Nebraska advertiser., 1862-10-04
rPrR11c-No. Gal

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AN ACT relating 10 highways in the COSBY of
Washington and District of Columbia.
Be II enacted blythe Senate and House of RePresen-
tatiUes Of the United States Of AHerScd iH Congress
assembled, That from an after the passage of this
act, it shall be lawful for the levy court of Wash
instoa county, il the District of Columbia, to altar,
repair, widen, and regulate the public roads and
highwaysin said county, and to lay ont additional
roads as hereinafter specified.
Sec. ?. And De Il Jartker enacted, That all roads
within said county of Washington which have been
used for a period Of twentv. five years or more as a
highway, and have been recognized as such by the
Levy court As pablo county roads, and for 5he re-
pairs Of which the said levy court has appropriated
and expended money, are declared public highways,
OF any one Of them, without authority from said levy
court. shall be subject to a fine for each and every
Offeuoe Of not less than one hundred or more than
two hundred and fifty dollars, 10 be imprisoned TIL
the said fine and the costs Of suit and collection Of
the same are paid , said zines to be collected in thC
name Of the United States for the use Of the levy
court.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That within
one year from the passage Of this act the levy court
shall cause the surveyor of the said county Of Wash
ingtOn county to survey and plat all such roads as
are named ia the last preceding seeoion, and have
the same recorded among che records Of said county
now used ror recording surveys and plaJS Of other
public county roads aHd, IN making said survey,
the county surveyor shall follow, as nearly as posi-
bic, the lines and boundaries heretofore used and
known az q highway. anu nc enaA CAUSE NJ AhSa
end boundaries Of she same TO be permanently
marked and fixed by the erection Of stones or post;
at the different angles thereof.
Sec. 4. ARd be Is further enacted, That all
such roads as sre named in the second seJtiOn of thu:
act as have been obstrusted by any person CT person;
in any manner within the last six years shall be re-
opened by the levy court, i, in the judgement OIL
said court, rhe public convenience requires it and
the cxpentes thereby incurred shall be paid by the
person OF persons who shall have obstructcd the same
which exnenses shall be collected as fines are requir-
ed TO be collected under the second section Of thi;
act.
Sec. 5. AndBe II further enacted, That hereafter
in LAYING out new roads in said county OF Washing
ton, tie levy court shall cause such roads to be OF !
width oc not less than City no more than one hun
drcd feet, and it may also cause the width Of any OF
the existing roads il said county to be increased. to
not more than one hundred feet, and change the To-
cation OF any Of them, as the said levy court may
deem best FOR the public interest ; aud, for the pur-
peso Of opening or widening such reads, the saIo
/ levy court is hereby empowered e cause TO be con-
demned any land OF lands necessary for the same, a
other lanos are now condemned by law.
See. 6. And b It fRrther enacted, That in any case
where materials shall be necessary for making or re-
Dairing a public road, if the levy court cannot agree
with the owner IS to their purchase, the said court
NAV urocced in the same manner for eendemning
aid materials as in cases Of condemnation Of land
fo- tbe purposes Of a public road.
Sec. Z. And be e Jarther enacted, That no helo
or gsrlen or yard, in actual cultivation, shall be lald
one3 or uscd rs a public highway until after the Us
y inc Of taking of the crops growing thereon.
Ser. 8. And bet further enacted, That the re
oniremeBt in the existing laws, that members OF thu
| levy cou7F shall be appointed from amongst the JUS
tees Of the peace in the county OF Nasnl1Ston' Il
Thereby repealed.
approved, May 5, 1857