Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-10-05

| A N ORDINANCE, to provide for ma.
n king and establishing a cutoff Road
| across Iberville Point in the parish of Ibervile-to
lead from the vicinity Of The Church Of 81. Gabriel
| 10 the Island.
Be it ordained, by The Police Jury Of the parish
Of Ibetville, that William r. Booth, Surville Blan.
chard, and Joseph Walsh, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners, to establish a cut>oh
Road, across IberviIle Point, from the plantation oil
Lucien Guidy, or another place below, to such
place above, as they may see fit, in aceorandance
with the Report Of fine Committee-fled in the Po'
lice Jury this day.
said Commissioners Immediately after the passage
of this Ordinance, shall be notified Of their appoint.
ments, in the manner prescribed by law, and il
shall then be their duty, at once TO meet together,
and select a site, for said cnt.of Road, and to 10.
cate the same-from one side Of said point to the
other-and to lodge the trees cautiously from point
to point, where they locate the same-provided,
that the location Of said Road, shall be no lower
down than the plantation Of Rene Arnous, upon
which he resides, upon the upper side Of said point,
and no higher mp, upon the side Of said point,
than the plantation Of Waller Hebert, and provid-
ed said Commissioners, shall not locate said Road,
so Is to run through the lands Of plantations Of in.
dividuaIs-so as to leave TO the same person, land
upon either side Of the same, but that said Road,
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lands Of the planters, across whose lands the same
may be run-said Road 10 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
joFity of them shall be a qAorum to transact busi-
ness, and majority ofa qnoskm, shall govern) 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
ran sand cutoff road, OF the facts, and call upon
them, to name one or more appraisers, r. value
said land, and the Commissioners shall also name
an equal number of Appraisers; and sbonld the said
thus 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 nm.
pire to determine between them-and the award Of
The said appraisers, or umpire, shall be binding
upon the parish and upon the proprietoFs Of the
land.
Sec; s. The said Commissioners, shall, imme-
diately after said award, proceed TO build, a good,
durable. permanent, cyprus bIidgs, across Bayou
Brand; and to this end, shall oferlhe 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 to do the same for the least
sum-. and furnish security 10 the satisfaction Of said
Commissioners-said Bridge to be bnilt ono foot
above the highest water mark-to be 20 tied and
.ecured, that it canno. be carried away by the wa
and to be rallied inupon either side. |
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC., that the
Commissioners aforesaid, shall then proceed to e..
the cost Of making said road, from river 10
liver, and shall make a full report Of the same at
he next meeting Of the Police Jary, and in said re-
,ort. they shall state fully, all acts they may have
lone or performed BY virtue Of this ordinance,
where they have located said road, to wbomaD for
low much they have adjudicaiad the building ofthe
and for what pri e the land has been aps
raised.
SIC. g. Be it frrther ordained, etc.. that the sam
five hundred dollars, be and tie same 10 hereby !