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4N ACT for surveying and marking out a Slate Road from Palmyra in
Marion County to Cenireville in Macon County.
Commissioners and their duties,
Shall meet first Monday in April,
Incase of failure, then on some other day,
Vacancies, how filled,
Surveyor and chain-carriers' duties,
Koads shall be opened,
Oath of commissioners,
Compensation of commissioners, surveyor and
chain carriers, 7
Expenses, how paid, 8
Road from Huntsville to Centreville, a State
road, 9
Shall be kept in good repair, 10
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri,  as follows:
§ 1. William Peppers, sr. of Marion county, Isaac Blockford, of Shelby
county, and Frederick Roland, of Macon county, are hereby appointed road
commissioners, whose duty it shall be to meet at the town of Palmyra, in the
county of Marion, on the first Monday in April 1837, and from thence proceed to survey and mark out a state road to the town of Centreville, in the
county of Macon, leading through Shelby county, passing by Oakdale, and
through the town of Shelbyville, in said county, thence to Centreville in Macon county, on the most direct route; due regard being had to the ground
over which said road may run, and to the advantages _ to _ be derived to the
public; and as little as may be to the disadvantage of individuals.
§ 2. Should the board'of commissioners appointed by this act, fad to attend on the day herein designated, then said board shall meet on some other
ageed upon by the members composing the board. . _
§ 3. Should a vacancy occur in the board of commissioners herein designated, by any cause whatever, the remaining commissioners having to perform the duties assigned them by this act, shall fill such vacancy, by the appointment of some other suitable person or persons.
carriers to accompany them; and shall cause their surveyor to note the
courses and distances of said road, and the most noted objects, and places by
which the road shall pass; said surveyor shall make out one complete plat of
said road for the use of the county court of each county through which said
§ 5. It shall be the duty of the county tribunals, through which said road
may pass, as soon as practicable, after the receipt of said plats, to cause respectively the road to be opened, at least thirty feet wide, by the hands subject to work on roads and highways in their respective counties, and keep the
same in good repair. ,       ,,      ,.
§ 6. The commissioners before entering upon the duties assigned by this
act, shall take an oath before some judge or justice of the peace to the faithful performance of the same. .      ,    ,.
§ 7. The commissioners shall each receive as a full compensation for his
services the sum of one dollar and seventy-five cents for every nine miles of
the length of said road; the surveyor two dollars for every nine miles of said
road; and the chain carriers each one dollar for every nine-miles.
cent, fund, which they may receive hereafter from the State ma ratio proportionate to the extent of the road to be made in each county through which
Identifier LAWS_9th_1836-1838_0119.tif
Transcript ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. ROADS. 119 4N ACT for surveying and marking out a Slate Road from Palmyra in Marion County to Cenireville in Macon County. Commissioners and their duties, Shall meet first Monday in April, Incase of failure, then on some other day, Vacancies, how filled, Surveyor and chain-carriers' duties, Koads shall be opened, Oath of commissioners, Section 1 ib 2 3 1 5 6 Section Compensation of commissioners, surveyor and chain carriers, 7 Expenses, how paid, 8 Road from Huntsville to Centreville, a State road, 9 Shall be kept in good repair, 10 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: § 1. William Peppers, sr. of Marion county, Isaac Blockford, of Shelby county, and Frederick Roland, of Macon county, are hereby appointed road commissioners, whose duty it shall be to meet at the town of Palmyra, in the county of Marion, on the first Monday in April 1837, and from thence proceed to survey and mark out a state road to the town of Centreville, in the county of Macon, leading through Shelby county, passing by Oakdale, and through the town of Shelbyville, in said county, thence to Centreville in Macon county, on the most direct route; due regard being had to the ground over which said road may run, and to the advantages _ to _ be derived to the public; and as little as may be to the disadvantage of individuals. § 2. Should the board'of commissioners appointed by this act, fad to attend on the day herein designated, then said board shall meet on some other subsequent day, within one month from the time by this act designated, to be ageed upon by the members composing the board. . _ § 3. Should a vacancy occur in the board of commissioners herein designated, by any cause whatever, the remaining commissioners having to perform the duties assigned them by this act, shall fill such vacancy, by the appointment of some other suitable person or persons. § 4. The board of commissioners shall appoint a surveyor and two chain carriers to accompany them; and shall cause their surveyor to note the courses and distances of said road, and the most noted objects, and places by which the road shall pass; said surveyor shall make out one complete plat of said road for the use of the county court of each county through which said road may pass, and one to be forwarded to the Secretary of State. § 5. It shall be the duty of the county tribunals, through which said road may pass, as soon as practicable, after the receipt of said plats, to cause respectively the road to be opened, at least thirty feet wide, by the hands subject to work on roads and highways in their respective counties, and keep the same in good repair. , ,, ,. § 6. The commissioners before entering upon the duties assigned by this act, shall take an oath before some judge or justice of the peace to the faithful performance of the same. . , ,. § 7. The commissioners shall each receive as a full compensation for his services the sum of one dollar and seventy-five cents for every nine miles of the length of said road; the surveyor two dollars for every nine miles of said road; and the chain carriers each one dollar for every nine-miles. § 8. The county courts of the several counties through which said road may pass, shall pay the expense accruing under this act, out of the three per cent, fund, which they may receive hereafter from the State ma ratio proportionate to the extent of the road to be made in each county through which