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An Act for opening and repairing Roads and Highways in the county of Daviess. 1860 688 (1860.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0244 and id is 1 raw text is: out of the Road and Canal fund of the several counties through which said road passes, in proportion to the number of miles said road runs through each county. § 8. That where this act does not conflict, it shall, in all respects, be governed by the general road law now in operation in said counties through which said road runs. This act to be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 26, 1861. AN ACT for opening and repairing Roads and Highways in the county of Daviess. * 1. County roads to be opened and repaired in accordance with this act. 2. County Court authorized to enforce its orders, as to establishing, opening, or altering roads. 3. As to width of county roads. 4. Roads to be cleared of limbs; stumps to be of certain heighth; streams to be bridged, &c. 5. As to application to County Court for new roads. 6. Notice of application to Court for road to be advertised. 7. County Court to hear remonstrance against any proposed road; Court to appoint Commissioners. - 3. Commissioners tobe notified of appoint- ment; how, and by whom. 9. Sheriff to make return as to notifying Commissioners. 10. Of the duty of Commissioners; to take oath, &c. 11. Commissioners to certify proceedings to County Court. 12. Commissioners to assess damages for right of way. 13. Persons objecting to giving right of way to be summoned by Sheriff. 14. Purport of the summons referred to in preceding section; said summons to be served ten days before day of ap- pearance ; as to the mode of service. 15. Further provisions in reference to dam- ages, where parties have failed to agree with Commissioners. 16. Further provisions on same subject. 17. Person wishing to change road may petition Court therefor. 18. Court to appoint Commissioners upon the subject of the petition spoken of in preceding section. 19. Commissioners to report to Court; duty of Court thereupon. 20. Application for change of road not to be considered by Court unless certain notice of said application shall have been given. 21. As to applications that may be made for vacation of road. 22. As to proceedings of Court upon such application. * 23. Further proceedings upon same subject 24. Further proceedings on same subject. 25. County Court to lay off road districts. 26. County Court to appoint Justice of the Peace in each road district to lay same off into sections; said Justice to make report of his proceedings to County Court; Justice to allot hands. 27. Clerk to deliver to Sheriff copy of ap- pointment of Justice, as above pro- vided. 28. Sheriff to deliver to Justice said ap- pointment within ten days. 29. Allotting Justices exempt from working on roads. 30. County Court to appoint road overseer; his term of service. 31. Said overseer to be notified of his ap- pointment; how. 32. Allotting Justice to furnish a list of hands to overseer; as to allotting hands by Justice. 33. Allotting Justice to make return of al- lotment to Clerk of County Court, to be filed. 34. Justice may alter road sections, and re-allot hands. 35. Term of service of Allotting Justice, , as such. 36. Road Overseer may purchase plow and scraper. 37. How, and by whom said utensils to be paid for. 38. Compensation of road overseer. 39. Who subject to work on roads. 40. Authority of overseer as to calling out hands. 41. As to form of notice to be given by overseer. 42. Penalty on hand for not attending, or for attending and failing to discharge his duty. 43. Delinquents to be placed by overseer in the hands of a Justice of the Peace. 44. Proceedings by the Justice in such ca- ses. 45. Further provisions as to proceedings by said Justice. 46. Allowance to be made to person furn- ishing team and driver to work on 688 noDsI.

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