The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-12-17
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Roads


eight feet wide and longer fourteen
feet Wde snd wherever snail be necessary to dig lateral bitches
the same shall be fourteen feet apart or more
This shall stand lieu of Section of road law passed Feb %
1862 and said Section and Section of said act repealed
There shall be no other the
oversee which become liable
shall be sued for before court of competent Jurisdiction
Sections 1 Ii and 10 of act Feb 1852 repealed
Neer Roads-Preineaary for Establishing.
Reviewers review and mark road will not be
pointed unless there be twenty notice the intended a
which, the applied posting up of
such intended 19 application june 8th 1871
SECTION The general Of s sd shall take
thereafter but shall be lawful fill any vacancy OF an overseer at
and session of this body Police jury
Whom he Mast Summon on the Road-How to Summon
Said shall summon all white male from the
fifteen to forve except ministers OF the gospel and such
other be hereafter EXEMPTED by the police this
parish male slaves between fifteen and fifty of by written
roads, by handing said written notice said white the
said slaves those whose possession said slaves
with white person the twelve years. such
times places them the said may convenient
bring, in order to work the public roads.
Penalty for Neglect Of Duty.
Whosoever fall refuse upon summons
and perform their the public roads, shall forfeit and pay
of dollars day. person hand refusing falling
Peace they shall be compelled pay the same, together with all
parish thus collected shall be used by the
in hiring other hands to work the roads, expanding the
same for the improvement of the public roads.
public oveseer
and faid and the hands apporoned him. majority
of them shall deem the same good and satisfactory and exhonorae
him from the fine, the same is hereby lawful.
Hooc Long mag Work.
right to warn and work any
free white slave the public roads than
roads, as to Keep them III the best possible throughout the
Who Summoned to Work Roads
SEC Oveeers required to and slaves
they are apportioned by the police jury but if it should
in the nehboood temporarily stopping twenty days about
work any public road the shall such persons
slaves and they shall be much liable that though
| Penalty for Ocerseer not SerrinG
SEC Any person refusing negecng to
public who shall neglect keep
good repair during his term of office shall forfeit and pay
before Justice the Peace the of the Police
Jury of the parish.
! IN Repair, a~dfor Detacjng dc. Recouered.
SEC All oveIsers Of roads shall cause to be set up at the forks
ing the way of each road with dconso public places
who shall neglect refuse Keep repair
such neglect shall forfeit
5 d %G on
G O r amd pay sum Of not less an ten nor than
by Judgment before Justice of the Peace the of the Pc
paid complaining party and the other balf into the Parish
Treasury And furthermore shall be the duty the
the distance and from the public places roads
ana they small Keep said posts in repair on their respective roads,
every oyeree negectng refusing post keep repair the
same within three months after his appointment to Office shall for
to be sued and recovered and paid described SIX
this
One Days Notice Sufficient IN Case of Necessity.
SEC g. Whenever shall be public
that road bridge auseway shall be Immediately
pared distractions removed from public
full for the of any such roads call sufficient
or all the hands bound work said
said hands bound do the required work his giving
days verbal notice.
Penalty for Taoning and O5scting Roaas-How Recovered
SEC TO- No shall have the
any public road unless by order OF the Police
seers who hereby authorized change not NOR
at place than fifty yards for the public convenience under
atty OF not less than five twenty each
and every oense month"; while may obstruced
changed turned and whatsoever INJURIES or oe