The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-02-18
L A w S OF OHIO.
PURLEsEtED nY AuTHoRITY.
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AN ACT for opening and regulating
Roads and Highways.


or may hereafter be, laid out and es'ab-
lshed acreeably TO law, within this State,
shall be opened, and KEEP; in repair, in
the manner hereafter provided; aud all
county and township roads shall hereafter
lie laid oui and established lrgreeably 10
the provisions Of this act; shall moi be
less than thirty, nor more than sixty feel
wide, and in all cases The w',lh Of such
roads shall be determined by The viewers
Of the same, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. Q. 1'ha, all applications for lay
ing out, viewing, reviewing, altering, or
veca,ing my county road shall be by petit.
tisn 10 The county commissioners, signed
. by at leas,twclve freebclders OF the coun
ny residing in The vicinity where said
road is to be laid out, viewed, reviewed,
altered, or vacated, aud ono or moro OF
the signers 10 any petition, presented as
aforesaid, shalt enterlnio bond, with softl-
cieni sccunty, payable to the State OF
Ohio, for the use Of tie county, condl-
toned that the person or persons, making
such application for pieic, repie,u, dttera
tion or cacation Of any rond, shall pay
into the treasury of the county, the
amount all costs and expenses accru-
ing on such piew, reriew, alteration or
avacation in case the prayer of said peli-
tioners shall moi be granted, or when the
proceedings had in pursuance thereotshall
saUtbe finally confirmed aud established,
and on neglect OF refusal Of the persons
SO bound, after liability shall have ac-
crued TO pay into the treasury according
10 the tenor Of the bond, all costs and
expenses, ihsi shall have accrued, the
Auditor of the County shall deliver such
bond 10 the Prosecuting Attorney, whose
duty il shall be 10 collect aud pay over
The same 10 The county Treasuro'; and ia
all cases Of contest, the court having
jurisdiction OF the case shall havo lnll
power TO render judgment for costs,
according TO Justice between the parties.
Sec. 3. That all petitions for laying
out or altering any county road shall
specify the place of beginning, the inter,
mediate points, III any,) and The place OF
termination Of said road.
Sec. a That previous 10 any petit
lions being presented, for county road,
or for the alteration ola county road, or
for The vacation Of county road, notice
thereof shall be given by advertisements,
set up al the Auditors oaice, and in three
public places, in each township, through
which any part Of said road is designed
10 laid out, altered or vacated, al leas
thirty days previou- to the meeting OF
the commissioners, al which the petition
shall be presented; also, notice, stating
K the time when such petition is TO be pre-
sented, and the Substance thereof, shall
be published for four consecutive weeks,
before the presentation Of any such peii-
iion, in some newspaper, published in
the county, in which may be situated the
road sought to be established, altered o.
vacated by such petition (f there be
newspaper printed thercin); and on the
petition being presented, and the Com
missioners satisfied that notice has been
given, as aforesaid. they shall appoint
three disinlereslcd freeholders Of The
county as viewers, who shall also be q
jury 10 assess and determine the com
pensation 70 be paid in money for the
property sought to be appropriated, with
out deduction for benei's 10 any proper
iy Of the owner; and they shall also as
sess and determine how mych less valua-
Bile, If any, the land or premises from
which such appropriation may be taken,
will be rendered by the opening and cnn
sruction Of said road, aud also skilliul
surveyor TO survey the same, and shal!
issue their order, directing said view ers
and surveyor 10 proceed, on day 10 be
named in said order,m on lh'ir failing
10 meet on said day, within FIVE days
thereafter, 10 view, survey, and lay ouI
or alter SAID road; and also determine
whether the public convenience requires
that such road, OF any part thereof shall
be sixty feet in width, or whether less
width than sixty feet will as well promote
The public convenience, and report the
width which in their opinion, such road
shall he established and opened.
Sec. 5. Thai il shall be the duty or
the principal petitioner TO give al least
six days Dniice, in writing, to the owner,
or owners, or their agents, il residing
within the county, or if such owner be
minor, idiot OF insane person, then 10 the
guardian OF such person, if resident in
said county, ,hio,gh whose land SAID
road is proposed to be laid opt and estab
lished, and also six days notice TO the
viewers and surveyor, named in the or
der Of the Commissioners, of tho time
and place Of meeting, as specified in said
order; and il is made the further duty Of
the principal peiiiioncr, if said road is
proposed 10 be laid out on any lands
owned by non residents Of the county,
10 cause notice 10 such nnn seidenis
(if any there BEL 10 be published for four
consecutive weeks, in sumc newspaper
published in the county, but L there be
no newspaper published in the county,
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