Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-10-19
NORDINANGE. t

4 N ORDINANCE, to provide for ma
IN king and establishing a cutoff Road
across Iberyille Point i'll the parish of Ibervile-to
lead from the vicinity of the Church of ST. Gabriel,
to the Island.
Be it ordained, by the Police Jury of the parish
of ~Ibe,ville, that William r. Booth, SurvilIe Blan-
chard, and Joseph Walsh. he and they are hereby
appointed commissioners, to establish a cut>of
Road, across lberville Point, from the plantation of
Lucien Guidy, or another place below, to such
place above, as they may see hi, IN accorandance
with the Report oflle Committee-filed in the Pos
lice Jury this day.
SECT. I'd. Be it further ordained, &C., that
said Commissioners Immediately after the passage
of this Ordinance, shall be notified of their appoint
ments. in the manner prescribed by law, and 1t
shall then be their dnty, at once 10 meet together,
and select a site, for said cutoff Road, and to To-
cate the SANCTION one side of said point to the
other-and to lodge the trees cautiously from point
to point, where they locate the same--provlded,
that the location of said Road, shall be no lower
down Than the plantation of Rene Arnons, upon
which he resides, upon the npperslde 0 fsaid point,
and no higher up, upon the lower side OF said point,
than the plantation of Waller Hebert, and provid-
Ell said Commissioners shall not locate said Road,
so as to run through the lands of plantations Of in
dividuals--so as to leave TO the same person, land
npon either side of the same, but that said Road,
shall as far as practicable, he run upon the side
lands of the planters, across whose lands the same
may be run-said Road to be not less than forty
feet wide-well ditched upon either side.
SECT. 3. Be it ordained, etc., that when said
Commissioners, or a majority ofthem, (and a ma-
iority of them shall be quorum to transact BUSH
ness, and majority ola quorum, shall g~overn) shall
have located the road, and determined where the
same shall run, they shall at once notify the pro-
prietors of the lands, across which they intend to
run SAID cutoff road, of the facts, and call upon
them, to name one or more appraisers, to value
said land, and the Commissioners shall also name
an equal number Of appraisers; and should the said
appraisers thas named, be unable TO agree upon
the value of the land taken by the road, and for
public use, the said appraisers shall! call in an um~
pire TO determine between them--and the award of
the said appraisers, or umpire, shall be binding
upon the parish and upon the proprietors of the
land.
Sec. 5. The said Commissioners, shall, imme-
dia,ely after said award, proceed TO build, a good,
durable, permanent, cyprus brldgs, across Bayou
Brand; and to this end, shall otferthe same for con-
tract, to the lowest bidder, for the space Of ten
days-and the contract shall be given to the person
or persons. who offer 10 do the same for the least
sum, and furnish security to the satisfaction of said
Commissioners-said Bridg to be bnht one foot
above the highest water mark-tO be so tied aud
secured, that it cannot be carried away by the wa
ter, and to be rallied in upon either side.
Sec. 6. BE it further ordained, etc., that the
Commissioner aforesaid, shall then proceed to es'
innate the cost of making said road, from river tc
river, and shall make a full repor. Of the same al
the next meeting of the Police Jary, and in said re-
port. they shall state fully, all acts they may have
done or performed by virtue of this ordinance
where they have located said road, to whomand fo
how much they have adjudica,ed the building ofth'
bridge, and for what prize the land has been APP
praised. n
SEc.6 Be il further ordained, etc.. that the sun
offve hundred dollars, be and the same is hereb.