The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-06-21

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JUNE 21,' 1860.
to the bank of the Bayou De Siard, anG
that DR.. VIM. H. Bradley be authori
zed to buy said lumber, and the cost
thereof to be paid for by the Parish
Treasurer on the warrant Of the Presi,
dent. Said sum not to exceed fifty
dollars.
Be it ordained. SC, That the clerk
Of the District Court be authorized te
have a book case made, to be placed
in the Court House for keeping the
law books belonging to the 18th Dis
trict Court. The clerk Of the Police
jury, on information Of the clerk Of the
District Court, in writing, shall draw
. warrant for the sum. The said case
to cost no more than forty dollars.
Be it ordained, &c, That acommit.
tee Of three be appointed to contract
with some competent person, whose
duty it shall be to revise the laws and
ordinances Of the Police Jury and the
acts Of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Louisiana, and put in Digest
form the laws and ordinances now in
force. That if said committee con pro.
cur said Digest at o reasonable price,
they ore authorized to do SO; and the
Parish Treasurer shall pay for the same
on the warrant of said committee, pro.
vided the amount does not exceed two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Be it ordained, &C., That DR.. Samuel
Bard, Editor Of the Register, be allow
ed the sum of one hundred and seven
ty-fve dollars, annually, for publishing
the proceedings of the Police Jury
three times, at each session, and all
other parish printing.
ao Be it ordained, &c, That the Prcsi.
dent of the Railroad be notified that
the crossing of the Railroad on De-
Siard street is in a bad condition, and
that he be requested and required to
have the embankmcnt extended out at
least thirty feet from said Railroad,
with a gradual elevation to said Rail.
road. Said notice to DO given by tho
clerk of the Police Jury.
Be it ordained, &c, That any person
obstructing the public roads by tear
ing down old fences, throwing rails,
thorn bushes or other rubbish, or OBJ
structing them in any manner, shall
be fined not more than twenty-five dol
lars nor less than five dollars, for every
such offense. Said penalty to be re-
covered before any court Of competent
Jurisdiction.
Be it ordained, Sc, That the ferry.
man at the town Of Monroe be author
lied to select a landing for his boats
within the limits prescribed by law,
and give notice to the President Of tho
Police Jury of said selection, and that
steamboats, be not allowed to land at
said landing.
Be it ordained, &C., That all claims
against the Parish Of Ouachita shall
be presented to the Police Jury within
one year from the date they arc due,
otherwise said claims shall be prescri'
bed. This ordinance not to apply to
claims which cannot be presented by
reason Of the Police Jury failing to
meet at least once a year.
Be it ordained, &C., That the Parish
Treasurer be instructed to render al
account to the Parish Attorney of all
delinquent debtors of the parish, and
that he, the Attorney, be instructed to
collect them by suit or otherwise.
Be it ordained, &c, That the ferry
at the mouth Of tho Chcniere be hereby
declared a public ferry, and that tho
same be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder on the LIST Saturday in
August next. The lease to continue
until the LIST Saturday of April 1861.
The rates of fcrriage to be the same
as at Monroe and Trenton. '
Be it ordained, &c, That the cleo
ton precinct in Ward 6 be changed
from the present precinct in said Ware
to the Louisiana Church, and that oil
elections in said Ward be held at said
precinct hereby established /; and thai
the election precinct in Ward 5 bt
changed from its present location a
Flukcr's plantation to Hamilton's, o
the mouth Of Bayou Bartholomew, ant
that all elections in said Ward shall
hereafter be held at said latter Pre-
cinct.
Be it ordained, &C., That each an,
every proprietor or owner Of planta
tions Or lands, fronting in whole or il
part on the Ouachita River, common
cling at the South bank Of the Machoi
do pOurs and running down the Qua
chita River and terminating ut tn,
parish line, shall be compelled to worl
the public road along their respectiv
fronts. That said proprictors Or own
ers shall keep the said road on thei
respective fronts in q good travcllin!
condition, and shall remove therefron
all Instructions. That any proprieto
or owner failing in the discharge of tn
duty imposed by this ordinance, shal
be subject to such penalties as r pre-
scribed in the general law rcquirinI
all front proprietors on the Ouachit
River to work and rcpair the roads o