Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-06-21

Gee. 1878. 1t snali DC tne uuty oi tne U
- Juries to divide their Parishes into as
nany districts as they may think proper
na. H. anpointment of Overseers of roads.
1l sn sbalf annually appoint Overseers OF
i hs! or roads, who are to summon all
nisn persons from the age of fifteen to for
m mar Except Ministers of the Gospel
such other persons rs are OF snail be
anu 10 meet at such places and times as
ehe ~, the said Overseers, shall seem con-
TO INT NO 10 work on the public Roads and
yehlen .sr sball upon such summons, refnse
whoe,sct to do and perform their duty,
OF DC Sf,rfeit and pay the sum of one dollar
shAl iav for each person so neglecting or re-
per u TO be recovered by judgment before
fuD fsstice of the Peace of the Parish, and
"a by said Justice to the Overseers, and
linn to be expended in hiring other hands
~ work on said roads.
Time TO Work.
S.c 3374. No Overseer shall have a right
"a call out any person to work on the said
,osds, more than twelve days in each year.
pr.alty for Refusing 10 Serre as Orerseer-
Once in Three Years.
Gee 3375. ANY person refusing to serve
a. an oyerseer on any road shall forfeit and
nav the sum of one hundred dollars D be
recovered by and in the name Of the Par
ish.
No ne son shall be compelled to serve as
Oyerseer more than once in three years.
I Ten Days Notice.
Sec. 1876. The Overseer shall give notice
to each person, what kind OF tools they ana
each of them shall bring and work WIN on
the roads, at the time OF summoning. NO
person shall be liable to any fine for not ar,
pearing and doing his duty, unless ne shall
be summoned ten days before the day APP
pointed for working.
To Set up Guide Posts-Penalty for Neglect
For iajarimg the same.
Sec. 1877. AL Overseers Of roads snaii
cause to be set up at the forks OF an ro' .,,
within their several districts, posi- VIII
arms pointing the way of each ana every
road, with directions TO the most Puonc
,Iacss to which they lead. with the num-
Der of miles from what place as near as can
be computed.
Every Overseer who shall neglect or re-
fuse to do SO, and to keep the same in re
uair. shall forfeit and pay for every such
neglect, the sum of twenty dollars; and
,yery person who shall wantonly remove,
knock down or deface the said directions,
shall; for every such offence forfeit and pay
the SUM of twenty dollars, to be recovered
before any Justice of the Peace by any per-
son suing for the same.
To Put up Nile Boards-Penaliy.
Sec. 1878. The road Overseers shall cause
the public roads within their districts, re-
spectively, to be exactly measured where
the same has not already been done, and
sLall, at the end of each mile, mark in a
legible and durable manner. the number OF
each mile, beginning, containing and max
ing the numbers in such manner as the Pp-
lice Jury of each Parish shall respectively
direct. They shall keep and and repair
such numbers within their districts; and
eyery Oyerseer neglecting or refusing TO
mark the miles within his district, for the
space of thirty days after his appointment
TO office, shall forfeit and pay the snm OF
ten dollars.
Penalty for ObsTuctiRg Roads.
Sec. 1919 If any person shall erect OF
cause to be erected, any bars across any
Public roads, or lay any timber thereon, or
,bstruct in any manner the free passage
thereof, he shall forfeit and pay the sum Of
f,fty dollars, to be recovered by any person
suing for the same and to the use and
benefit of the person SO suing.
Penalty for Changing Roads.
SEC. $3.50. No person shall turn, alter or
change any public road, unless it be by or
der Of the Police Jury, under the penalty of
one hundred dollars for each month the
said road il altered or turned out Of its old
course; to be recovered on @ half TO the use
of the person suing for the same.
Grand Juries 10 Present Or1seers Neglecting
Their Duties.
Sec. 1881. In case of failure OF neglect of
II 10 isaharoa fifth
fully the duties herein imposed, it shall be
lawful for the different Grand Juries of this
State to present the said Overseers to their
respective District Courts, for neglect or re-
fusal to perform their duties; and upon such
presentment; it shall be the duty of the
District Attorneys to present the said Over
seers aud upon trial and conviction, they
shall be fined by the Court in sum not
lees than one hundred dollars, nor more
than Eve hundred dollars.
Clerk Of Police Jury to Furnish a List Of Ore-
seeTs.
Sec. 1892. It shall be the duty of the
Clerks of the Police Juries to transmit,
within ten days previous to each session of
said District Courts, to Clerks of Courts, a
list of the Overseers of roads in theirrespec-
tive Parishes, under penalty of fine not
less than twenty dollars, to be sued fof by
the President Of The Police jury,
Judges to Charge Grand Jaries.
SEQ 1888. 1t shall be the duty ofthe Dis
trict Judges of this State, at each session of
the several Courts to charge the Grand Ju-
ries to inquire into the state of the roads Of
their respective Parishes, and lay before the
said Juries the list of the Overseers, in or
der that said Juries may know which of
eaid Overeoers NAV be liable to prosecution
for . failure to perform the duties imposed
ON them.
Hands may be Called owt on One Days Notice
to Remove Distractions.
Sec. 1884. Whenever it shall be necessary
for the public convenience that any road,
bridge or causeway, be Immediately made
or repaired, or that any obstruction on said
road, bridge or causeway, be removed, 1t
shall be lawful for the Overseer of such
road, to call Que sufficient number of the
hands bound to work on such road, bridge
or causeway, to perform the work required
on irving one DAVIS notice.