The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-13


deemed guilty of a m,sdem";'nor, and on
conviction. shall fc subject t" me "
fifty dollars, or imprisonment not +"
coed thirty DAYS or both. at the discrc-
ton of the Court.
SIC. 10 Be it further ordained, &c.,
The ,ntir"> ct appointment to road over.
arrr> >!ll m 1u:''lr nut |'y the Clerk OF
Tie rr|iy Jnt, within twenty 'saN> 'H"'
ihrir a;i":i,!1".nt. ana plnrt' III the
hands ri l!u Parish Constable i,r service:
;,ul the ali,l: Constable is h'rh! r,-
uurr,l t, serve t,'r said nnti""> ''l per
,nn,l y, ,tonicit service on thu "\r' r'r'r>
to whom they are effected. within !"
days from he time they shall !nvc been
placed in his hands. Provided. that
should there be no Parish Constable. or
the one appointed nee |"rt. refuse. "r fails
to act, then the President OF the Police
jury is hereby authorized tn have said
notices served it Il 'tl;,nHrr he shall deem
lra>t rNp'n>jyr and il l>t Of said over
s"rrS of each war; >'.i|! W. delivered t"
til" appurlu in til" >,Il." ,nlnnrr rs
appointments of ro:ld nv'i>r"!>. .;',l h\
tnt HIOItSlIu nllNllHN.
SEC. IT, Hr it further Nr'lniu"l. iIi;t
on the failure OF the lh yk or tll' Parish
Constable to comply viii, the '(utr> i'm
posed on them in the foregoing Section
10. They shall forfeit and pay til" sum
Of twenty dollars, each t. be deducted
from their salaries. and appropriated by
the Treasurer to the use of publ" roads.
DUTIES or OIER>EER>.
SIC. r. BE it further Ordained. &c.
1t >ha he the duty Of all road oNrrsr''S
within 80 days after the list Of road
hands apportioncd to them shall have
after as they may deem proper. to give
at least three days written or verbal
notice to all persons whose names shall
be Oh said lists to appear at Snrh time
and place as said ovpr>cr,s may designate
for the purpose of working the roads.
Provided, the whole time CONSUMED IN
working the roads by the said hands
shall not exceed 10 days, during each
y ar.
SEC. -. BE it further ordained. &C.,
That said overseers in giving notice to
the hands as aforesaid. shall at the
same time notify each hand what tool or
instrument he shall be required to fur
nlsh, with VIII CHI to work the road; and
on the failure of any road hand to bring
with him such tool or instrument us he
shall have been required to furnish, Q
shall be subject to a fine of not less than
five or more than ten dollars, recOvera-
he before the Justice of tho Peace OF the
| Ward in which be rcsd g, and in default
of payment, he shall be subi'ct to i'm
prisonment in the Parish Jail for not
less than FIVE nor more than ten days,
and it shall I've the duty of all road over
serrs to make affidavit before the JUS
,icr of the Peace. against all parties Of
| Tending, as atnrt-stated, and on their
failure so to do they shall be snhje' to
the penalties hereinafter pres ribr1 f r
, neglect Of duty.
SEC IA. BE it further Ordained, &C.,
| 1t shall he the duty IF all Road Over
seers in this parish to keep their roads
in good condition during their terms OF
service 10y working the same at snch
time as they may d' en- most proper, or
on written 7pplication signed by thrt 9
free holders. residents vt the wards in
| which they are "vtrsrtrs. 1t shall b."
the duty Of the said oversrerS to keep
| all bridges and cross ways in their res
prctive Road Districts in good repair at
all times, and when from any cause any
of said bridges or cross ways may be des-
trOyed, to immediately assemble their
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SEC II. BE it further Ordained, &C.,
The Overseers of public roads are hereby
directed to have completely cut and
cleared all stumps and trees for the
width of sixteen feet in the centre Of
the highways under their care. and to
repair and build the necessary bridges
| through swanps, and over snail runS,
creeks or streams.
SEC. l6 Be it further Ordained, &C.,
1t shall be the duty of all over>cers of
roads, Immediately after each time they
shall have called out their hands to work
the road, to Report the names of persons
who have failed to comply with the
laws in any manner as herein contained
to the Justice of the Peace of their wards,
and the said Justices shall proceed
against all such dtlinYuents without de
lay, and should fine only he assessed
against said drlinqlcntS, then the same
to he collected and turned iuto the Par
ish Treasury for the use of public roads
and in all cases where the penalty shall
be imprisonment, whether for default of
paying fine "r otherwise. then the Ward
Constable shall convey the offending par
ty to the City of Natchitoches, and there
deliver him into the hands Of the Sheriff
to serve such time in prison as he may
have been sentenced to serve by the
aforesaid Justice.
SEC. II. Be- it further Ordained, &C.,
In all cases where it shalt he made known
to the Parish Attorney, that the Provis-
ions of the foregoing Section 49, have not
b zen complied with by the Road Oye,.
seers, it shall be the duty of the said
Attorney to fill. an information against
the offending party before the Parish
Court, and proceed as in such cases pro-
vided hy law.
SEC. Is he it further Ordained, &C.,
Any overseer Of a public road appointed
under the provisions Of Section 8 of this
Ordinance, who shall fail to perform any
of the duties devclving upon him as
prescribed Ivy the laws of this parish,
shall lie deemed guilty of a misdemeau-
or and, Oh conviction, shall suffer a fine
of not more than fifty dollars, nor less
than twent dollars, and in default of
payment be imprisoned for not more
than twenty days, or less than ten days ;
and it shall be lawful for the Grand Ju-
ry of this parish to present the said
overseers to the District Court for neg
lect or refusal to perform their duties
and during the interval between the
sittings Of the Grand Jnries it shall he
the duty Of the Parish Attorney, on in
formation in writing signed by two free
holders, or upon written instructions
from any Police Juror Of the Warl, to
file in the Parish Court an information
against any ov"rseer violating any OF
the provisions Of the foregoing Sections,
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