The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-06-18

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penses incurred in bridging Bayou
on tho Winnsboro road,
was presented, and on motion, laid
over to the September, 1880, session.
The report of Messrs. Golson and
Hughes, commissioners appointed to
contract for building bridge on the
Chcnicre on the Natchitocles road, re-
ccived, and, on motion, the commits
sioners discharged.
Tho President appointed as the COM
mittee on claims Messrs. Cam, Pat
rick and Scarborough.
On motion of Mr.. Dunn, the COM
mittec on claims are requested to ex-
anime the annual report of O. d. Still
man, Treasurer, and the books and ac-
counts of Jno. f. Hanna, clerk of the
Police Jury. &c.,
The following ordinances were pre-
sented, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, the rules were sus-
pended and after being read a third
time the ordinances were adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 40s. b."
Instructing the overseers of road sec
lions Nos. II aud 12, of the Monroe
and Columbia road, to make change
in tho route of said road.
Sec. I. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of Ouachita parish, That the
overseers of road, sections No. IL and
II, of tho Monroe and Columbia road,
are hereby authorized and directed to
change the route of said road as fol-
lows: Beginning at the upper end of
the levce at Thompson Woods plan
tation, the present route OF the road
shall be changed SO as to run to the
left or inside Of and parallel with the
A~>A 4
DeGraffenried's plantations; thence
down said lane to tho lake, thence to
the beginning of tho lcvce along said
lake, thence to the left or inside of and
parallel with the lcvee to the upper
line of tho Grady place.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. &c,
That said overseers are directed to open
said new route and have it prepared
for public travel on or before Decem-
Der 81, 1880.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, &C.,
| That all laws or parts Of laws in con-
! fiict herewith are repealed, and that
this ordinance take effect from and
after its adoption.
Adopted June Z, 1850. ,.---..- ...,..
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN Il. HANNA, Clerk p. j. --
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An ordinance relative to roads, the APP
pointment of road Overseers aud road
hands, and providing penalties for
the non-periormance of their duties.
Sec. ]. Be 1t ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Ouachita, That
all able bodied male persons between
tho ages of fifteen and fifty years shall
be liable to work on the public roads,
and are hereby appointed road hands;
except public ferrymen, postnasters,
persons actually residing in any incor-
poratcd town or city, and physicians
who have graduated in q legal medical
college and have Il diploma from the
same, and who have paid their State
and parish Licenses for the current year;
provided, it shall be the duty of the
! various road overscers to demand from
each and every physician residing in
their road districts, claiming exemp-
ton from road duty, the production OF
their diplomas and State and parish
licenses for the current year, aud in
case of failure or refusal of any physi-
Clan to accetle to such demand he shall
! be subject to duty us u road hand.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained, &C.,
That the parish shall be divided into
road districts, each district to be de-
scriDcd, numbered and under the
charge of II road-overscer, to be up.
pointed for the next ensuing twelve
months, at the regular session of the
| Police Jury in June of each year; ut
the same session, road hands shall be
apportioned to work the roads within
their several districts under the super
| vision of tho roat-overseers.
Sec. 3. BE il further ordained, &C.,
That it shall be the duty OF the Clerk
of the Police Jury, within 20 days from
the appointment of road ovefseers, to
make II copy OF each ovcrseer's appoint
mcnt showing the district to which he
| is appointed, and the hands subject to
his orders; which shall be the com mis-
sion Of the overseer, said commission
to be served as provided in the follow
ing section.
See. 4. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That it shall he the duty of the Clerk
of tho Police Jury TO deliver to the
members Of the Police Jury the COM
missions Of the road oversecrs residing
in their respective wards, and it shalt
be the duty of the said members of the
Police Jury to serve said commissions
on said road oVcrsccrs, and for such
service the said members shall be paid
tho sum of three dollars each and no