Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-09-28
4 n ORDINANCE, to provide for ma

4 N ORDINANCE, to provide for ma
across Ibervlle Point in the parish of Iberville-to
lead from the vicinity Of the Church offs Gabriel,
to the Island.
Be it ordained, by The Police Jury of the parish
Of IbetviIe, that William K. Booth, SurvIlle Blan-
clard, and Joseph Walsh, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners, to establish a cut>otf
Road, across lberviIle Point, from the plantation Of
Lucien Guidy, or another place below, to such
place above, as they may see tit, III accorandance
with the Report oitIe Commiitee-fled 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 it
shall then be their duty, at once 10 meet together,
and select a site, for said cutoff 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 ofsaid point,
and no higher up, upon the lower side of said point,
than the plantation Of Waller Hebert, and provid-
ed said Commissioners, shall not locate said Road,
so as to run through the lands of plantations of in
dividnaIs--so as TO leave TO the same person, land
upon either side Of the same, but that said Road,
shall as far as practicable, be run upon the side
lGtJuS u u tHC pluDtCLS, dlIu0S lNS dtuS tIlG SutIIt
may be run-said Road 10 be not less til. n forty
feet wide-welI ditched upon either side.
SECT. 3. Be it ordained, etc, that when said
Commissioners, or a minority oftbem, (and a mas
jori;y of them shall be Il quorum TO transact BUSH
ness. and majority offs quorum, shall govern) shall
have located the road, and determined where the
same shall run, they shall ut once notify the pro-
prietors of the lands, across which they intend to
run SAID cutoff road, oil the facts, and call upon
them, to name one or more appraisers, IT, value
said land, and the Commissioners shall also name
an equal number ofappraisers; aud should the said
appraisers thus named, be unable to agree upon
the value Of the l.nd taken by the road, aud for
public use, The said Appraisers shall call in an uin-
pire to determine between them-and the award Of
the said appraisers. or umpire, shall be binding
npon the parish and upon the pfOprietors of the
land.
Sec. S. The said Commissioner, shall, immc-
diately after said award, proceed TO build, a good,
durable. permanent, cyprus bridgs, across Bayou
Brand; and to this end. shall offerthe 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 secnriiy 10 ihe satisfaction of eaid
Commandments Bridge to be bni. one foot
above the highest wafer mark-to be so tied and
secured, that it cannot be carried away by the wa.
ter, and TO he lailed in upon either side.
Sec. 6. BE it fnrlner ordained, ETC.. TINT the
Commits oners aforesaid, shall then proceed to es>
innate the cost of making said road. from river to
river, and shall make a full report Of the same to
the next meeting Of the Police Jary, mud 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 whom aud for
how much they have adjndica,ed the building ofihe
bridge, and for what pri e the land has been aps
praised. t7 s#t fass
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.. that the sum
Of five hundred dollars, be and the same is hereby
appropriated, out Of any money in the Treasury of
the parish, not otherwise appropriated, for the pnr-
poses part Of establishing SAID cut-off road,
which. When located and opened, shall remain for-
ever, TO the free use Of the public.
Seed. Be it further ordained, etc., that u reas-
oaable and sufficient time be given to the proprie
tors, through whose lands the said cnt-off road may
run, to build their side fences, before said road ID
open te the public, which time shall not be less than
thirty days, from the day Of location Of said road and
notification to the proprietors Of the same.
See. s. Be it further ordained, etc., thar the
money aforesaid shall be drawn from the Treasury,
only for the use Of said ~road--and shall be paid by
the Treasurer, only, upon the warrant Of any two
of the aforenamed Commissioners, and the coHnter
signature ofthe President. Tor any two membersof
the Police Jury, in the absence Of the Presidency Of
the Police jury. aa
SEC. g.. That the Commissioner shall be allows
ed a reasonable sum for their services which they
may recover under this ordinance-hereaite 10 be
and fixed BY the Police jury. which
shall be proportional to the labor performed by
each of them. @
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, that when this
road be established, that the proprietors upon the
left bank of the river, within FIVE miles Of said road
be required 10 work on the same, and TINT a Conn
missary for said Island cutoff road" be annually
appointed.
'aSec. IL. Be it further enacted that the Report
of the COMMITTEE, SO far as their suggestions are
made. be and the same is hereby adopted-and when
said road is once made, the proprietors upon said
left bank, within the above distance, be required to
keep the same perpetuaIIy in repair. Thus done
and passed at the Parish of ~lberyile, this I'd day Of
September, 1850.
A.. G. STRINGER. Pres. Protein.
tf r. A UProS,
- WV. C.. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT,
Apos,s PEr,L, Clerk. sep29