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An Act to alter and amend the road laws of this state. 1818 134 (1818)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0117 and id is 1 raw text is: LtAWS OF GEORtGIA.

ceed immediately to bear and determine thereon, makiri
such record of their proceedings as is herein before pro.
BENJIMIN      WILLIAMNS,
Speaker of the House of liepresenrtatives,
MATi' HEW   'TALBOT,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, 19th December, 1818.
WILLLLM RA BUN, Governor.
AN ACT
To alter and amend tihe road laws of this state.
B     E it enacted by the Senate and House t)f Repre.
sentatives of the state qf Georgia, in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That the justices of the inferior courts in and for the se.
veral counties in this state, at the first session or term af.
ter the prissing of this act, or as soon thereafter as conve.
nient, shall proceed to define and point out as many and
such districts, as to them shall seem meet and proper,
having due regard to proportioning said districts or divi.
Sins, so as to divide the labor and expense of the roads,
causeway' and hridges, equally among the citizens and
hands of the respective districts throughout the said
counties. And (n application to said court for any new
road, or any alteration in an old road, the said justices
shall proceed to appoint three discreet and proper per-
sons. residing in tile neighborhood where such road is,
intended to pass, and in case they find it of pblihc utility,
they may proceed to mark out the same, on oath taken
before any justice, antd report to the said court, the clerk
of which is hereby required to notify lie conmissioners
hereinafter named of uch report; and the justices of said
Inferior courts, shall appoint two or more commissioners,

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