Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-02-15

scsscd: Provided however, that II shall
DO lawful for the commissioners, II IN
their opinion q pArt only Of said road
will bo Of public utility, to record and
establish such useful part, and sejccs
tho residue, in case it.be capable ofdi'
vision. .'A ~ 30 ,'iN sn y = ~ ''''''''
Sec. 8. That In caae such expenses
and damages are paid, or secured to be
paid, as Aforesaid, OF the commissioners
direct the same 10 be paid by the coun.
ty then, and in either case, they shall
enter an order that said road be estab.
lishel public highway. .eo
Sec. 20. That for tho services requi.
rcd by the twenty sec ond, twenty third,
and twenty fourth sections Of this act,
the officers and other persons required
TO perform services, shall each be enti.
tied to the same fees as they are enti.
tied to by law for like services in other
cases the auditors TO be paid out Of the
county treasury and the Judge and 9th
crs entitled TO fees 10 be taxed in the
bill of costs in the cause in court.
Soc. 27. Tha! when any state or
county road may be injured or destroyed
by the washing of any lake river or
creek, il shall be the duty Of the trus.
tees Of the township in which such inju.
ry or loss of road shall have occurred,
upon petition of any six freeholdcrs oI
the township. to call to their aid com.
pcteni surveyor, and proceed to examine
such road, as may have been thus injured
or destroyed; and if upon such exami.
nation, said trustees, or a majority oI
them, shall be- satisfied that such road
has been destroyed, or SO much injured
that the public gool requires all altera.
ton of the same, they shall proceed Ia
alter and lay out 50 much Of the new
road as may supply the several parts o.
the road thus destroyed or injured: Pro
vided, that If any person or persons
through whose lands any such al,era
ton or new road shall be laid out shal
feel injured thereby, such person or per
sons shall make application to the trus
tees, at The time OF making the, oItera
ton on his or their premises, TO asses.
and determine, according to the provisi
ons of the fourth section of this act, tht
compensation TO be made in money fol
The property sought TO be appropriated
how much less valuable, if any, the pre-
misses will be rendered by the alteration
of said road; and the said trustees ant
surveyor shall make report Of their do
ings, in the manner pointed out as tn,
duty of the viewers and surveyor in case
of new roads; and the auditor and com
missioncrs Of the proper county shall
he governed in the reception and recor
ding Of said report, in all respects, a.
is prescribed in this act in cases of new
roads.
Sec. 2S. That the surveyors ant
trustees shall receive for each day they
are necessarily employed under the pro
visions of the twenty.seventh section o
this act, the same compensation allow
cd to surveyors and viewers in case o
new roads, the surveyor to be paid ou
of the county treasury, on order of th'
county auditor; and the trustees out o
the township treasury on the order o
the township clerk.
Sec. 80. That any county road, o
part thereof, which has heretofore, o
may be hereafter authorized, which shal
remain unopened for public use for th'
space Of seven years after the orde
made, or authority granted for opcnin.
the same, or the part thereof remairin;
unopened, shall be, and the same is
hereby vacated, and the authority gran
tel for erecting the same barred by tn,
lapse Of time; and any State road, or
part of any State road which has hereto
fore been authorized, which shall re
main unopened for public use for tn,
space of ten years after the passage o
ihc act authorizing the same, shall b.
vacated, and. the authority for opening
repealed for non.user,
TOWNSHIP ROADS.
Sec. 80. That if any person shall
for the convenience of themselves ant
neighbors, wish to have TOWNSHIP
road laid out, from the plantation o
dwelling place of any person or person
or from any mill, or house ofpublc wor
ship; or to any public road; or from on
public road 10 inter;ect another, it shall
be lawful for such person or persons t,
; petition the trustees of the proper town
ship. for the same, after giving thirty
days previous notice thereof, by adver
liscmcnt posted up at three public pla
ces within said township, setting forth il
said advertisement the time when sucl
, petition is to be presented, the place o
beginning, Intermediate points, if any
!, and place Of termination, of said road
Sec. 21. That on such petition be
ing presented to the trustees, and the,
being satisfied that proper notice ha
J been given, as aforesaid, they shal
cause the petitioner or petitioners to en-
ter into bond, with sufficient security
payable to the State Of Ohio, for the us,
Of the township, and conditioned tha
the person or persons making such ap
plication, shall pay the amount of al
costs and expenses ofthe view and sur
vey Of said road; and the petition shall
be read in open meeting OF said trustee
and they being satisfied that such pro
posed road is necessary, thsy shall ap
point three judicious, disinterested land
holders Of the township, who shall afte