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An Act to establish separate courts in the county of Jackson. 1858-1859 90 (1858)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0147 and id is 1 raw text is: 90 SEC. 12. BC it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secretary to record in a well-bound book, all the proceed ings of the company, which shall be open to the inspection of any person concerned in the company, at all times, and exhibit the same to' the board of directors at each meeting, and to countersign all orders by the president on the treasurer. SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the president, as soon as the company is organized, as aforesaid, by and under the direction of the board of directors, to employ one or more competent engineers, who shall immediately mark out said road, on the most practicable ground, and cause a map or chart thereof to be made, noting the courses and distances of the same, who shall, before he or they enter on the discharge of his or their duty, make and subscribe an affidavit, be- fore some officer authorized. to take the affidavits, that he, or they, as the case may be, will well and faithfully mark out said road on the most practicable ground, without favor or affection, or partiality to any portion of the county. SEc. 14. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for said company, their superintendents, engineers, contractors, and all other persons in their employment, to enter into and upon all lands, inclosures, roads and public highways in, through and over which the said intended turnpike road may be thought proper to pass, and to examine the ground most proper for that purpose, and the quarries and beds of stone, gravel, clay and other materials, in the vicinity, that will be necessary in making and constructing said road, and to enter into or upon any lands over which said road may pass, or contiguous thereto, or within the vicinity thereof, with their superintendents, engineers, artists, workmen and laborers, and all other persons in their employment, with their tools and instruments, carts, wagons, sleds, and carriages, and beasts of draught and burthen, for the purpose of making and constructing said road, and procuring materials therefor, and if the president and board of directors cannot agree with the owners of the land over which said road shall pass, or from which gravel, stone, clay, or other materials may be required, then it shall be lawful for the president of said company to appoint one suitable and disinterested person, and the owner of such lands or materials another, and the two persons so appointed, shall appoint a third, who shall be sworn fairly and impartially to estimate and assess the damages sus- tained by the owner of such land or materials, and shall make their award under their hands and seals; one copy of which shall be delivered to the president, and another to the owner of such -land or materials, and if either party shall feel himself aggrieved by said award, he shall give notice to the other party, within ten days after such award may have come to his knowl- edgr, that he will present the same to the next circuit court of the county where such owner resides, for adjustment, at

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