, 1854-05-20

given by advertisement POSTED up at the
place Of holding the county Commissioners
court, and also in three public places in the
vicinity of the road, or proposed road, thir-
ty days previous to the presentation Of said
petition to the board, notifying all persons
concerned, that application will be made to
the said board at their session, for laying
out, altering, or vacating such road (as the
case may be.)
Sec. 4. Upon the presentation of such
petition and proof that notice has been Civ
en- as provided in the last section, the board
of commissioners shall appoint three disin-
terested houSeholders of the county as
viewers of said road, and shall issue an or
der directing said viewers to proceed on a
day named in such order, or on their failing
to meet on that day within FIVE days there
after to view and lay out, alter or Vacate
such road
Sec. S. The viewers appointed, after re-
ceiving at least FIVE days. previous notice,
from one of the petitioners, shall meet at
the time and place specified in the order OF
the commissioners, or within five days there
after, and after taking an oath or afirma-
ton before some person authorized 10 ad-
minister oaths, faithfully and impartially to
discharge the duties of their appointment,
shall forthwith proceed to view the road
proposed to be vacated, or to view,
select, and mark said road as proposed
to be laid out, or altered, according
10 the prayer Of the petitioners, or as near
the same as in their opinion good road
can be made, at reasonable expense, TAX
ing into consideration the utility, conven-
ience or inconvenience, and all damages
which will result to individuals as well as
10 the public, if such road shall be estab-
lished or altered.
Sec. 6. The viewers or a majority OF
them, after having examined or viewed the
road proposed to be laid ont, altered or va
Gated, as prescribed in the last section,
shall report in writing 10 the board of COM
missioners at their next regular session,
stating the general face of the country, over
which the said road passes, its general nee
essity, and utility, and whether in their
opinion said road should be laid out, alter
ed, or vacated as prayed for by the petit
TONERS and if the said viewers, or ma
jority Of them, shall report unfavorably,
the said road shall not be laid out, altered
or vacated. If such report shall be favor
able, it shall be the duty Of said commits
sioners to cause the same to be publicly
read, on two different days Of the same
meeting, and then laid over until their next
regular session, and if no application shall
be made to them for a review, or alteration
of said road, or petition for damages, be-
tween the first day of Che session at which
the report is made, and the second day Of
their next regular session, the report of
the viewers shall be confirmed and adopted.
Sec. I. When the viewers shall have re-
ported in favor of the prayer Of the petit
TONERS, as provided in the preceding Sec
ton it shall be lawful for any household
er of the county, at any time before such
report shall be confirmed and adopted, to
apply TO the commissioners for review Of
said road, by petition signed by at least
eight householders residing in the vicinity
Of such road or proposed road, and the
commissioners shall, on such petition being
presented, and they satisfied that it was just
and reasonable, appoint five disinterested
householders of the county, TO review said
road, and shall issue an order to said view
ers, directing them TO proceed on day
named in such order, or within FIVE days
thereafter to review the same and report
thereon.
Sec. 8. The viewers so appointed to re-
view such road, or q majority of them, af-
ter having received at least five days
previous notice by one of the petitioners
for the review, and after taking an oath or
affirmation, as prescribed in section FIVE,
shall proceed to examine the road or pro-
posed road, viewed by the former viewers,
and shall make a report in writing, to the
board Of commissioners at their next regu-
lar session, stating their opinion in favor Of
or against such road, and their reasons for
the same and if the viewers, or a majority
Of them, be in favor Of laying out, altering,
or vacating such road, as recommended by
the former viewers, such report shall be
adopted and confirmed by the commission
ers, at the same session at which it was re-
ceived f; but if such report be against lay
ing out, altering or vacating such road as
recommended by the former viewers, no
further proceeding shall be had thereon be-
fore the commissioners,
Sec. 9. If any person, through whose
land any county road may be viewed and
marked out, shall feel that he would be in
jured by the opening of the same, such
person may make complaint thereof in wri-
ting to the board of county commissioners,
at any time after the report of the viewers
appointed to review said road is received,
and before the second day of the next reg
ular session of the commissioners and if
such complaint be made, the commissioners
shall appoint three disinterested household
ers of the county, who shall meet, at such
times as may be agreed nnon by snrh hnnse-