Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-30
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chapter 1873.


AN ACT to authorize the county snpervls-
o's TO lay out aid establish highways IN GER
tain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in semitic and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. TIL, county board of supervisors
of each county. shall be commissioners to lay
out survey and establish highways extending
through or into three or more towns In such
county.
Sec ?. Upon petition of not less than forty
five resident fretholders. and not less than
fifteen from each town through or into which
it is proposed tolay such highway, praying
the laying out Surveying and establishing OF
public highway extending into or through at
least three of thetowns of such county. the
said board of supervisors shall proceed to lay
out such highway, if in their opinion the pub
lie good will be thereby promoted.
Sec 3. Whenever the county board OF su
pervisors shall Ivy out any such highway they
shall cause an accurate survey thereof TO be
made, and theysaall make out a description
of the highwayso laid out and incorporate
the same in al order to be signed by them or
a majority of hem, and shall cause said or
der to be filedand recorded forthwith In the
office of the cerk Of the board OF supervisors
of such countF. and shall also cause copy
of such order to be filed in the office OF the
town clerk of each town into or through whlc
said road may vun.
! Sec 4. Upon APPLICATION made TO SAID board
of supervisors for the laying out of such high
way, thev shall cause notice to be given,
bv publication of notice for three weeks, in
some new papcr printed and published in
such county. of the time and place at which
! they will meet to decide upon such applica-
ton, or by three written or printed notices,
posted for the sams length of time in each
town: prorj9ad, that no newspaper shall be
published in such county, or being published
shall not have general circulation.
Sec. ). The damages sustained by any
person through whose land any such high
| way, shall be laid, may be ascert ined by
agreement between said board of supervisors
and such owner. In case of failure to agree
! upon such damages. tie same may be ascor-
! tanned and determined in the manner now
provided by law for the entertainment of dam
ages, in chapter 10 of th- revised statues, and
shall be pail by the towns, respectively
where the same is [are] occasioncd.
! Sec 6. The same board of supervisors shall
! have the same per diem allowance, as when
! in regular session; to BE- paid, as well as the
necessary expenses of surveying such road
| out of the county treasury.
| Sec. T. No alternative, vacation or discon-
tinuance of any such highway. shalt be made
unless by the board of county supervisors
and by such only on like petition and notice
as in the case of laying out highways by
said board. Highways laid out by said
co nty board Of supervisors shall be opened
and repaired in the respective towns. in the
same manner as other public highways.
| Sec. s. Whenever the supervisors of any
adjoining towns shall be unable to agree il
the location an laying out of a highway ex-
tending into or through such towns, so as tC
make continuous read from one town into
or through the other as may be required iol
the convenience of the public, upon petition
of thirty freeholders, fl teen ofwhom shalt re-
| side in each of such towns. setting forth such
disagreement and praying the laying out o
a road extending into or through such tive
towns. the said board of county supervisor
may proceed in the same manner as herein
before provided. to view, lay out, survey ant
establish such highway.
! Sec. 3. This act shall ia Ike effect and be
in force from and after its P assage and pub
LEGATION.