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42-339. Dam or embankment as part of highway; township aid; repairs and guardrails.
42-339
42-339. Dam or embankment as part of highway; township aid; repairsand guardrails.Whenever any such earthen dam or embankment shall be so placed andsituated as that it may be made a part of some public roadway, and affordto public travel a means of crossing the valley, ravine or draw whereinsuch dam may be located, the township wherein the same is situate may aidin the construction and maintenance thereof, and shall have the right toconstitute such dam or embankment a public highway, and to lay out andconstruct approaches thereto: Provided, That in every such case theauthorities having charge of such highway shall keep that part used for thebenefit and convenience of public travel in thorough repair at all times,so that such embankment shall be in nowise injured by such use, and shallproperly and safely bridge the waste-way to such dam or embankmentbelonging, and provide such railings or other safeguards as may benecessary for the protection and safety of public travel.
History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 4, § 21; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-339.