to the next court of quarter sessions, to be held for the said county. In which report they shall state that they have been sworn or affirmed, according to law.

Place of seal

of the court of

quarter sessions.

By the court.

Clerk

23. Report.

To the judges within named.

We, the subscribers, appointed by the within order of court, to view the road therein mentioned, do report, that in pursuance of the said order, having been respectively sworn or af Antea rage firmed, according to law, we have viewed the said road, and that the same is (not) in our opinion useless, inconvenient and burthensome, and ought (not) therefore, to be vacated,

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24. Confirmation of report of viewers on petition for vacating a road.

of

At a court of quarter sessions of the peace, of the county

on the

held at

day of

judges of the same court.

in and for the said county, A. D. 182 before the

The persons appointed by order of this court, of sessions, A. D.

to, &c.

to view a road leading from, &c. and to consider and judge whether the same is become useless, inconvenient and bur19 thensome, who, having been sworn or affirmed, according to law, do report: that they have viewed the road therein mentioned, and are of opinion that it is become useless, inconvenient and burthensome to the inhabitants of the township (or townships) through which it passes, and ought to be vacated:

whereupon the court approve of and confirm the said report, and order that the said road be vacated accordingly.

To the judges of the court of common pleas of the county now holding a court of quarter sessions of

of

the

peace, in and for the said county.

The petition of the subscribers, respectfully represent: That part of the state road leading from

in the township (or townships) of

to Purdon 734

and county aforesaid, has been supplied and rendered useless by a substantial and permanent turnpike road, made and completed, agreeably to law, from

to

Your petitioners, therefore, pray the court to appoint proper persons to view the said state road so supplied and rendered useless, and make report to the court according to law.

And they will, &c.

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The form of order to viewers report and other proceedings will Purdon 734 be substantially the same as in the case of applications to vacate coun- Antea No. 38 ty roads. The order will correspond with the petition, and the proceedings, generally, be made to conform to the act of assembly on which the petition is founded, viz: Act of 17th March, 1820.

26. Petition for a gate on private road.

To the judges of the court of common pleas of the county now holding a court of quarter sessions of

of

the peace, in and for the said county.

The petition of the subscribers, of the township of

in the said county, respectfully represent:

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That your petitioners labour under great inconveniencies Purdon 724 for want of the privilege of haging a swinging gate or gates Antea No. 18 on a private road, leading from, &c.

to, &c.

They, therefore, pray the court to appoint proper persons to view and judge of the propriety of granting them the privilege aforesaid, according to law.

page 12

And they will, &c.

Purdon 724

of

the

27. Order for a gate.

County, 88.

At a court of quarter sessions of the peace, of the county in and for the said county, on

held at

day of

judges of the same court.

A. D. 182

before the

Upon the petition of A. B. C. D. &c.

of

township,

Antea No. 18 in the said county, setting forth that they labor under great page 12 inconveniencies for want of the privilege of hanging a swinging gate or gates on a private road, leading from, &c.

to

&c. and praying the court to appoint proper persons to view and judge of the propriety of granting them the privilege aforesaid: whereupon, the court, upon due consideration had of the premises, do order and appoint G. H. I. J. K. and L. who, after being duly sworn or affirmed to perform the duties of their appointment with impartiality and fidelity, are to view the said road andinquire and judge whether such gate or gates may without much inconveniency to the persons for whose use the said road was granted, be hung on the same, and do direct that they or any four of them make Antea page report accordingly, to the next court of quarter sessions. In which report they shall state that they have been sworn or affirmed according to law.

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Place of seal

of the court of

quarter sessions.

By the court,

Clerk

Antea No. 18

28. Report on order for gate.

To the judges within named.

We, the subscribers, appointed by the within order of court, Purdon 724 to view and judge of the propriety of hanging a swinging page 12 gate or gates on the road therein mentioned, do report: that after being first sworn or affirmed, according to said order, we have viewed the premises, and are of opinion that a gate may be hung upon the said road, at according to

the prayer of the petitioners, without much inconveniency to

the persons using the said road.

Witness our hands and seals, this

of

29. Confirmation.

At a court of quarter sessions of the peace of the county

ty, on the

held at
day of

of the same court.

in and for the said counA. D. 182 before the judges

The persons appointed by order of this court, of sessions, last past, to view and judge of the propriety of granting to the petitioners, A. B. &c. the privilege of hanging a swinging gate or gates on a private road leading from

Purdon 724

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&c. and whether the same might be hung accord- Antea No. 18 ing to the prayer of the party without much inconveniency to the persons using the said road, after being first sworn or affirmed, according to said order, did report, that they have viewed the premises, and are of opinion that a gate may be hung upon the said road, at according to the prayer

of the petitioners, without much inconveniency to the persons using the said road; which report being read, the court, on due consideration, do approve of and confirm the same, and do order that the said gate may be hung on the said road accordingly, and that the same shall be made and kept in repair by the owner of the land, and made easy for the passage of persons using the said road.

Place of seal of the court of quarter sessions.

By the court.

Clerk.

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30. Petition for laying out a road on county line.

To the judges of the court of common pleas of the county now holding a court of quarter sessions of

of

of
the peace, in and for the said county.

and

The petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of the counties respectfully represent: That your petitioners labor under great inconvenience for want of a public road or highway to lead, on the line which divides the said counties, from

in

in

county, to
county; your petitioners, therefore, pray

the court to appoint proper persons to view and lay out the
same according to law.
And they will, &c.

Purdon 731
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31. Order of court for laying out road, on courly line.

of

At a court of quarter sessions of the peace of the county in and for the said county, A. D. 182 before the

on the

held at

day of

judges of the same court.

and

Upon the petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of setting forth that they labor under great inconvenience for want of a public road or highway, to lead, on the line which divides the said counties, from

in

county, to

in

county, and therefore praying the court to appoint proper persons to view Purdon 731 and lay out the same according to law: whereupon, the court, Purdon 718 on due consideration had of the premises, do order and apAntea No. 29 point, on behalf of county aforesaid, G. H. and I. page 17 who after being respectively sworn or affirmed to perform the duties of their appointment with impartiality and fidelity, together with three persons similarly appointed by the court of quarter sessions of county, are to view the ground proposed for the said road; and if they, or any five of them, view the same, and any four of the actual viewers agree that there is occasion for such road, they shall proceed to lay out the same, as agreeable to the desire of the petitioners as may be, having respect to the best ground for a road, and the shortest distance, in such a manner as to do the least injury to private property; and make duplicate reports thereof, stating particularly whether they judge the same necessary for a public or private road, together with a plot or draft thereof, and the courses and distances, and references to the improvements through which it may pass, and a so that they have been sworn or affirmed according to law; one of which said reports to be made to the next court of quarter sessions, to be held for the county of ; the other to the next court of quarter sessions, to be held for the county of

Place of seal
of the court of

quarter sessions.

of

county.

By the court.

Clerk.