The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-21

oned in the parish jail-days unless pay
meut be made and TO the cost OF conviction
shall be added the cost aceruing after CON
yiction for his maintenance and lmpuson-
ment. Any violation OF this ordinance may
he prosecuted by information or indictment,
and all fines and penalties shall go to the
parish Ievee fund for the use OF the district
in which it was incurred.
Sec. ). That seventy-fve per cent. OF all
licenses received by the parish shall be set
aside as a special parish fund, and that the
same shall be divided on the BOOKS OF the
treasurer. one-quarter to each Of districts
Nos. | and 2, and one half to district No 3,
and warrants thereon may be drawn by the
Ieyee syndics when there is money 10
the credit of their respective funds, payable
only after the approval OF the president q
the police jury is endorsed thereon.
Sec 6. The boards of leVee syndlcs are
authorized to incur such expenses in relation
to the work on the leyees in their respective
districts as may be urgent and proper, pro
yidcd that the sums shall not exceed the
amount OF the special levec fund provided
for by the preceding section, ana when
there is no money to the credit OF sititt fund,
the certificates Of expenses incurred by the
said lcvee syndics, subscribed by MAORI
ty of them and approved by the president
OF the police jury, shall be receivable i'll
payment of seventy-fve per cent. OF parish
licenses of the next ensuing financial year.
Sec Z The boards of leyee syndics for
each of the three districts are hereby de-
clared to be parochial authorities within the
purview ana meaning of sec. 4 OF the sad
above recited Act of the General Assembly
No l4O approved May 9, 1877, and rs such
each of said board is authorized to call ON
the State Engineers for the performance Of
the duties imposed on them by sec. OF said
Act.
See 8. The board of levee syndics, the
leyea master, the road master, or the over
seers of the roads are authorized to apply to
any person employing laborers, for such aid
i'll the way Of implements, tools, or other as
sistance as may be needed for work on the
| levees that said application be in writing
or printed, and that all cases where such
assistance is given or withheld shall be re-
| ported in writing to the board of leyce syn
dies of the proper district and these reports
! shall be forwarded by the said board to the
president of the police jury. and by him pub
| licly read at the next meeting OF the police
| jury after their receipt.
| The police jury recognizes its want of au-
| thority to dom0rc III this respect, than appeal
to the pnbIc spirit Of the citizens to afford
| such aid to their own authorities i'll the en-
! deaVer to protect the parish from overflow,
| and which endeavors will necessarily fail in
| view Of the scant available resources unless
| it be strengthened by the material and sub
| stantial aid and cooperation OF all the citi-
| zens of the parish
/ See. 9. Ali persons liable to work on the
! levees may obtain exemption from the same
| by furnishing two able bodied uncited la
! borers, or the payment Of two tS2) dollars
! for each day they are called on, and such
1 payment to be made to the road master OF
| his deputy on the day and at the place when
/ the service is due, who will execute and give
| duplicate receipts therefor, one of which it
will be the duty of tie party paying to trans
nit or give to one Of the board OF levee
| syndics.
All sums derived from exemptions or fines
| for failure to work on leVee shalt be imnle-
| diately paid to the parish treasurer and by
him credited to the special levee fund of the
district from which it is derived.
See. TO- \ days labor on the leyce is here
by declared to be nine full hours of actual
work exclusive of stoppage for meals OF
| other cause, aud one hour after sunset is to
! be credited as two hours work. Under this
provision the annual tax due by each citizen
| liable to road duty is 1913 hours work on the
| leyees and the account of the time is to be
| kept i'll hours.
All notifications to work Oh the levec
shall 6e in writing or printed and delivered
to the party personally, and shall specify
| the locality of the work. the hour when it is
to begin and shall request the citizen to
bring with him a spade or other desired i'm
pIcmcnt to be used III the work. At the
hour and place designated the name Of the
party cited if he fail to appear shall be called
thrice i'll Il loud voice, and upon his failure
to answer or to pay the communication, or tC
furnish substitute. he shall be liable to arrest
| and fine, and the Justice of the peace shall
forthwith issue his warrant to arrest the de
| taulting party upon default being shown
and filing with him of the copy of the writ
| ten or printed notice, together with the
affidavit Of the party serving it.
Sec H. All employees of labor having no
tee are hereby forbidden from employing
any person subject to work on the leyeC
during the time for which he may have beer
cited to work on the levGe.
Notice to employers may be given by
leaving with them or i'll their absence iron
| their homes or plantation, with their wives
| Uverseers, agents or forcmen. II statement
| showing the names of the persons cited t.
work on the levee, and the day or days hi
services are demanded.
Any person after notice, employing sucl
person liable to work on the 1eVee, and du
ring the time for which he was cited shall
be liable to q fine of twenty dollars, one
half for the use and benefit OF the informer
and the other half for the use OF distric
levee tax fund.
Sec. l.. The board of lcvee syndics shall
at all times have full control over the levee
with authority to prevent injury thereto
and 10 cause hogs running at large on thu
| levees to be killed.
The said board shall have authority II
cause RIPARIAN prGprietors or their agent
to securely fill and close all cuts, pathway
or openings made in their front lcveGs at o.
before a time to be indicated by the board
and when the same is not done, or is dom
in an unsafe and unskilltul manner in it
opinion. the said board shall have authOrit,
to secure the said cut, pathway or openin:
in u substantial manner, and to charge TIL