =
carlng !, Ia be- public highway, aud order
ing II ro bc recorded as such; which. when 50
established, shall be public highway to all
uicnis aud purposes.
Sec. = Whenever the owners of any land
in said ciy, adjacent to any land IN sand CITY
which has been surveyed. marked unt aud
plated as n street or highway, and the plat
thereof recorded IN the records Of said city.
shall present their petition To said mayor mad
aldermen, praying that such street or high
way may be established as public highway,
II shall be- lawful for said mayor and alder
men so to establish the same, III manner ns
provided in the first section ot this net !;
which, when 80 established, shall be public
highway to all lnirn,s and Purposes.
Sec. 3. Whenever said mayor aud alder
men deem it cXpcdlent that any street or
highway shall be laid out and established in
sand city, and all the owners ot Ne land pro-
pos, d to be taken therefor who reside ~ this
Stale shall uivc their consent in writing ihai
such street or highway shall be laid out aud
established, the said mayor and aldermen
shall cause notice to be gwen to all persons
interested living out of The State, by ndvcr-
iiscment ut least once q week for three sue
H., nj In n nly- npp M
printed in said city, stating the time when
the laying out and establishing such highway
will be considered by sad mayor d aldermen;
and II al such time no person interested shall
appear Ia object thereto, Il shall be lawful tr
SAID mayor aud nldermcn ,O lay ont aud cstab.
lush in manner as provided ~ HE frst section
of this act, such street or highway which,
when So laid ou, aud established, shall be II
public highway 10 all lnicnis aud purposes
Sec. 4. Whenever oil Tho persons living
IN this State who own land adjacent 10 Any
land in said city which may have been SUE
vcyed, marked out and plated ms street or
highway, and the plat thereof recorded in
the records Of said city. shall present to SAID
mayor aud aldermen thcr prirlon, praying
,lia, such street or highway may be establish.
ed as pal.Ic highway, II shall be lawful tor
said mayor aud aldermen to proceed and give
notice to all persons interested Wing oui oi
the State, by advertisement IA the manner
provided IN the third section ~ this act and
II no person Interested shall appear "a object
II shall be lawful G,r said mayor and dcrIncn
10 establish in manner as provided IN the
first section nf this act. such stree, "r high.
way NJ public highway which, when 80
established, shall br public highway 10 all
n,cnts and purposes.
Sec. ;. Tho, act entitled "hn act in amend
nrnt of nn act entitled an act tor laying our
highways" at the January scssIon. a. u.
leo l. hereby declared TO br imperative
aud ot no fleet ~ tie CITY oi Providence I.
aud Il shall hereafter be- lawful lnr The mayor
md aldcrGica ~ SAID city. ~ declare any
and that has hrrn quietly, prncrahly aud
actually used and Iuprrcd lor incnly ycnts
rs public street ar highway. 60 i'r public
highway, as by gp scgrnih sccilu" at the
Act t,r laying oa IJjgb%nys," town conn
CHS were authorised ~ bn prlor ~ ibe pas
sage ui tho br3uc nnap"d sri.
True c,sw wnnc%
lltNRf BOWEN, Scc'y.