The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-20

one dollar each, and surveyors two dollars aud ff
Gents to be chnrged costs and expenses, the con
missoners to DO paid out OF the county treasury
their respective counties on the order OF the coun
audior and the Surveyor marker, chain carriers al
other assistants shall be equally divided among
the counties interested, and paid out OF the coun
treasury of the respective counties, on the order
the county auditors
SEC. ~. That an appeal from the final decisic
, of the commissioners, on any petition Ter damag,
sustained by the location OF any State road as pre-
vided for by this act, shall be allowed to the proba
court of the proper county; provided, that notice
such appeal be given by the appellant or appellant
during the same session OF the commissioners,
which such said decision was made, and the appe
liant or appellants SHALL within ten days thereafte
enter into bond with good ard sufficient security,
be approved by the county auditor, for the paymer
OF all costs and expenses, arising from, or IN conse
guencc OF such appeal, and the appellant shall with
in five days thereafter, deliver TO the probate judge
la transcript Of the proceedings had before the com
missoners and upon the reception OF the said trans
cript, the judge shall Immediately issue writ G
summons upon such transcript against the obligor
in the bond filed under the fourth section Of this act
which writ shall be served and returned as othe
wrts of like character, and in such suits the appel
lant shall be plaintiff and the said obligors defend
ants and upon the return or service OF such writ tn
Judge shall issue venre for Jury Of six dsinter
ested frceholders of the county, who after taking
oath affirmation, faithfully and impaiialy 10 dis
charge tho duties of their appointment, shall proceed
on the day named in said venire, to view and deter
mine the matter complained of and without delay
deliver their decision, in writing, to the probate
Judge, who shall enter the same record with the
former proceedings; md certify the decision obtain
ed in soid court to the county auditor and the dec
sion, made and entered on record shall be hna ex
cept as hereinafter provided. ''" t''''''
SEC; 10 Ihat IN all cases o' appear rom 'ne
final decision Of the county commissioners as
provided in the twelfth section Of this act, the
appellant or appellants shall pay all costs that
may accrue IN consequence OF said appeal ulic Il,
the award rendered ny tne Jury apPo.".eo oy the
PROBATE luoge shaii eAceeu III a.hou"t '"o a"aio
rendered by the jury appointed by the county
commissioners. .-~., ID -'t... ,.,e
oEc ~ lhat u upon .ho recePt'on '' tie ue'
clsion obtained IN the PROBATE court, tne cpu"'y
commissioners shali not ueem such ROAD o' SUI
hcient importance 70 cause me expenses incur
red ana damages assessed ~ tho Prooete court
10 De PAID by the county, they may rciusc 10 cs-
tabiish inc same' unless inc parties ."tcrcs'cu w
the iocatlon OF SAID road snan pay Ut cause 70 oe
Pald, before the opening VI saio rouu W 'o 'aei'
iactlon' OF the county conmiss'ohc,s' III cuse
said road is established d hignway,a ali expenses
incurred ana damages assesseu' Plo.luo" u""
ever, IL DC iawiui 10, t'e co'h"is'iohe's, u
IN their opinion part only oi saio ROAD VIII oe
o. pubic utility, 10 record ana ESTABLISH sucn
useful part and reject the residue' IN case II DC
capable o. division. ..-.-..-, 80 L..,,.--
SEC To- mat IN case sucH expense anu r,, uo,-
ages are Paia OF secured 70 oe palu us uipi esu'u
or the commissioners direct inc same 70 DC Paiu
by the county, then and in either case they snal
enter an order that suld road DC estaohshea
public highway. -,
SEC. 10. nat 'or the,r serv ices required py
the twcnth ana tnittceh'h Sec'iohs W t"'s uc''
the offcers and other persons required to perform
services shall each DC entitled to the Same. fees
as they are entitled to by law Tor like services in
auditors
county treasury, and the Judge and others enti-
tied to fees,to be taxed in the bill of costs in the
cause in court . ,. -..-......-. L...-. .....
SEC. IT. That 1t shall be lawful for the coun-
ty commissioners OF any county in this state, up.
on notice given in some newspaper in general
circulation in the county, for four consecutive
weeks, and on petition being presented to them,
signed by at least twelve eholders OF the coun-
ty' Tor iessening or reducing the wldth OF any
state road which now is or may hereafter be laid
out and established, Nthe commissioners shall
deem it just and proper so to do, to reduce the
width amy such road, or any part thereof, to
any width not less than forty feet, and shall order
the county auditor to make record OF the same;
- ,as rd.r e~J ror ,ho ,ossnina or
~ ~ "s 'id,as ~. road no nrnS;Isd rnr hS
, wa a,;a " ay tbrco d;si,tsrssted oi,i1onys y
of the county, to view and report to them, under
v,h;"h IN ,hrir nninon wonId he necessary
WV" -, ,"'ir ofo ~. I'ti,toS So -, 'ie
'ho io I. d" aS. 80 ~, LII:
ing the mode OF laying OUT ana es!aonsn'ng s'ate
roads, ana changing tneir nnrec'iohS IN ceriain, ,
cases" passed March Ia, 1881; " an act entitled
IAN act to amed an act entitled "an act defining
the mode of laying out and establishing state
ronds and cI,nnging their direction in CERTAIN
., soc - nassed MarrI S. 1875 an act entitled .a
~ a., oipnand an nc, do6ning ,be moJs or /. ving
VIC. " a''e"u dn 80, So "a - ,J;us