The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-06
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Passed March 10, 1861.
AN ACT.

NO. OU. aN hSl'
To amend sections 80 and 35 Of an act emitted
"an act for opening and regulating roads
and highways" passed January 27, 1858.
SEcrIoN /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Asseh,blu Of the State Of Ohio, That sec.
ton 80 of the above recited act be so amends
e1 as to read as follows: Sec. 3. That the
viewers shall make a report in writing TO the
trustees, setting forth their opinions in full
for or against the establishment Of such road,
together with statement of the damages, II
any, assessed to each person through whose
land the road is proposed to be established,
which report, together with a return OF the
survey and plat of said road shall be deposit
ed with the township clerk, who shall notify
the trustees thereof whereupon the trustees
shall, at their next meeting, cause said report
TO be read and if the same be in favor OF eS-
taUhshing ssld road, and the trustees deem 1t
reasonable and just, they being satisfied that
the damages, if any, have been claimed and
assessed, have been paid or secured to be paid
by the petitioner or petitioners, the clerk oil
the township shall enter sad report on re>
cord. And the trustees shall issue their OF
der to the petitioner or petitioners, or any OF
| them, to open said road thirty feet wide, aud
| from thencelorth the road shall be con nsldered
private OF township road, subject to be KEPT
open and in repair at the expense oil the ap
plicant or applicants for the sGme: PTOutded
however, that any township road which com
mences in a state. turnpike or county road
and passes3 on and intersectS another state
turnpike, county or township road, shall b
opened aud be kept in repair by the supcryI
soT in whose district any such township Toa'
may be situated in whole or in part, and
shall be the duty Of the supervisor to cause 81
much labor 10 be performed by those person
living within his district liable TO perform Ia
Dor on the public highways to be applied t
opening or keeping such township road IN re
pair as be may deem reasonable; and the cost
OF the view and survey OF such road shall b'
paid ont OF tthel township treasury; but II tn
viewers shalt report thatlhe prayer of the pc
tItioner or petitioners Is unreasonable, 40
ought not to be granted, no further proceed
ings shall be had thereon by said trustees, an
oil costs accrulng under the provisions OF thl
section shall be paid by the person or person
making application for such road, except q
herelnbeiore provided.
Sec. 2. That section 80 Of the above Teche
act be so amended TO read as follows:
Sec. 50. That whenever any township roa
shall become useless, any one or more res
dents of the township may, alter giving Tn
same notice required in the thirtieth Sectlo
Of this act petition the trustees to vacate sue
} road, and if the trastees shall be satisfied th'
the proper notice has been given, and no ii
Justice will bc done thereby, they shall, I
their next regular meeting, declare the sam
vacated and give notice thereof TO the town
! ship clerk, who shall enter the same ON tn
records of The township; Prorided, howeve
that any person in the township feeling az
gGieved, shall have a right to appeal from IL
> final decision of said trustees TO the proba
. court in like manner as set forth in the thlfl,
third section of the above reCIted act.
/ Sec 3. That the thrty-seCond and thirty
fifth sections of the above reCited act to wh,C
this is an amendment, be aud the same a
, hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. THIS act to take effect and be
force from aud after IT'S passage.
ED. A. PARROTF, Speaker
! pfo ten. of the House Of Representatives.
Il JAMES MONROE,
|. President pro TEN, OF the ScRale.
i Passed March Z, 1861.