Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-09-15
TIL / D L MOOR At.
P. 4. ROY, Editor.
~ AJr4oEITY.l
Police Jury Ordinances Concerning Eoads,
Levees, &C., Approved Aug. 6, 1860.


Article |. Throughout the whole portion o
the parish here Irvc"s are required to protcc1
the Inhabitants against iuuudati0n. sid i,yecs
shall be made and TT il good repairs h.: til,
owner or owners Of the iaLd where aid ie.rre>
ar" required. according to tie ordinances here
matter pE01lItd.
ART. All lcvees having ole perpendicular
loot OF Water,aHd not more titan three feet against
them, shaIi nave at least four feet base or each
and every ioot IN hight: all lcvces having more
tban three, aud not more than six perpendicular
feet Ct water against them shall have at least
hEe teet base Ter each and every foot in hight;
ana al ievees having more than six pcrpcntic-
uI;tr te"t OF water against them. shall have at
least SIX Iect base for every foot in hight The
W1d1h OF the top OF the i"Tce shall be equal to
lis hight and the !cTcr shall he constructed in
Such way that tWo-thil,ls Of the base shall be
on 'Ee S!"c OF tie river; ami, finally. every le-
wee ahAl pe oi such Il hight that after the set
ting Ct the earth it shall he two feet above the
hiShcst water marx.
AHi .. thereafter. every new ley2e shall be
constructed as follows. to wit: In places where
the bank Of the river IS apt to cave in, at dis
talce q at least one arp, nj: and III places where
the same inc0nyenencc does not exist. at dis
tance OF at least forty feet from tie top of the
bank And all leTees already made, tie base Of
"Ach IS al d distance less than ii tv feet from the
! Top q! Tile bs1lh u me RIVER Ill places subject to
! cave H. anu at diSttac2 less than ten feet i'll
places Nhefe the sam" Inconvenience does not
exist, Silall &c made according to the present
afHclc. Ine earth nsed for the repair or con-
'ductioh OF leVec sdali be taken at a distance
OF III least twenty teet troln the base OF the le-
we os1 'i'e sue oi tAe river. aud II onsidered
'A' ilsp~tt't ot 'ne dS''ct IN
~ s',n ~ 1r - o'','''e"' uittI S+aii De aug
tI ',' VI 'le que OF the ic''e t5 least
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"'''' Hse'' o' thcif feSpccti'e
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ms y! i p"''s "i'''' l"et may ueeh hcces-
s"Is' "nU % 7Nt io,Fr TO u: own rs or les
se'2 VI 'nt ~ ''3 vi "o'eh SAID WORKS OF ro-
p'lie ''I ~ 'T eA9'Utea' "'eol u5 u 'he otdl-
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u, u u ana Ihe ihspec
-, ' e"'tl o'''o' S"ii WORKS 70 pc
oN.ou.eu ~ sellh9 'lle same 10 'he lowest b!d-
'.,ln "' ',ir Al'ise Vi sa' owner AFTER siV-
~ ran 80 {i3 F''iio h""oe'
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Vi leFeeS, pti'2e ana Foacs snail be ordered on
a"S p "IVLl5 tHe owner OF owners ei winch shall
y: tSsIoe o',S o tile PARISH Tue lhsPec-
W. ~ 'io ulo'1 1't s"'tl -. notice oi The WORKS
~ n'',l otS'O" y Inserting Sad hotice IN one
u 80" u 'io '" SPapetS fim'sa III 'lis parish,