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Section 247.184 – Consent of County or State to Construction.

247.184 Consent of county or state to construction. Sec. 14. (1) A person that proposes to construct a telegraph, telephone, power line or cable television line, broadband line, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers, or like structures upon, over or under a county road or bridge, shall obtain the consent of the board of […]

Section 247.171a – Rights-of-Way, Bridges, Towers, and Welcome Centers; Use to Provide Travel-Related Information Through Electronic Technologies.

247.171a Rights-of-way, bridges, towers, and welcome centers; use to provide travel-related information through electronic technologies. Sec. 1a. This act does not prohibit the use of rights-of-way, bridges, towers, welcome centers, and rest stops to provide through the use of electronic technologies, including electronic kiosks, travel-related information or assistance and advance traffic information systems. History: Add. […]

Section 247.173 – Encroachments; Denied, Notice to Commissioner; Trespass Action.

247.173 Encroachments; denied, notice to commissioner; trespass action. Sec. 3. If the person upon whom the copy of such order shall be served at any time before the expiration of said 30 days, by a written notice served upon the commissioner or commissioners, deny such encroachment either in whole or in part, or shall deny […]

Section 247.174 – Trespass Action; Brought by Commissioner.

247.174 Trespass action; brought by commissioner. Sec. 4. Such action shall be brought by the commissioner or commissioners in his or their name of office, claiming nominal damages only in the sum of 6 cents, before any justice of the peace of the township, or of any adjoining township in the same county. The summons […]

Section 247.175 – Trespass Action; Pleadings and Trial.

247.175 Trespass action; pleadings and trial. Sec. 5. The declaration in such action shall follow the order required by section 1 of this chapter, in describing such encroachment. The defendant may plead denying the encroachment in whole or in part, and may also deny the existence of a highway where such encroachment is claimed to […]

Section 247.176 – Trespass Action; Trial and Verdict.

247.176 Trespass action; trial and verdict. Sec. 6. The trial of said action may be adjourned for not to exceed 10 days. The jury shall specify in their verdict, if they find the defendant guilty of causing or maintaining the encroachment as charged, and the extent thereof, and if the existence of the highway has […]

Section 247.177 – Trespass Action; Trial and Appeal.

247.177 Trespass action; trial and appeal. Sec. 7. Either party may appeal to the circuit court of the proper county in the same manner that appeals are taken from justices’ courts in other cases, but in case of an appeal taken by the commissioner or commissioners, he or they shall not be required to pay […]