St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
STATE ROADS.

An Act defining he mode Of laying out. establish
ing, changing and racaiag State Roads.
81. BE it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Iowa, That all State roads
shall hereafter be established by petition to the
county court as hereinafter provided.
So All petitions for any State road shall
specify the place of beginning the intctmedi-
ate points if any, and the place OF termina-
ton of said road.
sS. On application by petition signed by
mt least twenty frceholders of each county
through which it is proposed to establish any
State road, the county court of each of said
counties shall appoint one disInterested free
holder of his county to view and survey said
road
"a. Previous to granting an order ON any
petition presented as aforesaid, one of the
narties in each county through which such
road may pass, shall execute "a bond with two
or more responsible freeholders in said county
as securities to the satisfaction OF the county
court payable to the State of Iowa, and con-
ditioned for the payment of all expenses which
NAV accrue in the location of said road, in case
the same shall not be established a highway.
| IS. On the filing of a petition and bond
agreeable to the provisions of this act, which
si,nl b. at the same term of court in all the
counties interested in the location of the road
| the county court of each county shall issue al
! order directing the commissioner by them ap
pointed to meet the commissioners of the 9th
er counties or county, las the case may be, a
the place Of the beginning of said road on th
first "Wednesday of the month then next ens'i
ing and the commissioners when met as be
fore directed shall employ a competent sur
yeyor, chain carriers and marker, and othe
assistance if necessary, and proceed to dis
charge the duties Of their appointments re
spcctiyely. Provided, That each commission
er, surveyor, and chain carrier shall before en-
tering ON the duties of his appointment tax
an oath or affirmation to discharge his dutie
, faithfully and according to law.
So Each State road shall be laid OF
from the place Of beginning to the place I
termination ON the most practicable rout, a
!. ways having regard to suitable ground, III
Z provements already existing, section lines an
intermediate points if any, and all State ro.'
that shall hereafter be established aSreeab
= To the provisions of this act, shall be opene
and considered public highway, sixty six fe
wide Provided, That no road shall be Ia,
J, through any garden, orchard, or ornament
: grounds contiguous to u dwelling, or so as
. cause the removal of any dwelling house
other building without the consent Of 4
owner.
>. 81. The commissioner appointed to L
out and establish any State road shall cav
the same to be correctly surveyed and mark
through the whole distance, and at each a
gle of the same and note the corners and q
tances thereof, and at the crossing of q,
IN road or stream, and at the end of each IN
ir shall mark the number thereof, on tree
monument erected for that purpose.
the commissioner and surveyor OF each re
shall make certified return Of the survey a