Year: 1867

pIoYod In locating aud surveying said
road.


SEQ. 10. That all petitions to the
'county commissioners TO appoint COM
missioners to lay out and establish
free turnpike roads, and to the coun.
~ auditor to levy an extra tax for
the construction aud keeling In repair,
and all remonstranees against either
Hofthe same, shall only be signed by
resident freehold taxpayers within the
bounds Of said road, as described in
tho sixth section Of this act; that mi
nor heirs residing within the bounds
of said road, shall not be counted for
or against said road, or extra tax uu
less represented by their legal guar
diau, aad all heirs, either adults or
minors, to any undivided estate shall
only be entitled TO one vote, for or
against said road or tax.


SEC. IL. That persons liable to do
two days labor annually on the pub
lic highway, within the bounds of
any free turnpike road, shall do the
same under the direction oftho com
missioacrs or agents Of said road, af-
ter being notified three days previous
of the time aud place Of doing said
two days work, between the first day
Of April and the LIST day Of October;
provided atthey may pay to said su.
periutendcut the sum Of two dollars
in lieu of said two days work, if paid
when notified to do the work. In
case of refusal or neglect to do the
same, they shall pay a llne Of two dol.
lars, which the commissioner OF said
free turnpike road shall collect 10 the
same aud by the same law that gov
ern township trustees of state and
county roads in like cases.


SEC. II. The county commission
ers may, when they believe the pub
liz interest require il, make such do
nations for building bridges aud cul-
verts on any free turnpike road as
they believe just aud right, the same
as they are authorized to do for state
and county roads. fl


SEC. lS. That when two consecu-
tive miles or more of any free turn
pike road is made in good order for
travel or transportation, and the tax
from the grand levy aud tho two
days labor will not keep the same iu
repair, and three-fourths of the res
ident freeholders on said road, as
provided in the sixth section of this
act, after giving notice as required in
the first section of this act, shall pc.
tition tho county commissioners, il
shall be their duty to authorize the
commissioners Of said road to place
gate or gates on their road, and
charge such rate Of toll, when added
to tho common road tax of the grand
levy and the two days works, as1
will keep said road in good repair;
provided that no greater rate of toll
shall be charged than is allowed by
law to turnpike roads of this state;
and said road commissioners shall
continue to manage said free turnpike
road, and have she benefit Of all laws
regulating turnpike roads of this
state, in the collection of tolls and
other matters pertaining to the main
tenance and preservation of said road.


SEC. 10. That the commissioners
of any turnpike road authorized by
this act, or any previous act of the
legislature, may divide said road into
two or moro districts, when it will be
for the interest and convenience OF
the corporation so to do; provided
however, that such division shall mol
be made unless majority Of the
resident freehold taxpayers as afore
said, petition such commissioner
therefor; and all the road tax, extri
tax and two days labor within eacl
district, shall be applied to the con
struction and repair of said roat
within said district, under the direc
ton of the commissioners or thei
agents, and the commissioners shal
keep a record of tho same a they are
required TO keep record of theil
proceedings in the third section Of
this act.


SEC. 20. That whenever il shall be
made known by petition to either oI
the county auditors in this state, thal
a majority Of the resident freehold
ers living on the line of any stat,
road, county road, or free turnpik,
road within his proper county, de
sire an extra tax for the purpose o
constructing, improving or repairiu,
such road, it shall be the duty of thu
said county auditor to levy tax fol
that purpose, of any amount that may
be desired not exceeding ten mills OF
the dollar valuation in any one year
on all lands aud taxable property
within the bounds Of said turnpike
road, as described in section six o.
this act. That when any tax as
aforesaid shall be levied, it shall b,
for the term Of three years and ne
longer, unless at the expiration of thu
three years as aforesaid the petition
shall be renewed, aud in that event
such tax shall be levied for the tern
Of three years longer; provided that
at any time after the first levy Il
made, the commissioners of any Tree
turnpike road shall be satisfied thai
the road can be built with less sun
than is provided in this section, the
county auditor shall, on the order o.
the commissioners of said road, ro
duoe the extra tax or abate it entire
ly;proyided that when a portion o.
said freehOlders have previously made
or have been previously taxed t
make any free turnpike already com
pleled, os 10 progress OF completion
they shall only be taxed pro rata, al
to the remainder of said turnpike
OF the continuance thereof 1t shall
be the duty of the county treasurer
to collect such extra tax the same Al
county or state taxes are collected
proved that the words abounds Of thu