Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-03

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county road unless TIA board sf county con.
SEc. Z II my pslsori thrcdrh vhoss iends
any county road may be Waved md ana1llsd
out. shall feel that he os abe would dhe injured
BY the opening 'of ItiiS SsAs, sdck pSrSon
may mako complaint theseof N Wriline
% the board Of county conmissiopsraat tho
time the report Of the viewers appoinfed 10
view said road ID received; end q la!ch com
shall appoint three disintersstsd housshoid.
egs Of Che county, WHO shs1l 1900 6 sueh
time - may b desiGpsted ty - ceaniy
commissioner, or ,at suck u6ae = nv 6e
agreed upon by such house holder and siief
having beer. duly sworn on sf1rpelto dis
charge their duty faithfully and impextlaIlY,
shall proceed and view said proposed f0adt th6
whole distance through the pfemises Of the
much less valuable such premises cf the
complainant would be rendered b. The open-
| ing of said road, and they shall report the
same in writing TO the county commissioners
at the next regular term. sitlst iasd8 s45sfas
SEC. 8. II the board Of county commis-
siopers sre satisfied that the amount 0f dam
agesso assessed h just and equitabla and that
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| tancc to the public to cause the damages %
assessed and determined to be paid by the
county, the commissioners shah order the
same to be paid TO the complainant out Of the
county treasury; but II In the opinion of sine
commissioners such proposed road IL mot Of
sufficient Importance to the public to cause
damages to be paid by the county, the com
missioners may refuse 10 establish the same
as public highway. unless the expense or
sioners may think proper. shall be paid by
the petitioners.
Ssc. 0. Any eomplainans Who may con
ceive himsef aggrieved BY the asuessment Of
damages as prescribed by the two preceding
sections, may, within twenty days after such
report is adopted by the county commission.
ers, sppeal therefron TO the district court
of the proper county. such appeal shall be
taken to the district court In the same man-
If the appellant should fail to recover : judg-
ment more favorable than the report sp-
4 pealed from, he shall pay all costs Of the ap-
peal. }'"@'g sf@ 5}sotiSlA if4 go ~
sEo. 10. All county roads shall b. sixty
feet in width, unless the county commission
ers shall, upon the prayer Of the petitioners
for the same. determine on . lessnuinbsr Of
src. ii. When the place of bsgirnins Or
true corner of any public road shall become
uncertain by reason of the removal nj any
marked tree or monument by which such
road is designated or from any other cause,
the county commissioners OF the proper
county may appoint three disinterestcd house
holders Of she county to review, ard Il they
deem It necessary, to straighten such road;
and the reviewers shall cause the said rOadto
he correctly surveyed and marked through
out as In case of o new road, and shall make
a return of the survey and plat of such road
to the county commissioners Of the proper
county; the commissioners shall cause the
same, IL approved, to be recorded a. In other
cases; and from thcneef0rth such road sur
veyed as aforesaid shall be considered ~
SEC. IT, Ifany person or persons through
whose lands any public highway is Or may
be established, shall be desirous Of turning
such road through any other part Of his or
their lands; such person or persons may by
| petition apply to the county commissioners
| OF the proper county TO permit him or them
to turn such road through any other part Of
| his or their land on as good ground, and
! wisheaa materially s1cysaslpg The asatxase,
70 the injury Of the public; and on receipt
bond to pay the costs and expense to be in.
Cured thereby. the commissioners msy up.
| point three disinterested house-holders ssre-
| viewers and a surveyor, who, or majority
of such reviewers, shall proceed to review
| the ground over which the road 10 proposed
| to be turned, and ascertain the distance such
| road win be increased by the proposed alter
alton. and make out report In writing, stat
! ing the several distances 90 found, together
with their opinion as to the utility Of making
such alterations, and If the reviewers or .
majority Of them, shall report TO the commits
| sioners that that the prayer Of the petitioner
| or petitioners II reasonable, and upon re-
receiving satisfactory evidence that the pro
posed new road has been opened . legal
! width, and in all respects made equal 10 tho
| old road for the conveniencs OF oftravelers, the
commissioners may declare such new road
| public highway. and make record thereof,
| and at the came time vacatc % much OF the
| old road a. is embraced in the new, and the
| person or persons petitiening for the altsra-
/! tion shall pay all the costs and expenses Of
\ the view, survey and return OF such alters-
| ton. s 4sas.. 4lfs53 gtggaEs asssf.
Sec. 13. II any viewer or viewers shall
refuse or neglect to perform the duties re-
quired by this chapter, without making satis.
factory excuse for such refusal or neglect, he
shall be fined by the board Of county commits
sioners in any sum not exceeding ten dollars.
to be recovered by an action before 4 justice
of thespeace Of the proper county, which dne
when collected shah be paid over without de-
lay into the county treasury. t..ea .
SEC. H. Upon application being made
under the provisions Of this chaptss. sor I.
to bc laid out, altered or vacated, tho county
commissioners shall, before issuing n order
to the viewers, require bond 20 Be executed
by one or more OF the petitioners, Tor such
view or review, with surety safllciont, 10 b
approved by tho commissi0nen and made
payable to the county In such sums - the
commissioners shall direct. not exceedinE two
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