Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-15
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
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AN ACT relating TO highways In the county OF
Wsshingi on aud District OF Columbia,

AN ACT relating TO highways In the county oil
Wsshinsio on aud District OF Columbia,
R,u Enacted by hs Ssmats and Woass Of Rsprsss~
tanvs, ofta DATED State, of America in Consy,. as
snbLa, That from and after passage OF this act
II shall be lawful for the levy court OF Washington
county, in the District o. Cou neia to alter rrp.ir,
widen and regulate the public 70 d. and hiehva's
10 said county. snd TO lay out additional roads as
hereinafter specified,
SEQ A~d BE- 10 furtae, s~aei'd, That all roads
within ssid county Of wa,hin ton whiol have been
used by the public for per cd Of twenty I've years
or more as highway, and have been ~ sosn'z.
ed BY the said levy oeurt AZ public county roa M aud
for the repairs OF whih tha said levy court has sp-
propristed and Spendtd money, are declared pub
lilo III hways, whet err the sau have been recorded
or no. aud any psrson who shall obsraet the Tree
use of sud Highways, or any one 81 them, without
authority IRON said levy court shall he subject TO
foe for esel and every offence OF not less than
hundred more than two hundred and fifty dollars,
20 be impris ned until the said fine and cost OF suit
and collection OF the same are paid said faes to be
colleo ed il u name OF the United States for the
use Of he levy court
Sec 8, Asd b. IL fDtl0 enacted, That within one
year from the passage OF thi. act the levy court
shall cause the surveyor OF the said ounty OF wash
ington TO survey and plat al such roads as are nam
ed IN the last preceding section and have the same
recorded among the records of said county nov used
Tor recording surveys snd pats OF other public coun-
~ roads; and in making said survey, the con' "
surveyor shall follow, possible the lines
md boun aries heretofore known and used as a
highway, and he shall cause the lines aud bnunda.
ries OF the same TO be permanently market and liked
ny 'ne etcttoh ol VI poe's NJ tne
| G es thereof
Sec. 4 And b. IL further enacted, That all such
roads named In the second section OF this set
nave been INSTRUCTED by any person persons in
any within the last year shall be by
the levy court H. in the judgment of said urt the
public convenience requires il and the expenses
Their by incurred shall paid by the person or per
| sons who shall have obstructei the same, which ex
penses shall be collected fees are required TO be
| collect under the second section of this act
| SRo And be " further enacted, That hereafter
| In laying ont new roads in county of Wash ngton
| the levy court shall cause such roads TO be OF 8
width of not less than fifty nor more than one hun
dred feet, and IL may also the width of any Of
the existiag roads in said county to be increased
not more than one hundred ieet, and change the 10
cation of any of them, rs the said levy court may
deem best for the publ interest; and, for the pur
| pose OF opening or widening such roads, the saiC
levy court is hereby empowered TO cause to be con
demned any and or lands necessary for the same, a
other lands are now condemned by 'aw.
SRc AID be 1t further enacted, That in any cas-
where materials shall be necessary for making or re
pairing public roai, if levy court CAM OF agre
with the Sner IS to their purchase, the said cour
NAV proceed in the some manner for cOndemniD
said materials as in ca OF oondt mnation OF LAM
tor the purposes of public road
$40. I, And be 10 tivthr enacted That n o field o
garden or yard in actual cultivation, shall be lai
open or used as a pubic highway until after tn
usual time OF taking off the crops growing thereon
SEC 8. And be IL fer her enacted Tha, thu reQuir,
ment In the existing laws that members of the III
levy court shall be appointed from amongst the ia,
ties OF the p'ace in the C, unity of Washington
hereby repealed
Approved May 8, 1852