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

lected, aud the Justice may continue the
hearing of the application for not more
than six or more than twelve days.
See. 5. The Justice shall then annex
to the application a Warrant under his
hand, returnable on said adjourned day
issue the same, directed to any constable
of the county, commanding him to sum
mon the said jurors to be and appear at
the place appointed on the said adjourned
day, to serve as jurors, to ascertain the
necessity of taking certain property Tor
highway purposes, and to appralse the
damage thereon, and if all the jurors shall
not appear, the Justice shall cause sui
ficient number of talesmen to be summon
ed to make a full jury. And if said jury
shall fail to agree and return verdict to
the justice within the time provided by
this act, they shall be by such Justice dis
charged, and a new jury empanneled
within twelve days upon the same appli-
cation and in the same manner and form
as herein provided for empaneling Jury
Sec. 6. The Jurors shall be sworn by
such Justice to ascertain the necessity OF
taking the property described in the ap-
plication, and justly and impartially to
appraise the damage thereon, if any Is
claimed They shall then proceed to view
the premises described, and shall within
five daps thereafter, make a return to the
said Justice in writing, to be signed by
them Of their doing, which shall state, If
such road be altered or laid out, the ne
cessity of taking the property described
in such application, and the amount of
damage appraised, if any, to whom paya-
bic if known, and a statement Of the time
spent by them for that purpose, which re-
turn shall be certified by such Justice,
and filed in the cfice Of the township
clerk.
Sec. 7. Such Jurors shall be entitled
to receive one dollar per day, and fifty
cents for each half day, and the Justice
and Constable, each one dollar for their
fees, and the damages which shall be as
sesscd as hereinafter provided, upon alter
ing or laying out any highway, and all
the lawful charges against the township
for service fees and expenses consequent
upon altering or laying out such highway,
shall be levied and collected in the town
ship within which such highway is stu
ated, and shall be paid upon the order of
the Township Board, as other Township
charges, except as hereinafter provided.
see. 3. w henever the Commissioners
of Highways Of one township shall disa-
gree with the Commissioner OF all adjoin-
ing township, whether in the same or an
other county, i'll any matter relating to Il
highway on the line between the two
townships, the Commissioners Of both
townships, or a majority Of them shall
meet at the request of the Commissioners
Of either township, and make their deter
mination upon such subject Of agree
ment
Sec 9. Whenever it shall become nee
essary to have highway altered or aid
out upon the line between two townships,
application for that purpose may be made
to the Commissioners of either township,
who shall proceed to lay out or alter such
road in the manner provided by this act,
but they shall cause the survey, or q copy
thereof certified by them, to be iled IN
the office of the Township Clerk OF each
township. Upon proceeding to alter or
lay out such road, application may be
made to 4 Justice of the Peace of either
township for the appointment of jurors
who may be drawn equally from the town
ships on the line between which the said
road runs The said Jurors shall appraisc
the amount of damage to be paid by each
township, and the return Of their doings
shall be certified by the Justice, and filed
in the office of the Township Clerk Of
each Township.
Sec. 10. The Commissioner of High
ways of such adjoining townships, upon
altering or laying out highway upon the
line thereof, shall determine what part OF
such highway shall be made and repaired
by each township, and each township
shall have all the rights and be subject to
all the liabilities in relation to the part Of
such highways to be made and repaired
by such township as if the same was ioca-
ted wholly in such township.
Sec. II. Public roads to be laid out
according to the provisions of this act,
shall not be less than four rods wide, ex-
ccpt in cities or villages, where the Com
missioners or other proper authorities may
otherwise determine.
See -. Whenever Commissioners OF
Highways are applied to, as provided in
section one of this act, to discontinue q
road, they shall give at least ten days no.
tice, in writing to the owners or occupant
of lands through which said road runs,
the time when, and place where, thu,
will meet for that purpose, and in case
such land or any part is unoccupied, such
notice may be given by posting up the
same in three public places in the town
ship. In case the Commissioners shal
deem it advisable to discontinue such roaC
they shall make and sign an order to tina
effect and cause the same to be filed in tn,
township clerks Office, from and after tn,
time of filing, where such road shall ccas,
to be a public highway, unless an appea
shall be taken from the determination o