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seetlon Of this ACT, shall view and survey said
road. and he same correctly mark throughout,
as in case Of new roads. and shall make q Fe.
turn Of said survey, and plat Of said road "
The commissioner. who shall cause the same Co.
be recorded. ~ 10 other cases; and from thence.
forh said road. surveyed as Aforesaid, shall be
considered public highway. .-.
Sc. o.. Thut II anv pers n or persnns
through whose laad anv state or counIv road Is
"r may be established. shall be des,Iuus of tUra
ing said rOrd Ihrugh any oiheT part Of his or
Their land. such Person or persnns NAV. By no.
lice and peIitlOo. agressblv 10 the second. third
and fourth sections Of this ACT. apply 20 the
commissioners Of The count, while ia ses.i "a.
tn permit him or them 10 lufn said ruad through
any other pau nf his ur their land. q, ~ good
ground. anu vnn9uI Increasing. The disianre 10
Ihe injury Of The pub j.; aud upon Ihr Frrsip,
of such peIlion, The commissioners shall an.
point surveyor and three di.int rested freehold.
ers Of the County, as viewers of said road no
shall proceed 10 view and survey the ground
over which said road is proposed To be turned
aud ascertain the distance which said road y III
be INCREASED By such pTupos.d alteration. anI
make tut report, 10 wriIing. STA ing the sever.
al distances so found. IoReihrr with their npin.
ion as 10 the utility "r lnulIIiIy of making said
alIereton, end IL said irrthuldrrs shaIl report
90 the commissioners that the prayer nf the
petitioner or petitioners is reasonable. aud Iha
the alteration will not place the road on worse
ground, or increase Ihi distance TO Ihe injury oi
The public, they shall, urOn receiving sausfac.
tory evidence that the proposed new roud has
been opened legal width. and ia all respects
made equal 80 the old rnad for the 20 IvenipEce
OF tfa era (ifin their opinion the same wiIlbe
Just aud reasonable declare said new road
public highway, and make record ,here9r, aud,
al The same time, vacaIe so much of the old
road as is embraced by The NV; aud The per.
son or prTsnns desiring The alteration aforesaid,
shall pay all the costs nf the view, survey and
return Of SAID alteration; unless the cOmmis.
sl0uerS shall be satisfied that The alteration is
OF Suti lent advau,ag" In the public 10 cause the
same TO b. paid by the county.
Sec. l2. That WHEN il shall become neces.
saTy TO establish road on county line, the
inhab,unts along such line may prl;Iun the
commissioners ot their respective Counnes fnr
view Ui sucn road, IN Ins IN amer United Out
IN the pr-reaJ NJ sec,iIl' NJ this a.E anI Il
shall be the duty of such boards ~ r0nmi>sion.
eTs, Tor each Ot the cOUnIils inI rested. IT, 40.
point Iwn discreet landnolders ~ vltwrTs. ~G =,
or mcprnv of them, shall meet al the lime
aud place named ~ the order "l the cutr,m,ls.
| sIOurTS ui the oldest cuunN IrttrrsUd Whn
shall appoint Il surveyor; aid The NipWers and
surveyor appointed Hs AlOrGsSId shall su br
jury Tor the assessment ni damages aud shall in
al res, e'Is ba x Vnrned bV N prnItS"ns ur the
proceeding secliJrs al this a,t; and the VT twrrs
aud surveyor appointed rs ai0resaId. Shall ma kr
inrlr report IN wrlIIng, IJr or against such
road 81 the commissioners ul III. counties con.
ceTnrd; aud the said commissioners, upon re.
ce"i"g such report. shalt, IN all respects be
governed by .hIs act.
! Sc. l3. That II. on receiving such rppnr,
and 1h"re Being no legal objections ,her To-. aul
the commissioners III all Iho counu"s crested
shall be If opinion thai such IoaJ. il open, d,
would he ot public uulny. Ihey shall ori'r Ihe
same To 6e opened IL the mlnrr rulnIed ouI by
this act.
| See. Ia. That when anv read is lucat,d aud
ordered 10 be oP ned, hS pT"VIitd iuT III The
twelfth ani IhlnJ JenIh seriInas ~ this at il
shall be the fUIv OF Ihp trustees 0t IN ol the
several townships ndl 'iui,g sur h = ai. tn : lect
Une from zach of IhsT uumorT whose Jui> u
shall be Iu meet AT sDmp Cunteni'u plar. n, nr
the line III the same. he tImr md place IL b..
appointed by The oldtsr LWnsh,p irItIts-d. !
previous 10 The time bppUluhu by law fUr Ep.
poTIIoIng labor 10 then respective rond diSuc,s
aud snail assign Il sutficIrm humber of p,rsnus
10 open such road and keep The sam" IN repair
dividing the IUPd in such manner That the per.
sons SO assigned may work under Ihr ordrrs OF
Ihe supervsnrs in the township ~ ~hIrh they
belong; a1d the supervisors aud persons so as
signed. shall bH governed by the provisions
herein cOnlaiued
Sec. Is That when any county road, or par,
Of any county road, shall be considered ust less,
any Mese lreeh"ders. residing in thu, Phu of
The county where such road is established. NAV
make application. by petition, agreeably to the
second aud fourth sections Of this act, 10 tho
commissioners ri the crUHty. to ,acaIr the
same srrI,g tonh in said petition. the rcsSors
Why said ruSd ought to be vacated v hlch pc.
lIion shall be prt senIed and publicly read aI a
regular sessIon Of the commissions n, ann no
other proceedings shall be had thereon. until the
next session of said commissioners. When il
shall again be read as aforesaid; and f no oh-
iaclions be made, the Commissioners may do.
clare said road vacated, or any part thereof
which they may deem unnecessary To keep
open for public convenience. but if objections
be made, in writing. agreesby to the second
section of this act, the commissioners shall up.
point three disInteres.ed persons TO view said
road, who shall take the same oath or afirna.
lion as required BY the SIKH seclion of This acl
and proceed TO view The road aforesaid, and
make repor Of their opinion thereon. and
the reasons Tor the same. to the commissioners;
and f said reviewers snail report in favor oi
vacaIing said road. or any part thereof, lhs co n.
nIssioHers may, if they snalI deem it reaspna
bls and just, declare said road vacated, asreea.
oily to the report Of the viewers. s
See. l6. That iC any person who shall be- up.
pointed by The county Commissioners. as vie~-
ar, reviewer, or surveyor Of any road. shall re-.
fuse or neglect TO perform The duties required
nv this acl Nithout Iuakinu satis(a avc,,so