Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-06-21

animation of all the roads and -levees within his
district, for the purpose Of receiving all works or
dered by him. He shall then by actual measure
ment ascertain the proportion of all such levees
and shall make a report setting forth the condition
of all the roads and levees of his District, ma
king special mention of any road or levee found
in any manner not in conformity with this ordi-
nance. This report shall be signed by the Inspec-
tor and sworn to before a Justice of the peace, and
placed before the police jury at their meeting on
the first Monday Of January in each year. Any
Inspector failing to make such examination and
report, shall forfeit and pay a fine not less than
two hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred
dollars; and all persons whose levees shall be found
by the report of any Inspector 50 made as afore-
said, to be contrary to the provisions of this Or
dinance, shall orthwith be presented for the fines
and penalties so incurred. 1t shall also be the du.
ty Of every Inspector to report to the police jury
at any Of its meetings, any violation Of any of the
provisions of this ordinance, or to file with the
Clerk of the police jury a like report, and upon
such reports, all persons therein proved liable to
any fine, forfeiture or penalties imposed by this
ordinance, shall forthwith be presented as herein.
after provided for.
1t shall be the duty of the Clerk of the police
jury to preserve and file any and all reports made
by any Inspector or any other person, and to cause
to be prosecuted according 10 law, any person or
persons, who upon any such report may be shown
to be liable to any fine, forfeiture, or penalty I'm
der this ordinance, and also to cause to be sued for
and collected before any court of competent juris-
diction, any tax assessed by virtue Of this ordi-
nance, or any account for money due to any per-
son or persons for materials, or for work, in &C
cordance with any requlsition OF, or contract with
any Inspector. For this additional service the
Clerk ofthe police jury shall receive the annual
salary of one hundred dollars, and for any neglect
herein he shall forfeit all such salary, and moreo-
yer, be liable to a fine of two hundred dollars to
be recovered and enforced by indictment or in
formation before any competent court.
Sec. 90. At the meeting of the police jury on
the second Monday of April in each year land for
the unexpired term of the present year, there
shall be an attorney and counsellor at law ap-
pointed by the police jury at the annual salary of
two hundred dollars, whose duty it shall be, to-
gether with such other duties as may hereinafter
from time to time be defined, to act as attorney and
counsellor at law for the Parish, and to give advice
and counsel to the said police jury, to be present
at all its meetings, give advice to any of its Off
GERS when required, to any Inspector who may
| apply to him for the same, to bring suit in any
competent court, and to collect all claims for mo-
ney, for wages and materials allowed by any In
spector when called on so to do by the party or
parties to whom such money shall be due in &C.
| cordance with the acquisitions of, or by virtue of
any contract with any Inspector, agreeably to the
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all matters in which the parish may be interested,
and in further consideration for his services he
shall receive ten per cent on all fines, torfeitures
or penalties he may collect.
SEC. 30. Any person who shall violate any
section of this ordinance not specially provided for,
shall forfeit and pay a fine not less than fifty nor
| more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 81. All fines, forfeitures and penalties in
CURED by the violation of any of the provisions of
this ordinance, shall be enforced and recovered by
due course of law before any court of competent
jurisdiction, and shall be paid into the Parish
Treasury.
SEC. 50. Every Inspector appointed by virtue
water, to appoint one or more deputies, who
| shall have the same authority as the Inspector, to
order out hands to prevent or stop crevasses, and
generally to perform all duties of the Inspector,
except making general examinations and Reports.
SEC. SO. Whenever any person or persons
shall have furnished hands for work upon any
roads or levees, or materials for the same, at the
requisition of, or in compliance with any contract
with any Inspector, and who by the provisions of
this ordinance are entitled to compensation for
such work or materials, and it be necessary to re-
sort to law for the recovery of such compensation,
the same shall be collected by due course of law
before any court Of competent jurisdiction, at the
expense of the Parish; and is hereby provided that
any plaintiff herein, shall be entitled to receive a
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QUESTION OF contract, the amount due, and from
whom and upon what land, and the certificate
SO made shall be evidence ofthe debt-and it is also
hereby provided that in all cases of adjudication
Of works to be done upon ~levees, roads, bitches
and bridges in the parish, it shall be the duty of
the officer adjudicating the same to cause the pro-
cess-verbal of adjudication to be recorded by the
recorder of mortgages which shall operate as a
lien on said land; and in case Of non-payment, the
undertaken shall be entitled to an order of seizure
and sale upon the presentation of said act thus re-
corded annexed to his petition, together with his
oath showing the amount due him; which order of
seizure and sale shall be granted by the district
of non residence, it shall be the duty Of the said
Judge, to name an attorney for the non resident up
on whom service shall be made as provided for
in Executory proceedings by the Code Of Practice;
and said attorney may be entitled to such compen-
sation as said Judge shall think proper, to be tax
ed as part ofthe costs.
That said order of seizure and sale, shall be ex-
.ecnted bysthe Sheriff of the Parish, after an advert
tisement OF thirty days, without benefit Of ap-
praisement in the same manner and subject to the
same formalities Is insordinary cases Of seizure.
Sec. "a. Every inspector Of roads and levees
shall be entitled to receive in full compensation for
his services, twenty five dollars for each year he
shall serve in this parish, to be paidAou of the
parish Treasury, upon the warrant Of The Clerk Of
the police jury-and the appointment of ell In
spectors now in Office is hereby annulled-and on
the passage of this ordinance an Inspector shall
be appointed for each road and levee district a.
provided for in the third section Of this ordinance.
A sufficient number Of copies of this ordinance
shall be printed in the shortest possible delay.
The Clerk of the police jury shall cause a copy to
be delivered within ten days after the same shall
have been printed, to every Inspector in this Pa
IRISH, and he shall also deliver to any person own
ing lands fronting on or bounded by awatercourse
roads or levees are necessary, a copy of this
ordinance whenever called on for the same.
AL ordinances andlaws heretofore passed by the
police jury concerning roads and l~evees, which are
in contravention with this ordinance, be and the
are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.