Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

mo. 3O.] AN ACT.
To amend section 80 and 35 of an act en-
titled ''an act for opening and regula-
ting roads and highways" passrd JAN
uary 81, 1858. .a.Ias4 -aI
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by the Gen.
eral ASSEMBLY Of the State Of Ohio, That
section 80 of the above recited act be so amen.
del af to read as follows: Sec. 3. That the view.
ers shall make report in writing to the trustees,
setting forth their opinions in full for CT against
the establishment of such road, together with a
statement of the damages, if any, assessed to each
person through whose land the road is proposed to
be established, which report. together with n re-
turn of the survey and plat of said road shall be
deposited with the township, clerk who shall no.
tify 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 establish
ing said road and the trustees deem it responsible
and just. they being satisfied that the damages,
if any, have been claimed and assessed, have been
paid or secured to be Yaid by the etit;oner Pc
titioncrs, the clerk of the township shall enter
said report on record. And the trustees shall is
sue their ord to the petitioner petitioners, CT
any of them, to open said road thirty feet wide,
and from thenceforth the road shall be considered
private or township road, subject to be kept open
and in repair ut the expense of the applicant or
applications for the same PROVIDED, however,
that am township road which commences in a
state, turnpike or county road, and passes O.: and
ntcrsects another state, turnpike, county or town.
ship 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 il
shall be the duty of The supervisor to cause so
much labor to lie performed by those persons liv-
ing within his district liable to perform labor on
the public highways to be applied to opening or
keeping such township road in repair as he may
deem reasonable; and the costs of the view anu
survey of such road shall be paid out oi ltneI
township treasury but fthe viewers sna' report
that the prayer Of the petitioner or petitioners Is
unreasonable, and ought not to be granted no iur
tber proceedinas shall be had thereon by said trus
tels. and all costs accruing under the provisions
of this section shall be paid by the person or per-
sons making application for such road, except as
he hereinbefore provided. .,
Src. 9. That section IS of the above recited
act be so amended to read as follows
SEC. IS. That whenever any township road
shall become useless, any one or more resiuei''s
of the township may, after giving the same no'ice
required in the thrtieth section OF this act, peu
ton the trustees to vacate such roaa' anu u .''e
trustees shall be satisfied that the proper nouc
has been given, and no justice wl oe uohe 'Iel,eoy
they SHALL at their next regular meeting, declare
tho same vacated, and give notice thereof to the
township clerk, who shall enter the same on the
records of the township Propidsd. however. that
ny person in the township feeling aggrie ved, shall
have a right to appeal from the final decision OF
said trustees to the probate court in like manner
as set forth in the thirty third section o. the above
recited act. 49,,
SEC. 3. That the thirty second and tho thirty
five sections Of the above recited act to which
this Il an amendment, b and the same are hereby
repealed as glut a --a sii'h.si %