St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-02-14
PUBLIC ROAD LAW.

was passed:
an Act relating 70 Keeping The Pub
lie Roads IA Coed Condition.
SECTION /. Be it resolved, By the
Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Tammany, that it shall be the duty
of the Police Jury annually to APP
point Overseers of the Public Roads,
whose duty it shall be to summon
all male persons living or residing
within their respective limits, be-
tween the ages of fifteen and forty
five years, except ministers of the
gospel. ut such times as to them,
the said overseers, may seem con-
venient. to work on the public
roads.
SEC. 2. Be it further resolved,
That the Overseers of Public Roads
shall give notice to each person,
what kind of tool or tools they and
each of them shall bring and work
with on.said road, at the time of
summoning such persons to work !;
that the overseer shall summon
each person subject to road duty
who shall reside within his road
district, in writing, at least ten days
before the day appointed for work
ing the road, to appear at a place
designated by said Overseer, for the
purpose of working the road.
SEC. B. Be it further resolved,
That it shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the Police Jury to furnish
each Overseer with copy of sum-
mons to work on the roads, in the
following foil Wi FORM to-wit:
You are hereby summoned to
be and appear at ----, ON tie
- day of ---, A. D. 1S-,
for the purpose of working the pub
lie road, at the hour of o'clock.
Herein fail not, under the penalty
of being reported q defaulter.
"----, Oyerseer."
Sec. 4. Be it further resolved,
That it shall be the duty of each
Overseer to furnish the Clerk of the
District Court. at least ten days be-
fore each session of said Court, with
u list of all persons summoned to
work the road. and who have failed
or neglected to work, and the num-
Der of days that each person SO re-
ported has failed to work; and it
shall be the duty of the Clerk of
said Court to furnish list to the
District Attorney, or District Attor-
ney pro tenn, to be proceeded with
as hereafter set forth.
Sec. 5. Be it further resolved,
That each and every person sub
ject to road duty, who, after having
been duly summoned to work on
the public road, shall fail or neglect
to do SO, shall be fined in sum not
less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars; and in default of pay
ing said fine. be imprisoned in the
common Jail of the parish. for a
term of not less than ten days nor
more than three months, said fine
to be re covered by Indictment or in
formation, in the name of the State,
OF by ordinary process of suit in
any court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 6. Be it further resolved,
That each and every Overseer fail
ing OF neglecting to perform the
duties required of him by this Act,
shall be fined in a sum of not less
than thirty dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars; and ill default
of paying said fine, he shall be i'm
prisoned in the common jail of the
parish, for term of not less than
ten days nor more than three
months, said fine, OF Imprisonment.
to be recovered or inflicted 10y in
dictment or information.
SEC. {. Be it further resolved,
That no person shall be compelled
to work more than ten days in any
one Year. unless the road becomes
impassable, by fallen timber or
freshets.
SEC. s. Be it further resolved,
That it shall be the duty of the