Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-10-09
n PUBLISHED By ORDER 4Hh
OF THE BOARD OF .PoLICE.

ARTICLE. /. When any person or per-
sons shall desire to have any public Road
laid out, altered or changed, n petition
shall be presented to the board OF police
of the county, signed by ten or more free
holders or houseboldcrs of the county, in
terested in such Road, setting forth the
commencement and termination, and gen,
eral course thereof, and that the public in
terest or convenience requires such Road
to be laid out and opened, or altered, or
changed, as shown in the petition and
the petitioners. it not the owners Of the
land through which the Road runs. or is
proposed to run. shall give FIVE days no
tce to The owners. of such lard, in person,
or by leaving the same at their residence i,
! if they reside in the county, or if the own
ers Of the land be non residents of the
county, then by putting up such notice in
some conspicuous place on the lard
through which the Road runs, or is pro
posed to run and thereupon the board Of
police shall hear the parties, and they
determine that the prayer Of the petition
ers ought to be granted in whole or in
part, they shall appoint seven disinter-
ested freeholders. residents of the county,
to be commissioners-who shall proceed
to examine and view the contempt tied
route of said Road. and if they find the
same practicable, TO lay out and mark the
same, or the alteration or change required
to be made, and shall make Report Of
their proceedings to the next meeting of
the board. A majority of s,id commits
sionerS may act, provided a majority ofthe
whole shall concur in the report.
ARTICLE 2. The said commissioners
SHALL before they enter on the discharge
OF their duties, be sworn before some per
son authorized to Administer an oath,
faithfully aud impartialy to examine, lay
out and mark the said Road. and to dis
charge the duties incumbent upon them,
to the best of their ability which oath
shall be returned with their Report
Article B. The Report Of said CON-
nissioners shall be in writing, aud may be
setaside by the board of police for sufli
Gent cause, and new commissioners ap
pointed, or otherwise at the discretion of
the board and if confirmed, the report
shall be entered at large in the Minutes
or Records of the board and the board
shall proceed to assign the necessary
hands for the opening and working of said
Road. sag.s 0
ARTICLE, A. When any owner of land,
or other person, shall claim Compensation
for any land taken for any public Road,
laid out under this act, or for any dana.
ges sustained by the CONSTRUCTION of said
Road, he shall petition the board of DO
lice. in writing, ut the next meeting after
the laying out of said Road, or ut the
meeting when the report thereof, shall be
returned = setting forth the mature and
characterof the damages claimed: where
upon the board shall forthwith issue an
order to the sheriff to summon twelve
disinterested ireeholders, residents Of the
county, to view the premises and inquire
of the damages sustained by the parties
complaining and said persons shall have
five days notice Of the time and place Of
meeting, and shall be sworn by the sheriff |
justly aud truly to value and assess the
damages Sustained by the party complain
ing, and the said persons shah render
their inquisition in writing, and sign the
same aud the sheriff shall return it to the |
board of police at its next meeting and |
said board may confirm said Report, or
set the same aside. for cause shown. and
order another jury to be summoned, and
ifthe jury fail to agree after being kept
together sufficient time. they shall be
discharged by the sheriff, and another jury
summoned. D., g,l,s re.t t...s'-
ARTICLE. 5. Should any Of the persons
summoned fail to attend. the sheriff shall
Immediately summon others in their place,
and he shall return such defaulters TO the
board of police, and they shall be fined
each in the sum Of twenty dollars, unless
sufficient excuse be made.
ARTICLE. g. II the report Of the COM
missioners shall be confirmed, the DANA
ges assessed shah repaid out ofthe coun.
ty treasury and it shall not be lawful to
open said Road for use, until the dana
ges shall be assessed and paid
ARTICLE. 4. No person shall turn, alter,
or change any public Road, unless by or
der OF the board Of county police. under
penalty Of being fined ifty dollars for each
offence, by the said board and no old
road shall be shut up, until the oterseer
shall certiiyto the board of police that
the new Road is in all respects fit for
travel. ~ ff.fgr n /
ARTICLE. s. All Roads now laid out
and opened, or hereafter laid ont and open
ed, according to the provisions of this
act, shall be deemed public Roads or
highways, and shall be opesed and work.
ed at least ten, and not more than thirty
feet in width THE width Of the Road shall
be. specified to the respective oyerseers.
Causeways shall be at least sixteen feet
wide, and the earth necessary to raise and
cover the same shall be taken from the
sides, so as to form ditch oa each side
OF the causeway. q 49,, s.sat
ARTICLE. 9. All proceedings Of the
board ofpolice ID the laying out, altering
or changing any public Road, may De, Re.
viewed by the circuit court, in respect to
any matter Of law arising on the face Of
the proceedings and the board OF police
shall grant appeals for that purpose, When
prayed FOR, on the appellant giving bond
for fha cost In anch 1,analf, os tho h,.l Z