Power to alter abandoned turnpikes

Act 359 of 1856, § 1, under TURNPIKE ROADS - ABANDONED AND CONDEMNED.

Act 359 of 1856, § 1

Section 1. Power to alter abandoned turnpikes

In case of either the abandonment of any turnpike road or of the condemnation thereof in the manner provided by law, and the company have either neglected or refused to keep their said road in repair for the space of five years, the courts of quarter sessions of the counties in which such roads shall be situated, shall have power, by view or review, to alter, change and vacate the said condemned or abandoned turnpike road in the same manner as county and township roads; and whenever such change has been made in the manner aforesaid, the same is hereby declared to be as good and effectual as though made after the passage of this act. 1856, April 14, P.L. 334, No. 359, Sec. 1.