Burke & Ashe County, NC – Act to Lay Road, 1828 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An act to appoint commissioners on the road from the Watauga, in Ashe County, to the head of John's river, in Burke county Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Mast, Bedant Baird and David Mast, all of the county of Ashe, and Jesse Moore and William Dickinson, of the county of Burke, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to view and lay off a road from the widow Shull's, on the Watauga river, in Ashe county, by the most convenient route, to the head of John's river, in Burke county. Be it further enacted, That the aforesaid commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority to appoint the overseers and hands in their respective counties, whose duty it shall be to open and complete the road laid off according to the direction of the said commissioners; and the overseers and hands shall be subject to the same laws and penalties, for neglecting to work upon and complete said road, as regulate and enforce the duty required from overseers and hands if working upon the public roads of the State. Be it further enacted, That the commissioners hereby appointed, before they proceed to act as such, shall, before some justice of the peace, take an oath for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties hereby entrusted to them. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1828 Chapter LVI Page 35-36 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________