The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-03-27
THE ROAD l. AW.


point Ovetscets, &c.
SrcttnN BE IL enacted by the Lsg,
slaiprc Of the STATE Of 1eras, That the
county courts Of the several counties of
this State shall nave full power TO order the
ia, ing on If public roads. when necessary,
and to disc continue or alter any road when
ever /, shsn be deemed espedieni, ss here.
matter prescribed aud it shall 30 their
further duty TO classify all roads cunning
through their several counties; those Of
the first class shsll he clear e. all tces,
at least thirty feet wide. stumps cut down
10 TX inches Of the surt,ce; all causewsys
LAID out n, leas, fifteen feet wide; and those
Of the second class shall not he lees than
iNent, feet wide. clear oi ail trees. all
,famps cut To six inches OF the surface, aud
sI. causewAys lad ou, a, least twelve feet
WIDE. aud ~ lans. shall he msde a, Iess,
dirty feet wide.
Sic. = That the count, courts Of the
several counties shall isy OF their respect
i've equities iuln road precincts. aud shall
al th,u drs, meeting N each and every year
appnini M ov-rs%sf tor each precinct aud
,h.ll -, The same TIM. designate sli the
bands llhhi" I" WON ~ l"hlt' foHds, uuh"f
Toe dilrf'nt ov"is"'is IN ia IT. county; aud
Ip ca" any hr"d 81 hands liable !" w"'k
'n toat- shat ''' h"'" h""" designated b,
'aid court. the ovr's"'' shall bs,r r"w"r to
,upmou 'h"'r t" work on the ""Hr"'' pubs
he rond 10 wiich the, m"N i've. n II the,
lad been r,'gusted hy To. c"ufi; Prov
drd ibih, DAYS ,..id'ur" be ne""'-sr,
TO f'quf" The performance Of ss'd road
.rf,irr; but II if"" NAY cause Va" eou't
should tai ~ ue.,rr, 10 p"'ir'm the unite.
rqnirr' IA this section, At H. fist meeting
o. 'ir oar. At shall II" competent md l"esi
i'',, To make such Hpp"''tm"n' AID d"-'e'
nation alta called meeting. of st ANY reg
aI'r Term; aud in case vacancy should
occur Ia ANY road precinct. by death, t"'
mnvtl, or 'nah''i'y. o' "a ovef'"ef "' IN"
f9aa ~ ihe cou"'f. " shall b" TIA" duty ct
The sh'e' Justice ''med's'.'F' "f"" "'or
msn ~ shr - '', I" appoint =" "'"fs'"f
t. MI snoh vacancy, "h' sh'l' u" ho''h'n
81 h's appointment, ~ ~ other r'se' 'n'
whose uo't s"a'' u" !" serve "',' Wv
fist regular meeting OF The ennt " 10"
next succeeding year
Src mat NIL pnhl'r ROADS Hh' "'en
ways thu, hsve been laid out "nd es'nh'
she'd asreeahly to law, except such ~
hrve bean d'seon''nned, are hereby DE-
cNfed to b" public roads a"d W" s'''
coepty court shall 10 no iHsisncr grant m
order o. any application Tor ANY new fn'"'
Or To d'sron''"oe ~ original one unless
The persons m"h'ng "rplr"'i"" '"f Tue
ZANE, or 'o'ne 81" G. 'h"'n' shs" nave s''""
at 'ea't twenty d',' no"e" o' '''e'.',e'
meni oi Their i"'en"'' "Pp''c'''", P"' w
IT the court nous" d'of' anu ,N' "'"'' F'"
lie places N the s'c,'''F % 'p' 'a"'' W W.
proposed new ROAD Of Tue ''a' Pr 'P's'"
to b" d''ro",nn'
SIC 4, 10, ''i appl'c""'h' '"' w"
road, aud all "rp'e'"'"' TO "'sc'"''..e
an old one '"''' os ny r,'' , !" .,. w.,
county court ss"'" ny ~ 'p"'' -
househo'de's Of 'hs p'e'oc'' ~ r'''"', ,
IN winch such ron" - "e''e" !" W "''''
Or di'c'"''r"r'' 'Ps''''"s '" sue" re''''""
tie beginning ana '''mnA'Ion o, sue"
road proposed to 10 ope"e" or "''e""'
Nnned
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