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misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars, said fine to be placed to the credit
of the road fund.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted,, That when ever the Coun-
ty Commissioners of said county have reason to	Appoint examiner.
believe that any public road in said county has come
to be used as a public highway, it shall be competent
for the said County Commissioners to appoint three
discreet and sensible men, residing in the neighbor-
hood of said public road, who shall be directed to
examine said road, and to report to said County
Commissioners whether in their opinion it will be
advisable to close said road as a public highway;
and the said County Commissioners shall give notice	Gveo notice
in some newspaper printed in said county, for at least three weeks, when they will consider the report
of the said examiners so appointed by them, and if
the report of the said examiners shall advise the
closing of said road as a public highway, and if the
County Commissioners, after taking the testimony
of all persons who shall appear before them to testify
as to the expediency of closing said road, shall be
convinced that the said road is not needed as a pub-
lic highway, they shall direct the same to be closed
as a public road ; but if in their discretion it is ex-
pedient so to do, they may direct the said road to be
kept open as a private road, to be kept in repair by
the persons interested in the use of it.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the com-	Compensation
pensation of each member of the Board of County
Road Commissioners shall be fifty dollars per annum.
SEC. 5. And be it farther enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.	In force
Approved April 11th, 1874.