Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-09-15


iprtN and h e? T.. S3n!" constantly in good or
der au:l ;f1'j:. according tn the existing or,ti-
runcaS. and s5 others may hereafter Le
passed by ti, i'oli,, Jury.
ART. = ra;.! rruA shall l." ',rat t ;aYyart!s
the center ~ r. t. itcI.t;t. tu. draining Of TIE
I'UyiaI ya'yy-. :,Nd ac H,.,I on each -i,le By -
ditch two + g.; 81 = ard tar tu"l &eep: jne side
bitches shall cota.a'ic"t" wish each other bs
otl;cr d1tc1,r- at least three Ect vide aad two
feet deep. mad across Ic road, a iea-, enc for
every four appoints when extent ot prop rty Will
admit; ohcrWsp en- cross ditch Tor every lot
ct parcel Of Gro;nd ir, n!n@ TIE Mississippi or
-A.chatalt}a. y Immediately y opposite SAID cross
ditch. a main draining ditch at least two fcrt
wide by two feet deep. Hhou'd b. made and cy-
tended 70 thn satisfaction Of III" Inspector.
ART. l3. I'll" bitches across the road shalt br
covered by briI9cSat least twenty feet wide and
four and a half feet long. Said bridges shall h"
made with planks or dressed cypress piclets
two inches thick. nailed or pinned on five joi,ts,
placed level with the road, so to give free
passage to carriages and carts.
ART. I. All bridges made by proprietors Of
lands on small Eayous, or ditches op. ned tl
drain their said lands, and which shall be more
than six feet Nidc shall be made as follows. to
wit: The bridges shall be ut least twelve feet
wide and made with good three inch planks,
with railing on each side; the planks shall b.
nailed or pinned on four loists. one foot square.
said bridges shall be made under the inspection
Of the Inspector Of tie district. All bridges al
ready made but which shall not have b. en- made
according to the provisions Of this ordinance. or
shall appear unsafe to the Inspector, shall be
ordered to be made anew by the Inspector; and
any owner refusing or neglCctlng to comply with
the order Of the INSPECTOR shall be subject to 4
fine of $50, to be recovered by the Parish Attor
ney before any Court of competent jurisdiction.
and liable to all damages which his urg Z lCct may
occasion.
ART. Is. Any party 10 whom sums OF money
shall be due for work on leve"s or roads. by
virtue Of the ordinances of the Police jury shalt
have privilege on the property; and such priv
Ile~e shall have precedence over any other
privilege. even over tie one held by Til" vendor
of the soil. (Act Of 1869
ART. lG. v Nhencvera CrcyaSSn shall have taken
place on q plantation through the neglect
tu&al OF the proprietorto keep up his lcvce in
good order, and the negroes or hands Of the.
oWncr Of sad plantation shall not suffice 10 re
pair it, the Inspector Of the district shall require
from the Inhabitants the number of slaves me-
cssary to stop the crcvassc. and such slaves shaIF
be paid at the rate of 81 per day and be fed at
the eXrcns" Of the owner of the land on which
they he working. Any person refusing to-
send his slaves after due notice to that effect.
shall be liable to a fine Of IS fUreacb and every
negro he should have furnished; and the Inspcc-
tor will see that the Parish Attorney do sue said
delinquent. and report thereof to the Police,
Jury. Any inhabitant who shall have sent one
or more slaves to stop creya.se On another
persons land shall be entitled to the value Of
The slave or slaves who should happen to drown
themselves or otherwise lose their lives by the
effect OF said work. In such case, the Inspector
assisted by three inhabitants. shall proceed to
the appFaiserncnt Of such slave or slaves, and
the process verbal Of such appraScment shall be-
the base Of the claim for the valne of the slave
Or slaves from the Police Jury; and the payment
shall be made out of the funds Of the parish. In
cases where slaves shall he wounded or disabl d.
The owner shall be entitled to an Indemnity, to
BE determined and paid as above. The Inspcc
tors shall see that the regulations concerning
cvecs, roads. bridges and bitches are strictly
'nforced; and any person refusing or neglect
ng to execute any of the ordinary works ordered
~ the Inspector, within the specified delay.
hall be liable to a fac not exceeding S25, ex-
'ept in cases specially provided for. In case cf
immediate danger Of the breaking Of any levce,
he Inspector shall if in his opinion public Sc
,urity requires it) dispense with the notices to-
he front propr;etors; and he is fully authorized
md empoNcred. with the consent and advice of
TX Inhabitants to employ sufficient number Of
aborers or slaves. to provide the necessary ma-
erials, and to do all the necessary work to avert
he impending danger; and all eqpenses thu-in-
urred and approved by the Inspector aud six
inhabitants aforesaid shall be audited BY the
resident Of the Police Jury. and paid by the
'arish Treasurer; the Police Jury reservine the
light of action against the property Of the
Wner for the REIMBURSEMENT Of all sums thus
expended ia pursuance with this Article.
ART. II. The Inspector shall cause to he re-
lovcd Immediately trees edges. dead animals.
+ auy other incumhrance whatsoever that may
bstruct the parish, and the person i'll front Of
hose plantation shall have b, en- found the OBJ
rgction, who after due notice, shall refuse or
egiect to remove cause to be removed such
bstruction, shall be liable to d fine OF So
ART. Is The Police Jury. at its session OF the
is Mondayof March of every year shall appoint
'ui Inspectors Of roads, leyees, bridges. etc.
ho shall have the supervision Of the public
orks OF this parish. as will be hereafter sreci-
d; and for that purpose the parish shall be
Iyided in four districts Of IcveeS, roads, bridges.
c. as follows: The lst District to be composed
the Ist, I'd and Sd Police Jury Wards. The
| District, Of the 18th. 5th, 9Th, 7tb lth 18th
I'd 9Th Police Jury Wards. The Sd District. Of
,e sth 9th and 10th Police Jury Wards. The
h District Of the 18th Police Jury Ward, to be
yided into two sections us under the old
ws.
Art. 10. Thc following public works shall lie
,n7ilered as belonging to the respective dis
lets in which they may be situated to VII:
he Mclhdul road and levce in The lst district.
he Raccourei road and lcFce, tfie Grand Levee
ad and Ieyee, the Fordoche road, the road and
e dyke leading to Waterloo, the Grand Bay
wee and dykes, the two roads on the Island
e road On the Eatture, and tie bridge on the
ischarge. in the I'd district The New Road
I'd Poalafller road and bridge, in the Sd dis
let. The Bayou Crosse Tete road and bridges
the 9Th district
ART. 20 The salary Of the Inspectors of the
and I'd districts shall be $1,000 ,ach: that Of
e Sd district $500; and that Of the 4 tn district
100. The Inspectors shall bc paid OF their
N warrant; AID it shaIl bc the dutv IF each
'lice Juror to notice any icriliction Of duty
the part OF any Inspector, aad report tho
me to the President Of the Police jury, who
all cause inquiry to be made: and when said
argc ~ Char -cs shall he SIS aimed. the Iasppc-