The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-07-24
Ordinance No. 40.

To provide for the protection and preserva-
ton of the Levees of the Parish of La
fourche. dividing the Parish into Levee
Districts.
Whereas by Act No SO of the regular ses
sion Of the Legislature approved April 10th
1890 the Police Juries of the several Parish
es are invested with the control and man
aaement of all the Public levees and autho
rized and required to make such laws as
may be necessary and proper for their re-
pair preservation and protection.
Therefore be it resolved by the Police Ju-
ry of the Parish of Lafourche, That the
Public Levees of said Parish be and they
are hereby divided into tOur Levee Dis
tricts as follows; .-
No. /. Frem upper liae of the Parish right
descending bank to Merville Rholne's.
No..2 From the upper line of Merville
Rhomes, right descending hank to lower
limit of the Parish.
No. j. From the upper line O. the Parish
left descending bank. to Raceland station.
| No. 4. From Raceland station, left de-
scending banA. to lower limits of Parish
| Sec. =. he IL further ordained. That the
| Road Overseers OF Districts Nos. |, 2. )
and 1, appointed under existing laws shall
be and they are hereby appointed Levee
Inspectors for the Districts Nos. l, ?, 3, 4.
| Sec. 3 Be ii further ordained, That the
keeping in repair of the levees of this Par
ish shall be at the expense of the prapr;e-
| tors or owners OF the lands i'll front Ut
which sa1d levees are made.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That when
ever any levee is in neea ofrepair the levee
Inspector of the District shall give notice
| i'll writing to the proprietor or owner OF
| the lauds in front OF which said levee is,
specifying what repairs are needed to be
made, oruerlng him to make the said re-
pairs without delay, and if any proprietor
or owner fall refuse or neglect, to make
tor within 10 days after service Of said no.
tice, then and in that case the Levee Inspee
tor shall be and he is hereby authorized te
advertise the work to be done upon said
levee, by posting up notices at the Court
house door and in the vicinity OF tue levet
to be repaired and after the same shall
have been advertised for 10 days he shal
let the same to the lowest bidder, to bt
paid by the Parish, and upon the compile
nspector.shall make detailed statement .
all the costs thereof, 20 be given to the Dis
tricu Attorney who shall forthwith entel
suit against the party SO failing, refusin:
or negiecting to make said repairs, for thu
recovery OF amount paid out and costs
Provided that in case there be more thai
one point in any levee needing repair tht
Levee Inspector shall advertise and sci
the work to be done upon each point sepa
rate!y, and provided further that the worl
SO advertised shall not for each point need
lug repair exceed the sum OF one hundred
dollars.
Sec. ). BE 1t t,arther enacted, Thai In al
cases of great emergency when the Ieve
or any portion thereof may be in eminen
dangerthe provisions set forth in sec. o
this ordinance shall not he enforced, bu
the Levce Inspector shall itumedigtely prt
ceed to act under sections and 4 Of Act s
of the regular session Of the legislature &
1880 AS follows:
Sec. Be it further enacted ETC.. That, i
case of danger of crevasse in any ward, tb
overseer of said ward shall call out all pc
sons liable to road duty, to work when r.
quired on the evees Of their wards tina
any person subject to road duty who sha
fail to work on any public levee, as provi
ed i'll the preceding section, or under all
regulation of any police jury of this Stat
i, shall be prosecuted before any court OF COZ
petent jurisdiction, and, on convictio
}. shall be fined two dollars per day for ever
day that he may have failed 30 to worl
!, aud in default Of payment Of said fin
- shall be imprisoned in tho parish Jail N
e e to exceed ten days provided. that no pc
: son shall be required to labor more tha
q twelve days in any one season.
:" ~ Sec. A. Be il further enacted, ETC., Th
= = the overseer Of levees of the ward whe
~ there may be danger ola break in the
- wee, shall have the right to call on the ov
% "a seers of any adjoining wards for assistan
% and it shall be the duty of these oversee
T. to notify those person subject to road du
living within these wards, to proceed
the designated point to work as provld
in section of this act That all perso
who may work ON levees. in accordan
- with the provisions Of section of this az
shall receive from the parish the sum
le one dollar per day for every day he IN
. work, and one dollar for every night; a
II the levee Overseer shall be entitled Ii
~ wise to two dollars per day.
:" Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, That in ca
any one who has been notified to repair
levee in front of mis- lands, shall conte
that the work specified by the Levee
spector in his written notice is not need
on it shall be the duty of said Levee 1nsp'
he tor Immediately to summons a Jury OF !
less than five land owners in the neighh
ice hood who shall examine the leyee said
,m need repairs and decide whether or hut
all worked ordered by the inspector is nee
all !; sary.
be Sec z. Be it further ordained, That
ch ordinance take effect from and after its