The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-02-09
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moyal Of any monument or marked tree, by
which such road was originally designated,
or from any other cause, the county COM
missiOners of the proper county may appoint
three disinterested landholders of the county
to review and slraighten said road, if they
shall deem it necessary, and eompetents
surveyor to survey the same and said ~
viewers and surveyor, after taking the oath
or affirmation required by the sixth section
of this act, shall view and survey said road,
and the same correctly mark throughout, as
in case of new roads, and shall make re-
turn of said survey, and plat OF said road
TO the commissioners, who shall cause the
same to be recorded, as in other cases; and
from theDOeforth said road, surveyed as.
aforesaid, shall be considered public high
way.
Sec. I. That if any person or persons.
through whose land any state or county
road is, or may be established, shall be de-
sirous Of turning said road through any other
part of his or their land, such person or
persons may, by notice and petition, agree
ably to the second, third and fourth sections
Of this act, apply to the commissioners of
the county while in session, to permit him
or them TO turn said road through any other
part OF his or their land, on as good ground.
and without increasing the distance to the
injury of the public; and upon the receipt of
such petition, the commissioners shall ap-
point surveyor, and three disinterested
treeholders OF the county. as viewers of said
road, who shall proceed tc view and surrey
the ground over which said road is proposed
to be turned, and ascertain the distance
which said road will be increased by such,
proposed alteration, and make out report,
in writing, stating the several distances SO
found, together with their opinion as TO the
utility or inutillty of making said alteration.
and if said freeholders shall report to the
commissioners that the prayer OF the petit
toner or petitioners is reasonable, and that
the alteration will not place the road on
worse ground, or increase the distance to the
injury of the public, they shall, upon receia
wing satisfactory evidence that the proposed
new road has been opened legal width.
and in all respects made equal to the old road
for the convenience of travellers, (if in their
opinion the same will be just and reasona-
ble,) declare said new road public high
way, and make record thereof, and, at the
same time, vacate so much OF the old road
as is embraced by the new; and the person
or persons desiring the alteration aforesaid,
shall pay all the costs of the view, survey
and return Of said alteration; unless the
commissioners shall be satisfied that the ale
teration is Of sufficient advantage to the
public to cause the same to be paid By, tlae
county.
Sec. 12. That when it shall become ne
cessary to establish road on a county line,
the inhabitants along such line may pelitipy
the commissioners Of their respective ccus-
ties for view OF such road, in the maluscr
pointed out in the preceding sections of this
act; and it shall be the duty of such boards
of commissioners, for each of the counties
interested, to appoint two discreet landhold-
ers as viewers, who, or majority of them,
shall meet at the time AMI place named ip
the order of tie commissioners of the ,oldess
county interested, who shall appoint sur
veyor; and the viewers and surveyor ap-
pointed as aforesaid shall also be jury for
the assessment of damages, and shall in all
respects be governed by the provisions of
the preceding sections OF this act and the
viewers and surveyor appointed as aforesaid,
shall make their report, in writing, for or
against such road, to the commissioners of
the counties concerned; and the said COM
mlssioners, upon receiving such report, shall.
in all respects be governed BY this act.
Sec. -. That if, on receiving surh re-
port, and there being no legal objections
thereto, and the commissioners OF all the
counties interested shall be OF opinion that
such road, If opened, would be of public
utility, they shall order the same to be open
ed in the manner pointed out by this act.
SEC. IA. That when any road is located
and ordered to be opened, as provided for
in the twelfth and thirteenth sections Of this
act, it shall be the duty Of tie trustees OF
each of the several townships adjoining such
road, to select one from each OF their num-
Der, whose duty it shall be to meet at some
convenient place near the line Of the same,
the time and place to he appointed by the
Oldest township interested, previous to the
time appointed by law for apportioning abor
to their respective road districts, and shall
assign sufficient number Of persons to open
such road and keep the same in repair ,l.sl-
ding the road in such manner that the per-
sons so assigned may work under the orders
Of the supervisors in the township to which
they belong; and the supervisors and persons
SO assigned, shall be governed by the pro-
visions herein contained. a
SEC. Is. That when any county road, or
: part of any county road, sha' be considered
! useless, any twelve freehoiders, residing in
that part Of The county where such road is
established. may make application, BY ptsi-
ton. agrceably to the second ana fourth
sections Of this act, TO the commissioners OF
/ the coun:y.to vacate the same, setting forth
in said petition the reasons why said road
ought to- be vacated; whicI, petition shall be-
presented and publicly read al regular
session vi tie commissioners, and no other
proceedings shall be had thereon, until the
next session Of said commissioners, when.it
{ shall again be read as aforesaid and ii no
| objections be made. the Commissioners may
, declare said road vacated. or any part there
of which they may deem Unnecessary to
keep open for public convenience; but ii OBJ
jecticns be made, in writing. agreea5ly 70 the
second section OF this act, tie commissioners
shall appoint three disinterestcd persons to
view said road, who shall take the same
oath or affirmation as required by the sixth
section Of this act, and proceed u view the
$ road aforesaid, and make areport of their
] opinion thereon, and the seasons. for the
= same, to the heconmissioners; and il stdd re.
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