Calfee v. Jones

The State legislature, subject to any limitation by the constitution and to the proper exercise of eminent domain over private land, has the power and control over the laying out, construction, maintenance, and closing of roads, streets, *482and other public highways. It may exercise this power through its own agencies, or delegate it to inferior bodies. “Prior to the act of 1919 (G-a. L. 1919, pp. 242 et seq.) [Code of 1933, §§ 95-1501 to 95-1725 inclusive], by which the State highway commission was reorganized, there were two ways of laying out and building public highways in this State. One…