The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-18
adopted

adopted
Be 1t resolred by the Police Jury of the
| Parish of Ascension, in extraordinary ses-
| sion convened, That the ordinance relative
| to the works and repairs of the levees of
| this Parish, adopted on the 18th day of
| April 1874, be and the same is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as follows,
| te-wit:
| SECTION /. Be it Resolved, That there shall
be appointed Levee Inspector for each of
the Police Jury Districts fronting on the
| Mississippi river, as at present established,
and that Gen. Allen Thomas be and he is
hereby appointed Inspector for the LIST Dis
trict, Mr.. Mccall for the 2nd District, Mr..
Ell. C. Wilson for the 3rd District, Mr.. Il. T,
Hanson for the 4th District on Bayou La
| fourche, Mr.. James Teller for same District,
a. S. DarrOw for the 5th Distrieg and Gen.
j. L. Brent and Mr.. Ben Gibson for the 9th
District whose duty it shall be, to make a
| daily inspection of the levees to ascertain
what repairs are required thereon, to prevent
the rupture thereof, and they are hereby au-
| thoriZed and required to use Immediately
| all the means which they may deem most ex-
| pedient and efficaeious to cause said repairs
| to be made in time, for which purpose they
| are hereby required to take such measures
and employ the means pointed out by law
| to call out all citizens subject to road duty
| to work on the leyees, to resort to q reuui-
y
cure such materials as may be necessary for
| the above purposes.
Sec. 2. Resolced, That every call for labor,
| a requisition for hands, shall be in writing,
| signed by the Inspectors of the respective
District, stating the names of the laborers
| and the number of hands required of the in
| habitants residing in said respective Dis
trict, whose duty it shall be to obey said
orders and Immediately repair to the spot
| indicated and dispatch each the number of
workmen required, under the penalty of
| fine Of % 90 for each person summoned and
| for each hand not sent in compliance to said
| order and requisition, besides costs of suit
See. 3. Be u resotUed, That all persons sub
ject to road duty, summoned to work on the
levees, or by requisition on planters, shall
come with the necessary spades, hoes, axes,
| food, and when specially required by the
| Inspector, with carts, horses or mules.
Sec. 4. ResoLued, That each citizen required
| to work on the levees, and the employer
| furnishing hands ON requisition, shall be en-
| titled to one dollar per day for each days
| work for each laborer, emitting them to
certificate from the Police Jury of the
| amount due, which certificate is to be paid
| by the parish when in funds, and the pay
| nleat for materials employed and rations
| furnished shall be paid in the same manner
| to the persons so furnishing them.
Sec. 5. Be it resolDed, That just and COR
rect account of all expenses shall be kept by
each of the Inspectors, of materials and
rations procured and of amount of wages
| for labor, at the rate priced by law accom-
panied with the certificate under oath of the
correctness thereof.
See g. Resolved, That it shall be the duty
of all persons obtaining from the Police Jury
said certificates in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act to present the same with
| in sixty days to the Parish Treasurer, whose
duty it shall be TO make an entry describing
the claim and date of presentation in his
Book of Registered Claims, and to indorse
on the back of said claim payable when
in funds, F" with the day and date OF such en-
dorsement.
Sec. 7. Be 1t resolved, That in case such
certificates shall have been paid by the par
ish when in funds in default of reimburse
ment by the Levee Company, or by the
State under the proclamation of Governor
Kellogg to the different police juries of the
State, it shall thereupon be lawful for the
Police Jury to sue the owners of the planta-
tions or lands where said works or repairs
were made to obtain by privilege the rein-
bursement of said amount so paid, which
shall operate as a lien on said plantations
and lands.
Sec. g. Resolred, That it shall not be law
full for any person to tie to the levee any
logs that may endanger the same; nor to
cord wood or piekets of any kind on the
levees nor between the levees and the
ditch next to them at an elevation of less
than one foot from the ground, and the
inspectors of tho respective districts are
hereby authorized to enforce said section
strictly and remove or cause to be removed
at the costs ofthe delinquent any logs wood
or lumber moered or corded in coatrayention
to the same.
See. 9. 1t shall be unlawful during the
continuance of the present high stage of
water to allow to ruiz at large on the front
highways and levees, all horned cattle,
horses, mules, hogs or animals of every
kind, and any person suffering to run at
large animals in contfavention of this or
dinanee shall be subject to fine of not
less than ten dollars nor more then twenty
dollars to be recorded, on complaint and
proof before the nearest magistrate. It shall
be lawful moreover for any person to kill all
hogs and detain all animals when SO found
ON the front roads and levees, provided, two
witnesses shall be summoned before killing
said hogs.
Sec. 10. Resolsed. That the president of
the Police Jury shall consult with the above
inspectors IN the premises and satisfy him.
self that such work as is proper is alone
done, and that said inspectors shall in no
manner interfere in any works prosecuted
by the Levee Company, or State engineers,
but shall on the contrary cooperate with
them whenever practicable.
On motion of H. Heyman, the Police Jury
adjourned sine die.
PIERRE LANDRY.
Attest President.
o. TERRIo, Secretary.