AN ACT
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AIN Az
La addition to the several Acts now in force
respecting Highways.


TDE al enacted bg tie Senate and House OF
Sec ID Representatives. IN General Court as
seanbled, and by the authority Of the same, lhat
the several towns in this Commonwealth, having
population of eight hundred inhaota-.s, q
any public legal meeting OF the inhapitants
thereof, regularly notified and warned ior tnat
purpose may vote to raise any sum OF money, 10
be laid out for the making and repairing OF hisn-
ways and town ways, III said towns respectively'
as they may deem necessary and may, by 2
vote of said towns respectively, if they see lit,
direct the same to be assessed IN money on the
polls and rateable estate, real and personal, OF
the inhabitants residents, and non-residents OF
their town, as other town charges are by law as
sessed and the same to be committed to the Col
Iector of taxes for said town, to be collected and
maid. as other town charges are collected and
paid, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.


Sec, Q. Be 1T further enacted, That when any
person, finding himself aggrleved by the doings
af = committee in locating new highway or
common road. from town to town, or place to
place. or in estimating damages, has, or shall
hereafter apply to the Codrt having jurisdiction
in this behalf, and the town or corporation has
applied or shall apply in like manner, and ooth
applications are or shall be pending before me
same Court, then the same Court may hear and
finally determine both applications, by one and
the same jury or committee, and not by two sew
eral juries or committees; and the party whose
complaint shall appear to have been without
Just cause, shall be at all the costs incurred on
that occasion, to be taxed against him by the
Court, and the verdict of the jury, or the report
ofthe committee agreed upon, being made IN
der their hands and seals to the said Court, shall
conclude both parties, with respect to the dam
ages, and also finally fix and determine the place
OF such road or highway, any law TO the contra
ry notwithstanding.


Approved by the Governor, FEB. ~, 1913.


Cypy examined by


A. BRADFORD, Secretary Of Com.