The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-04-04
THE NEW ROAD LAW.
Text OF the Measure as Signed by the
Governor.

Following is the text of senate bill
PSI, by the committee on roads and
bridges, passed by the legislature and
signed by the governor:
Section l. County roads shall be laid
out and established by order of the
county commissioners of the proper
counties on application of householders
Ill the manner provided in this act.
Sec. 2. Applications for the laying
out and establishing or changing of any
county road shall be by petition in
writing to the board of county commits
sloners, signed by at least ten house
holders of the county residing in the
vicinity of the proposed road.
Sec. 3. Such petition must set forth
the terminal points of the proposed
road, the course, the width, which shall
not be less than thirty feet nor more
than one hundred feet, and that the
proposed road is practicable and will be
of general use and public utility.
Sec. 4. Such petition must be ac-
companied by bond in the penal sum
OF $500, payable to the county, executed
by one or more of such petitioners as
principal or principals, with two or
more sufficient sureties, and condi-
toned that the petitioners will pay into
the county treasury the amount of all
cost and expense incurred in viewing
and surveying the proposed road and
in the proceedings in case the road shall
not be established, and said petition
and bond shall be filed with the clerk
of the said board of county commission
ers
Sec. 5. Said board, at the next meet
ing after the filingof such petition and
bond, or at the time of such filing, if
said board is then in session, shall con-
slider such petition and bond, and if
upon such consideration the board is
satisfied that said petition contains sub
stantially the matter and things re-
qpired by law to be set out in said petit
ton, that at least ten of the petitioners
are householders of the county, residing
in t..e vicinity of the proposed road,
and that the bond is sufficient, the said
board shall appoint three viewers, one
of whom shall be the county surveyor
or his deputy, all of whom must be dis
persons, none of them being
petitioners, and the clerk of said board
shall make and furnish to said viewers
a copy of said petition and copy of the
order appointing said viewers.
Sec. 6. Said viewers shall be sworn
to perform their duties faithfully, and
as soon as practicable after their APP
pointment they shall examine the route
of the proposed road, and view, lay out
and survey such road in accordance
with the petition as nearly as practlc-
able, and shall mark plainly the course
of the road so surveyed. They shall,
as far as practicable, cause notice of the
route of the road as surveyed to be given
to each resident owner, lessee, occupant
or owners agent of lands over which
such road passes. They shall receive
from each person interested in such
lands (whO will give the same) state
ment in writing signed by such person,
and % consenting that such road be
established as surveyed, aud waving
all claim to damages Oh account thereof;
or ~ claiming damages on account of
such road, and specifying the amount
so claimed. They shall estimate the
actual damage to each tract of land over
which the road passes as so surveyed,
and shall estimate the cost of opening
and constructing such road, including
all necessary bridges and culverts, and
all clearing, grubbing and grading.
They shall consider the necessity for
the road, and the public convenience to
to be subserved thereby, and whether
such road ought to be established and
opened.
Sec. 7. When the view and survey
of the proposed road is completed, the
viewers must report in writing to the
board of county commissioners:
l. The terminal points, course and
length of the road as laid out and SUI
veyed.
2. An accurate description of each
tract of land over which such road
passes, with the name and place OF
residence or address of the owners, les
sees and incumbrancers of each of said
tracts, and the quantity or area of land
TO be taken from each tract for such
road.
3. The estimated damages to each
tract of land over which such road has
been so laid out and surveded.
4. The names of the persons interested
i'm said lands who consent to the estab
lishment of the road, and waive all
claims to damages.
5. The names of the persons interested
i'm said lands who refuse their consent,
and amount of damages claimed 10y
each.
G Whether such road should be of a
width different from that specified III
the petition, and, if SO, giving the width
recommended by the viewers.
7. The probable cost of the construct
ion of the road, including all necessary
bridges and culverts, and all clearing,
grubbtng and grading.
8. The opinion of the viewers as TO
the necessity for the road, and their