The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-04-30

king application for the appointment Of
Jurors, as provided in section two of thi.
act, make application to any court of rec.
ORD fer the appointment of three Commits
sioncrs, whose duty it shall be to ascer
tam the necessity Of taking the property
described in such application, and to ap.
praise the damage thereon, if any is claim
ed. The application shall be in writing
and describe the premises proposed to be
taken for such highway purposes and
notice thereof shall be given at least five
days previous to making such application
to the owners or occupants of Land de-
scribed in the application, and such notice
may be served by the highway commits
sioners, in the same manner us provided
in section three of this act And such
court shall be entitled to receive for its
services on each application for the APP
polntment Of Commissioners, as provided
IN this act, the sum Of one dollar.
Sc l.. |ee Commissioners so appoint
"a 'l2. ua sworn by one of the Commits
sicaars of Highways, to ascertain the ne
eessl,J of taking the property described
in the ap' icat'on, and Justly and imparti-
ally 70 appra;se the damage thereon, if
any is claimed. They shall then proceed
to view the premises, and shall, within
five days thereafter, make return of their
doings in writing signed by them, to the
Township Clerk, which return shall state
if such road is altered or laid out, the ne
cessity of taking the property described
III such application, the amount of dam
age apprised thereon, to whom payable if
known, and snail be filed i'll the office Of
the Township Clerk The said Commis-
sioners shall be entitled to the same COM
pensation as jurors are under the proviS-
ions of this act. The damage appraised
by said Commissioners, together with all
the costs Of the proceedings, shall be lev
led, collected and paid i'll the manner pre-
scribed in this act
Sec. Is. If any discontinued highway
shall be attached to tract Of land thro'
which new highway shall be laid out,
the same may be taken into consideration
in estimating the damages sustained by
the owners, and in estimating the DANA
ges which may be sustained by any per-
son owing or interested in said lands, by
reason Of laying out or altering any high
way, the benefit which such persons shall
receive thereby, shall be taken into con-
sideration.
I sec. 10. All highways heretofore regu-
larly laid out and established, in pursu-
ance Of existing laws or statutes hereto
fore passed by the Legislature and ap-
proved by the Governor, are hereby de-
clared to be legal highways. And it shall
be the duty Of the Township Clerk, to
record in book to be kept by him for
that purpose, all papers filed in his Office
relating to the laying out, altering or dis
continuing roads as provided in this act.
See. II. Whenever the owner or own
crs of lands shall give the same or any
part Thereon to the Township for highway
purposes, such owner or owners shall
make - statement in writing, signed by
him or them, to that effect, and cause the
same 70 DE fled in the Clerks Office of
the 9owanip IN which such lands are
situated anJ if road shall be opened
thereon within the time limited by the
! twenty fifth section Of this act for open
ing and working highways, the person or
persons signing such statement, or any
one claiming such statement, or any one
claiming under him or them, shall be pre-
Guided from having any action to recover
possession Of such land, or any compensa-
tion SO long as the same shall be used for
such highway purposes.
Sec. - Any person who shall conceive
himself aggIieved by any denomination
Of .he Commissioners Of Highways Of any
township in discoutinuing or refusing to
discontinue any road. within ten days
after snch determination, appeal to the
township board OF such township, but an
appeal ~ one person shall not conclude
no. effect the rights Of any other person
who shall appeal within the time limited
and the said township board shall suspend
all proceedings upon appeals received by
them from any such determination, until
the time limited for such appeals shall
have expired, to the end that their decis
ION, when made, may embrace the whole
subject.
Sec. 10. In case of an appeal from q
determination of tie Commissioners Of
Highways of adjoining townships in the
same county, or in different counties, re-
lating to road upon the line of such
township, such appeal may be made tc
the township boards of the said adjoining
townships, who shall act jointly in docid
iag urol The determinations of the said
Commissioners proUidcd, That any com
lalas'a 9ar VINO may be a member of The
Tov8ship Board shall not act on such ap
-.
sec. 20. Every appeal from deter
IN .tion of Commissioners of Highway,
shall be in writing, addressed 10 the town
ship Board or Boards as the case, may be
aud signed by the party appealing, anc
shall briefly state the grounds upon whicl
} it is made and whether it is brought {,
reverse entirely the determination of th
Commissioners, arc only to reverse part
Sec. Il. 1t shall be the duty of th.