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

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son or persons bound for the same, shall
pay into the county treasury the amount
Of The costs Of such review; but u the rc'
port DC against the establishment ol
such road, no further proceedings shall
be had thereon before the commissioner
and tho persons executing the fret bond
shall pay into the county treasury the
costs ana expenses Of the view, survey
and review Of said road. Z"
Sec. 10. That when the place OF begin.
ming, or true course Of any State OF
county road shall be uncertain, by rca.
son Of tho removal Of any monument or
marked tree, by which -uch road was
originally designated, or from any other
cause, the county commissioners Of the
proper county may appoint three disin.
terested landholders of the county to re.
view ana straiehten said road, if they
shall deem.it necessary, and compel.
ent surveyor to survey the same. and
said reviewers anl surveyor, after TAX.
ing the oath or affirmation required BY
the sixth section of this act, shall view
and survey said road, and the same cor.
rcctly mark throus hout, as in case Of
new roads, AMI shall make return Of
said survey, and a plat Of said road to
the commissioners, who shall cause the
same to be recorded, as in other cases;
and from thcncclorh said road, survey.
el as aforesaid, shall be considered o
public highway.
Sec. II. That il any person or persons
through whose land any state or county
road is, or may be established, shall be
dcsirous Of turning said road through
any other part Of his or their land, such
person or persons may, by notice and
petition, nsreeably 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
sail road through any other part Of his
or their land, on as good ground, and
without increasing the distanceto to the in.
jury of the public; and upon the receipt
OF such petition, the commissioners shall
appoint surveyor, and three disinter.
cs,ed lrecholdcrs of the county, as view.
crs Of said road, who shall proceed 10
view and survey the ground over which
said roal is proposed TO be turnel, and
ascertain the distance which said road
will be increased by such proposed al
teration, and make out report, in writ.
ing, stating the several distances SO
found, together with their opinion as 70
the utility or inutilty of making said
alteration, and if said lreeholler shall
report 10 the commissioners that the
prayer Of the petitioner Or petitioners i.
reasonable, and that the alteration will
not place the road on worse ground, o,
increase the distance to the Jury of the
| public, they shall, upon receiving salts
factory evidence that the proposed new
road has been opened a legal width, ,anl
in all respects made equal to the old
road for the convenience Of travellers, Ii
in their opinion the same will be jus
ard reasonable,) declare said new loar
a public highway, and make recort
thereof, and, at the same time, vacat,
so much Of the old road as is embrace,
by the new; and the person or person.
desiring the alteration aforesaid, shal
pay all the costs Of the view, survey ant
return Of said alteration; unless the com
missiocers shall be satisfied that the a
tera,ion is of sufficient advantage to tn,
public 10 cause the same to be paid b,
the county.
Sec. II. That when it shall becom,
necessary 10 establish road on oun
ty line, The inhabitants along such lin,
may petition the commissioners Of lhel
respective counties for view Of sucl
road, in the manner pointed out in tn,
preceding sections Of this act; and i
shall be the duty of such boarls of com
mlSsioners. for each of the counties in
lerestsd, to appoint two discreet land
holders as viewers, who, or majority o
them, shall meet at the time and plac,
named in the order cf the commission
ers OF the oldest county interested, who
shall appoint a surveyor; and the view
ers and surveyor appointed as aforesai,
shall also be u jury Tor the assessment o
damages, and shall in all respects b,
governed by the provisions of the pre-
ceding sections OF this act; and the view
cr and surveyor appointed as aforesaid
shall make their report, in writing, 70
or against such road, to the commission
ers of the counties concerned; ana th
said commissioners, upon receiving sucl
/. report, shall, in all respects be govcrnc,
by this act.
Sec. l3. That If, on receiving such re
port, and there being no legal objection
thereto, AMI the commissioners Of al
the counties interested shall be of opin
ion that such road, if opened, would b.
of public utility, they shall order tn
same to be opened in the manner point
ed out by this act.
Sec. IA. That when any road is locat
ed and ordered to be opened, as provid
ell for in the twelfth and thirteenth sec
,ions of this act, it shall be the duty o
the trustees of each of the several town
, ships adjoining such road, to select on
from each of their number, whose dut
it shall be to meet at some convcnien
place near the line of the same, 9th
time and place to be appointed by tn
Oldest township interested previous t.
the time appointed by law for appor
tioning labor to their respective road dis
tricts, and shall assign sufficient mum
!, hnr Oc nprsons tn onen. such roa1 on,