Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-02-10

come necessary 10 eStdostoa IOdu
on a county line, the inhabitants
along such line may petition the
commissioners Of their respective
counties for view Of such road, in
the manner pointed out il The pre-
ceding sections Of this acf and i:
shall be the duty of such boards Of
commissioners, for each OF the coun-
ties interested, to appoint two dis
Greet landholders as viewers, who, or
majority OF them. shall meet al the
time and place named in The order
Of the commissioners oisiSs Oldest
county interested, who shall appoint
surveyors and the viewersand sur
veyor appointed as aforesaidshall al
SO be a jary for the assessment Of
damages, and shall in aI|nespeets be
governed by the prov bns Of the
preceding sections Of tbs act; ano
the viewers and survey or appointed
as aforesaid, shall make their report.
in writing, for or against such road,
10 the commissioners Of the counties
concerned; and the said commission
ers, upon receiving such report, shall,
in all respects, be governed by this
act. -
Sec. Is. That il, on receiSing such
report, and there being no legal OBJ
jections thereto, and the commission
ers OF all the counties interested shall
be OF opinion that such road. il open
ed, would be OF public utility, they
shall order the same to be opened in
the manner pointed out by this act.
Sec. IA. That when any road is
located and ordered TO be opened, as
provided for in the twelfth and thir-
teenth sections Of this act, II shall be
the duty Of the trustees Of each OF
the several townships adjoining such
road, 10 select one from each ol their
whose duty it shall be TO
meet at some convenient place near
the line Of the same, tths time and
place TO be appointed by the Oldest
township interested.) preeious 10 the
time appointed by law for spportion-
ing labor to their respective road dis
tricts, and shall assign al sufficient
number of persons 20 open road
and keep the same in repair, dividing
the road in such manner that the
persons SO assigned may work under
the orders Of the supervisors in the
township to-wbich shss< and
the supervisors and persons so as
signed, shall be governed by the pros
visions herein contained.
Sec. Is. That when any county
road, or part Of any county road,
shall be considered useless, any
twelve ireeholders, residing in that
part OF the count where such road
is established, may make application,
by petition, agreeably TO The second
and fourth sections of this act, 10 the
commissioners of the county, to va
cate the same, setting forth in said
petition the reasons why said road
ought to be vacated; which petition
shah be presented and publicly read
at regular session OF the tcommis-
sioners, and no other proceedings
shall be had thereon, untiiithe next
session Of said commissioners, when
il shall again be read as aforesaid;-.
and if no objections be made, the
Commissioners may declare said road
vacated, or any part thereof which
they may deem unnecessary to keep
open for public convenience; but il
objections be made, in wiring, agree
ably TO the second section of this
act. the commissioners hallsappoint
three disinterestsd persons TO view
said road, who shall take the same
oath or affirmation as required by
the sixth section of this act, and pro-
ceed TO view the road Aforesaid. and
make report OF their opiniop there
on, and the reasons for the sbme, TO
the commissioners; and'if said re-
viewers shah report in iavor-of vaca-
ting said road. or any part thereof,
the commissioners may, if they shall
deem il reasonable and just, declare
said road vacated, agreeaBiy7to the
report Of the viewers. 1908
Sec. l6. That it, any person, who
shall be appointed by the county
Commissioners, as a viewer, re
viewer, or surveyor Of sny road,
shall refuse or neglec, . perform
the duties required by this sact. with.
out making satisfactory excuse FOR
such refusal or neglect, be shall be
fined in any sum, rot exceeding five
dollars, TO be recovered BY action OF
debt, BY any person, suing for the
same, before any Justice OF the
Peace, within, the township, wherein
the person SO appointed, and re.
using or neglecting. may reside; and
shall be paid over without delay, by
the Justice OF the Peace. Or Consta~
BILE collecting the SAND. to the
Treasurer Of the township. taking
his receipt therefor. And the trus.
tees shall cause all fines which shall
be paid into the township treasury.