The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-28
The Newly-Passed Law Con-
corning Highways.
PENALTIES FOB VIOLATION.
A Law that Concerns Everyone, and
is of Interest to all Residents
of Utah.

Territory of Utah, That all roads,
streets, alleys and bridges laid out or
erected by the public, are highways.
SEC. All roads, streets, alleys and
bridges, laid out or erected by Others
than the public, and dedicated or
abandoned to the use of the public, are
highways. A highway shall be deemed
and taken as dedicated and abandoned
to the use of the public when it has
been continuously and uninterruptedly
used as a public thoroughfare for a
period of ten years.
Sec. 3.-All roads, streets, alleys and
bridges which are now used by the pub
lie, and have been declared to be high
ways by the county courts and munich
tive Jurisdictions; or which may here
after be declared, shall be deemed and
taken to be public highways; ProUided
That where roads or streets are laid out
through improved lands and such lands
are not projected by fences along the
line of the roads or streets where such
roads pass through, such roads
or streets may, by the County
Court of the county where they are
laid out, be declared to be limited
highways. A notice to that effect shall
be posted at each end of such limited
highways, and any person who shall
wilfully drive any bands or herds of
cattle, horses or sheep over such roads
or streets other than during the time
that the adjoining lands are thrown
open to the public by the owners there
OF for grazing purposes, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor.
Sec. 4.-Roads. streets. alleys and
bridges laid out and recorded by order
of the county courts, or municipal cor
porations, are public highways.
SEC. Whenever any corporation
owning a toll bridge, or a turnpike
plank or common wagon road is dis
solved or discontinued, OF has expired
by. limitation, the bridge or road be-
:, comes highway.
SEC. g. A road no; worked or used
| for period of five years, ceases to be a
highway.
Sc. by taking or accepting land
for highway, the public acquire only
the right of way, and incidents neces-
sary to enjoying and maintaining it. A
transfer of land, bounded by a high
way, passes the title of the person
whose estate is transferred, to the GEN.
tire of the Highway
SEC. S.-The County Courts of the re-
spective counties of this Territory shall
by proper regulations,
First-Divide, where not already
done, their respective counties, into a
suitable and convenient number of
road districts. and appoint supervisors
therefor biennially, or whenever va
cancies occur from any cause, and re-
move them at pleasure.
Second = Cause to be surveyed =,
viewed. laid out, recorded, opened,
maintained and worked, such public
highways as ARE necessary for public
convenience.
are necessary for the use of the public.
Feurth-Contract for, purchase, or
otherwise acquire, when necessary, the
right OF way for public highway over.
private property and for that purpose
institute proceedings for the acquire
ment of said right of way, as provided
in PartIII, TitleVII, of the code of civil
procedure.
Fifth-Cause to be erected and main
tanned On such highways as they may
designate, milestones or posts, and
guide posts, properly inscribed.
Sixth-Designate the public highways
to be maintained by them within-nr
extending through each incorporated
city or town, which in no case shall be
more than three in the same direci ion.
SEC. 9-The County Clerk must keep
q book in which must be recorded all
the orders OF the County Court relative
to each road district, including orders
for laying out, opening and altering
roads; description of each road dis
trict. the names of its supervisors.
| roads, highways. contracts, and all
other matters pertaining thereto.
SEC. 10.ASupefvisors OF road districts
shall receive notice of their appoint
ment from the County Clerk, and
4 within twenty days thereafter must
qualify, as such, BY taking and sub
scribing an oath Of office, and giving a
bond to the county in such sum as may
4 be deter mined by the County Court,
such bond to be approved by the. Pro-
bate Judge, and filed with the County
Clerk A certificate of the County
Clerk iund er the seal of the County
Court that the appointment has been
made, the required bond filed, and the
oath of Office taken, shall constitute a
commissions and will. authorize the
person named therein to discharge the
duties of supervisor until superseded
SEC. u.-Road supervisors must, I'M
less otherwise ordered by the County
Court appointing them:
First.3Take charge of the public
highways within their respective dis
tricts. = asa, G5sl ri &c AgEsf -.
: -Second-Keep- them clear of obstruc
, tons and in good repair
:, h Third-Cause banks to q be graded
: bridges and -causeways to be made
: where necessary, and keep the same il
, repair, and renew them when neces
sary. 4 a
Fourth-Give not less than.two days
; notice stos the inhabitants of their re-
spective districts liable to do work OF
roads when, where. with what imple.
, ments, and under whose direction Il
work. When teams may be required
supervisors shall negotiate for the sam,
at an equitable rate. LOG q lOOA ~ j
FifthGCollect the annual poll tar
direct and superintend the expenditur
of that portion of the tax paid in la
Dor.
SEC. 12.-If any person who is liabl,
shall fail to pay the tax required b,
this act within ten days after the dat.
of the notice required in SUBDIVISION
, four of the preceding section, said ia,
i. shall be deemed DELINQUENT and IN.