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An Act to alter and amend the several Acts in relation to Roads of this State, so far as relates to the County of Glynn. 1853-1854 549 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0419 and id is 1 raw text is: PRIVA.TE AND LOCAL LAWS.-RoAus, &a. 549 Roads, &a. in Floyed and Glynn. ter the assage of this Act it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court, Floyd coun- of the County of Floyd, upon complaint made in writing by any ty. owner of lands in the County of Floyd, of damages sustained by the location of any public road or private way through his, her Private or their lands, thus complained of, they shall draw from the Grand way., 1ow Jury box eighteen names, (twelve of whom shall constitute a jury,) laid out. who shall be summoned by the Sheriff of the County of Floyd, to assemble at the Court House, in ten days after the drawing there- of, when, after being sworn, (the Inferior Court being in session,) witnesses, shoving the locality of the road, the peculiar shape of the lands, the quality of the soil, and all and every matter connec- ted therewith, by which the jury may determine the true damage sustained by the complainant, shall be introduced and the verdict of the Jtury thus rendered shall be final and conclusive: Provided, The said road shall not be thenceforth used as either a public or private way until the damage thus ascertained, shall be tendered teran. to the complainautby the County Treasurer of said County of Floyd, when it is a public road, and when a private way, by the party or parties benefited by the same, as now provided by law. SEo. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, February 17th, 1854. kNo. 494.) An Act to alter and amend the several Acts in relation to Roads of this State, sofar as relates to the County of Glynn. SEcOTIoN I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Justices of effononun. the Inferior Court of Glynn County, shall hereafter appoint three rolncr. Commissioners in each Captain's District, in said County, one at least of whom shall be a Justice of the Peace, whose duty it shall be to keep the several roads in their District in good repair; they shall appoint a competent overseer on each road or section of roads, if the road is of sufficient length to require more than one overseer whose duty it shall be to summon the several hands subj ect to work on his road or section of road, in the manner now pointed out by law. SEC. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of failure of any person subject to road duty, to attend and do his duty as required by the overseer on such road or section oymeers. of road, it shall be the duty of the overseer to make a return to one of the Commissioners, within ten day6 thereafter of such delin- quency, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioners, or a majori- ty of tihem, to notify such delinquent, or the owner or parent of nlnquenWt. such delinquent, within thirty days next after the failure to work, to meet at some convenient place, to be designated by the said Commissioners, to answer for such delinquency, and the said Com- missioners, or a majority of them, shall hear and determine on the

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