Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-08-11

should have furnished; and the lnspec-
tor will see that the Parish Attorney do
she. said delinquent, and report thereof
to the Police Jury. Any ~inhabitant who
shall have sent one or more slaves to
stop a revasse 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 ny
three inhabitants, shall proceed to the
advertisement of such slave or slaves,
and the process verbal of such appraise-
ment shall be the base of the claim tor
the value of the slave u slaves from the
Police Jury; and the payment shall De
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, to he determined and paid
as above. The Inspectors shall see that
the regulations concerning l~evecs, roads,
bridges and bitches are strictly enforc-
ed; and any person refusing or neglect
ing to execute any of the ordinary works
ordered by the Inspector, within the
specified delay, shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding $25, except in cases spe-
cially provided for. In case OF immedi-
ate danger of the breaking Of any levee,
the Inspector shall (if in his opinion
public security requires it) dispense
with the notices to the front proprie-
tors; and he is fully authorized and EN-.
powered, with the consent and advice OF
six inhabitants, to employ a sufficient
number of laborers or slaves, to provide
the necessary materials, and to do all
the necessary work to avert the i'm
pending danger; and all expenses thus
incurred and approved by the Inspector
and the six inhabitants aforesaid, shall
be audited by the President Of the Po-
lice Jury, and paid by the Parish Treas
urer the Police Jury reserving the
right of action against the property OF
the owner for the reimbursement OF all
sums thus expended in pursuance with
this resolution.
ART. II. The Inspector shall to
be removed Immediately trees, edges,
dead animals, or any other incumbrance
whatsoever that may obstruct the pas.
sage; and the person in front of whose
plantation shall have been found the ob.
struction, who, after due notice, shall
refuse or neglect to remove or cause to
be removed such obstruction, shall be
liable to a fine Of $25.
ART. Is. The Police Jury, at its ses
sion of the LIST Monday of March Of every
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 spec
flied; and for that purpose the parish
shall be divided in four districts of le'
wees, yoads, bridges, etc, as TO | 'ws:
The lst District to be composed of the
LIST, I'd and Sd Police Jury Wards.
The Cd District, of the 4th. 9Th, 9th,
18th, 18th, 18th and 18th 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 sec
tons as under the old laws.
ART. 10. The following public works
shall be considered as belonging to the
respective districts in which they may
be situated, to wit: .
The McPhaul road and levee in the Isl
District.
The Raccourci road and levee, the
GrandLevee road and levee, the For
doche road, the road and the dyke lead
ing to Waterloo, the Grand Bay levee
and dykes, the two roads on the Island,
the road on the ~Batture, and the bridge
on the Discharge, in the I'd District.
The New Road, and Poulailler roae
and bridge, in the Sd District.
The Bayou Crosse Tete road ane
bridges, in the 4th District.
Arr. 20. The salary of the Inspectors
of the 1st and I'd Districts shall be $1,000
each; that Of the Sd District, 500; ane
that of the 4th District, 500. The In
spectors shall be paid on their w war
rant; and it shall be the duty of
Police Juror to notice any derlllctlon o
duty on the part Of any Inspector, an
report the same to the President of TIN
Police Jury, who shall cause inquiry t.
be made; and when said charge o
charges shall be sustained, the lnspec
tor shall forfeit such portion Of his sala
nv as may yet be due him, and may b.
removed from Office by a majority vot
of the Police Jury.
ART. 81. The Inspectors Of said Dis
tricts shall reside in the Districts i
which they shall be appointed.
ART. %. It shall be the duty Of all IL
~spectors to superintend the necessar
repairing of all ~levees, roads, ditche'
and bridges, either private or publ.
|. and to see that the same are kept