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

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PEELED to- serve. again until twelve
months have elapsed from the date Of
the expiration of his commission; pro-
vlded, that nothing. herein shall he
construed to exempt any person who
has served AS road overseer from being
liable to duty as road hand.
Sec. Z. Be 1t further ordained, &C.,
That road overseers shall have
the roads in; their districts worked
at least twice in each year; pro-
Vided, no more than twelve days
work shall he required of any
road hand during one year. At least
ono day before the day appointed to
begin each working of the roads, the
o o., or a road hand appointed by
him, whom he may exempt from road
duty for service, shall notify the hands
subject to his orders, when and where
to assemble; it shall be sufficient for
the oVerseer, or his legal proxy, to give
verbal notification of the day appoint
ed in person to each road hand, or, in
the absence of a road hand, by leaving
written notification of. the time, at
the usual place of residence of the
road hand; at the same time the over
seer shall notify each hand what tools
he shall bring with him. When
wagons, teams, piows or scrapers are
ordered to be brought to assist in work
ing roads, the overseer shall, at the re-
quest of any person furnishing the
same, relieve him from road duty rs
follows! For each days service of a
onc-hOrse pillow or scraper and team,
two days. relief; wo-horse or OK piow
or scraper and team, three days. relief;
tWO-horse or four-ox wagon and team,
four days relief. Z. .-...- . t-ls4
| Sec. s. Be it further ordained SC,
That for every failure or neglect to
perform the duties required of him by
law, each road Overseer shalt be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
imprisoned in the parish Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court; and it shall be the
duty of the District Attorney to prose-
cute every such offending road-over-
seer under indictment by the Grand
Jury or by information duly preferred.
Ser. 8. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That for every failure or neglect to per-
form the duties required of him by
law, each road hand shall be fined and
pay the sum of two dollars per day, to
be recovered by Judgment before any
justice Of the peace Of the parish, and
paid by said justice to the overseer and
by him to be expended in hiring
hands to work on said roads, and in
default or refusal to pay such fine, such
person shall be confined in the parish
prison until such fine is paid; provided,
he shall not remain in prison for more
than five days. ...f.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, &C.,
That all laws or parts of laws of the
parish in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed,
aud that this ordinance take effect
from, Otla flor ifs os1na>fSnn
Adopted June7, 1880. i.t.:,..r,, If.
w. g. KENNEDY; President
}. r. HANNA, Clerk +. J.
! ORDINANCE NO. 4O5. -
Appropriating money for charitable
! purposes. ''f'...,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
Ouachita parish, That the amounts set
opposite the names of the paupers
mentioned below are hereby appropri-
atcd to their support, for each Of the
months Of July, August and Septem-
Der, 1880:
y: Barney Dewitt. to be draw" by R. NJ:
Nancy Madison, to be drawn by VIM.
W; Il: MeCaleh and wife, to be dawn by
John McCune, to be drawn 10y w. T.
Cakes, IS.
Mary Ann Payne. to be drawn by W. J.
Thomas Sims, to be drawn by !. A.; Gov
| Ann N. Taylor, to DO drawn by Sig
Meyer, 50. "'''e. 81. ..s'.'t g..
Adopted June Z, 1880. 10y '
: w. G. KENNEDY, President. .
JOHN Il. HANNA, Clerk p. j. I'll.
ORDINANCE NO. 4O6. Il
Appropriating fifty dollars to Thomas
| Shanl1s for repairing bridge across
the North Cheneire on NatchitOclles
road. '''
Be it ordained ny the Police Jury OF
Ouachita parish, That in accordance
with the report Of John Il. Golson and
Robt. Hughes, commissioners, the sum
of fifty dollars is hereby appropriated
to Thomas Shanks for repairs to the
bridge across the North Cheneire on
Natchitochcs road, and that the Clerk
OF the Police Jury is authorized tc
issue warrant for said amount in favor
of Thomas Shanks when there is
money in the Treasury.
| Adopted June 7, 1880. ...
...-~ w. G. KENNEDY, President.
J. Il. HANNA, Clerk =. J. e..
| The Police, Jnrv adjourned tn q 81 n,