Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-26

AN ACT, Granting the Burlington AMI Nosr. .
Road Company the RighI OF Nsy.
I. Be IL .naefsd by the General AfsrrAax IN
State Of Iorra, That the BurlIngton and M, -.
Plank Road Company is hereby authorizes "a =.
out their road betwe. the towns CT ButI,rv,ar 80
Mount Pheasant on such grounds as ma, Lesx.--s
suitable for that purpose inriuiirg an, pnr,tsa =
The public highwsy provided the travelling On a.
highway is not thereby interrupted.
.. The quantity Of ~ ouud ~ ie thus t4ten. ,..n
he merely roadway tot exceeding ssxty f.e,, !.
breadth, and when private Iro; e I, is thus t,.yr
fair equivalent must be paid there for. IL ~ ~
property ran he appropriated BY the enmIsn.,
}. When the proprietor Of any LIANT thus t4..si,
legally compete 1T TO a.t for himself and hss !.
ceived personal notice f the ing out nj, the rrs
through his land. he must thin ten dsys After !,
csiving such notice, apply 10 the shsrin ~ n.
county in which the land lies, for jury fo as.s..
the amount Of damages he may sustain. ay he .h,u
BE- held tehave accepted of the largest amount n
damages offered him hy the company, and On N.
pa, msnt or tender of which sum the eompanr !.
entitled to a deed fur the land.
4. II the proprietor OF the land Is miner n Oh
erwise incompetent, to act for himself, or 4, y,
not been personally served with uatiee VI III w.
ing out Of the ROAD as aforesaid. The Jury afurvsa.t
must hc called f,r ''y the company.
5. when called upon in either - The s.ev.
n eihods, the sheriff must as soon az pr~ctxsts
summons nine persons. qualified tn act, ss orasaary
3 IN
ter.s t-d in u similar question. time and pAfs
must lie appointed for the meeting. ami Iessonsl.
notice the eof given hr parties on their as+nsar
cuardi ms. unless they are already acquainted VIA
those f,ts.
6. At the time appointed il the requisite nnn4hvr
Of quaiiiicd jurors DO not aEpear, the thrift mlss
cuulpi.te that number, the parties then ncm-
menring with the ogpIts 81 the Crmpsn,,j shsn In
. turn pl"seea {. strike OFF one jurur e4cA, sEss.
ONLY three remains.
J. If either party fails to- strike Cd jurors 10 Inc
manner afofc. AID, the Sheriff shall 90 the In
his place. hut nothing herein rnHtsined " Iatertsd
TO pre-, ent the parties FRI esing up shJ mod
ifaatInn of the proceedings herein pffscIib~s-
3. The three jurors So selected must thru Pee
coed TO examine the grnupf, and a.eelde upos NE
amount OF damages that should te paid w The fam
rany. for the right of way sfu sssc. upon ne ps5
n nj If which unit the c.mi any II entitled TO-
deed for tine lanj Pyorided. thai thsr Est esssi.
i>fsd it'll the decision Of the jury shah have ~
right to appeal tn the Di,trirf Court Of The ca~h,
wine, Elm said land is situated. 81 any time vIiha
Thirty days from the making of said dseisns-hai
such appeal shall not prevent the proseruhos %
work upoa said road; Prcri6sd, the rcmFMI shaa
first have paid or rendered the amount y t1vaeI
said Jury. and in case shaiIths company - hsss
fnr appeal unless the appellant $500
greater smcust OF damages tina" hrst s~sssa.
>. The right of way acquired ~ vHfue q 49,
act ma, lie retained Tor sry OF The purposes 80
tsmpistrd in the article Of ineofporss"s o. W
company, tut no nshfr.
10. Any Of the notices aforesaii, II serves 90
agent of the proprietor If the land, are Ia hsss
same effect rs if served upon the prihriFal.
II. The sheriff anil jurors are eHfried
same compensation IS 10 rr'vtf~ Tor ~ ~
cases fnr similar service, and aa the *xFsfa
caused by the proceedings above suihoTized, -
be horne Ivy the company.
Il. Thi, act shall 9 in full force frnm and sfs
i publication in two n-w spares published -
city Of Burlington. and Nv the lcwa uersFrrs
expense Of said publication, however. 10 ie ts<s
the company aho- ifArLh~
Speaker the House Of Esrrssrsfs'ises
ESU> LOWE
Frsfidcrf ~ fhs Sessft
Approved. December Is 1850.
s. HETPsrE
Office Of the Secretary Of state. Iowa fny
December 18th. A. D. 80.
Thereby certify that tire fregning get No. ~
| hy me compared with the original roll 90 ~ =
this Office, and that the same IL time ahd sefeA
| copy. GEO. w. N'tLfs,
| Ser.say n asis