The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-16

1 Who'll II B NUMB Err 500.
Laws or the state or nEtni1 in n1usessio,itais.I essio,itaisI
fassai dse - 10
! iii d An AcT5 sasss7s
Te provide for tho opening, establish4.
ing and vacatiiig.cf eointy road aus.e
Be 1t enacted By the Legisiatarsoftas
State Of nssota agHaA Il asyss.rs
laSectionl. sThatif twenty. four f.ed.a
holders of any county i'm thisa Statev
1co'ntaif'g con one hundred or more. Legal
voters, and twelve .feeholders df. dnY,
county ontaining less than one heI
dred legal voters, shall petition the he
board Of commissioners Of such county 2
for the location, ablishment, CHAMPS
or vacation Of any highway running
into more than one town of said couh.s
|ty, setting forth in such .petition Ethez
beginning, course and Termination of
the highway proposed to be slecated,.
established, changed or. vacated. to-,
gether with the names of the owners
Of the lands through which. the same irlea
may pass, the auditor Of such county
shall lay said petition before the board
Of county commissioners at their next
session thereafter. hi III %5ss2szzsGaoo aaa
Sec. Q. When the board of6countys
' commissioners to whom such petition
|shall have been presented are satisfied;
that at least thirty days notice thereof
has been given, before the. session of,
such board at which such petition is
to be heard, by posting up notices in,
three Of the most public places. in each
Of the towns through which such high
way is proposed to be located, chang
ed or vacated, the board Of com,nis:i
sioners shall appoint from the mem-'
bers thereof committee to examine,
such proposed location, establishments
change or vacation, and the board if
: necessary shall designate time when.
E and place where such committee.
, shall meet upon such route.
f Sec. 8. At the time and place 1des!
ignated said committee shall meet,
: and shall proceed to examine the highs
+ way proposed to be located, changed
or vacated, and in such exaninatioit
may employ a competent surveyor, esst4
I Sec. 4. After such committee shall
!. have completed their examinations.
they shall make a report Of their. pro.
8 ceedings, setting forth the highway
proposed to be located, changed Of
e vacated, by course and distance, and
recommending therein, according to
s s the opinion, Of q majority, either that
i the prayer Of the petitioners shall be
g granted or rejected, a copy Of which
: report sf.all be returned to the board
e Of commissioners at their next session
: thereafter. ..
+ Sec. s. At the next meeting Of the
board Of commissioners, they shall
proceed to determine the prayer fof
- such petition, and such board shall
declare it granted if amajerity of the
= board so agree, and shall direct this
J.. auditor to notify the supervisors Of the
q several towns in which such road is
>. located or established, or change or
!, vacation is made, when such supervi-
sors shall cause to be opened sotnucii
of s,chehighway as lies il, theirrespec.
tive towns. 3.,ss ..,1..,, "a ..,.,s:.. -.
Sec. 8. fat the session of the board
t Of commissioners at which the report
6 OF the road committee appointed oto
0 examine such high way iss prese hyedII
: any person over whose land suehfroadl
e passes shall demonstrate against grant
ing the prayer "f the petition, setting
forth IN writing that lie ii, damaged in in
a sum mentioned, by the location,
;, change Or vacation of such highway,
,, 10 the truth of which he shall take and
= subscribe an oath, such, board all de-
8 ter1nines from the face Of the REPORT
: and the evidence before them, the
amount OF damages sustained, and
8 whether the Idaiuages so assessed afyS
; greater than the utility of the ,prepos.
|. ed highway or change, and If. 10 their
Judgment they shall deem the road Of
}. sufficient advantage TO the county to
' warrant the1paying Of the damages as4
e sessed BY the board, they shall declare
such highway located, changed or va
4 Gated, and all damages declared as.
e sessed shall be paid BY the county IN. IN.
i terested but if they shall determine
tnot t10 ua1na8es assessed IRE 8roatOf
than the advantage Of the proposed
9 location or change, they shall order the
b petition dismissed. .6s.ss s,s5s =
e a Sec. !. Snch committee appointed
]. to- examine such highway shall receive
leach one dollar and fifty cents per d.v
J. for every day they may be neessssrily
z employed, and such surveyor shall e:
: IceiYe fuch compensation IS the board
!. may determine. szaszx.as5. 81 SE
See. 8. Every State road Or etheY
Icontinuous road passing through or
into more than one organised county
Jig hereby declared county road. aud
! shall only Be altered, changed 81 va9 E
Gated by m order Of the board 81
Icsunty commissioners. All dsusess
claimed IN the locatioa of any Stsss
IroaA through any Of the organised
counties Of this State shalf Be deter
dmined By the provisions 81 this sct,
{. the Same . ID the loc4tion d d cSune1
sIroad and the organised eonatiee
d Through which each Stsfe Rad is. L.