(1851) Laws and Ordinances of the State of Deseret (Utah) Compilation 1851

Constitution_page 92

92 pikes and all other fixtures necessary for the completion of any public road located by himself or predecssors in office yet remaining uncompleted and draw upon the public treasury for such money as shall from time to time be granted by the General Assembly for the payment of said contracts keep an accurate account of all sums of money by him received and how expended and maketrue report of the same on or before the first of December of each year to the Auditor of Public Accounts Sec The county court in each county shall have power to appoint one or more Road Commissioners whenever they shall deem it necessary to locate all county roads within the limits of said county whose term of office shall be two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified They shall also give bond and security for the faithful performance of the duties of their office to be approved by the Clerk of said court and filed in his office Sec It shall be the duty of all County Road Commissioners so appointed to make all contracts for improvements upon all such roads locating the same upon the most judicious routes and keep and maketrue and full report of all their proceedings and lay the same before the county court at each regular session of the same and before they shall cease to officiate in said office file all such re ports in the office of the Clerk of the county court Sec The Commissioners herein provided for shall locate all roads herein contemplated upon such ground as shall be most conducive to the public benefit and have power to open the same through enclosures farming lands where necessary Sec Any person feeling him or herself damaged by the opening of any such road through or across their premises may have the same appraised by three judicious men who shall in calculating such damages also consider the benefit accruing to said premises in consideration of said road and if it shall appear that the premises through which said road shall pass are damaged more than benefitted by the same the owners thereof may recover the same by an Jlimage 2005 J Quinney College of Law Al rights reserved