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An Act to amend the road and patrol laws of this State, so far as relates to the county of Effingham. 1843 162 (1843)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0331 and id is 1 raw text is: 162 work, the number that did work, and the number of defaul- ters. SEc. G. And be it firther enacted, That the commissioners shall require the overseers,, by giving them notice in writing, to have the various roads over which they have been ap- pointed overseers, re-worked between the first day of July, and the fifteenth day of September, and be reviewed by said commissioners and a return made to the Court on the first day of October, as in section third. SEC. 7. And be itflinthCr enacted, That any commissioner, overseer, or hand liable to do road duty, failing to discharge their. duty as pointed out by this act, shall be subject to the same penalties as are pointed out by the laws now in fbrce in this State. SEC. S. And be itffrther enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are here- by repealed. Assented to, 26th December, 1843. AN ACT to amend the road and patrol laws of this State, so far as relates to the county of Eflingham. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reyrc- sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the Inferior Court of said county of Effinagham, shall have control of all matters relating to public roads, bridges and patrols within said county. Sec. 2. And be atfurthei- enacted, That whenever an appli- cation shall be made to said court for laying out any new road or making alterations in any road already established, the said court may appoint a committee of freeholders or adopt such other course as they may think best to examine the route and report their opinion of the practicability and utility of said route, and upon their report if the court shall be satisfied of the propriety of laying out such new road or making alteration in an old one, the said court shall appoint three commissioners, whose duty it shall be to lay out such road as they shall think best, having due regard to private rights, and where such road when laid out, shall pass through the fields or cleared land of any citizen of said county, the said commissioners shall report the amount of damage sus- tained by said citizen upon oath, if required by the court or citizen, and the court shall pay out of the county funds the damage so ascertained; and in case either party shall be dis- satisfied with the amount so ascertained, it shall be decided by a jury of five persons drawn from the names of the citi- zens of the captain's district where the damage is sustained and their award shall be final and conclusive.

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