Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-08-13
(Certifed) L. s. ALLAN, Secretary
AN ORDINANCE supplementary to can Ordi-
nance relative to Roads, Levees, DitchesJ and
Bridges, &c.

Bridges, &c"
Be It ordained By tie Police Jury efae Parish Of Ia {
oMche That Article of the said ordinance be amended
and re-enaced to re follows Every levee which
shall contain perpendicular foot of water odsse and
not three feet shall have at least five feet base for every
foot in height every levee which shall contain than
three perpendicular Feet Of water and not five feet
shall have at least SIX feet base for every foot in height
every evee which shall contain than five perpendc
ular feet of WATER and not six feet shall have at least
seven feet base for foot in height every levee
which shall contain six perpendicular feet of water
shall have least eight feet base for every foot height
Every levee shall have summit of at least six feet in
BREADTH and shall be 80 constructed that after the sinking
Of the earh shall have elevation of at least foot
above the level Of the water when highest In order to
form this article the propetors shall be required to work
the side of the levee next to the road alone to obtain
the necessary and to determine whether the required
base exists the Inspector shall from the center of
this measurement yield the half of the required base
the balance Of the evee the bayou side shall be considered
containing the balance Of the requisite width No earth
shall be taken from the bayou side than five feet from
the center of the levee; and evee shall be
sructed than thirty feet from the bank Of the bayou
ART g. That Article be amended that whenever the
arbiraors be appointed under said article should decide
that the work. &C., required of planter is not
that such proprietor shall not be liable for damages
that may happen from his not complying with such requs
ton expressed in said Article O.
ART g. That Art be amended to give each propr
eto three complete the necessary works ON his levee
instead Of two, as expressed in said article.
ART a. That Article 10 shall be amended that the road
shall be twenty feet wide instead Of twenty-five feet as
quired by said Article.
ART s. That Article 13 shall be 90 amended that instead
Of Inspector there shall be elected four Inspectors Of
Roads, Leyees &C.; that the parish be divided into four
Inspection Dstrictsthe First to begin the right bank Of
Bayou aourche the upper line Of the parish and extend
down to the lower line Of Michel Arabic; the Second to
nue the bank, from that point down as far as
evees necessary the Third begin at the upper limit
Of the parish the left bank and extend down TO the line
dividing the plantations Of A. Robinson and P Lefebvre
and the Fourth District to extend down from this point
far eyees &c, necessary and that the fifteen hun
dred dollars allowed Inspectors shall be divided
give three hundred and fifty dollars to each of the Inspectors
of the First and Third Districts and the of four hum
dred to those Of the Second and Fourth.
ART g. That Article IS be amended that the Inspector
shall have power make acquisitions for hands to work
Roads, Levees &c. only during high water In Of
gency in all other to have the work dene by contract
or otherwise.
ART l. That Article q be amended and reenacted
to read follows Whenever the Inspector shall find the
road or evee of planter in bad order be shall forthwith
notify said planter verbally otherwise to repair the
and put in good order without delay and for THIS purpose
require many hands Of the said planter may be
and should proprietor not at send the hands
required Of him. the said Inspector is authorized to enter
his place plantation and order from his force the requisite
number Of hands put said road levce in good repair
and should the proprietor by force violence resist the
taking Of his slaves, he shall forfeit and pay fine Of five
hundred dollars.
Approved, August 4, 1858. J. K. G0URDAIN,
o President of the Police jury.
Certified T.. q ALLAN Secretary