Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-05-30

An ACT

mo. 3Ol AN ACT
70 amend ~ and 5 OF an act entitled an act for
opening and regulating roads and highways,r passed
January %, lSjJ
Section I. lie il enncteh By the Gercrnl Assembly of
the State OF Ohio That section % OF the nbove rrcted act
be amended as to read follows: See .. That the
viewers shall make report IN writing TO the trustees
ting forth their opinions IN full for or against the esta-
lishncn Of such road together with Of the
dnnnges any, assessed to each person through whose
land the road proposed To be established which report
together with return Of the survey and plat OF said road
shall be deposited with the township clerk who shall
y the trustees thereof wlcreupon the trustees shall,
their mee,ug said rcportto be read and the
same be in favor OF establishing said road aud the trustees
deem II reasonable and just they being satisfied that the
damages il any have been claimed and assessed have
been pnd or secured to be paid by the petitioner petit
record And the shu issue their order TO lie Pc
iioner or petitioners any OF them open said road
thirty feet and from tenceforh the road shall be
sldered private or township road subject to be kcptopen
and IN repair ut the expense OF the applicant applicants
lor the sne; Provided however, that any township road
which commences in n state turnpike county road and
passes on and inte.ects another state turnpike county
township road shall be opened and be kept in repair by
the supervisor in whose district any such township road
muy be situated in whole IN pnri, aud il shall be the
duty oi the supervisor To cause much labor he per-
,"Isa "y . no.e % p9r.oa I % yE %hn his district abe "a
opening or keeping such township road in repair he
may deem reasonabe nnd the Of the view and sur
ury; but the viewers shah report that tue PRAYER OF iii,
petitioner petitioners is unreasonable and ought not to
said us,ees and nil coi. under ,hs provision
Of this section shall be paid by the person persons
ing application for such road except hereinefore pro
| yided.
Sec Tint section IS Of the above recited uct be Sc
amended Is rend : follovs,
Sec.35 That whenever any township road shall become
useless any more Residents OF the township may
after giving the notice required in the llcih
on o this petition the trustees such rond
and the trustees shall he satisfied that the proper motto,
has been given, and no injustice will he done thereby
they shall, nj their next regular meeting declare the
vacated md give notice thereof TO the township clerk
who shall enter the same on The records Of the township
Provided however, that any person in the township feel
Ing nggreved shall have right TO appeal from the na
decision Of said trustees To the probate In like man
set forth in the thirty section OF the above
| cited act.
Seed That the thirtysecod and the ,hr, fifth sec
tons OF the above recited which this is an aeud
| ment he mud the same ure hereby repealed.
i Sec T. This shall uke effect md be in force from am
| after its pusage. ED. A. PARROT
| Speaker pro TEN. Of the House Of Representatives
Il JAMES MONROE
| President pro teln OF the Senate