The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-06-05
Speaker pro tenn. Of che
Passed March II, 1851.

mo. 30.l AN ACT z gast @ss &.
To amend sections s2 and IS of an act entitled "an
act for opening and regulating roads and high
ways" passed January u, 1858. 5'.-s a a
Section l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Ohio, That section 80 of the
above recited act be amended to read as fol-
lows: Sec 49, That the viewers shall make report
in writing to the trusteess. setting fort their op
ions in full for against the establishment of such
road, together with statement of the damages,
if any, assessed to each person thraugh whose
land the road is proposed to be established, which
report, together with return of the survey and
plat of said road shall be deposited with the town
ship clerk. who shall notify the trustees thereof
whereupon the trustees shall, at their next meet
ing. said report to be read and if the same
be in favor of establishing said road, aud the trus
tees deem it reasonable and just they being salts
fed that the damages, if any, have been claimed
and assessed, have been paid or secured to bepaid
BY the petitioner or petitioners, the clerk of the
township shall entsr said report on record. And
the trustees shall issue their order TO the petitioner
or petitioners, or any of them, to open said road
thirty feet wide, and from thenceforth the road
shalt be considered private or township road.
subject to be kept open and in repair at the ex.
pense of the applicant or applicants for the same:
Provided, however, that any township road which
commences in state, turnpike or county road, and
passes on and intersects another state turnpike
county or township road shall be opened and be
kept in repair by the supervisor in whose district
any such township road may be situated in whole
or in part, and 1t shall be the duty of the supervi
sor to cause much labor to be performed by
those persons living within his district liable to
| perform labor on the public highways to be ap-
piled to opening or keeping such township road in
| repair as he may deem reasonable; and the costs
of the view and survey of such road shall be paid
out Of fthe township treasury; but If the viewers
shall report that the prayer of the petitioner or
|. petitioners is unreasonable, and ought not to be
granted, further proceedings shall be had there
on by said trustees and all costs accruing under
the provisions of this section shall be paid BY the
person persons making application for such
| road. except as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 2. That section 35 of the above rected act
be amended to read as follows:
| Sec. So. That whenever any township road shall
become useless, any one more residents of the
township may, after giving the same notice re-
quired in the thrtieth section of this act peti-
ton the trustees to vacate such road, and if the
trustees shall be satisfied that the proper notice
has been given, and injustice will be done there
by, they shall, at their next regular meeting. de-
clare the same vacated, and 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 feeling aggreved,
shall have right to appeal from the final decision
Of said trustees to the probate court in like man
set forth in the thirtyt third section of the
above recited act. @ @
/ Sec. g. That the thirtyssecona and the thirty
fifth sections of the above recited act to which this
is an amendment, be and the same are hereby re-
lpealed.' @a'D H5
| Sec. 4. This act to take effect and be in force
| from and after its passage.
| ,s,sgaasaaass ED. A. PARROTT, pro tem.,
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives.
i ss JAMES MONROE,
4 S@S #' President pro tenn. of the Senate.