The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-12-03
Roads
With Of Roads Rridne


ded feet shall be least eight feet wde and longer fourteen
feet wide and wherever shall be necessary to dig lateral bitches
the same shall be fourteen feet apart, or more.
Section passed Feb 95
1885, said Section Section of repealed
There shall be for the several
overses and all which road may become liable
shall be sued for before any of competent jurisdiction
Sections B IA and 10 OF act passed 10Th Feb 1852 repealed
Nssc Ioads-Pretmenary for Establishing.
Reviewers to review and mark road will an
pointed unless there be twenty days notice given Of the intended
which, the road applied for by posting written Of
such intended %1 application June sh 1877 m
the e ee in ia 5
thereafter shall lawful fill vacancy At
and session of this body Police Jury(
Said oversee shall summon all white male from the ages
Of the c and such
parish male slaves between fifteen and fifty years age written
reads handing said written notice said white person. own
of said slaves those whose
leaving said written notice residence persons
times and places as to them the said NAV ~ a
describing the kind character that they required to
bring in order to work the public roads
Penalty for Neglect Of Duty.
Whosoeer shall fall refuse neglect upon summons
and perform their duty the public roads, shall forfeit and the
of dollars day. for each hand refusing failing
ngecting and conviction thereof before Justice
cost to be taxed the suit to brought the name Police jury
the parish and the fines thus collected shall be used by the
same for the improvement of the public roads a6a
Any person who liable road duty may unable
to work on the public road and shall known to the
Of them shall deem the same good and SATISFACTORY and exonots
him from the fine, the same is hereby lawful
SEC No oversee shall have the to warn and work any
free white slave the public roads
year. shall apportoned out on the
year. year. . : 'S' ~ '''' '.'''' ip'' '''''S''n -
SEC ovelsee5 are required to persons and slaves as
them the said that there other slaves res
work public road the shall such
they were apportoned by the Police Jury.
SEC Any refusing nesectng
on public road or who shall fail neglect said road
less than twenty FIVE than dollars
before Justice of the Peace in the of the Police
Finger Boards and mile posts Penalty Putting and Keeping
All of roads shall cause to be set up at the forks
Of all public roads in their several districts post with point
the of each road with directions the public places,
and distances be competed every
who shall neglect refuse to do and keep the repair Os
every such neglect shall forfeit
more than thirty dollars and who shall
emov knock down deace the aforesaid directions
on shall forfeit and of not less than than
thirty dollars and onse be sued for and recovered
lice Jury Of the parish complaint ofany person. half be
treasury And furthermore it Shall be the duty Of the several
eeTs measure their respective roads, and posts
and they shall keep said posts their respective roads,
every negectng refusing keep repair
felt and sum Of not less than thirty dollars
this - :
One Days Notice Sufficient IN Case of Necessity.
SEC g. Whenever shall necessary public
that any road bridge shall be Immediately or
pared or Constructions removed from public
r the overseers OF such roads to call
the hands bound said road bridge or
said hands are bound do the required work giving
+ days verbal notice. ="
Penalty for Turning and O6stracng Recoreed
SEC TO- No shall have the right ostruc
any public road unless by order the Police Jury except the
seer who are hereby authorized change the public
place than nifty yards the public pen
atty OF not less than five twenty dollars for each
and every oense month"; while may remain so obstrud
changed turned and whatsoever ures down Other
wise