The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-15
PARISH OF ASCENSION. y
Court House. May Is, 1880. {

] AkiSfi VIE AsGENSloN,
Conrt-Honse. May l5, 1880.
| No. ,. New Series
AN ORDINANCE to carry into effect the
| prnNisio s Of Act No. So OF the General
| Assembly of 1880 approved April TO- 1890.
SEC. l. WHEREAS. The General Assem-
| bly, Of 1880 cnacte,l the following law, to-wit
No. IS. AN ACT
To provide for the protection and presrrv;l-
ton of completed puhlic lrvees ia CON
junction with the Police Jurics OF the
| several parishes OF the State; to pre-
! scribe the manner III which lcvees may
he cut for rice fumes. roads and ma
chlncry, and to provide Means for the
payment Ut the expenses attending this
work, and to provide penalties and pun
ishncnts for the violation of the pro-
visions OF this act. and for violations Of
parochial ordinances made i'll conformity
with this act.
SECTION /, BE 1t enacted by the General
ISscmbiy Of the State If Louisiana, That
the Police Jurirs Of the several parishes of
this State aio hereby invested with the man
age;rent nnd control OF all completed public
levccs of this State, which may require pub
lie care for protection aud preservation, and
they are hereby author izt-i aud required to
make such l;,ws us may he necessary aud
proper for their repair. preservation and
which the same may be cut for rice fumes
or other purposes.
SEC. ,. Be Il further enacted, etc, That po-
lice Juries shall divide their respective par
isles into evee wards Or districts. and ap-
rolnt oNcrsrcrs therefor, aud until such time,
when sard division can he made, the road
wards as at present laid out shall constitute
leSee wards, and the road ovcrseers shall
act as l"vce ove9sstls. That it shall lie the
duty OF the said lcvet ovcrseers on the ap-
proach OF high water in each year. to cause
all openings and cuts in the levecs to I've re-
paired AMI filled up, at the expense Of those
persons who may have made same. and in
default of pa,ment from said parties to he
paid by the parish and to have filed I'D
and repaired. AL cuts. holes, and washinys
Ill the levce. Mt til. expense ct the parish
and it shall also be his duty to kill all hogs
running at large upon public levecs
SEC 5. re q tatsfhcr enacted ETC., That.
III case of danger Ut crevassc in any ward
the overseor of said ward shall cali out all
required on the leNecs of their wards: that
any person subject to road duty who shall
i;it t" work on any public lcyce. as pro-
vlded III thc preceding section, or under any
regulation OF any Police Jury of this State.
shall be prosecuted before any court OF
competent jurisdiction. and, On conviction,
shall be fined two dollars per day for every
'"t .hss' aN ilitss lNliSt SO w WtEk, HiN
IA default Of payment Of said fine, shall be
imprisoned i'll the parish jail not to exceed
ten days; proridra. that no person shall he
required to labor more than twelve DAYS in
any one season.
SEC. \. Hc il further enacted, &C.. That |
the "Sersecr of lese.s OF the ward where
there may be danger of break iu the levee. |
Shall havs the right to call Oh the overscrrs
~ Any adjoining wards for assistance; and |
It shall ee the duty Of these overssers to no
lily those persons subject to road duty liv-
IN. wilma these wards, to prneccd to the
designated peint to work us provided IN Sec
ton of tlss act. That all persons who
may work ON Levers in accordance with sec
Fi"n 5 OF this Act shall receive from the
PARISH the snm of one dollar per day for
very day he may work. aud one dollar for
every night: and tie lesee eycrseer shall
DC entitled likewise to two dollars per day
SIG. ,. BE il further eae<:ted e@e. That
ne Board oi State Engineers shall. imme-
tiatriy after the passage of this act, cause
. le prepared plans for rice fumes, suit
tote to different dimensions uf lcvees, ae-
iomp.nied by proper specifications for their
construction. and the same shall lie ready,
II amy time. to be furnished when required.
is hereinafter provided; and no fumes shall
s permitted To lie built except in conformity
sth sad plans ANA specifications. nor shall
itt person he permitted to insert in any
'"hi'r trNcfs kept np by tit. State. or any