The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-03-16

Sec. 10. Any person who shall conceive
himself aggrieved by any determination of
the Commissioners Of Highways Of any
township in discontinuing or refusing to
discontinue any road, may, within ten
days after such determination, appeal to
the township board Of such township, but
an appeal by one person shall not conclude
nor 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
tho time limited for such appeals shall have
expired, to the end that their decision,
when made, may embrace the whole sub
ject,
Sec. 20. In case of an appeal from a
discrimination of the Commissioners of
Highways of adjoining townships in the
same county, or in different counties, re-
lating to road upon the line of such town.
ship, such appeal may be made to the
township boards Of said adjoining town
ships, who shall act jointly in deciding up
on the determinations of the said Commits
sioner: Provided, That any Commissioner
who may be mcmber of the Township
Board shall not act on such appeal.
Sec. 2l. Every appeal from determi-
nation of Commissioners of Highways shall
be in writing, addressed to the Township
Board or Boards, as the case may be, and
signed by the party appealing, and shall
briefly state the ground upon which it is
made, and whether it is brought to reverse
entirely the determination of the Commits
sioners, or only TO reverse part thereof
and in the latter case it shall specify what
part.
Sec %. 1t shall be the duty of the
Township Board to whom the appeal is
made, as soon as may be after the time
limited for taking such appeals shall have
s5gred s5p rs to give notice 70 the agpssct
from whose determination such appeal was
taken, of the time when they will proceed
to view the premises and hear the appeal
Sec. %. Every such notice shall be in
writing and served at least four days before
the timo mentioned therein, by delivering
copy of the same to the appellant and to
one of such Commissioners, or by leaving
copy thereof at the dwelling house Of
such appellant and Commissioner.
Sec. "a. The said township board or
boards shall proceed at the time specified
in the notice, to view the premises and to
hear the proof, and allegations of tho par
ties, and may adjourn from time to time
rs may be necessary, and their decision
shall be conclusive in the premises, and ev-
cry such decision shall be reduced to wri-
ting, be signed by the township board or
boards making the same, and filed by
them in the Office of the Clerk of the
RhaneTvt "HYllGa tntfeof"td Gonmissloner
of Highways, but nothing herein contain
cd shall be construed to prevent new ap-
plication under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 25. Whenever highway shall be
altered or laid out, and the same does not
run upon section line, the Commissioners
of Highways shall, if they shall deem the
Same necessary, cause an accurate survey
TO be made of he line of said road, and
shall fie the minutes Of such survey in the
office of the Township Clerk of the town
ship in which such road is situated: Provi-
ded, That in all cases where the premis-
es taken for highway arc required to be
set out or described, tho said promises or
tho said highway shall be construed to
.ho parcel of land not less than two rods
wide on each side of the line Of survey,
and shall be sufficiently set forth and de-
cribed for all the purpose of this act, by
setting forth the line Of survey.
Sec. 20, Whenever a public. highway
shall have been laid out and established or
altered through any enclosed or improved
land, and the ascertained damages for such
highway shall have been paid or rendered
to tho owner or occupant, or an order on
the Treasurer Of the proper township tor
the arnount Of such damages, shall have
been executed and delivered or rendered
to such owner or occupant by said Com
missioners, said Commissioners Of High
way shall then give the owners or occu-
pants of the land through which said road
shall have been laid out or altered, notice
thereof, and require him to remove his
fence or fences, within such time as they
shall deem reasonable, not less than sixty
days after giving such notice, and in case
such owner or occupant shall neg'ect or
refuse TO remove his fence or fences within
the time specified in such notice the said
Commissioners shall have full power and
authority, and it shall be their duty to en-
ter with such aid and assistance as shall
be necessary upon the premises and re-
move such fence or fences and open such
highway without delay after tho time spec
fled in such notice shall have required:
Provided, No person shall be required to
remove his fence or fences between tho
first day of April and the first day Of No
vember. rr
Sec. 81. Every public highway already
laid out, no part Of which shall have been
opened and worked within four years from
the time Of its being so laid out, and eve
ry such highway hereafter to be laid out,
no part Of which shall be opened and work
ed within the like period, shall cease to
be road for any purpose whatever.
Sec. %. All public highways now in
use, heretofore laid out and altered by
any law Of the State or the late Territory
Of Michigan, ofwhich record shall have
been made in the Office of tho Clerk Of the
county or township, and all roads not re-
corded which have been, used used ten
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