Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-11-09
N ORDINANCE

N king and establishing a cutoff RoaC
across IbervilIe Point in the paris, of IbervilIe-tc
lead from the vicinity Of the Church Of 81. Gabriel
TO the Island.
Be it ordained, by The Police jerry of The parish
of lbet vile, that William K. Eooih, Su,vilie BIan.
.chard, and Joseph Walsh, be aud they are hereby
appointed commissioners, 10 establish a cnl>o1
Road, across IberviIle Point, from the plantation OF
Lucieu Guidy, OF another place below, to such
place above. as they may see fiji, in accorandance
With The Report ofli,e COmmitiec-ilcd in tie Pc.
lice Jury this day.
SECT. I'd. Be it fnr.her ordained, &C., thai
said Commissioners immediately afer ibe passage
of tbs O,dinauce, shall be notified Of their appoint
meiils. in i'ie maDnet prescribed by law. and ii
shall thea be ileir dnty, at once 10 meet together,
and select a size, for said cui.off Road. and TO TO-
cate lie sane-from one side OF SAID poiat 10 The
olhei-aad 10 lodge The trees cau,iou Nv FROM point
to poini. where they locate the samn--plovided,
thai The locd,,on o; SAID Road. shall Ne no lower
down ,;,.u Inc pIan,a,ion of Rene Anon, upon
which he resides, upen The uppers'de OF said poini,
and no higher mp, "pon helOwef side of said point,
than The plaulailon of Waller Heber,, and provid-
Ell said Commissioners, shall not locate said Road.
30 as 10 ron through the lands of plantations Of in
divijna'>--so as 10 leave 10 The sanle person, land
upon either side Of the sane, but that said Road,
shall as fs Us practicable, be run upon the side
lands Of the planners. across Wh0,e lands The same
may be rnt,-soid Read 10 be not les, than fo..v
feel widc-weIl dacled rpop eiihei side.
Sect. ;. BE it oidained, eic, that when sac,
Commissioners, Or a majority ofiheT, (ahd q ma
iority of Them shall be a quorum 10 lfansyci bus;-
ness, and majority ofa quorum, shalt govern) shall
have locred Ite road. aud determined where the
same sba'l run, they sl,all al once notify ihe pro-
priei0r. Of The lands, across wi,ic,. they ipiend 10
run sad cul-ohf road. OF ihe facts, and call upon
them, TO name one OF inOre appraisers, 10 valne
said land, and the C0nimi> ,iohefs shall also name
an equal unni,er Of aPp;a' ,er>; and should the said
appraisers Tins named. be unable 10 agree npon
the valve Of line land taken by The road. and foi
public Use. The SAID appraisers shall call in an um<'
pire 10 determine between ihem-aid The award Of
the said appraisers. Oh umpire, shall be binding
upon ihe parisil add upon The proprietor, Of Ire
land,
See. S. Fhe said Commissioners, shall, imun-
d;aieiy after said award. proceed 10 build, a gooi,
durable. permanent. cyprus b,idgs, ac,oss Bayou
Brand, md OH. end. shall offer he same for coz
tract, 10 The lowest bidder. for the space of Ten
Lays-and The contract shall be given 10 The person
or persons. who offer 10 do the same for ibe least
sum, md farn;si, sccnriiy to The satisfaction of said
above tie highest waier mark-io lie SO iicd aud
secured, ,hH. ii canioi be carried away by ite wa-
ieY. aud 10 he lated in np0l eilber side.
SEC. 6. lie il fufinei ordained, ETC., that the
Commiss oners Aforesaid, shall then proceed 10 es>
innate the cost OF making SAID load. from river 10
river, and shall make a fill report Of The sau,e at
the mex. .%ucc,in; OF lie Police Jary. and ia said les
pod, they shall sale fatty. all acis they may have
done or performed hy virtpe of this ordnance.
wlese they have iocalcd said road. 10 whom md for
how much they have adjudit a'ed lie building orihe
bridge, and for what psi e the land has be:a ap,
praised.
SEC. 6. Ee il fr,iher ordained, etc.. i.at tIe san,
of five hundred dollars, be and the same is he ,e5y
appropriated, ont ofahy money in the Treasury Of
the parish, not otherwise appropriated, for ;he par
poses ia part Of establishing SAID cas-oG' road,
which. when located and opened, shalt reti,.,in for
ever. 10 The free use OF The public.
Sec. A. BE il further ordained, e'c.. that a ieas-
oaable aud sufficient time be givca 10 lie piop,ie
tors, through whose lands he said cni.off road may
rnH, TO hniid their side fences. before sad road IS
open T. The pahaic, which lime shall moi be less ,ian
thirty days, f0mtbe day Of location of said rood and
notification 10 The piopiie,ors ofthe same.
Size. 3. BE il lurihef ardaiued, etc.. ibst Ire
money aforesaid shall be drawn from The Tfea>n,y,
only for the use Of said road--and shall be paid by
the Treasurer only. upon The warrant Of any Two
Of the alorenaned Commissioners, and The coun,er
signature ofthe President, Tor any Two mem',ersof
the Police Jury, IN The ab>ence Of The Presidency of
the Police jury.
SIC. 9. That The Commissioner shall be sltow.
ed q reasonable sum for their services which thew
may recover under this ordinance-hereafie 10 be
determined and fixed by The Police Jary whic,
shall be proportioned 10 The labor pefto, med by
each Of them.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted. that when This
road Be, established, that The proprieiors upon The
LEFT bank Of the river, within FIVE miles OF said road
be required TO wo.k on the same, aud tia, a Cons
misssry for said ''1slaad cut>of road'' be annually
appointed.
ss5ec. IL. Be il further enacted that ,be Report
Of the Committee, SO far as their suggestions are
made, be- and The same is hereby sdopicd-and when
said road is once made, the praprieiors upon said
let bank, within The above distance, be required 10
keep the same perpeiaally IN repair. Thus done
aud passed at ,he Parish Of lbeiviiie, this Cd day Of
Seplembei, 1850.
A. G. STRINGER, Pres. Protein.
R. A UPros,
WV G. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERr,
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