Year: 1872

OF Road commissioners shall issue q
call-to which due publicity shall be
given in the county newspapers
the people to assemble in their respec-
tive election districts, at the usual Vot-
ing places, on the last Saturday in
March to vote what thoroughfares, if
any, shall be graded and macadamized
it being the intent of this Act that
at least two Of the main and most fire.
,quently used highways Of each county
shall be so graded and macadamized.
Should the people then by means of
paid subscriptions to aioint Stock Com
pany, voluntary labors or other means,
grade and macadamize one-half of the
said road or roads, that is to say, ex-
pend upon the said road or roads one
half Of such amount as in the Judgment
of the County Board shall be necessary
to grade and macadamize the whole of
the said road or roads, then the Coun-
ty Commissioners after the conditions
of Sec. 81, Article Sd of the Constitu-
ton shall have been complied with
shall issue the bonds of the County for
the remainder of the amount necessary
to complete the road or roads, and pay
able in ten years, and the County Board
of Road Commissioners shall subscribe
to the stock of the Company, in case
the improvements were made by Com
pany, an amount equal to those bonds,
which shall be devoted to the compile
tion of the road; and the County shall
be entitled to a representation by a
member of the County Road Commits
sioners in the meetings of the Company
equal to it's share in the stock Of the
Company, and to all other rights and
privileges enjoyed by other stock hol-
ders. In case the improvements. were
made by the voluntary labors Of the
people, then the County Board shall
proceed to expend an equal amount up
on the road in such manner as shall be
most effectual.


Sec. Is. In case any party or parties
shall desire to spend in improvements
on the county roads or bridges any
certain amount, by stating, in writing,
the amount and specific object to which
it is to be applied, to the County Board,
and receiving their permission to make
such improvement, the said party or
parties may do so, and the County
Board shall, upon sufficient evidence
Of E II the expenditure Of the amount, and
the accomplishment Of the object speci-
fed in the petition, give the party or
parties so improving the road or bridge
an order on the Treasurer of the Coun-
ty Board for one-half of the amount
so expended.


Opening Roads.


Sec. 10. All applications for new
roads shall be made to the District
Commissioner, who shall give at least
five days notice beforehand in writing
at three principal places in the yicini-
ty of the proposed road of the time and
place of hearing the said application,
and any objections thereto. Should
the proposed road in the Judgment of
the Commissioner benecessary, he shall
proceed to appoint three disinterested
Examiners and Commissioners for the
same, and take such other measures as
are prescribed for such cases any par
ty, however, shall have the right of
appeal within thirty days to the Coun-
ty Board of Road Commissioners, who
shall within thirty days hear and de-
eide the question, after taking such
measures as shall be necessary to give
all parties interested a full and impair
tial hearing. Should the road be grant
ed, and any person still remain oppos-
ed to the opening of the said road, he
may demand Board Of Inquiry, and
the County Board shall then summon
three disinterested persons, who shall
have had no previous connection with
the proceedings relating thereto, as
such Board Of INJURY, who shall fully
examine the premises in dispute, and
make a report Of such examination to
the County Board within thirty-five
days from their appointment, and the
County Board shall then proceed to
hear anew all the testimony in the
matter, and shall finally decide the
question withoutany appeal therefrom;
and for his services under this Sec. each
Examiner or member Of a Board of In
quiry shall receive $1.50 per day for
such service, the whole amount not to
exceed $5 for each person so appoint
ed.


Sec. 20. All gates now obstructing
the free use ofthe county thoroughfares
shall be gradually abolished by such
means as shall be decided upon by the
Road Commissioners and County Com
missioners, acting together, of the re-
spective counties, provided, however,
that no new gates shall henceforth be
erected, and that all gates shall be re-
moved within ten years from the pas
sage Of this Act.


Vacating Roads.


Sec. 21. All proceedings for vacating
roads shall be the same as those pre-
scribed in Sec. 19 for opening roads.


Sec. %. No officer appointed under
this Act shall be required to serve as
juror during his term of office.


Sec. %. Any person who shall OBJ
struct free travel in any manner shall
beliable for all damages resulting there