SEC. 5. Said commissioners shall employ a surveyor and two chain carriers to accompany them, and shall cause their surveyors to make out a complete plat of said road, which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county courts of the respective counties through which said road may pass. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 14th, 1857. Surveyor, chain carriers, &c. AN ACT to declare a Military Road a public highway and Territorial Road. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: Declared a ter SECTION 1. That the present military road from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley is hereby declared to be a territorial road ritorial road. and a public highway; Provided, however, that where said Proviso. road passes through towns or cities, it shall be confined to such street as may be determined by the tribunal transacting county business for the county in which said town or city may be located. This act to take effect from and after its passage. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That a territorial road be and is hereby established from Fort Scott, by the way of St. George and the Blue River valley, to Marysville, the county seat of Marshall county. SEC. 2. That John A. J. Chapman, Gardner Randolph, and Thomas Arnett, are hereby appointed commissioners to view the same, with power to appoint a competent surveyor, chain carriers and markers. SEC. 3. That in case any one of the commissioners fails to perform the services required of him, the remaining ones may appoint another to fill his place. This act to take effect from and after its passage. ed. Road establish Commissioners appointed, &c. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from the city of Lecompton, in Douglas County, by the way of the town of Clinton, in said county, to the Sac and Fox Agency, in Weller County. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That a territorial road be and the same is hereby established from the city of Lecompton, in Douglas county, by the way of the town of Clinton, in said county, to the Sac and Fox agency, in Weller county, on the nearest and best route. SEC. 2. That Thomas D. Walton, Charles Wright, and Daniel Vancil, or a majority of them, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to locate and establish said territorial road, under the provisions of an act of the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of Kansas, entitled "An act to provide for the location of territorial roads in the territory of Kansas." This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. ed. Road establish Commissioners. Where commis sioners shall meet. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from Wyandott, via Secondine, to Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of SECTION 1. That a territorial road be and is hereby established from Wyandott, by way of Secondine, to Lecompton. SEC. 2. That Joel U. Garrett, John D. Brown, and Wm. J. Osborn, be and are hereby appointed commissioners to survey, mark out and establish the same. SEC. 3. That said commissioners shall meet in the council house in Wyandott, and perform the duties assigned them, agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for locating territorial roads in and for the territory of Kansas." This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 28th, 1857. * AN ACT to locate a Territorial Road from the town of Shannon, the county seat of Anderson, to the town of Hampden, in Coffey County. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That George Wilson, Thomas Totten, and Anderson Copell, are appointed commissioners to locate a territorial road from and to the point specified in the heading of this act, according to an act on roads and highways. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. Commissioners appointed. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from Leavenworth City to Peora. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That Silas Armstrong, Isaac Mundy, and Isaac Parrish, are hereby appointed commissioners for the purpose of viewing and marking out a territorial road leading from Leavenworth city southward, past the head of Wolf creek, and down the divide below Wolf creek to Kaw river, at Isaac Parrish's place, about three miles above the mouth of Mill creek; thence south, between Mill creek and Cedar creek, intersecting the Santa Fé road near the head of Cedar creek; thence to Peora. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. Commissioners appointed, &c. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from Doniphan to Claytonville, in Browne County. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: R. Commissioners appointed to lo SECTION 1. William Sublette, James F. Forman, and J. Plowman, are hereby appointed commissioners to locate a terri- cate, &c. torial road from Doniphan, in Doniphan county, to Claytonville, in Browne county; and for this purpose shall meet at such time and place as may be agreed upon by them, or a majority of them, and shall proceed to locate said road and make the returns thereof as provided by law. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 17th, 1857. Commissioners appointed. How the road shall be worked. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from the city of Kickapoo to the city of Lecompton. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. P. M. Hodges, Washington T. Woods, and John P. Thompson, are hereby appointed commissioners for the purpose of viewing and marking out a territorial road from the city of Kickapoo to the city of Lecompton, in the territory of Kansas. SEC. 2. Said road shall be viewed, marked out, opened and worked according to an act entitled "An act to provide for the location of territorial roads in the territory of Kansas," passed the first session of the legislative assembly of said territory. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 10th, 1857. Road and highway established. Commissioners appointed. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road and highway along the valley of the Big Blue river. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That a territorial road and highway, beginning at the town of Manhattan, in the territory of Kansas, and running thence up the valley of the Big Blue river, by the way of the towns of Torromee, Randolph, Brownsville, Marysville and Palmetto, on said river, and to connect with the road to Nebraska city, be and is hereby established. Randolph, of SEC. 2. Grey Taylor, of Manhattan, Randolph, and U. S. Brewster, of Palmetto, are hereby appointed commissioners, who shall meet at the town of Marysville on the third Monday of April ensuing, or at any time after they may agree upon, for the purpose of viewing and marking out said territorial road. Surveyor and chain carriers; SEC. 3. The said commissioners may employ a surveyor and chain carriers to survey said road, who, together with the com- salaries. missioners, shall be paid for their services a reasonable compensation, not exceeding two dollars a day for each commissioner, three dollars a day for said surveyor, and one dollar per day for each chain carrier-to be paid out of the treasury of the counties of Riley and Marshall, through which respective counties the road passes. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 5th, 1857. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from Marysville, via Richmond and Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of SECTION 1. Albert Heed, Henry Smith and J. K. Plowman, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to locate and mark out a territorial road from the town of Marysville, by the way of Richmond and Claytonville, to the town of Troy, in Doniphan county. Commissioners appointed. Where and when commissioners SEC. 2. The said commissioners shall meet at the town of Marysville, in the county of Marshall, on the first day of April, shall meet. 1857, or as soon thereafter as practicable upon any day that may be agreed upon by said commissioners, and proceed to locate said road, commencing at said town of Marysville; thence eastward, by the nearest and best route, to Richmond or the geographical centre of Nemaha county; thence east to Claytonville, on sections 15 and 22, in township 3, range 17, in Browne county; thence to Troy, the county seat of Doniphan county; thence to Wathena; thence to Roseport, opposite the city of St. Joseph. SEC. 3. If a vacancy should occur in said board of commissioners, the remaining commissioner or commissioners shall have power to fill said vacancy. In case of vacancy. How commissioners shall be SEC. 4. The commissioners appointed by this act shall be This act to take effect from and after its passage. |