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extent as if the road were laid out and established wholly in one county ; 

 but when resident land owners desire to make a free turnpike road on 

 a county line between two or more counties, and there are no resident 

 land holders in one or more of such counties, within the bounds of the 

 proposed road, a copy of the petition presented to the commissioners 

 of the county in which there are resident land owners within the bounds 

 of the proposed road, if the same be allowed, and the road be estab- 

 lished by the commissioner [s] of such county, shall be presented to the 

 commissioners of the county in which there are no resident land owners 

 within the bounds of the road, and they shall act on the same in all 

 respects as if the petitioners were residents of such county. 



SEC. 4807. [The line of a state, county, or township road may 

 be occupied.] In laying out and establishing free turnpike roads 

 under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter, it shall be lawful 

 to lay out and establish the same, in whole or part, upon the line of any 

 state, county, or township road, or upon any two or more of such roads. 



SEC. 4808. [Road commissioners may issue bonds therefor.] 



The commissioners of any free turnpike road, whenever they deem it 

 necessary for the purpose of constructing a free turnpike road, complet- 

 ing the same, or liquidating any indebtedness on account thereof, are 

 authorized to issue bonds, payable at the county treasury, in installments, 

 at intervals not exceeding the number of years for which the special tax 

 provided for in this chapter has been levied, bearing interest not exceed- 

 ing six per centum, payable semi-annually ; which bonds shall not be 

 sold for less than par, and shall be registered by the county auditor, 

 previous to their issue, in a book by him kept for that purpose ; such 

 registry shall show the number of each bond issued, the amount for 

 which issued, the rate of interest which it bears, and when the same 

 is payable ; and the extra taxes levied under the provisions of this chap- 

 ter shall be divided in such manner as to meet the payment of the interest 

 and principal of the bonds, and when collected the money arising there- 

 from shall be paid to the road commissioners, by the treasurer of the 

 county, upon the warrants of the county auditor ; and the road com- 

 missioners shall apply the money first to the payment of their bonds 

 and interest, and next to the construction and improvement of such free 

 turnpike road, and in discharging any indebtedness incurred on account 

 thereof. 



SEC. 4809. [How two or more roads may be consolidated.] It 

 shall be the duty of the county commissioners to consolidate two or 

 more free turnpike roads that are so situate that by one ending in an- 

 other, or by one crossing another, or otherwise, they form continuous 

 line or lines' of travel, if they are satisfied the consolidation will be to the 

 benefit of the roads and the public, and enter upon their minutes an 

 order consolidating the roads, and appointing commissioners for the 

 consolidated road,\vho shall have all the powers, and perform all the 

 duties, in relation thereto, prescribed by this chapter; and from and 

 after the organization aud qualification of such commissioners, the 

 powers of the commissioners of the several roads so consolidated shall 

 cease, and the roads shall thenceforward constitute one free turnpike 

 road, to which all the laws relating to free turnpike roads in force from 

 time to time shall apply, the same as if such [road] had been originally 

 so established. 



SEC. 4810. [How existing levies to be applied.] Any levy of 

 extra taxes for either of such roads existing at the time of such consoli- 



