The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-18
THE ROAD LAW.

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10 regulate the lying out, opening and class
Ing, and working OF public roads In ths
State of Texas, and fixing penalties for Il
violation of certain sections therein named
Section |. Be it enacted by the leg
islaturc of the State of Texas, that the
commissioners courts of the several
counties of this State shall have full
power, and it shall be their duty, to or
der the LAYING out and opening of pub
lie roads, when necessary, and to dis
continue or alter any road whenever il
shall be deemed cXpedicnt, as herein.
after prescribed, and it shall be their
further duty TO classify all roads running
through their counties into first. second
and third class roads.
Section .. First class roads shall be-
clear of all distractions and not less
than forty feet wide with all stumps
over six inches in diameter to be cut
down to six inches of the surface and
rounded Off. all stumps six inches and
under in diameter 10 he emf smooth
with the ground: NIL cnusewoys laid ont
at lcpst sixteen feet wide, provided
that commissioners courts shall have
power to order first class road i'm such
places as may be necessary to be wider
than forty feet and not to exceed sixty
feet.
Section 3. Second class roads shall
be clear of all distractions. and not less
than thirty feet wide, stumps six inches
and over in diameter to be cut down
within six inches of the surface and
rounded off; and all slumps less than
six inches in diameter to he emf smooth
with the ground and NIL cnusnyoys 10
he laid ont nj least sixteen feet widc
Section 4. Third class roads shall be
clear of NIL distinctions and not less
than twenty feet wide; stumns six
inches and over in diameter ia he emf
down To within six inches of thc suI.
face and rounded Off, all stumps less
than six inches in diameter to hc emf
down smooth with the ground and all
causeways laid out at least twelve feet
wide.
Section & The commissioners co,,rt.
of the several counties shall law of their
respectiye counties into rood precincts
and shall nj their first rcouLw mcrtinn
in eoch and every wear onnoint nm over.
sccr for ooch rood mrcnrt onL shoIl ot
the same time designate nil thc hands
liohle ia worl, on nnhlic roods unLor
The different ovcrscers in thnir county.
and in cnse any hand or hands Liable ia
worl on roads shall not have bpcn dos.
ipnoted low said court the oversee,
shall have nower to summon, thcm ia
work ON the nearest uublic rood ia
which thev NAV live ~ if thev had
been designated bv the CONT. nroyidrd
fifteen DAYS residence in the county IA,
necessary to reuuire the performances nj
said rond service ot the timo said ser
vice is reouired. but il from nnv cans,
the court should fail or neglect to ncr
form the duties required in this section
at its first meeting in the venr il shall,
be compctent and legal for if to max,
such amendment and DESIGNATION ot fl
called meeting. or at any regular form
and in case a vacancy should occu in
any road precinct Inv the death rnmovn,
or other inability Of any oversrcr Of th,
road in the comfy IT, shall ho tho ,h,t,
of fine county iuirc i,nmodintnl,, nmnt
inlnrm,tion Of thn somn :, ,,,,nint a,
ovnrscnr 10 I'M snch vncnncy wLn shnI,
h, notified of his onnoininnnt 49, il
othnr cases and yhnsn d,tv II shoII Il,
to serve mill tho first rcnninr mnnth,,
Of the CONT in thr nEvt surcrcdim,
ycor
scotland Allnull;, ro,ls and hi,l,
wnvs thnt b,vn hrrototoro Loom ,,;d ~,
nnI established nrrcnnhly 10 lnw "ycc,,
snch 49, hnvn Lccn discortinnnI ~,
hereby declared ia Inc nuhlir rnnJs an,
Tho sSid commissioners court sh,ll II
M instance Grant nm orlcr M an nnnii
rn,inn Cnr an, nnw ronI 80, in lsinrn,,
t;nnc an o,iGirnl nnn unlcss ,hn nor
sons mal,;nr anmlic,tionS f,r t,n .on, n
or some one or thcm shull hayr r;yc,
nj lonst twenty DAYS noticc hv nJv,r
tsomnnt If ,hnn hnic,dcL onni;cot;nn
nosted M NJ tLr conrthnuse door nna
two othcr nnhIir nloces IN ,Ln vin;M;, MI,
of the routc Of tho nrnnrscI now rnoJ
or Tho road nrnnnscd to i, E.onnt;nnoI
section 7 All onnlic,t;nmy Cn, , - n, ",
road aud all nnnlicntinns ,n oi,n,',, Wv, y,
discontinue nm ori"in% ono " .h"ii ~ ~ w. ~,
netition to commissiomors, comr, ' s; J." W
hv NJ least eicbt Greeholdors ~ H. ~ S S"a'
nrecinct or nrecincts in Which soid r o",
r Desired 10 he made or d;scomt H ,W",