The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-07-05
amendments to your consideration.
L.K. Branct.
John O'Quin.
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Resolved that article 7th Of the pro.
ccrdings of the Police Jury under date
9th September 1853 be SO amended as
to read IS follows That all that portion.
Of this Parish from be dividing line Of
this Parish and st Landry on the Atch
afala River mp to the mouth of Bayou
des Gaize, Themes mp said Bayou on tho
South side up to the cutoff at James
Callahain's plantation be recognized as
Road and lev.t. district No. I.
And that from said point up said
Bayou TO the upper end ofthc cut off be
recognized as Road and Levec district
No. 2. .t=
And that from tl,rpce ap. said Bayou
to Bayou Rouge and thence mp Bayon
Rouge to the high land at Evergreen
shall be known as Road and Levec dis
trict No. 3.
I Resolved that in the first district as
far up as Yellow Bayou the Lave" shall
have for It's base five feet i'll wiltl. for
every foot in height aud tht. width of the
top of the levee shall be equal to its
height. = -
Resolved that the levrc from the last
named pointto its terminus at Evergreen
shall have four feet base for every foot
in height, and tho width ofthc top shall
bs equal to its hright aid shall be made
two feet above high water mark.
Resolved that article 12:h OF said law
s!,all be SO Amended as to require dit
ch IF three feet wide and two deep.
B.. futl,er resolved. that article 17th
be so amended as to read ;s follows: that
the Police jury at its june session, ap-
point Road and Lcvee Inspectors for
each Road and Leyce district whose. du-
ty it shall be to cause tho bnil,Iing OF
Lcvees in t::.cir respective district and
to SEE that the Roads and lcvcest are
kept in good order and repair and Of full
width and height US required by this
law, and that he shall receive a salary OF
/ five hundred dollars pr able out of the
FINDS arising from the tax levied and
assessed on the lands redeemed and beni-
fitted BY said levers and for the faithful
discharge of his duties he shall furnish
bond in favour of The President of the
Police Jury and his successor in office
IN the sum of one thousand dollars wit h
two good and sufficient '.ri:ies; said
bond shall be taken for the purpose of
securing such fines as the Police Jury
may deem proper to impose upon him
for neglect of duty, aud that the Police
Jury may at their discretion at amy time
remove i'm from Office for neglect OF
dut, or incompetency.
Resolved that the law passed on the
9Th day Of September 1858 and the
amendment thereto passed on the % day
| Of FEBRUARY 1860 be applicable to the
l.vees in the I'd and Sd districts except
the article LIST:
Resolved that the proprietors of front
lands OH said Bayous shall cut leading
transportation bitches when required by
4 the Road and .Levee inspector at suc}
points as he may deem necessary.
All laws or part Of laws conflicting
with This ordinance and the ordinance
passed on the 9th day of September 165s
aud its amendments is hereby repealed
Art. 2S-On motion of John O'Quin
Resolved, That tbs Levee Inspectors b.
required to complete the erection Of sait
Levees on or before the FIRST day Of De
cember next. e''s - sst's7s
. Art 29-Op motion Of John O'Quin
Resolved, That the Clerk Of tho Polio
Jury be required to have $50 copies o
the l.evss Law as amended beprinted il
!. pamphlet form and distribute the sam
| in tie three Levee districts.
The Jury appointed the following
! named persons as Levee Inspectors.
: 1st.r l4eyee District; John Haygood.
, I'd. Levec District; James Bowden.
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