Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-15

f tho receipt of such petition, The commission
/ ers shall appoin, surveyor, and three dis.
!, interested lreeholders of the county, as
t viewers of said road, who shall proceed ia
, view and survey The ground over which sac
f road is proposed to be turned. and ascertain
J the distance which said road will be increas
cd by such proposed alteration. and make
out report, in writing, stating the several
: distances so found, together with their opin-
ion as TO the utility or inui!ily Of making
said alteration, and If said !reehoIders shall
report TO the commissioners that the prayer
of the petitioner or petitioners is reasonable,
and thai the alteration will ne, place The
road on worse ground. or increase the dis
lunce to The injury Of the public they shall,
upun receiving satisfactory evidence thai
the proposed new road has been opened a
legal width. and in all respects made equal
10 tho old road for The convenience of trav-
sIellers, (if in their opinion the same will be
Ijusi and reasonable,) declare said new road
a public highway, and make record thereof,
and al the same time, vaca,e so.much OF the
old road as is embraced by the new; and
The person or persons desiring The alteration
aforesaid, shall pay all the costs Of The view.
survey and return Of said alteration. unless
The commissioners shall be satisfied that The
alteration is Of sufficient advantage 10 the
public TO cause ihe same 10 be paid by lhe
county.
Sec. IL. That when il shall become
necessary TO establish a road on county
line. the inhabitants along such line may
petition the commissioners of their respect
f i've counties for view of such road, in the
manner pointed out in the preceding sections
Of lhs .acl; and il shall be the duly Of such
boards of commissioners, for each Of The
f counties interested, 10 appoin! Two discreet
andhUders as'viewers, whn, or majority
Of Them, shall meet al the time and place
named in the order of the commissioners o
the Oldest county interested, who shall ap'
point surveyor; and the viewers and sur
veyor appointed as aforesaid shall also be q
Jury for the assessment of damages, anC
shall in all respects be governed by the
provisions Of the preceding sections of thi;
acl; and The viewers and surveyor appointed
as aforesaid, shall make their report, ir
WIllIP, IuI vi USuIuot sum IOuu, w tle
, commissioners Of the counties concerned
, and the said commissioners, upon receivin.
2 such report, shall, in all respects be gov
= erned by this act.
2 Sec. 13. That il, on receiving such report
D and there being no legal objections thereto
Y and the commissioners OF all the counties
= interested shall be Of opinion that such road
S if opened. would be Of public utility, the.
e shall order the same 10 be opened in hi
!, manner pointed out by this acI
: Sec ID. Tha, when any road is located
e and ordered 10 be opened, as provided for il
n the twelfth aud thirteenth sections of lhi
II act, it shall be The duty Of the trustees u
each of The several townships adjoinin
y such road, 10 select one from each of thei
" number. whose duty it shalt be 10 meet O
= some convenien, place near The line Of III
II same, (,he lime and place 10 be appoinle
i. Jy the oldes, township in.eresed,) previou
y 10 The time appointed by law for apporlior
" inv labor 10 their respective road dislrici
e and shall assign a snticien, number of pei
n suns to open such and keep the sam
z in repair. dividing ID in such mannt
'e thai The persons Signed may wor
r under me orders Of me supervisors in III
W towQsIip.lo 10 which they belong; and the 81
e. peri pd persons so assigned, shall
10 gov g y the provisions herein conlaine
We Sec. is. Thai when any comfy road,
or pun Of aLy county road, shall be considert
ce useless, any Twelve lreeholders, residing
or that part Of the county where such road
'I- established, may make APPLICATION, by pc,
RS lion. ogteeabIy 10 the second and four
&c sections Of this act, to The commissioners
or the county, 10 vacaIe the same, setting for
OF in said peliuun the reasons why said ro,
lie ought 10 be vacated; which petition shall
W, presented and publicly read at reguI
he session Of the commissioners, aud no 9th
in proceedings shall be had thereon, until u
lid next session Of said commissioners, when
ms shall again be read as aforesaid; and ii
he objections be made, The commissioners m
ne declare suid road vacated. or any p;
ID, thereof which they may deem unnecessa
nd TO keep open for public convenience; but
le, obircuons be made, in writing, agreeably
he the second section Of this acl, the comissio
II ers shall appoint three disinlers ed p,
OF sons 10 view said road. who snail Ia
DO the same oath or affirmation as required
md the SIKH section Of this net, and proceed
nIl view the road aforesaid, and make a rep
mo Of their opinion thereon, and the reasons
oil Tho same, TO the commissioners; and if 81
reviewers shall,repor in favor of vacali
in. said road. or any part thereof, the comm
MY soncrs may, iClhey shall deem il reasona
the and iusl declare said road vacated, agreeaI
zee, 10 The report Of the viewers.
ma. Sec. 16. That il any person, who shall be
nly pointed by the county Commissioners, as a viz
oov err reviewer OF surveyor of any road, shall ref
or neglect to perform the duties required by 4
v, act, without making satisfactory excuse for s
said refusal or neglect, he shall be fined in any 81
and not exceeding five dollars, to be recovered by
me: ton Of debt, by any person, suing for the sa
;,n before any Justice of the Peace, within the to,
''"E ship, wherein the person so appointed, and re
A'n sing or neglectlng, may reside; and shall be
veY over without delay, by the Justice OF the PEI
lark Ut Constable collecting the Same to the Tres
ond rer of the township, taking his receipt there
and anu ag % ;nto tSe S townsS;n treasury s mnJor
ers. provisions of this act, 10 be expended on II
!, as and bridges within their townships.
said Sec. II. That all persons, required to rel
,on services under this act shall receive compel
wi" ton for each day they shall NJ cessarly be
ployed, as follows, to wit: viewers and review
ons. one dollar and fifty cents; chain carriers
MO MARKERS, one dollar each; and surveyor two