The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-04-26
The County Road Law.

Following is the text of Senate bill
Isl, by the committee On roads and
bridges, passed by the legislature aud
signed by the governor
Section l. County roads shall be
laid out and established by order of
the county commissioners OF the
proper counties Oh application OF
hOuseholders in the manner provided
in this act.
Sec. 2. Applications for laying out
and establishing or changing of any
county road shall be by petition in
writing to the board of county COM
missioners, signed by at least ten
householders of the county residing
IN the vi cinlty of the proposed road
Sec. ). Such petition must set
forth the terminal points of the pro-
posed road, the course, the width.
which shall not be less than thirty
feet nor more than 100 feet, and that
the proposed road is practicable and
will be of general use and public
utility.
Sec. 4. Such petition must he
accompanied by bond in the sum of
S3OO payable 10 the county, executed
by one or more OF such petitioners as
principal or principals, with two or
more sufflclent s1fetIcS, and condition
ed that the petitioners Will pay into
the county TREASURY the amount OF all
cost and expense incurred in viewine
and surveying the propose, road and
IN the proceedings IN c3s4 The road
shall not be established, and said
petition and bond shan ae iled with
the clerk of the sa taarl o. comfy
commissioners.
Sec. .. said boafo, at tie next
meeting after the fin. IS. sach reti-
ton and bond, or nj the .ae o. sucb
filing, if said board ,is >.i,n. : all
consider such roiitl naa bond and
II upon such ctns;tirr:,iiD. the board
Is satisfied that such petition contains
substantially the matterand thinps re-
qulred 10y law to he set DAT in said ne
titlon, that at leas. ten OF tie peti-
TONERS are householde5s o. thu county.
residing III the Vicinity ii tie pl,}js-
ed road, and that the bond ! sufficient
the SAID board shall apI ON 1t rec
viewers, one OF whom shall be- the
county surveyor or his deputy, all of
whom must be disinterestod persons.
none OF them petitioners. AMI the CLERK
OF said board shall make out and fur-
nlsh to said viewers a copy of said Pc
tltlon and a copy of the order appoint-
ing said viewers.
Sec. q. Said viewers shall he sworn
to perform their duties faithfully. and
as soon as practicable after their an
polntment they shall examine the
route to the proposed road, and view.
lay out and survey. such road in ac-
cordance with the petition as nearly
us practicable, and shall mark plainly
the course of the road so surveyed
lhey Snail, as lar as practicable,
cause notice of the route of the road
as surveyed to be given to each resi-
dent owner, lessee, occupant or own
er's agent of lands over which such
road passes. They shall receiv. from
each person interested in such lands
who will give the same a statement in
writing signed by such, and (1 con-
sentlng that such road be established
us surveyed, and waving all claim to
damages on account thereof; or q,
claiming damages on account. OF the
establishment and opening of such
road, and specifying he amount so
claimed. They Shall estimate the
actual damage 10 each tract OF land
over which the road passes as 10 ssH-
veyed and shaft estimate sAe cost oil
. ening and constructing such road
including all necessary bridges and
culverts, and all ylea r,f,bing
and grading They s. af he
necessity fer the rg;a. 1i;c