The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-09
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Ariip rIIiS. Urtp..'i 90 J. 81 hr fec1W'
mend,d % & r u.l..t read re-. l1lluNs;
Article .J5l On, comm, 5'oneIs court OF
IN, srytrni CluufTih shalt nave lGl plNtI
and it shail ur tlv't uutf, Co order TIE lay
ing out tui utruluF oipnoNc fosds Whrt
necssaTy AID fu .IfCnuNtuc or alter any
road whef ever b. shs be- deemed tSpgdl
pIt, us hereinafter pi'srrintni provided
Thai hereafter 600 public foki thAll hr nl
tered On pIA.r-d o. frp. Tor lhc purpose OF
shoftfliur th, His.trC' nom Tie point %.
beriu &C.,. fp tnr p"iu' u' destination.
Ar. 1901 r. shul, po tho duty OF the
eorlm.s.iuurrs cuu.t io classify AL pubic
roads BOO tIr'r rnu- no.. into NET, ,c2un
aud in.rI Gins. rutd-, Erd to act ~ super.
visor, II fuadi boz their forptciiy. pri cin't ,
M hereinafter provided, aud commission
eis courts may on their own motor, when
A. Is deemed necessary, open new sosds o.
ttraigh'pu existing snr'.
Arr. 1905. All applications Tor new
road aud all appl ctuOn To discontinue nm
existing one, shall be by pett'on TO zoe
con missioner, cOur., tigtth ny NJ les7i
eirbt frtehoidcra ~ the precinct or pre-
cinot. ia which such rad u dt sired TO b.
made or dice ,utluutd, specifying ~ ouch
petition the beginning nud termination 81
such road proposed 10 BE- opened or ulsc)h-
tinued; pr1rdrn, 'hh WusIe .no VI wv.
persons 1.-Two within sny incloiure eth'r Or
ali of them may raution the commission
ers court thiri-Cisfs road or nelshbor
hood road 70 tueir nesr~s trading polhN,
mills. gins school and onurch houses nud
county seas, and the courts shal opchsu
roads us hereinafter provided IN the OPEN
inc of third-class roads, And provided ilr'
,her tba, no part 81 publc road shall b.
discontinued, unless new road conntciinR
thAt matt ot sucn ROAD not dlscJ1tlnusd
shall fret ne opened; aud PROVIDED further
that no lart of iirft OF second-class fuhl
shall be reduced TO u road OF lower cla's.
Art. 4367. All roads b r-after ordered
he mad shell ue AID On ny n Jury OF re-
holders OF the county, TO be appointed by
the commis.iouers' court. SAID Jury so |.
consist o five persons majority VI WnDm
may proceed, with county surveyor, 10 lay
out, survey an describe sucn ROAD 10 the
greatest advantage To the pubic, an 30
thai the same Can De traced with certainty, |
and the full notes oi such shrvet ann de- |
scrlption OF tno to,d sh he Incl lded In |
the report OF the jury, and, u adopted
rhnll be recorded IN the minutes Of the |
comm .-i1nefs' court.
Art. 1870. The jury OF freeholders pro |
vised Tor in ar iclr 1861 ahall issue notice |
in writing to the land owne-s through |
.s.aA adj ~. 70 riIH
mr. TO his agent or attorney, OF tue times
when they will proceed 10 lay out sscb |
road or when they vii, assess the damages
incidental to the opening oil the
same, which notes shall be
ser we'd uplu such owner, his agent
or attorney, o. least hve days bstors the
dav therein named II such owner 10 a Hon.
resldent OF the county, the notice may be
eiyen BY publication in nevspapss pub
iished in the county, a. notices are required
IN he given to nonresident DESCENDANTS ~ TO
action Ia the d,sTict Or cotniy court, ana
the ROAD NAV b. established AFTER four
weeks pub icnliOn, the cost OF ruhNshingto
be paid as directed BY judgment OF the
c6urt. -,
NAV. al ths time sta OF in such notice, or
previously thereto. present 10 Inc Jury
statemeu, in writipg OF the damsg sciaimed
by him, If any, Incidental 10 ths opening
of such ROAD, and tnereupon the Jury shall
Droceed to AS ess thu damages, re- urning
their assessment and the claim aEt's state
ment with their report TO the commission
Ar. 4372. II the commissioners shall
anproy, h. report and order such road
10 be opened tlry shBll consider tn asses
ment Of damsg 5 ny the jury sn the claim
ants statement thereof anV ~ OF 10 suoh
owner lust usmsgts aud sd' qunie compeu-
sa;i IN r the laud taken, abd when paid or
secured by depOtit with the county irea--
urer To The credit OF ,uch owner they muy
procped Co have such road opened. II toe
owner OF tie aud Is MOB eutsn-d with TIE
assessu ent By the mmisfon'rs court,
ne may appeai tnrre from, hs In cases OF
appea, FROM judgment %. j1;u'ceo court,
brr sucn APP eal -hsli not proven. the road
from bring plned, out 3 all be only 20 hx
the amount al damages. l. no claim OF
damage il fled Win such jury after notice
as provided In the prec'Lins article, the
saire ,heii 81 considered ~ waived.
Art 1875. Tue comm ssioners' oouri may
aller or cuarge the cIu.se II a. pun 10
road in accordance with ArtiCle 1870 OF TINS
chapter. siter notice and upon application
in IN. same insurer o. provided IN TINS
IN AMI or for the disoontinuence OF road ,ex'
cept that the application neeu NOT De
sjened by mora than one freebooter OF Inc
precinct IN viii b such a!ttrition or chause
Il propos to be made.
Ar, 1879. For the further and better
- n,,i Tor puolio roads, any lines be.
!rresn a 'tf.ren, o, rsons or owners of lands
swesn o lina mr. anv direct lins through
10y ;nc,osurs containing 1880 acres o laud
ar more NAV upon the conditions pr ,vided
for IN The follpwing articles OF this caption,
he de Jared public highways, aud left open
u DC ~ TO from All obstruc.,ons Tor I'll cen
~, On .i,ber side of s.id lines, but the
msrke ed ire, > and other obi cts used TO dts
' Lsm, 81 he 70 n,ovsd or defac,d.
Art. 4ssi. Al . regular term Of the court,
,f,er duy service OF 40 ice as provided Ia