The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-04-05

least two days before the day appoint
I'd to begin each working of the roads, |
the overseer shall notify the hands sub
ject to his orders, when and where to
it shall be sufficient for the
overseer to give verbal notification of
the day appointed in person to each
road-hand, or, in the absence of road
hand, by leaving written notice at the
usual place of residence of the road
hand; at the same time the overseer
shall notify each hand what tools he
shall bring with him. When wagons,
teams, plows or scrapers are ordered to
be brought to assist in working roads,
the overseer shall at the request of any
person furnishing the same relieve him
from road duty as follows: For each
days service of one-horse pillow or
scraper and team, two days relief; two
horse or OK ploW or scraper and team,
three days relief; two-horse or four-ox
wagon and team, two days. relief.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That for every failure or neglect to per-
form the duties required of him by
law, each road-overseer shall be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
ceeding thirty days, or both, at the
discretion of the court; and it shall be
the duty of the District Attorney to
prosecute every such offending road
overseer under indictment by the
Grand Jury or by Information duly
preferred.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That for every failure or neglect to per-
form the duties required of him by
law, each road hand shall be fined not
exceeding twenty dollars, or imprison-
ed in the parish Jail not exceeding fif-
teen days, or both, at the discretion of
the court; and it shall be the duty of
the District Attorney to prosecute
every such offending road-hand under
Indictment by the Grand Jury or by
information duly preferred.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That all laws or parts of laws of the
State or Parish in conflict with this Or
dinance be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, and that this ordinance take
effect from and after the LIST June, A.
D. 1878.
Approved April LIST, 1878.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN f. HANNA, Clerk, p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 322.
An ordinance authorizing John l..
Moore to make change in the Mon
roe and Vicksburg road, and appoint
ing commissioners to receive the
same.
Be it ordained, &c, That John l..
Moore be and he is hereby authorized
to change the Monroe and Vicksburg
road where said road runs through his
plantation, from an angle of about 20
degrees to straight line, as per plat
submitted and that F.. f. Bowman,
d. McQuilier and Sam1 Whited are
appointed committee to receive the
same and report at the next meeting of
the Police Jury.
Adopted April I, 1878.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN T.. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
ORDINANCE NO. 1928.
An ordinance relative to working con-
Victs under Act. No. 80 ofthe General
Assembly of State of Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Ouachita, That the Pres
ident of the Police Jury and the pa IRISH
attorney arc hereby authorized to enter
into a written agreement for one year
with a responsible party or parties to
| take charge Of and work such persons
as may be convicted and sentenced to
work on the public works, roads and
bridges under Act No. 80 of the General
Assembly of Louisiana provizetl, that
such contract or agreement shall entail
no expense on the parish of Ouachita,
and provided, further, that said agree.
ment shall stipulate that the party or
parties who shall contract to work said
cOnvicts shall maintain them free Of OK
pense to the parish.
Approved April l, 1873.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN e. HANNA, Clerk =. j.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourn
ed to meet ut n. M, Tuesday, April
2, 1873.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN T.. HANNA, Clerk p. J.
MONROE, PARISH OF OUAcItITA,
April 2, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad.
jOurnment.
| PRESENTLY. G. Kennedy, President;
J. w. Scarborough, A. J. Wood, A.
Calhoun, John Fuller and I. Garrett,
Jr. ABSENT. II. Swan.
The minutes of yesterdays session
were read and approved.
! The following ordinances were there.
upon introduced, read the first time
the second time by their titles, the
rules suspended, the ordinances read q
third time, and finally adopted: