Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-26
ROAD LAW.

Az ACT 10 regulate the wprhing of p""'
lie roads IN this parish, ANA l" ln'P',>- /
fines and penalties and enforce Tue
same.
SECTION |. BE it enacted 10y I'll" lmi'r
JuIy ui the parish of CldlhnThr' iu''
h,.r.,ft.r All puhiic roads established h' /
ANY uri of th> body. ~ lai! out according
IA sections .l,6- az BOO Of the statutes "i
I'm. STATE. shall hr and the >al:i" arr mere.
II, d,clar,d to- br public roads. aud si'li
IL. ,ut ont, worked and CLASSIFIED mt" Nv"
classes, and -a,d 'ia>srs shall hc known ~
fr-t and s1Cond class roads.
/ SIC. = Is. further enacted, etc. That
| First Class roads shall ID" rirar"d "i All
] ol>ttuct;urls twenty feet w'tr, ana WIN
necessary to max" or repair cause
vnys ON said roads they shall !" sixteen
Zee, wide, aud all bridges shall bc lively"
feet idle aud PROPERLY baH'~irr'h. 49,
SIC. 3 H., II fnihrr enacted. etc, That
second Glass road, shall hc cleared at all
nhstruciinn- Tor space fourteen per
,id,. and all cau"ways and bridges shall
Il, twrlvr feet wide and bridges property
hauistrr,Il -,
$50. 4. b. it further nnartrd. ric.. That
the Homer ami Trenton and I'll" H"inrr
and Miudcn roads shall he first class roads
aud other roads i'll the parish secohh class
FAads. -,
' the Hp,,niutmeut of road ovrt>tcis shi'l
take place, az the regular meeting at The
Police. jury the first Monday III February
e of each wear, Vacancies however, may De
till,d AT any meeting of the body.
u SIC q. BE- il further enacted, etc, ma
ali mall. u, rsons between the age of iiiteri
= and forty five years, except ministers -"
J. ,h. gospel aud persons physically disable
arc hereby declared Ia be subject I" r"a'
dntv. and ovrrsrrrs of public roads "h r.
= ,,iyiuy notice If their appointment 'rr'l
fed hy the Ctrrk nf the Police Jury shat
7" have, mower aud authority Ia summons al
" p,.r.on. subject Ia road duty within IN
huuud. of their respective roads, I" w"r
" The same by giving said persons or th-'
,.r,ulnyc,.s twelve hours notice, either vel
., Lnl or written or hv leaving the same !
~ tbrir residence ur that ct their tH'f'"f''
with some person over fourteen !''rN
noe. d. irnaiing the place I" begin w"r'
and dr-, riding the tool nr t"ls I" he h-r'
and any person subject to road dntN i'i
ing or refusing To work an me pun
at roads a. contemplated hy TINS law: ai''
h.inr thus notified or s"nih'h"'it'i' >hali
Nnhl.. 20 prosecution under the GRIMM
~. In, al This state. aud failur, 20 work q
emilio ru.d- rs aforesaid after due note
an !. hereby declared Ia I've II mi-drnrai'
. and ucr,nn~ thus failing Ia work the roi
.L,lI Ice prosecuted hy indictment or
f,runtion rs pravisled H. III grnrrni ia
az th, State in other crimes aud mi>d
he mrnnnrs. aud on conviction the party
is charged shall he fined the sum of one IT.
EN- lar p-r day for each day they fail to we
PEE m. rnad and all cos If snit' togeti
rne with two dollars aud fifty cents oversee
: Il eos. to To- taxed. and in drihnii OF pi
isb m.nt shall he imprisoned in the PARISH }
s-- NOT less than ten nor more than twei
l+ DAYS. r,
the Src. :. b. il further cuacted, etc" II
on il shall b,sthr dnty of each road overs
ons in /. e parish to make n report tn the
-ish lice mrtnier af the ward in which .
| tn division Of road may be-. giving the ma
/. Of his road. the points worked from
IN. with a list and number Of hands
;rct to road dnty. with the number Of 1t
Y. worked. by the 10th Of January IT g
n. vear: aud any overseer failing tn con
IN. with me provisions Of this Act 81
ring he liable to prosecution under the cr,m
an, law Of the State; any failure to make
the reports required by this Act il hereby
wear clsr-d to be misdemeauor, and overs
% charged shall BE- prosecuted oy 'no