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CHAP. 122.
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public road, by the Baptist meeting house, to Cedar
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Hall, or to make such alterations in said road as they
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Gate
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may deem necessary; provided, that nothing in this act
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shall be construed to prevent the owner or owners,
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through whose lands said road may pass, from having
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the privilege of keeping a free gate on said road.
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Plat— record
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
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sioners, or a majority of them, are hereby directed to
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return a plat of the said wharf and road, when survey-
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ed, marked and laid out, and made public as aforesaid,
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to the clerk of the county court, to be by him recorded;
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which wharf and road shall forever thereafter, be
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Public wharf and road
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deemed and taken as a public wharf and road, and
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shall be kept up and repaired as other public wharves
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Restrictions
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and roads in said county are; provided, that nothing
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herein contained shall in any manner authorise the
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said commissioners to lay out the said wharf and road
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through the buildings, orchard, garden or yard of any
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person or persons, without his, her or their consent.
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Damages
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid com-
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missioners, or a majority of them, shall ascertain the
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amount of damages which any person or persons may
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sustain,by the laying out and marking said lot of ground
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and road, which amount they shall return to the leyy
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court of Worcester county, who are hereby authorised
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and directed to levy on the assessable property of said
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county, a sufficient sum to cover all such damages, and
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pay the same to the person or persons entitled thereto.
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Construction of wharf
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
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of the aforesaid commissioners, after having as above
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prescribed, laid out and marked said lot of ground for
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a wharf, to offer the contract for building said wharf,
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by advertisement, placed in at least five of the most
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conspicuous places in the neighbourhood, to the lowest
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and best bidder, who shall give bond in a penalty
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double the amount of the contract, with security to be
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approved by the commissioners, for the construction
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and completion of the said wharf in a durable and
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workmanlike manner.
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Payment therefor
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid com-
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missioners, or a majority of them, after contracting
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for the building and completion of said wharf, shall
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