The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-02-16
LAWS OF OHIO.
P EDDY AUTHORITY.
tNo 49, IN act
For opening and Regulating Roards and
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SEC. 1. BeI enacf,d by the General Asse'n.
L,v of the State II OhiO, That all Roads and
HixhwNs. which have heen. or may hereafter be.
laid on, aud esiAb:isi,rd sgreeahly to law, within
this State shall he opened. and kept in repsr, IN
.he manned hereinafter provided ard ail county
and ,,wnshp roads shalt hereafter he laid out aud
e. tabished sgreeaby to the provisions Of 'his act;
aud shall MT be less thai, thirty, not more than
sixty feet wide. aud in all Cases The wdhof such
roads shall be drtermined by the viewers OF the
,sme, ~ hereinafter provided.
SEc. 2. That all applications for laying out
viewing, reviewing. altering, Or vscating any
county road shall be by petition to the county
commissioners, signed by n least twelve freehold
ers Of the county residing IN the vicinity where
asid road il to be laid o"t, viewed, reviewed al
tered, or vacated; aud one or more Of the signers
10 s,y pesitI H. presented ss siore.ad. shall enter
into bond, with sufficient security. payable to the
State Of Ohio, for the use of the county. coiidi.
toned that the person OF persons, making such
appIicat, for pittc. yer'esc, alierafion or rdca
fam Of any road shalt pay n.0 the treasury OF the
co,,nty, the amount II all coats and expenses "c-
crumg on such uietc. reuie,0. alteration or uacn-
fion ii case the prayer ot said petitioners shall not
| be granted, or when the p'oceea"K' ia" PUT
susnce thereof sha'' not oe nna'y cun.m1" '""
estahiisnetI' ana q" "eg go. ."r " w r..
10 pax Into the tressn according 10 the tenor OF
the bond, al costs aud expenses. that shall have
accrued, the Auditor nf the county shall deliver
such hold tn the Prosecuting Attorney. whose
duty II ahxii he tn collect and paynver the sa'ne
| 10 the County Treasurer; and IN all cases OF con.
test. the Court f'sv'"g J"''s',e"". ~ ,"o e",e
shall have fi'' powe' 10 render ]a"gmems ="
costs. according 10 justice oetweeh me Pa'ues'
SEC 3. That s'' Peu"a": 'o' 'syH"E ", "
sitsving any ronnty road 'iia'' specmy we P'acs :
Of beginning. .fe '"termed'ate po.hts. y" s"y''
and the place ot term'.a'"'. ~ fa'I roao.
Sec 4 ihst previous 20 s"y Pem'",s ,.'".:"s. "..
presented. ior county rna", oI ..r '"e a'o.a ".
OF county roam. o. .r ,"o s.:a"" ~ ~ s...,;,..
road. notice thereof s!'a' oe evs" ny auveuse.
ments. set up At the Audnors once anu ~ ~. .".ee y
public places, IN each township: through whri'
sny part os sa'd iaad is des'g"en 10 nc 'a.n o'..
altered or vacated Al 'eass uh"'y a"yS We.'. !"
the meeting ~ t,e Com ms-,""e''' ~ w"I" .:' :e
petition -ha'i he prrsented' a'so' "n"ee' s'"..
the time when "'cil Peution Is !" oe Weseeu
aud the substance thereo' sn'' "e P'o's"e" WI
four consecutive weeks, "e'"to '"e p'rre',".' N',.
Of a,y such petition. ~ some newspape. pu","
rd h the county. ~ WHICH may ne s."a.e" ."t
road songhtto he es.a"hsne"' s"e'e" H .s:
by such pesr'"n ~ mere ne "e"srHpe.
thereim;) aud on the pe'''son ne"s Ms." s''.
the comM,ss'"ssm sHt's"en .''a' ' ,,,s n"s ,,
given. az Mores"'a: V"ey s""" app""" "s. w..
interested ireeh"'ders :" the c"'"y ~ v'rwr.s
who sha,' also Do Jury 10 assess ano ue'r.'"' m
the compensation :" ne ra'o !" mo- .o' J"
property sought !" 10 APPROPRIATED w""'u. "e
due tiOn iT bvnei;ts I" any properly n' i"e """s'