The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-15
Police Jury Ordinances.
Parish of Ascension.
PARISH OF ASCENSION,
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/ PARISH OF ASCENSION,
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AN ORDINANCE to carry into effect I'll,
provisions OF Act No. liz pf the Genera
Assembly Of 1880, approved April 10
! 1881. and all ether laws relative II
roads, bridges and bitches.
SEC. ]. WHEREAS, Tho General Assem-
bly, Of 1880 enacted the following law, to-wit
No. lI21 AN ACT
To amend and re-enact section 1913 Of tic
Revised Statutes Of 1870, relative tt
public roads
| BE It enacted by the General assembly %
| ne State n Louisiana, That section 33l3 q
| the Revised Statutes be. and the same is
hereby amended and re-ciaeted 50 rs to
read: '' 1t shall he the duty of the Police
Jnrea 70 divide their parishes into as many
districts ny they may think proper. for the
appointments Of Oyerseers of roads They
shall, annual Y, appoint overseers of high
ways OF rua,ls, who are to summon all male
persons, from the age Of fifteen to fifty Tex
crpt ministers Of the gospel and such other
persons ~ are or shall be eSemptl, to meet
at such places and times, as to them, the
said uyerseers. shall seem convenient to
work on the public roads; and whatsoever
shall. upon said summons, refuse or neglect
to do and perform their duty. shau forfeit
and pay tile sum Of two dollars per day for
each person SO neglecting or refusing. to lie
recovered by Judgment before any Justice
Of the Peace of tue parish, and paid by said
Justice to the Overseer and by him to be- ex
pended in hiring other hands to work on
said roads. and i'll default Of or refusal to
pay such fine, such person shall be confined
in the parish prison until such fine is paid;
proridel, lie shall not remain Ill prison for
more than five days.
tSignedl X. ~ OGDEN.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives..
$. U. McENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate
Approved April 10, 1880. -.-
LOUIS A. WILTZ.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
WILL A. STRONG.
Secretary Of State.
Now, therefore. in order to carry out the
provisions OF aaid act, and all other laws
relative to roads, bridges aud bitches;
BE il ordained BY the Police Jury Of the
parish If ascension, That until otherwise
provided. tho Police Jury wards Of the par
isil shall he and constitute the road districts
Of said parish.
SEC. :. Be Il further ordained, There shall
be elected annually by tile Police jury one
herein provided for. The term of office OF
said road overseer to expire on tho first
Monday Of January Of each year. The Pc
lice Jury reserving to itself the right OF re
moving at any time, any overseer of roads,
for incompetency or neglect Of duty. 1t !
sh al be the duty Of oycrseers Of r0nns to
faithfully carry out tie provisions OF Act |
,ther laws and regulations relative to roads,
bridges and bitches. and such other duties
Is may be imposed on them relative to the
and control of levees, rice
tunes, etc, as provided for in Act 81 of the
ieneral Assembly, approved April TO- 1880.
That for said services, the said road over
eers shall receive an annual salary Of
twenty-five dollars, payable on his own
warrant. duly approved by the chairman Of
he Finance Committee aud President oi
he Police Jury.
SEC 3. BE It further ordained, That each
member of the Police Jury shall, at every
cguar meeting of said Jury, present il
written report Of the condition Of an the
ublic roads and highways, bridges, bitches,
svecs and rice fumes in their respective
Yards. road and levee districts. The failure
II the part Ut any member OF the Police in
Y to make said report as herein provided
~, shalt subject him to fine of ten dollars,
before any court of competent
Jurisdiction, 1t shall lie the duty Ut the
district Attorney to collect said fines. and
0 pay the same int" the parish Treasury
aid fines shall be deposited will, and form
art Of the public road AM, levee fund.
SEC. I. Be II further ordained, Thall all
l'inances. resolutions Or regulations Of the
o!iee jury in conflict herewith be and the
,ne are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Police Jury OF the parish
Ascension. May 10. 1880 II
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