Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1853-09-11
one foot and n bali above the highest

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water mark.
The perpendicular height OF the water
shall be taken on II lineG IN the m'an''
of the leyer, and shall be determined ny
4he inspector assisted by two landfo''
ders of the district.
Sect. 7lh. Every new lcvee shall be
made nj such distance from the bayona rs
shall be pointed out by the Inspector h".
in NIL cases at II distance nj least c1nh'
to twice the base required for such levec,
Section 9Th. Every proprietor OF land
fronting on, bounded by or crossing q
water course, where n road rs necessary
for public use, shall be bound to deliver
n road free from al impcdimcnts. well
IeveIIcd and raised in the middle, 1T
least twenty five feet wide between me
bitches; Il ditch shall be made on the &c
wee side, nj least four feet from the levcc
sufficiently deep to drain+the lowest pI".
ces ten inches, and upon the opposite
side, a ditch shall be made ut least two
feet deep both Of those bitches shall DC
planted on the road side,to prevent the
wheels Of carts and Carriages from tai
ling abruptly into them; and they must
be ut least one foot wide at t~heabo'to'n.
There shaItsbc a crop n draining ditch
every four arpcnts, if@required by the
inspector such cross or draining ditch
shall be at least eighteen inches wide at
the bottom, and shall bc.cut back to q
sufficient distance 10 drain--On each
draining ditch, shall be made and kept
in repair, Il strong aud secure bridge, ut
least eighteen feet in length.
Sect. oh. Any person having one or
moro tracts Of land in the parish Of AS
sumption, on which he does not reside,
shall, whenever the water is over the
natural bank thereof, kceRaon said tract
or tracts Of land one or more effective
hands, whenever required SO 10 do by
the inspector Of The district in which said
lands are situated, and in case the owne,
of such lands refuse to place the hand:
30 required, he shall be liable to pay
the hire of the requisite number of lands
to be placed IN such lands by the ms
pcctor, Mt wages not to exceed three dol
lars per day.
Sect. 10Th. As soon ms the water sl,al
beswithin the banks of the bayou, or be,
fore The first day of august in eacl
year, every Inspector shaIl mike an cxa
mination Of all the roads and lcvce3
within his district, accompanied by two
l~andhoIders Of The district, and shall
: where any road or Icvee is found 10 be
IN any manner insecure or not strictly in
conformity with this Ordinance, fort
with notify the proprietor, setting forIl
the work to be done on such road anf
leyee, and at all places where in the OPT
Mon ofsule Inspector and two land hol
ders, it Is necessary lint new levees b.
made, they shall point out the place
were such new levee shall bt made, ant
the inspector shall notify accordingly.
Sect. Ilth. All work ordered by lh'
inspector by virtue Of the tenth section
Of this ordirauce shall be completed b,
the (3lst) thirty first day Of october fol
lowing such order.
Sect. 18th. When works Of any kind
at-any time ordered by any inspecto
shall not have been completed within
the time allowed by him, then sue
inspector shall prorecd 70 have -sac|
work done in lhe.foIIowing manner, h
shall advertise such work for ten days
by posting up notices. 1t one or NOR
public places within his district or ut th
door of the Court House Of this parish
and shall cause The same to be let on
10 the lowest bidder and The person s
doing such work may proceeds again'
The proprietor Of the land, in wbic
such&work shall have been done, for til
recovery Of the amount 80 due, in III
manner provided by law, or should it b.
in the opinion ofthe% inspector, necessa
ny that such work should be complete
within a shorter time than would be RI
quired to make such advertisement an