The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-14
Cbe alexander Road Law

or his assistant, to prepare prelimin-
airy surveys, plans, specifications and
estimates of the roads which it is
proposed to construct and improve
within said district in the same man
ner as set cut in section of this
Act, and file them in the county
court of said county for the purpose
of determining the feasibility of any
road improvement and the cost
thereof before said petitions are cir
Culated, and when said preliminary
plans, specifications and estimates
are SO made and filed the State High.
way Gommi@sicn. upon the application
of either the County Judge or ten or
more landowners, shall cause to be
prepared the petitions to be circula-
tei among the land owners in the
proposed district for the purpose of
obtaining a majority in land value,
acreage or number of landowners
as set OUT in the preceding section,
and when such majority is obtained
said petition shall be filed in the
County Court and a date set for a
hearing and due notice thereof given
to the owners of real property in
said district of said hearing as pro-
vided by the preceding section, and
when said hearing is SO had, the or
ganization of said district shall then
proceed in the manner hereinafter
prescribed.
Session 2 The County Court, at
tho hearing provided for in the pre-
sufficiency of said petitions, and if
any person whose name appears on
the petition shall, for any valid rea-
son, desire to remove his name from
said petition. he shall state his rea-
sons therefor in writing, and any
person who objects to the formation
of said district shall present his OBJ
jections in writing.
If it appears to the County Court
that the petition is signed by eth
err majority in land value. acreage.
the proposed district, and if the
County Court deems it to the best
interest OF the county and the land
owners in said district, it shall be
the duty of the County Court to
mae an order establishing said dis
trict. such majority in acreage. num-
Der of landowners, or majority in
land value to be determined by the
assessment for the purpose of gen-
eral taxation in force II sid county
at the time, ard. If the County
Court is Of the opinion that any
part, or parts, of the territory in
eluded i'm the petition and plat is
not benefited by the proposed i'm
provement, the court may, in the
order creating said district. elimin-
ate sach territory fom the boundar-
les Of this district
The POSITION may be signed by wo-
men who own real property. wheth-
er married or single: guardians may
sign for their Wads, and trustees
executors aud administrators may
sign for the estate represented by
them and. if the signature Of any
corporation is atteseed by the cor
porate seal the same shall be suffi-
Client evidence Of the assent of the
corporation to said petition.
The words real property. or
Land s" wherever used in this
act. shall include land, Improvements
thereon. railroads, railroad right-of-
way and improvements thereon. in
Guiding public buildings. sidetracks,
etc. aud tramroads
Seaaon , TIE order of The Gom-
ty Court establishing Road I'M
provement District shall have the
force ard effect of a Judgment and
shall be deemed conclusive, final and
binding upon all territory embraced
in said district, and shall not be sub
iect 10 collateral attack, but only to
diet ata-k on appeal
Any owner Of real property within
the district may appeal from said
Judgment within thirty DAYS by fill
ing an affidavit cor appeal. stating
in said affidavit the special matter
on which said appeal is taken and
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