Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-08


than thirty days, nor more Than six months
or both, al the discretion o.: the court.
/ JOHN F. MORSE, z'@a
\ Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
4 CHARLES C. CONVERS,
! !. Speaker. Of the Senate.
March 25, 1851.
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AN ACT TO amend an act entitled an act prescri
bng the duty of Supervisors, and relative T.
roads and highways, passed March 70, 1887.
SEC. I. Belt enacted by the General As
sembIy Of the State of Ohio, That The resi-
dence Of single man, for road purposes
shall be held 10 be al the place whereat he
boards, in any road district in this Stale. Z.
9nisN7 JOHN FsFbiO RISE slise *
sdI IA Spsakersaf ahs House of Reps.
| aaibal CHARLES c, CONYERS,
-tu ,A,,,sl !, Speaker Of The Senate.
March 60, 1851. q 1914 .So9~ aa'
[No6i.T0 smdT .gaidis,
AN ACT further to amend the "act prescribing
the duties of Supervisors, and. relating
to roads and highways" passed March Goth
1887. "a iI ~ .-.'lrE ~ .'0a. 80 .9ehY
&c., 1. BE. IL enacted by The General As.
sembly ofihe State Of Ohio. That ifany
person, body polite or corporate, shall OBJ.
s.rucl any public road or highway, author
lied by any law, Of This State, and suffer
such obstruction 10 remain 10 the ,hindranc e
or Inconvenience of persons making use Of
such public road or highway, or shall, by
virrue Of any authority whatever or 0iher-
wise,c change Incline, fill up or dig ou.ahe bed
ofahy such road or'h'ghway,ior in any 9th
er manner renderthe same less convenient
Or useful than il had been previously thereto,
sucS person, body eorporale or polite, shall
be subject 10 an acion on.he case, at the
sui, Of the commissioners Of any county. or
supervisor many district lin which such road
or highway is situate, in whole or in parl. /,
SEC. 2. That the commissioners Of any
county, or supervisor d any district, in which
any such road or highway Is Situate, in
whole or III part, shall also have the right
TO apply 10 any court ofirecofd, Tor nm iD-
junction to restrain the commission of any
injury contemplated by Re frs. section Of
this act; and the same shall be granted or
refused, according TO justice and equity. a.t
SEC. 8. That any suit brought under the
provisions Of this act and ;hs act 10 which
this is an amendment, shall be in the Off
cial capacity Of any such commissioners
or supervisors Respectively and moi in
their individual names; and ,he same shall
not ubate by the change Of fofficers, but shall
be prosecuted bya,heir successors, the same,
as if no change had taken phce, to final
judgment, unless Otherwise disposed Of.
SEC. a.. .Tha, The measure Of Managers in
any sui, brought under The provhions Of Inc
frs, section Of this act, shall be y full com.
pensalion 10 The public for The !osA Of, or in
jury 10, such road OF highways and the dam
ages recovered in any such suil, after pay
ing the expenses o the same, shall be trust
fund in the hands of such commissioners or
supervisors respectively, 10 be applied 10 the
repair Of such road or highway, or 10 be
expended upon the public roads Of such dis.
trict or county, s justice or equity may re.l
quire. "a, 4sf} -er
SEC. 5. That all avenues, streets and al
leys, in towns and cities, which are or may
be laid out agreeably 10 law, shall be and
the same are hereby declared public high
ways, for every purpose whatever; provided.
that the municipal authorities Of any incor.
pora,ed city or town, may make. or
dain and enforce such laws and ordinances
concerning The sidewalks Of The streets Of
such city or Town, as shall be deemed ne!
cessary to prevent such sidewalks from be-
ing used for the passage Of horses, wagons
or other carriages, or for hilching or stand
ing horses, or other animals thereon.
SEC. 6. That the tenth section Of The act
entitled ian act prescribing the duties Of SUI
pervisors, and relating 10 roads and high
ways" passed March 20lh, 1897, and all
acts and paris Of acls Inconsistent herewith,
be and the same are hereby repealed; Pro-
vided, that the passage oflhis acl shall no,
affect any suit pending on the first day Of
March, 1851, bu, the same shall be disposed
Of as if this act had not b zen passed; bul in
all causes of action for which suit shall not
have been commenced before The said first
day of March, the same shall be regulated
under the provisions of this act. sG
Sec. Z. This act 10 toke. effect and be in
force from and after the first day Of March,
1851. ~ 49,. La. .
JOHN F. MORSE,
Speaker of The House Of Representatives..
CHARLES C. CONVERS.
'b Hi haa Speaker Of thsSsnats.
March'24, 1851. esi .ba0 o y
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saT .ih,.r,a No, 62, u 49,,
AN ACT further to amend the 'Act for opening
' and regulating roads and highways" ! %
SEC. 1. Be IL enacted By the General as
sembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That so far as
the duties of assessors Of damages, as Provii
ded for in The sixth section of the act 10
which this is an amendment, in cases Of lay
ing out or altering any stale or county road,
be and the same are hereby superseded, and
the viewers of any road provided for under
the third section Of The act TO which this, is
an amendment, shall, in addition 10 their du-
lies as viewers, also at the same time assess
and determine The damages sustained by any
person, through whose premises any road is
proposed TO be established, in oil respects as
required by The sixth section Of the act TO
which this is an amendment; and such view
ers shall, in addition 10 their report as view
ers, also a, The same time return such assess
meni Of damages, and peform the same du.
lies required Of such appraisers; provided,
that such viewers shall assess damages, i
any Prise under the provisions Of The SIKH