Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-09-29
NO. 38.

n4y before any Court Of competent Jurisdiction,
and liable to all damages which his neglect may
occasion.
AEr. l5. Any party to whom sums of money
shall be due tor work on lGvees OF roads, py
virtue of the ordinances of the Police Jury, snail
have privilege on the properly; and such PRIV
ilege shall have precedence oyer any other
privilege. even over the one held ny the TenooS
Of the soil. (Act OF 1850.
Art. l6. Whenevcra creyas5a shall haVetaAen
place on plantation through the neglect or re-
iasal Of the proprietor to keep UP has leVee IN
good order, and tue negroes or hahds OF Tue
owner of said plantation shall not suffice to re-
pair it. the Inspector Ct the district shall require
from the inhabitants the nunlhec OF slaves nee,
essary to stop the crevasse, and such slaves snali
be paid at the rate OF 81 per day and be req Ut
the expense Of the owner OF tae iaEd on Whica
they shall be working, Any person Taiuslng 20
send his slaves after due notice to that efecs
shall be liable to fine Of SIS foreach and every
negro he should have furnished; and the .nSpec-
tor will see that the Parish Attorney DO sue saia
delinquent. and report thereof to tue once
Jury. ANY inhabitant who shall have sent one
or more slaves to stop creva,se on ahother
PERSONS land shall be entitled to the value OF
The slave or slaves who should happen TO grown
themselves or otherwise lose their lives by tne
effect of said work In such case, the Inspector,
the appraiscment of such slave or slaves, ana
the process verbal of such appraisement snail DO
the base of the claim for the value OF the save
or slaves from the Police Jury; and the paymens
shall be made out Of the funds OF the parish. IN
cases where slaves shall be wounded or dlsabl q,
the owner shall be entitled to an indemnity, 10
be determined and paid as above Inc lnspec-
tors shall see that the regulations concerning
levees roads, bridges and bitches are strictly
onfp ;oo npulnpt-
ing to execute any of the ordinary works ordered
by the Inspector, within the specHs 9 delay.
shall be liable to fine not exceeding 80: ex.
cept in cases specially provided for. In case OF
immediate danger of the breaking OF any ievee,
the Inspector shall If in his opinion public se-
curity requires it, dispense with the notices to
the front proprietors; and he is fully authorized
and empoA cred. with the consent and advice OF
six inhabitants, to employ sufficient number OF
Iaborers or slaves, to provide the necessary ma
terials and to do all the necessary work to avert
the impending danger; and all expenses thus in
Cured and approved by the Inspector and SIX
inhabitants aforesaid, shall be audited by the
President of the Police Jury, and paid by the
Parish Treasurer; the Police Jury reserving the
right of action against the property OF tho
owner for the REIMBURSEMENT of all sums thus
expended in pursuance with this Article.
ART. IT, The Inspector shall cause to be re-
moved Immediately trees, edges, dead animals,
or any other incumbranee whatsoever that may
obstruct the passage, and the person in front OF
whose plantation shall have been found the OBJ
struetion, who, after due notice, shall refuse or
neglect to remove or cause TO be removed such
obstruction. shall he liable to fine Of SIS.
ART l8 The Police Jury, at its session of the
lst Monday of March feyery year. shall appoint
four Inspectors of roads, levees, bridges ETC.,
who shall have the supervision of the public
works of this parish, as will be hereafter speci-
fed and for that purpose the parish shall be
divided in four districts of levees roads, bridges,
&C.. as follows: The LIST District to be composed
of the 1st, I'd and Sd Police Jury Wards The
I'd District, of the 4th. 5th, 9th, 7th, llth. 18th
and 9Th Police Jury Wards. The Sd District Of
the 9Th. 9th and 10th Police jury Wards The
4th District, of the l4th Police Jury Ward, to be
divided into two sections as under the old
laws.
ART. 10. The following public works shall be
considered as belonging to the respective dis
tricts in which they may be situated, 10 wit:
The McPhaul road and levee in the lst district.
The Raccourci road and levee, the Grand Levee
road and leyee, the Fordoche road the road and
The dyke leading to Waterloo, the Grand Bay
leyee and dykes. the two roads on the Island,
he road on the Batture, and the bridge on the
Discharge in the I'd district. The New Road,
and Pouailler road and bridge, in the Sd dis
trict The Bayou Crosse Tete road and bridges
in the 4th district.
ART. 20. The salary OF the Inspectors OF the
Ist and I'd districts shall be Sl0D0 each; that OF
the Sd district 500: and that ST the 4th district
sl0O. The Inspectors shall be paid on their
own warrant; and it shall be the duty of each
Police Juror to notice any deliliction OF duty
on the part Of any Inspector, and report the
same to the President of the Police Jury, who
/ III 4o ha an6r saJ
charge or charges shall tie sustained, the lnspec-
tor shall forfeit such portion of his salary as
may yet BE- due him, and may be removed from
office by majority vote OF the Police Jury.
ART 81 The Inspectors Of said districts shall
reside in the districts in which they may be ap-
pointed.
ART. %. 1t shall be The duty of all Inspectors
to superintend the necessary repairing OF all
leyeer, roads bitches and bridges either private
or public. and to see that the same are KEEP in
good order.
ART. q. The Inspectors will report to the
President of the Police Jury of all repairs to be
made to the public works Of the parish. as spec
flied in the Police Jury Regulations. which,
after the legal delays shall be sold at auction
to the lowest bidder, by the Parish Attorney,
who will draw proce- verbal of the said sale
and take bond for the fulfllment OF the contract;
and said works shall be made under the direc-
ton of the Inspector, as provided for in Ordi-
nances concerning roads, leyees, bitches and
bridges.
ART. a. Whenever a new levee shall be
deemed necessary, the Inspector OF the district
shall trace said levee and make out plan of it,
specifying the length OF the levee, its hight and
the number of feet of base, and then transmit to
the Police Jury copy Of said plan; the Inspec-
tor shall be personally responsible for the acts
done by him in his capacity, and shall furnish
bond. with good security, to be approval by the
Police Jury, in the sum of $4,000, for TIE pune-
tual and faithful performance of bis duties.
ART. rs. Each of the Inspectors shall keep a
book. in which he shall record all tie ORDERS
given by BIN in his capacity to the inhab tants
Of his district for repairs to their roads, leyees,
bitches or bridges, and refer to the Parish At
torney all drlinqueats by whom fiae may wave