Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
ARrrcLE 1867.

ARTICLE foo'.
All roads hereafter ordered 10 oe ilu ,3
shall he laid out by jury of iIeehoiu-
ers of the county, TO be appointed py
The commissioners court. Saiu JURY
shall consist Of five persons, q MAJORITY
OF whom may proceed with the c0uii-
~ surveyor, TO lay out, survey anu ue.
scribe such road, 20 the. greatest
advantage to the public, and so tnat
fine same may be Traced with certain
ty. and the full notes of such survey
and description of the road shall be IN
Guided in the report of the jury. and,
if adopted, shall be recorded in the
minutes of the commissioners court.
ARTICLE 1870.
The Jury of freeholders provided for
in article 4367 shall issue "a notice IN
writing to the land owners through
whose lands such proposed roads may
run, or TO his agent or attorney, when
they will proceed to lay out such road,
or when they will assess such damages
incidental 10 the opening OF the same
road, which notice shall be served
upon such owners, his agent or attor-
ney, at least five days before the day
therein named. Ii such owner Is
a nonresident of the cou1 the no.
tice may be given by publlAtion in
newspaper published in theTounty, as
notices are required to be given to non
resident defendants as to action In the
district or county court, and the road
may be established after four weeks
publication, the cost of publishing TO
be paid as directed by judgment of the
court.
ARTICLE 431l.
The owner OF any such land may,
at the time stated in such notice, or
thereto, present to the jury
a statement in writing of the damages
claimed by him, If any, incidental to
the opening of such road, and there
upon the jury shall proceed TO assess
the damages, returning their assess
ment and the claimants statement
with their report TO the commissioners
court.
ARTICLE 1872.
If the commissioners court shall APP
prove of the report and order such road
to be opened they shall consider the
assessment of damages by the jury and
the claimants statement thereof and
allow to such owner just damages and
adequate compensation for the land
taken, and when paid or secuerd 10y
deposit with the county treasurer to
the credit of such owner they may pro-
coed to have such road opened. If the
owner Of the land is not satisfied with
the assessment by the commissioners
court, he II ny appeal therefrom, as in
cases of appeal from Judgment of JUS
tees courts, but such appeal shall not
not prevent the road from being
opened, but shall be only to fix the
of damages. If no claim of
damages is filed with such jury after
notice, as provided in the preceding
article, the same shall be considered
as waived.
ARTICLE 1870.
The commissioners court may alter
or change the course of any public
road in accordance with article 1876 of
this chapter, after notice and upon app
plication in the same manner as pro-
vided in this chapter for the discon-
tinuance of road, except that the APP
plication need not be signed by more
than one freeholder OF the precinct in
which such alteration or change is
TO be made.
ARTICLE 1879.
For the further and better providing
for public roads, any lines between
different persons, or owners of lands,
any section line or any direct linz
through an Enclosure containing l,2SO
acres of land or more may upon the
:, r,;nl i,ot. iot III ILie 1917
nnb,ic hiah,ro n' o oad ine, NC ne ea nnd
r. f,on, aii $500 aS . "au ae' open an
raet on ai,'ar s;da os 1 sa;a IT,, oi m't tt'
~, al 80. ond -, -. 'ihGs, p"v snS
tn desiSnate said Inc and ~ oo. usuu
of suryavs sLol, NJ, 81" Nv w Noa liel
defaced W 'e'''' I" Vi
Apr,c,rlqsi
i'N '1o''
!, =, ~. REGULAR term oil the court, after
uue SCI ice ol notice us PROVIDED IN the
pieceulnB article, the commissioners
G 'i my, III its discretion, should II
SteeSSS SsS1e9t. hnDIic I'M
to 49, IL A. isste ~ =. oraer ueciaring V1e
ha mr I1;s ihaleu NJ the hppiication 10
tha publ hignways, ana direct mat
, tie sa,',e nc opened by Inc owners
thereoi ana LEFT open for space of iif-
'een ieev vi each sue Oh SAID iine.
ARTICLE 1887.
All oosts ottorai, A.. ,.
nrovid.d for ~, roin,S aiie pIoceeuIhgs
49, 1es'i Vii ~ opening OF
thn nnuntu ~ 49,, tp''H9 Siia'i pe palu ny
ed - 'i'' "Ppiica'ioii DC grant
Gu
ARTICLE 1859.
The owners of the land Uhosa Iipas