Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-06-30
NO. 25.

Ga III. .,l by ditch two
bitches shall communlcar~ with each
other by other bitches t.least ssrso M foot
wide and two feet deep, made across tbo
road, at least one for every four arpents
when extent of property will admit;
otherwise, one cross ditch for every lot
or parcel of ground fronting the Missis-
sippi or Atchafalaya Immediately op-
posite said cross ditch, main draining
ditch at least two feet wide by two feet
deep, should be made and extended to
the satisfaction of the Inspector.
ART. l3. The bitches across the road
shall be covered by bridges at least
twenty feet wide and four and half
feet long. Said bridges shall be made
with planks or dressed cypress pickets>
two inches thick, nailed or pinned on
FIVE joists, placed level with the road, so
as to give free passage to carriages and
carts.
ART. a. All bridges made by p~opri-
etors of lands on small bayous, or bitches
opened to drain their said lands, and
which shall be more than six feet wide,
shall be made as follows, to wit: The
bridges shall be at least twelve feet
wide, and made with good three inch
planks, with railing on each side; the
planks shall be nailed Or pinned on four
joists, one foot square. Said bridges
shall be made under the inspection of
the Inspector of the district. All bridges
already made, but which shall not have
been made according to this ordinance,
or shall appear unsafe to the Inspector,
shall be ordered to be made anew by
the Inspector; and any owner refusing
Oh neglecting to comply with the order
of the Inspector, shall be subject to a
fine OF $50, to be recovered by the Par
ish Attorney before any Court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, and liable to all dama-
ges which his neglect may occasion.
ART. Is, Any party to whom sums of
money shall be due for work on levees
or roads, by virtue Of the ordinances of
the Police Jury, shall have privilege
on the property; and such privilege shall
have precedence over any other privi-
lege, even over the one held by the
vendor of the soiIIAct of 1859
ART. 16 Whenever creyasse shall
have taken place on plantation, and
the negroes or hands OF the owner Of
said plantation shall not suffice to re-
pair it, the Inspector of the district shall
require from the inhabitants of the vi
cinity the number of slaves necessary
to stop the crevasse, and such slaves
shall be paid at the rate of two dollars
per day, and be fed at the expense of
the owner Of the land on which they
shall be working.
ART. II. Any person refusing to send
his slaves, after due notice to that effect,
shall be liable to fine of $5 for each
and every negro he should have fur
nished; and the Inspector will see that
the Parish Attorney do sue said de-
Iinqucnt, and report thereof. to the Police
Jury.
ART. 18 Any inhabitant who shall
have sent one or,more slaves to- stop
on another PERSONS land, shall
be entitled to the value of the slave or
slaves who should happen to drown
or otherwise lose their lives
by the effect Of said work. In such
case the Inspector, assisted by three in-
habitants, shall proceed to the appraise-
ment of such slave or slaves, and the
process verbal Of such appraisement shall
be the base of the claim for the value 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 be wounded or disabled, the
owner shall be entitled to an indemnity,
70 be determined and paid as above.
ART. 10. The Inspectors shall see that
the regulations concerning levees, roads,
bridges and bitches are strictly enforced;
andaany person refusing or neglecting
10 execute any of the ordinary works
ordered by the Inspector, within the
specified delay, shall be liable to fine
not exceeding $25, except in cases
specially provided for
ART. 20. In case of immediate danger
If the breaking Of any levee, the In
,pector shall (if in his opinion public
security requires it, dispense with the
notices to the front proprietors; and he
s fully authorized andempowered, with
he consent and advice of six inhabi-
ANTS, to employ sufficient number Of
aborers or slaves to provide the neces-
'ary materials, and to do all the neces-
ary work to avert the impending dam
ger; and all expenses thus incurred and
approved by the Inspector and the six
inhabitants aforesaid, shall be audited
~ the President Of the Police Jury, and
aid by the Parish Treasurer; the Police
Iury reserving the right of action against
he property of the owner for the reim-
'ursement of all sums thus expended in
pursuance with this resolution.
ART. 81. The Inspector shall cause to
'e removed Immediately trees, edges,
lead animals, or any other incumbranee