Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-08-11
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ART. 8. It shall be the duty OF the In.
spectors of every district to make, at
least once a week,san inspection OF all
the leyees. bridges and roads OF his dis
trict during the time of high water, to
ascertain whether the provisions OF the
Police Jury ordinances concerning
levees, roads and bridges have been
complied with by the landholders of his
said district; and in case of failure OF
any of the proprietors, he shall draw a
process verbal, specifying the object or
objects in which said proprietors shall
have failed to comply with said pro-
visions, mentioning the time within
which said failure must be rectitied, and
then serve a written copy of the same
on the proprietor; and if at the expira-
ton of said time the works or repairs
are not yet performed, the proprietor
shall be liable to a fine not less than $25
nor more than $500, recoverable by the
Parish Attorney before any Court of
competent jurisdiction. The Inspector
shall be bound to'have said works made
at the expense of the proprietor, who,
besides, shall be subject to pay such
damages as may result from his negli-
gence to all who may have suffered from
ART. 9. If, at any time subsequent to
the general inspection in July, the In
rspector shall think that a levee ought
to be made anew, either wholly Or in
part, he shall proceed according to Art.
4 of the present ordinances, and any
person refusing or neglecting to execute
said works or repairs shall be SUBJ ect to
a fine as provided by Art. 5; and also
! subject to all damages which this neglect
may have caused. :,
ART. 10. In case any crevasses should
take place on any levcc or levees, the
Inspector of the district shall repair to
the spot where the same may have hap
| pened, without delay, and shall there
: call together a jury composed OF ten
? freeholders of his district, who, after
l examination of the premises, shall joint
, ly with the said Inspector, make out
| a report recommending such measures
! as to them will appear best, in order to
stop the crevasse, and said report shall
!, be transmitted by the Inspector to the
President of the Police Jury, whose
t duty it shall be to convene Immediately
r the Police Jury, in order to submit the
matter to them; and in the meantime,
should the Police Jury not meet as the
: necessity requires it, the jury of free
holders, Jointly with the Inspector,
t shall have full power to- act, n enter
= into any contract having for its object
4 the stopping Of said crevasse or Gre
vases.
ART. II. Every wne Of land on the
. banks of any river, bayou, or other water
course, as we'll as those of the back set
Elements, are bound to give for public
D use a road of at least twenty-five feet
" between the ditclies, on the whole front
of his property, and keep the same con
c stantly in good order and repair, accord
ing to the existing ordinances, and sucl
G others as may hereafter be passed by
y the Police Jury.
ART. -. Said road shall be elevated
I towards the center, so as to facilitate
+ the draining of the pluvial waters, and
/ be lined on each side by a ditch two feet
wide and one foot deep. The side bitches
o shall communicate with each other by
other bitches at least three feet wide
G and two feet deep, made across the road
q at least one for every four arpents wher
e extent of property will admit; otherwise
one cross ditch for every lot or parce
u of ground fronting the Mississippi o.
Atchafalaya. Immediately opposite sale
y cross ditch, a main draining ditch a
C. least two feet wide by two feet deep
I'd should be made and extended to the sat
to isfaction of the Inspector.
IS ART. Ia. The bitches across the roae
s. shall be covered by bridges at leas
rs twenty feet wide and four and a hal
id feet long. Said bridges shall be mad
c. with planks or dressed cypress pickett
,e two inches thick, nailed or pinned OF
FIVE joists, placed level with the road, 81
as to give free passage to carriages ant
X carts.
of ART. IA. All bridges made by proprie
OF tors of lands on small bayous, or dltche
" opened to drain their said lands, an
re which shall be more than six feet wide
be made as follows, to wit: In
Sc bridges shall be at least twelve fee
ag wide, and made with good three inc
planks. with a railing on each side; tn
IN planks shall be nailed or pinned on fou
joists, one foot square. Said bridge
or shall be made under the inspection {
III the Inspector of the district. All bridge
er already made, but which shall not hav
or been made according to this ordinance
o. or shall appear unsafe to the lnspecto
iea shall be ordered to be made anew by tn
,g Inspector; and any owner refusing c
a narInctinor IN comnlv with the order 4