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such road, to open the road to the width named in the report of the 

 viewers, and the same shall be considered a private or township road, 

 subject to be kept open and in repair at the expense of the applicants for 

 the same, or otherwise as provided by law ; but if the viewers report 

 that the prayer of the petitioners is unreasonable and ought not to be 

 granted, no further proceedings shall be had therein by the trustees ; and 

 all costs accruing under this section shall be paid by the persons making 

 application for the road, except as herein provided. 



SEC. 4678. [Repairs of township roads, and costs.] A township 

 road which commences in a state, turnpike, township, or county road, or 

 at a railroad station, and is not less than thirty feet in width, and passes 

 on and intersects another state, turnpike, county or township road, shall 

 be opened, and kept in repair by the supervisor in whose district it may 

 -ituated, in whole or in part, and the costs of the view and survey of 

 -vich road shall be paid out of the township treasury. 



SEC. 4679. [When the road is in two townships.] When the 

 route of a proposed township road is along a dividing -line between two 

 townships, or crosses such dividing line, the person intending to apply 

 for the road shall notify the trustees of both townships of his intention 

 and on receiving such notice, the trustees of the two townships shall 

 appoint some time and place at which they will meet in joint board; 

 and the time fixed for the meeting shall be so arranged that the applicant 

 will have ample time to give the requisite thirty days' notice, as required 

 in section forty-sir hundred and seventy-two, which notice shall be given 

 :n both townships, and shall state the time and place of meeting of the 

 joint board of trustees. 



SEC. 4680. [How joint board to proceed.] The joint board of 

 trustees when so met, shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter, 

 and if they grant a view and survey, they shall appoint a time and, place 

 when and where they shall meet to receive the report of the viewers and 

 surveyors : and the proceedings at such meetings shall be recorded in 

 both townships, and in case of an appeal, the appellant shall be governed 

 in all respects by the provisions of the preceding sections, except that he 

 shall be required to enter into bond in both townships in which a part 

 of the road is located. 



SEC. 4681. [Width of road may be changed.] Township trus- 

 tees of the several townships shall have power to increase or reduce the 

 width of any of the township roads within their respective townships, 

 but the same shall not be widened beyond the maximum limit, or nar- 

 rowed to less than the minimum limit fixed by law for such roads. 



SEC. 4682. [Proceedings therefor.] Before a township road 

 shall be increased in width as provided in the foregoing section, the same 

 proceedings shall be had, in all respects so far as the same may be appli- 

 cable, as are herein required for the laying out, opening, and establishing 

 of such township road ; and before any township road shall be 

 reduced in width, as provided in the foregoing section, the same pro- 

 ceedings shall be had, in all respects, so far as the same may be applicable, 

 as may be required in regard to the vacation of township roads. 



SEC. 4683. [Vacation.] When a township road becomes use- 

 less, any one or more residents of the township may, after giving the 

 notice required in section forty-sir hundred and seventy-two, petition the 

 trustees to vacate such road, and if the trustees are satisfied that the 



