The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-17
ion Of the ground and proposed changes.

ton Of the ground and proposed changes,
ut the first term OF the court thereafter,
and If, upon report, the court be salts
fled that the public will not be materi-
ally injured thereby, it shall order such
change; and. upon satisfactory proof Of
such road being opened in such manner
rs to be equally convenient to travellers,
the court shall make an order vacating
so much ofthe former road us lies between
the different points Of intersection. and
cause the report thereof to be recorded.
SEC. y. Any twelve bOuse-holders of
the township or townships through
which Il road may run, may make APP
plication for the vacation o. any road or
part of road rs useless, and the repairing
thereof an unreasonable burthen to such
township or townships; the petition
shall he publicly read on the first day
of the term ut which it is presented, and
the matter continued without further
proceeding until the next term; notice
OF the filing of such petition, and Of the
road sought to be vacated, shall be posted
up in not less than three public places in
such township or townships, at least
twenty days before the first day of the
next term of the court; and at the
next regular term the same shall
be again publicly read on the first
day thereof. Ii no remonstrance
be made thereto in writing, signed by at
least twelve h~ouse-holders, the court
may proceed to vacate such road or any
part thereof, and the costs shall be paid
by the petitioners.
SEC. %. Every person who shall furn-
ish, at the request OF the road overseer,a
pillow, cart, wagon or scraper, with a
pair of oxen, horses or mules, shall be
entitled to receive for each days work
of such team and driver, such compensa-
ton as the road overseer may allow, not
exceeding three dollars per day.
SEC. %. Every Overseer or other per-
son by his written order. may enter upon
lands adjoining or near his road, and
open such bitches rs may be necessary,
and when any road shall require any
material of earth, stone or timber for the
Use of said road in opening or repairing
the same, he may enter uDO any unim-
proved lands adjoining u near his road
and take the same, but in no case shall
he cut n shade, fruit or ornamental tree
without the consent of the owner. and
shall have power to assess the damages
which may have been sustained by the
owner of such material, not to exceed
the cash value of the material so taken.
Such owner, if he be aggrieved at the
assessment. shall file his objections
thereto, and such objections shall be tried
in the same manner rs objections TO
damages in establishing new roads.
SEC. 30. Every overSeer shall erect
and keep q post ut every forks or cross
roads in hts district, TO which snail pe
affixed u linger-board containing a legi.
BILE inscription directing the way and
noting the distance To the next import
ant place on the road. for which he shall
be allowed one dollar. h account ior
services shall he audited by the county
court. and paid out of h county reve.
nue. or road and canal fund, rs the court
may direct.
SEC. 81. II any overseer wiiltully fail
or neglect to keep the roads in his dis
trict in good repair, or fail to discharge
his duties impartially to the hands. OF
fail to put up or cause to be put up I'M
g~er-boards, or IN any Ian u
comply with the requirements OF THIS
act. he shall he subject to an Indictment
and upon conviction shall lie lined IN aht
sum OF not less than lve o o thar
twenty dollars: and II he fail to pro
perry appropriate ami account Tor th'
money that may come INTO his n
shall be liable on his bond Tor double th'
amount so improperly appropriated or no
accounted for. No person shall be com
PEELED to serve as road overseer FOL
more than one year in q period OF lou
years. " -,
SEC. ~. II any person snail demoiis
or delace any hnger.board or remos'
the same, he shall forfeit n pay I'M