The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-08-07
No. /.
Ordinance Ne. IA.

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Disf-;cts, sA 'A'o .1evoo
Whereas nv AIT u. a cf4A. ,.,,.
sion Of the Lerislature annrcrsa anr;i M.
1890 the Police Inr;as of tba ..~sraf p., .vsn /,
/ es are inyeated with the co,.trol ana s' ,,.as
agemept of ali the PnhI;c ievees anS on,S.,.
Red and rean;rsd - o nSt 'esens snss anu aatno
may be necessary and nrsner for the;r ras ~s
pair preservation and urotect;on
Therefore be il resolred hv ths pol;.1. H.
~ of the Parish of IsafOnrche That tha
Public Levees Of said Parish be and thav
are hereby divided into kour Levea M:.
| tricts ss16iIowu; -
No. ]. Frsm upper line Of the Parish right
descending bank to Merville Rhome's.-
No. 2. From the upper line Of Merv;lla
Rhome,s, right descending hank tn lover
limit Of the Parish.
No. 3. From the upper line Of the Parish
left descending bank, to Raceland station-
No. 4. From Raceland station, left de-
sceuding banx, to lower limits of Parish.
Sec. 2. Be u further ordained That the
Road Oyerseers Of Districts Nos. i. 2. )
and 4, appointed under existing laws shall
be and they are hereby appointed Levee
Inspectors for the Districts Nos. /, 9. ga.
Sec. 3 Be 1t f.srtser ordained. That the
keeping in repair Of the levees of this Par
ish shall be at the expense of the prvDrie-
tors or owners of the lands in front 81
which satd levees are made.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, shat when
ever anv levee ia in n6sui If rera;r tha ia.a.
inspector Of the District shah siye cue uot;es
in writing to the pcewietor or owner Of
the lands IN front OF which said leyee "a
specifying what repairs are needed "a Ia
made, ordering him to make the said "a
pairs without DELAY, and If anv nronr;atnr
or owner fail, refuse 6r neglect. tO msIa
the repairs specifed by tho Levee Inspec-
tor within 10 days after service of .a;J ~
tice. then and In that case the Leves Insssc
tor shall be and he il hereby author;xed -
advertise the work to be done upon sa;d
levee, by posting up notices AZ the (.onrt
house door and n The vicinity ~ % 4ha 49, isw..
to be repaired and after tie came shsn
have been advertised for 10 days he ahsu
let the same to the lowest bidder. to ~.
paid by the Parish, aud upon the coinnie-
ti0n Of the work upon said levee. the I.nvaa
inspector.shalllmake detailed statemcnt of
all the costs thereof, to be given to the Dis-
trict Attorney who shall forthwith enter
suit against the party so failing, refusinr.
or neglecting to make said repair. for tie
recovery. Of amount paid ont and .astS ~
Provided that in case there be more thsa
one point in any leyee needing renalr tha
Levee Inspector shall advertise and se,Il
the work to be done upon each point sena
rately, and provided further That the vurk
SO advertised shall not for each noint mead.
ing repair exceed the sum Of one hundred
dollars.
Sec. 5. Be 1t farther enacied. That in all
cases Of great emergency when the lnvee
or any portion thereof nav be- in eminent
danger the provisions set forth in sec. of
this ordinance shall not be enforna1. Init
the Levce Inspector shall immedirtelv nrc-
ceed to act under sections 3 and 4 of Act 81
of the regular session Of the ieaislafnra al
1880 ss f0i3ows: "a ~ - u s-sge' s..
Sec. 3 Be il farther enacted eto.. That. Il
case Of danger of crevssse in any ward. the
overseer Of said ward shall call out sli Der
sons liable to road duty. to work when a.
quired on the leveee of their wards that
any person subject to road duty who shall
fail to work on any public leyee. a nrovid
ed in the preceding section. OF under nnv
regulation Of any police Jury Of thie Ntats.
shall be prosecuted before anv court Of com
petent jurisdiction, aud. On couyiction
shall be fined two dollars per day for eyerv
day that be may have failed % 10 worf.
md in default Of pavmont of s.i.l 6ne
shall be Imprisoned In tho par;sh hi, nos
to exceed ten days p,vrided. that M mr..
son shall be required To labor more than
twelve days in any one seasOn.
Sec. A. Be It further erncted. eh.. That
there may be danger GA break @ 1 IN the %.eL Ia
wee, shall have the right to call on the over
seers Of any adjoining wards for assistAnee
and it shall be the duty Of these overssers
to notify those person subject to rosd duty
the desionated ro;nt IN rs,-I .r ,.o.,,.,sS
i'm aacf;nn nf fh;. ect Tt,a+ clt ~..scn.