CONCERNING ROADS. CHAPTER 65. CHANGE OF PUBLIC ROAD. SEC. 1. Wm. W. Veasey authorized to change a SEC. 1. Course of new road. public road. Original road vacated, when. An Act to authorize William W. Veasey to change the location of a Public Veasey to Course. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That William W. Veasey be and he is hereby authorized to change Wm. W. the location and straighten the public road leading past the change said William W. Veasey's residence, in Sussex county, as fol- public road. lows, to wit: Beginning at a point in the road running to Cool Spring, eighty-six yards in an eastwardly direction from where the road leading to the Beaver Dam intersects with the aforesaid road running to Cool Spring; from thence running in a southeasterly direction until it intersects with the road leading to the Beaver Dam aforesaid, eighty yards distant from the dwelling house owned by the said William W. Veasey; Provided nevertheless, That the said William W. Veasey shall not enclose or Road vacaotherwise obstruct any part of the said original road until he, at ted. his own proper charge and cost, shall have opened and put in good traveling condition the new road hereby authorized to be made by the change as aforesaid. Passed at Dover, February 7, 1866. An Act appointing Commissioners to change and straighten the course of a Public Road in North West Fork Hundred, Sussex County. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That William E. Rogers, Haulsey Mastin, and Nathaniel Horsey be mission ers. Location. Surveyor. Plot. Damages. Plot, &c., where returned. At whose expense road to be opened. CONCERNING ROADS. and they are hereby appointed commissioners to go upon and view that part of the public road that leads from Horsey's CrossRoads to Seaford, from the dwelling house of Robert Frame to the dwelling house Jerome B. Layton, in North West Fork hundred, Sussex county, and if in their judgment, or in the judg ment of a majority of them, the public convenience will not be impaired by changing the course and straightening that part of the said public road, they shall call to their assistance some skillful surveyor and change and straighten said public road, and vacate so much of the old road as is supplied by this change, and shall cause a plot thereof to be made representing the courses and distances thereof, with notes of the most remarkable places, by or through which the same shall pass, and representing the part of the old road to be vacated, and assess the damages, if any, to the owner or owners of any lands and improvement through which the said road may pass by the making of the change as aforesaid. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, That the plot and return so to be made, as aforesaid, by the said commissioners, shall be returned to the office of the Clerk of the Peace, in and for Sussex county, and by him to be recorded. SECTION 3. Be it further enacted as aforesaid, That after the commissioners aforesaid shall have laid out and changed said road, it shall and may be lawful for Robert Frame to open the said road for public travel, and for that purpose to make all necessary causeways and bridges, and to cut and remove any wood or timber standing in said road, and remove all other obstructions therefrom, at his own expense, and without cost and To be a pub. charges to Sussex county; and when so opened for public travel, the said road shall be deemed and taken to be a public road, and the Levy Court of said county may appoint an overseer therefor, and keep the said road open and in repair in the same manner as other public roads in Sussex county. lic road. Enclosure of SECTION 4. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, That after the said road shall have been opened to public travel it shall and may be lawful for the owner or owners of the land through part of old which the vacated part of the road passes to enclose the same, road vaca- and in any proceedings against them for so doing they may give this act in evidence under the general issue as their sufficient justification. ted. ers and Sur Sworn. SECTION 5. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, That the Commission-commissioners aforesaid, and the surveyor by them nominated veyor to be and appointed for the service aforesaid, shall, before entering upon their duties under this act, be sworn or affirmed to discharge the duties herein imposed impartially, and to the best of their skill and judgment, and may respectively administer the oath or affirmation to each other. The said commissioners and sur CONCERNING ROADS. tion. veyor shall receive the fee usually allowed in like cases by the Compensacourts of this State for like services, for each days attendance, and for making out plot, notes, and report. SECTION 3. Be it further enacted as aforesaid, That this act Public act. shall be deemed and taken to be a public act. Passed at Dover, February 13, 1866. CHAPTER 67. CHANGE OF PUBLIC ROAD AUTHORIZED. SEC. 1. J. R. Ricards authorized to change a SEC. 2. Cost of opening new road, how paid. Location. When opened and accepted by Levy An Act to authorize John R. Ricards to change a certain Public Road in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ards author change a SECTION 1. That John R. Ricards be and is hereby author- J. R. Ricized and empowered to alter and change the public road in North ized to West Fork hundred, Sussex county, that leads from Dale's Cross- public road. ing, on the Delaware Railroad, to Cannon's mill, in the following Location. manner, that is to say: Beginning at the first turn in said road, running from Dale's Crossing, and run a straight line the same course from said crossing until it intersects with an old fence now at or near a line of land belonging to said John R. Ricards. and heirs of William Cannon, deceased, and from thence running a south-westerly course to the junction of the aforesaid road with the State road leading from Bridgeville to Cannon's mill and St. Johnstown. Costs, how SECTION 2. That the aforesaid John R. Ricards shall lay out and make, at his own proper cost and charge, the said road, and paid.' put the same in good order the width required by law, and after the same is made, opened and put in good order as aforesaid, and accepted by the Levy Court of Sussex county, that then and from thenceforth the said road shall be a public road, and kept To be a pubup at the public expense as other roads in said county, and it Enclosure of shall be lawful for the said John R. Rickards to enclose such por- old road. tion of the old road as is rendered useless by such change. Passed at Dover, February 13, 1866. lic road 12 Vol. 414, Act revived. Amended. 12 Volume, 414. CONCERNING DITCHES. CHAPTER 68. GREEN BRANCH DITCH COMPANY. | SEC. 1. Act revived and amended. An Act to revive and amend Chapter 392 of the Laws of Delaware, passed at Dover, January 28, 1864. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (twothirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring.) That said chapter be revived and amended as follows, viz: by striking out the figure 4, in the eighth line of Section 2, and inserting in lieu thereof the figure 6. Passed at Dover, January 30, 1866. 12 Volume, 670. CHAPTER 69. IMPROVEMENT OF MORGAN'S BRANCH. SEC. 2. Where the ditches authorized by the original act shall be cut. 12 Vol 670 Preamble. taxables. SEC. 1. Before tax laid under the original act a A Supplement to the act entitled, “An Act for the Improvement of Morgan's WHEREAS no expense has yet been incurred in the organization of the company incorporated by said act or otherwise; And whereas a majority of the owners of lands drained through said Morgan's Branch have filed their petition to this General Assembly, stating that the passage of said act was procured without their knowledge or consent, and asking relief against the provisions of said act as at present existing; Therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Meeting of before any tax shall be laid under the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, for the purposes named in said act, a meeting shall be called of all the persons deemed by the commissioners to be taxable under the provisions of said act, written personal notice of which shall be delivered to each of said taxables or left at his or her usual place of residence at least ten days Notice BOUNTY-CLAIMS. tax. before the time of holding said meeting; and if at such meeting, voters representing a majority in value of the lands to be benefited by the proposed improvement shall vote against laying any Question of tax for the purposes proposed by said act, then no tax shall be laid; otherwise a tax may be laid by said commissioners as in ded. said act is provided. How deci ditches shall SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Where That nothing in the act to which this is a supplement shall be deemed to authorize said commissioners to cut or open any ditch be cut. other than down and along the main head of said Morgan's Branch. Passed at Dover, February 6, 1866. CHAPTER 70. BOUNTY. An Act authorizing the payment of bounty money to John Dillahay. certain SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That State Treasthe State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed urer to pay a to pay to John Dillahay, of the town of Milford, the sum of two bounty. hundred dollars, being the amount of bounty due him under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly, passed at Dover, February 12, A. D. 1864. Passed at Dover, February 15, 1866. CHAPTER 71. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. An Act for the payment of Claims against the State. State Treasurer authorized claims. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the State Treasurer be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay to pay the following claims: |