The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-08-04

Police Jury who shall be charged with at
tending to the Reads and Levees in his dis
trict which are divided and numbered res
pectively as follows.
No !. From the upper line OF the Parish
right bank to the upper line OF Mrs. John
Webre's plantation.
No ?. From Mrs Webre's upper line to
the upper line of John Williams plantation.
MOB. From upper line of John Williams
place to the lower line OF Ridgetield planta
ton.
Nod. From lower line of Corporate limits
OF IhibOdauX to the lower line of Bcattie Il
Lagarde.
No ). From lower line of Beattie Il La
tiarde to Morgan X. K.
No From Morgan's Il. K, to the lower
line Of Saint Charles Chapel.
MOI. From lower line of Saint Charles
Chapel to the upper line of Paul Bourgeois.
Nos. From upper line of Paul Bourgeois
to the lower line of DR.. Gazzo.
No .. From Gazzo's lower line to the
lower line of Saint Mary's Church.
No 10. From the lower liue of Saint
Mary's Church to lower line of Melville
Rome.
No IL. From lower line of Melville Rome
to the lower line of Joseph Claudet.
No II. From lower line of Joseph Clau-
Diet to the lower limits of the Parish OH the
right descending bank.
No 10. From the upper line of the Parish
left bank to the lower line of Dixie planta.
ton.
No IA. From the lower line of Dixie plan
tatiOn to the Cross line
No Is. From the Cross lane to the lower
line of Rienzi plantation.
No Is. Fromfhe lower line of the Rienzi
plantation to the Laurel Valley lane.
No II From the Laurel Valley lane to the
upper line of Espenan's plantation.
M IL ErOen ESpanapfS unpap linn tn tho
lower line OF Bush Grove plantation.
No 10. From lower line of Bush Grove
to the lower line of the Ariel plantation.
No 20. From the lower line OF Ariel plan
tation to lower line Of Eugene Folse.
No 81. From lower line of Eugene Folse
to lewerline OF the Florac plantation.
No. %. From Florac lower line to Race
land Staten
N" %. From Raceland Station to upper
line Of D~esalles place.
No "a. From O~esalles upper line to the
lower limit of the Parish on the left descen-
ding bank.
See. : Be 1t further enacted. That in addi-
ton to the Twenty four road and levees
districts enumerated i'll Section LIST of this
nine additional road districts bounded and
numbered respectively as follows
No. -. The Brule Guillot from the Bayou
LatOurche out.
No 90 From the corporate limits of the
Tow of IhibOdauX Oh both banks of the
Bayou Ierrebonne to the line OfTerrebonne
Parish,
No n. Cross lane to Laforets including
lower Choupic Bayou Heron and Checbay.
No % Bayou Malage.
No 90. Baton PelOn.
No 80. Petit COteau.
NO3l, Upper ClOuplc.
No 81. Nach6rie Dugue Livaudais.
No 80. Coteau FOlse.
Sec. 3-Be 1t .futher ordained. That each
landed proprietor upon whose lands the
public roads aud levees are located be and
he is hereby charged with the duty OF max
ing all repairs upon his roads and levees
as required by law, but i'll cases Ofemergen
cy or when Il crevasse is emminent or exist
ing then the Inspector is hereby authoriz-
) ed to call ont all citizens subject to road
duty to work i'll such levees i'll their repec-
, tive district, provided that they shall not
4. require more than twelve days work on any
orall such levees from each and any of said
~citizens during any one year.
, Sec. DE 1t further ofdained that all able
= bodied male persons between the ages OF
, eighteen and %turtyAtive except ministers OF
the Gospel be and they are hereby declai.
= ed subject to road duty, for the purpose eN
pressed in Section 3 of this ordinance and
Z whatsoever when summoned by the Road
Z anu W AhSISCtoi ~ NuTh dS dboNC SCI
. forth, shall fail, refuse Or neglect to per
form said labor or furnish in his stead al
: able bodied substitute, shall forfeit ant
& pay five dallars per pay for every Gay fol
!, such failure. neglect or refusal to be re
= covered by judgement by and in the name
OF Parish before any court of competent
: jurisdiction.
Sec. 5-Be 1t tnrther ordained. That thu
road and levea Inspectors to be elected un
der the provisions Oft act shall serve will
out compensation except the Inspectors O
t; Districts Nos III and 12 who shall receiv,
II fifteen dollars per month each and the Ii
spectors of districts Nos. % and "a who shall
;. receive twenty dollars per month each,
IL Sec. 6-Be itfurther Ordained. That an,
l. person reducing to serve as road or leve
10 Inspector on any road or levee shall forfei
and pay one hundred dollars to be recove'
l by and i'll the name of Parish before an,
court of competent jurisdiction and all il
= spectOrs shall be removable at the will @
+, the Police Jury.
>, Sec. BE IL tuther ordained. That eac
IL road and levee Inspector be required to 7
II port to the President of the Police Jury j
II the last week OF each month the conditio
J. of the roads and levees in his district.
!. Sec. S Be 1t .futhe," ordained That a
l owners of lands situated on the Bayou l.;
II tourche shall deliver to the public an
III keep constantly in good repair a highwa
90 on the whole front Of their land. with
- ditch on the levee side thereof at least al
s. ticient to carry off Transportation water, an
g another ditch Oh the fence side at least tw
te feet Wild by not less than eighteen inche
10 deep. The two bitches shall cOmmunicat
=. with each other by means of cross dltche
IL which shall he at least two feet wide. tw
u feet deep and separated from each other b
1T an intervening distance of not more tina
five arpents. All public roads in this paris
shall have a travelling track of at lcas
20 twenty feet wide. Said roads shall swell G
1t buldge in the center and be properly roun
"a ed aud leveled so as to form a drain o
both sides. The portions of bitches whic
:. cross the highways shall be covered b
l. bridges twenty feet long and one thir
1T wider than the ditch. which bridges sha
it be made of planks OF not less than tw
inches in thickness, aud securely nailed G
pinned on tivej1ists, placed in line with til
IL road, so as not to hinder the free passag
of carriages and vehicles of every descril
&. ton.
. Sec. 9-Be 1t further ordained. That whe
" everit shall he Necessary for the public COW
nience that any road leyee ditch, bridge G
ci causeway be worked, made or repaired.
shall be the duty OF the Inspector to civ
either verbally or in writing, a notice t
the owner or proprietor of levee, road, sal
% bridge, ditch or causeway to work tn
lie same according to law within fifteen day
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