The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-07-10
NANC Concerning Roads
Oh the Hiver Atchssa laya, 'f .
laws Of the State a1d Perish on

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rArdl 9ine0f them repair are heseh,
Ihc applicable to tall that pprtiaii OF stlis
hof ST Landry, bordering on tho A mi aiay:
sthe object of this qrd dinance heing 10 haye kh,
kWs enforced ard l3s t9 s.irseae thsIi,.
~ road and eyce district for each TX NhicEth
si15s RtnualI ppoittea w tlle III VI
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bdss kie made ana ttgit & 8sS3
tje laws III tlis 3tats iSr iiAps H
syTss aud 6gefseefs of roats The fifst district
ibs'from the Ayoyclles line 70 the upper Iiiie
Iindsey's pialtati0n, i tile second thenGe Ia
WISER bank Of Bayou Petite Prairie; the third
Ito the Cnurtablcan.
organ, T.s NJ. Anderson, and John Lyons are
" constituted and appointed Commissioners
Jurors to lay ont the public road from s. 4. @,
bn's residence ta The Ayoyelles Parish line; and
oIlay o,lt iii conformity u with lawsthe public
HUH Walthaio Barton s resi- lcnco TO tile mouth
dthe Whole rps.d on or near the bank of the
laiava River from tlie AvoyeIles line tp3 tile
1f the Courtableau, Gncluding that which Il
hade and used from s. II g. Gordons atcs Wal
Burtons) shall be considered and established
e public road without any further act, II
The road leading fram Morgaii's ferfy tn Lam
Sciossiiig, on the Petite Prairie IS hereby ne
9s besl public road unsser tlc jntisdictian of
aersof the 4d district who is hereby aatbo.
make j'sst and prpporti anate acquisition
saeproprietprs ef the first and second district,
inis to 5laze ont ana make the said read pas
I: aud any nnexpended anprepriation hereto
made shall he placed IN his hands for thispnr-
iThe Inspector apd Dye,seer shall have the
sr rtaorder the prepfietors oG the land to make
,scpaIrthe l6scess roids, afdsditches, when he
think it necessary, and he shall have all the
W enforcing his orders that axe provided iii
MS Of the State in regard to roads, ard leyees,
Herewith sacli US may be provided herein. NJ
lsany levce. road, or briageis on the l6,fsix-
th) section on other public iand or III the
al9u 81 the instpeetor Ger in thai Of three freq.
lers of the district -sail opinion 10 be expressed
inwritag to the iusRcctfr) too heayv ind impor
tant to be a just and proportioiate b4fdenon the
pr9netDr; it shall at the nrsler Of the Inspector be
Ypdght byalltfe proprietors oi the district or by
such As the inspector may designate.
I Any leyec, road, bridge or atchsof the first
magnitude and Importance Shall be reported by the
Inspector 70 che Police juryior adoption Parish
work, il it shall be deemed proper .9E
3;S Between the lst day Of May, md die 18th of
Jnne OF each year, the Inspector and Qyerscer,
shall make personal examination % each levces
rad, bridge aud ditch Of public ltlre, {er place,
fesuch are needed 30 as to Indicate 10 the pro-
priet}is if necessary what work Il needed aud the
tine he intentsto take proceedings to compel the
liezfornance thereof; according to the laws Ut the
Naie,ana he shnl nnst,np notice Of this last III
va public paces in his district and he shalt per-
mayFaotify each householder Aject 10 foad and
eee duty, to obtain. and own one wbeelbarrow for
ihseH tapd one for every male haHd, aud one
aeyel Or shade for each hand all to be kept In good
pair, aud ifby the lit Of November following the
Naatiiats shall not have been obtained the detn-
eent shall be- esuhjeet 10 " fine of ten dollars for
leh wleeloarrcw lacking, and two dQlars for each
ille OF shovel, shoMof the requisite number to be
e'i for by the PARISH Attorney, for the benefit Of
he parish. M 'ts
9,lf the owner Of any tvact Of land on which a
eyee, road, bridge, Or ditch, or anyof them is re-
lured. be nonresident unknown, the Inspector,
y Qserseer shall give general notice in the Parish
iazette, on or about the lst OF June to all nom
esdehts TO make their leyees, roads etc according
law and he shall proceed on the 1st OF October,
he lind the required work liz raid land andone, to.
drertse the said work for three weeks III the Par
SD Gazette -and by notices posted in two places.
n the district to be let oit for performance to the
oweSt bidder, and On the day specified i'll the adj
ertisement, the said inspector shall proceed to-
A AaIadlcate the making of the work to the lowest
adder, who shall give bond and security to the sat.
salaftion the inspector for the faithful performance
'lsthe = work. The inspector shall make process
efoal s,i of the adjudication which being recorded
nall importa lien on the land I'd the amount Of the
I'D which lieu shall be enforced in the asual way
v me adlndiIeate Or his security. II the work be
10y performed according to the bond the Inspector
aai la place said bond in the hands Of the Parish
iHorney, TO sue and recover Judgment on for the
leneitt OF the Parish
10 For each infraeton hereof the inspector shall
y nhed twenty dollars to be sued for by the Parish
hIatsoraey, fer the benefit of the Parish.
y Z, TINS ordinance shall be published in the Par
~ Gazette. and take effect from that time
Ordained the 10th day Of May 1853.
j.. ELBERT GANNT, President.
'os. y y. RIcHARD, Clerk.
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