The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-18

line beginning where line between
townships u and % crosses the
main channel OF Cypress bayou
running thence down the center of
said main channel to Bodcau lake,
thence bending to the left along
the border of said lake to Deans
Point, thence east to channel of
lake, thence up center of channel
oflake and bayou Bodcau to where
the lines between township q and
% crosses said bayou, thence west
along said township line to point
of beginning, shall constitute and
form new ward taking the num-
Der 9.
Act 20. Be it further enacted,
That this act shall take effect on
the 9th day of November next,
and that ward officers for the two
new wards herein constituted shall
be elected at the general election
to take place on the 7th day of
November, 1870.
Act 81. Be it enacted that the
Parish Treasurer shall not be re-
quired to keep his books, office
and the parish safe, in the Court
house, as heretofore.
Act %. Be it enacted, That all
roads in this parish shall be clear
ed of logs, trees, brush and all
other distractions 20 feet wide,
and where the road runs through
lane the lane shall be go feet
wide, and bridges shall be at least
IL feet wide. Causeways shorter
than 100 feet shall be at least s
feet wide, and longer one IA feet
wide, and whenever it shall be
necessary to dig lateral bitches,
the same shall be Il feet apart, or
more.
Act %. Be it further enacted,
That this stand in lieu of section
l of road laws passed Feb. %,
1859, and that said sections l and
2 OF said act be repealed.
Act "a. Be it further enacted,
That there shall be no other road
districts other than for the several
oyerseers, and that all fines to
which road overseers may become
liable shall be sued for before any
court of competent jurisdiction.
Act %. Be it further enacted,
That sections Z, Is, IA, and ID of
act passed Feb. 20, 1859, be re-
pealed.
Act 36. Be it further enacted,
That the Sheriff or deputy sheriff
shall attend at the opening of the
Jail OF any door or trap door there
OF, and also at the closing Of the
same, and shall attend personally
to the locking up Of the prisoners.
Act q. Be it further enacted.
That each prisoner shall be inspec
ted by the Sheriff or deputy as to
his person and bedding at least
once every day, and anything
which he has with which he might
effect an escape taken from him.
That each room wherein prise,
ner is confined shall also be in
spected once day by the Sheriff
or deputy, and the wall, flooring,
ceiling, windows and doors par
ticularly noticed, and any likeli-
hood of an escape remedied by re-
moving prisoner to another cell,
claiming or guarding. That the
Sheriff or deputy shall descend
into the dungeon at least once a
week. That for each prisoner and
room inspected the Sheriff shall
be entitled to charge 10 cents for
each inspection, provided that no
more than one inspection per day
shall be charged for.
Act %. Be it further enacted,
That for every falling to inspect
as herein before set forth, the Sher-
iff shall forfeit the sum of 10 cts.
for for each prisoner and room not
inspected, to be deducted from
his general Jail account.
Act ~. BE 1t further enacted,
That whenever any prisoner char
ged with crimes punishable with
death or imprisonment over seven
years is confined in Jail, the Sher-
if shall cause a guard to attend
every time the Jail is opened, to be
armed with a double-barrel shot
gun well loaded with buck shot.
and to stand just in front of the
outside door on the ground, whose
duty it shall be to stop by shoot
ing, if necessary, every prisoner
attempting an escape, and that for
this guard the Sheriff shall be al
lowed 80 cents for every days ser
vice. That such prisoner shall be
confined in the dungeon, when in
repair, and when under conviction