Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-08-20
Duties Of the Parish Levee Inspector.

R~esolved, Thatrthere beSimmediatelv elect
ed by the Police Jury, and hereafter at eac]
June session of same. an Inspector Of Road
and Levees for the whole parish, and that til
Ward Inspectors elected for the ensuing yea
shall act as sub-1nspectors for their Wards
and hereafter there shall annually be elected
Tor each Road and Levee Ward, a sub. Inspec
tor OF roads and levees at the samestime ant
In the same manner as the parish Inspector
The parishs1nspector shall receive an an
nnal salary of--doliars, payable quarter
" out Of the Parish Treasury, and shall Civ.
bond tor the faithful performance of his du.
ties with one or moTegood -%surities living il
thu Parish, in the sum of--doIla,s.
lie shall have power to appoint as many
deputies as be may deem necessary, who car
TACT in his stead, and who shall be further an.
FthoFlzed to employ a Civil Engineer to assis,
him IN making such measurement Of leyees
as he maydeem necessary.
Under the penalties for direlection of duty
in inspection. already prescribed BY the Road
and Levee laws Of the Parish, the said Parish
Inspector shall be liable on his bond for an
injury he may Lave caused to persons or prop.
erty from his official acts.
1t shall be the duty Of said Parish ~Ipspec-
tor to order and lay off all new roads, bridges
and levees in conjunction with treeholders
living in the Ward iu.which the Inspection is
oe'ng made: as provided by the Road and
Levee laws of the parish.
I'd. To take the necessarrvsStstep under the
law, to cause same to be made and after COM
p'etlon to receive same.
Sd. To report %delinquents under the Road
and Levee laws to the Police Jury, at its
) JANUARY session. z
4th. To prosecute offenders against the
Road and Levee laws before a Magistrates
Court.
5th. To take charge of work on crevasses
that may occur in this parish.
9th. To summon hands. and generally to
perform all duties now required Of Ward In
spectors by the Road and Levee laws Of the
parish. and under the provisions of said laws,
and, finally, to exercise a-general supervis-
ion over the SUBJ lnspectors. -
The sub Inspectors shall receive an annual
salary of ten dollars, PAYABLE out of the
Par sh Treasury they shall be quaIified in
the same manner, and shall be liable to the
penalties Tor neglecting or refusing to
quality and serve as Inspectors now are.
1t shall; be their duty to order necessary
re pairs to roads that are needed for the time
other than those that NAV have been ordered
by the Parish Inspector in his annual %inspec-
ton: and keep same,in good repair according
to the provisions of the Road and Levee
To cause to be made to the levees ordinary
during high water, such as stopping
craw-t!>h holes, fascining, raising the Ievees
temperate y. and keeping the levees of his
Ward in good order and condition.
Should a crevasse occur, or should there be
great dang Of one in his Ward, to notify
The Parish Inspector of same, and should
there be great danger and urgent necessity.
to order out hands from the neighboring
and take charge of any work I'M
III me Parish Inspector can appear
lhey shall be ec-o6fcio deputy Inspectors for
me Parish Inspector, and all their acts shall
oe under his Supervision 81 :