The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-13
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
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POLlCE ~ IL hOODA1'~ |
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advantage of the inhabitants, and with
as little prejudice to inclosnre as may oe'
without favor or affection, malice or IA,
tired. and to the bet of my skill ana
knowledge, so help me God. Which sara
oath shall accompany tue report VI '"0
Jury of rec-holacrs. 49,
SIC, %. BE- it further Orda'ned' &c.,
II shall be the duty Of said Jury OF free-
holders to make..their report i'll writing
after the LAYING out of any road, tosc'h-
.r with statement Of the damages as
, sessed by them to any individual thlou-h
whose land the road may r''"' "nlou
damages shall he Parish charge, anu
shall be paid by the Treasurer OF tne
Parish, Pyorided, however, that sa'd
damages shall not appear to the Police
Jury to be excessive. ,, s.o
SIC %. BE it further Ortlalned' &C.,
Whenever any individual, through who's"
land a road laid ont as aforesaid, sha'l
BASS, NAV be dissatisfied with the dec,s'
r. sion of the free holders, either as TO the
n course the road is to take, or as 10 tho
!. DAMAGES to him assessed, he may nave
J.. an appeal to the Parish Court and DIS
!. trict Court, in accordance with the
"a amount involved. Provided, that ne
= shall proceed to prosecute the same
H. within six months from the laying out
re of said road, or the assessment ol sa'o
e damages o,.:.a so
~ All roads so laid out shall be at ieast
d. thirty feet wide, and on the banks an OF D!
TO Red River they shall be at least Az 1ee'
Is, wide. All bridges and causeways on
nf pnb)ic Roads shall he fourteen feet wlde'
u and the earth necessary to raise or cover
he any causeway, or make any dam VI
in bridge, shall be taken from each slde o
}so the road equally, so as to form dra''
ne on ach side
M. SEC. Is, Be it further Ordained, &C.
DIV Any person who shall turn, alter o
Of chan re any public road, or shall o6strn ~,
the free massage thereof, whether by IN
construction of gate or bars across IN
- road. or by the telling "f timber, OF
any other manner, shall be deemed gu'
. tv Of a misdemeanor, and Oh conviction
shall be fined in a sum not less tina
twantv five. or more than fifty dollars,
Ia imprisonment lot ho' 1000 y. :,
ola or more than 80 days, or both AZ "
/, ~ discretion of the Court. Provided w
ard nothing in this Section shall he cohstr
y to ed 40 as to prevent Road Ovcrseers FRO
making necersary changes in the loc
tion of their roads where such cnahe
are material and required.
SEC. 81. BE it further Ordained q
49,. That all laws or parts OF laws IN CT
MULE A;ct or inconsistent with this Ordinan
sE md all laws or parts of law on the sal
snh;ect matter be, and the same are ne
W by repealed from and after the MIST !
" Of January, 1879, at, and after wni
" date. these Ordinaces shall be III
force and effect.
Adjourned until tomorrow at . o'cio
WEDNESDAYS SESSION, July 10, Il
wv Body met according to adjournment
Preseut-Wm. Payne, President,
aoc JOS Ezernack,
Aho. Carroll JONES'
w. C. Ross,
A.V. Carter.
w. b. Butler,
w. B. Llorens,
RE. Jackson,
+. Jennings,
L. Chopin.
nm The Paupers now properly recei'
'l' aid from the Parish, were ordered u
~. continual as such, and the sums neI
fore allowed them per month, ord
paid them as usual.
The following Road Overseers
Le~' appointed:
, A. Henry Duke, Road No. 49, ware
Jas Bonds Jr. " A. "
G. w. Small, 90 /,
Johnson Clark, IS 81. -
C.. Weaver, -.
First Division
wv. Babers, " TO-
O. O. Hathorn, vice J. H. Weaver,
). Road No. Is. Ward
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