The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-05
Police Jury Ordinances.
Parish of Ascension.
Y PARISH OF ASCENSION,
f-Hnusf. Nav Is 1890

PARISH or ASCENSION, }
Court House, May Is, 1880. s
mo. L. New Series.]
AN ORDINANCE to carry into effect the
provisions of Act No. liz OF the General
Assembly of 1880, approved April 10,
1889, and all other laws relative to
roads, bridges and bitches.
SEC. l. WHEREAS, The General Assem-
bly Of 1880 enacted the following law, to-wit:
10. 1921 AN ACT
To amend and re-enact section 1878 OF the
Revised Statutes Of 1870, relative to
public roads.
Be i; endeted by the General assembly IF
the State of Louisiana, That section :5373 OF
the Revised Statutes be, and the same is
hereby amended aud re-enacted so as to
read: s. 1t shall be the duty of the Police
Juries TO divide their parishes into as many
districts us they may think proper, for the
appointments Of overseers OF roads. They
SHALL annually, appoint overseers OF high
ways or roads, who are to summon all male
persons, from the age Of fifteen to fifty Tex
eept ministers of the gospel and such other
persons as are or shall be exempt) to meet
ut such places and times, as to them, the
said oyerseers, shall seem convenient to
work on the public roads; and whatsoever
shall, upon said summons, refuse or neglect
to do and perform their duty, shall forfeit
and pay the sum Of two dollars per day for
each person so negleeting or refusing. to be
recovered by judgment before any Justice
Ut the Peace OF the parish, and paid by said
Justice to the overseer and by him to be eA-
pended i'll hiring other hands to work on
said roads. and in default Of or refusal to
pay such fine, such person shall be confined
in the parish prison until such fine is paid;
prouidcd he shall not remain IN prison for
more than five days.
tsigned) r. n. OGDEN,
S. D. McENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved April 10, 1880.
LOUIS A. Witt,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
Now, therefore, in order to carry out the
provisions OF said act, aud all other laws
relative to roads, bridges and bitches
BE II ordained By tie Police Jatry Of the
parish Of ascension, That until otherwise
provided. the Police Jury wards of the par
ish shall be and constitute the road districts
Ut said parish
SEC. 2. BE 1t further ordained, There shall
be elected annually by the Police Jury one
road overseer for each Of said road districts
said road oversccr to expire on the first
Monday Of January Of each year. The Po-
lice Jury rcscrving to itself the right OF re-
moving at any time, any Overseer OF roads,
for incompetency or neglect OF duty. 1t
sh all be the duty Of overseers OF roads to
faithfully carry out tie provisions Of Act
No. 1l2, approved April 10, 1880, and all
other laws and regulations relative to roads,
bridges and bitches, and such other duties
as may be imposed on them relative to the
management and control of levees, rice
fumes, ETC.. as provided for i'll Act SO of the
General Assembly, approved April ~, 1880.
That Tor said services, the said road over
seers shall receive an annual salary OF
scventy-tiy dollars, payable on his own
warrant, duly approved by the chairman of
the Finance Committee and President OF
the Police Jury.
SEC. g. BE 1t further ordained, That each
member Of the Police Jury shall, at every
regular meeting of said Jury, present a
written report of the condition of all the
public roads and highways, bridges, bitches,
lcvees and rice fumes in their respective
wards. road and levee districts. The failure
on the part OF any member OF the Police Jul
~ to make said report as herein provided
for, shall subject him to a fine Of ten dollars,
recoverable before any court of competent
jurisdiction, 1t shall be the duty OF the
District Attorney to collect said fines, and
to pay the same into the parish Treasury.
Said fines shall be deposited with and form
part Of the public road and levee fund.
SEC. 4. BE 1t further ordained, Tlall all
ordinances, resolutions or regulations of the
Police Jury i'll conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Police Jury Of the parish
of Ascension, May 10, 1880.
Ycas-Duffcl, Rodrignez. klopman Han
son, Braud, Gibson, Bar,non, Blonn.
r. Il. HANSON,
A true copy: President.
Il PROSPER LANDRY, Secretary.