The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-04

except where the hands have been
on may be divided BY the police iii
ryyand required to work on certain
roads.
tlSBG. q Beit 6FtIained, &C.. that
allapabht asads shall Be at least
eighteengfgt Wide aud when Is
the 0veisesfs ofeaid roads it may
bsEdeemedexg di6nt I'd make or re-
pair causewaBs On the same, they
shall be at least Fourteen feet vide
at tho top, and the 6afth neeessa-
~ 10 cover such oauseSays shall.
be taken ffrpm each side equally.
SO SIS 70 form drain On each side
OF the samey bl1d sae o9eFseers Of
the public roads are hereby direc-
ted tOohave out and removed an
stUmps, &c, for the width Of six.
teen feet in the centre Of the hiZl-
ways in their charge, ana alIbridg-
es hereafter directed to be made
shall bs atleast twelve feet wide.
And all public roads, bridges,
and causeways shall be- made
smooth, cOhvenient and safe, and
all The materials used III The 60n-
struCtioh or repairs Of bridge Or
eauseways shall be as durable as
ean be procured, and of sufficient
size for the purpose intended.
SEC. 3, BE itfaYther ordained that
il shah be the duty Of each over
seer of roads to be appointed, to
dive notiCa, either verbal or written,
On himself az by kome psrsoh al
! tllorizsd tOrthat effect by him, 60
| au persons subject to road duty,
Of ftheftime and place of meeting to
work on the public roads, aud WHIST
kinds Of tools each Of them shall
bring with him to work thereon,
| provided that no pdrsoa or persons
summoned by thooyersaers to work
on the public roads, shall be bound
10 work more than twelve days III
! each YEAR nor liable fgr gny fne
for not appearing and dong their
duty unless they shall he notified
as aforesaid, four days, including
that on which the notice vas giy-
en-, before tho day appointed for
! working; aud provided fuTth6T, fhst
wheheyer il shall be necessary for
hthe1 public convenience, that anY
hroad, bridge lor uauseway be iin-
mediatsiy made or repaired, or
l,obstruGbion nrehoved, il shall be
the duty iof the oyersear of such
road, lbridg ge or carsaway to oail
ont asuthoiaDt number ofthe hands
hound To work tlefaca, and do the
wofk required, On giving one days
noticR % seoh hands.
SEo. AZ nasiif further ordained
that In case any person or persons
Isnbieet to road duty, after being
dnly notified or Summoned as re-
uairsd by the prdceCing section,
who shall, without legal excuse on
phFaical disability, refuse or neg
lect to attend, with the tools de-
signated, and do their duty either
in person or by sending ia their
| place, (and to Be- accepted by the
oveFseers Of the pubic roads, an
Efficient hand not snhiect to becull-
ed to work ON the publie roads,
shall forfeit and paw the sum oE
ten dollars per day For eaCh person
so neglecting Or refusing, to be re-
covered, by judgment before any
Justice of the Peace eftha parish.
and paid by said Justice to the
lovarseer Of the road, 10 be by him
expended ID the working of said
road.
SEC. 5. Ba il further ordained.
that any person. lal3e to 40 road
duty, who shall IA 0lledionce 70 the
summons II She oyerseer, attend.
and does npt work faithfully, at
least aight hours. dnriRg each day
50 summCRet. shall not be consid-
erad a. having done 4 days w03k,
and shall ha entitled to credit on
/ ii for tlIe time hawarka. and rot