The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-09-02

in the Parish of st. Landry" ordained April 1867, and
repeal all Ordinances on the same subject matter
WHEREAS by Revised Statutes 1870 te Police
dinancfs they may deem necessary ave to @ m as @ n M
they may think proper to to be M reSoyeo s Or ANU M onar roayu ] roy @
Court Of competent urden i'll the name OF the Police jury OF the
SECTION ordained the Police J1y the is S Gf M Lan41y G
That all male between the ages of 10 and 40 4, ye LYME ] IN tine tine
parish work the road to which they live nearest and in the
road said hands belong Shall to the
Peace who shall be and hereby invested with " authority
decide the and assign the hand or hands TO the ROAD 10 WHICH III
u 'A'' ROADS, HOW rEr1roNED
SEC odninc That when it is intended to apply to the
Police Jury to have road opened a4 eHoms p nTa M 'a @ with
of said jury and posted at the Courthouse and at one
such @ % Intended nd M road to "
@ Sn as least nv @ y oe ' u wo S Spse T te
prerequisites whenever they may deem it necessary
ROADS,
SEC g. Be oydaipcd ETC., hereafter opened and
made and all changes in whole in part of any existing roa shall be
Inhabitants of the PARISH APPOINTED purpose BY the Police
Of eehoels s shall M be ound to notify the other persons
order resolution their r 1n of a1 the @ e r m M
feehode to notice of the place and time Of their
posed cage such oretors reside in a the M naF ;a
n an a 6, % on o h b 5 on or chg e reatest es and
ADVANTAGE Of the and and as Little may be- h to the ap;so
DONE and sesrtoi9sa s. by xo cm the jury Of free
oen that will lay the % road now now directed ire ted
to $ 5 o snS s o7sn % ns % % % @ n " st. H ss
to to ns 3 s n my s s % & T at 'so so Ss % s % ' " s
% and mark mt the r8ad 3 mae tGm
@ ps op Of a er S a"d to mafo report by s
which have traced and laid out or changed any road
specded Che Clerk Of the july,
for their adoption reecto deemed by the Police Jury
un@"1a@ es "~ PUBLIC ROADS.
Be odes That all roads 50 laid ont and and adopted m by
twelve preceding the of this ordinance shall be
pas n 5 s II G M ce % s ali Or ass @
ed by of ehoes to any individual through whose lana the sa
provided 1ovfS that nGn n;s e in this s
bis sSnS sd;, i 5 sss s,
change is made instance, benefit Of ni
t"s as sse I'd dst any " sa f e Of
% e o sn W s eEn o any
any Of the soil which public road shall pass to resume
by public shall been transferred elsewhere with the consent
of the competent authority.
APPEAL
SEC Be & it. an 3 etc. etc. That sels m,H ANY M ns @
5 M9ie decon a ES @ @ eosr s ang out ths the
take the damages him assessed asreea
according their , uisdistens @ provided i he
e s ts % the the the the
The pa Court & I to s take he es b1
s an @ of % ""sps the % 6c Det
when may think the may require the same.
ROADS, MADE.
twenty feet and when to the the roads It may
@ @ M | o the the es I s they
shall be taken from each side of the
each side of the
he public hereby directed have completely
the width sixteen feet the
highways under their and all bridges hereafter directed to be
And all public roads, bridges
smooth convenient and saf and the
the repairing Of all bridges
durable be procured and of sufficient and strength
for intended. .a*s
TOLL BRIDGES, now ESTABLISHED.
ordained That when large water
bayo which from the the banks the rapdy the waters
buhensome to build bridges and
keep in repair out of the parish funds by tax the
haban the Police Jury contract with builders to build toll bridges
aseways and toll persons carriages and
passing the the arising from which, for such
the Police jury shall be granted the
builders said bridges ausewa their heirs or for the
bridges shall be built under the
jury and for the arising erefom
granted the said builder builders his their heirs and
adopted the Police
Jury and shall bridges and constant repair and
their expense default of which, conviction they
declared all and title the toll allowed by the Police
jury and such bridge shall become the property of the
parish 5@Ee# !. a.a
bitches,