The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-05
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.".- PARISH OF ASCENSION, :
Courthouse, May Is, 1880.
MOP. New Series:
AN ORDINANCE to carry into effect the
provisions Of Act No. s. Of the General
Assembly Of 1880, approved April 10, 1880
SEC. |. WHEREAS, The General Assem-
byOf 1880 enacted the following law, to-wit
No. 50. AN ACT
To provide for the protection and preservil-
ton of completed public levces in con
junction with the Police Jurics of the
several parishes of the State; to pre-
scribe the manner in which levees may
be cut for rice fumes, roads and ma
clinery, ;tnd to provide means for the
payment Of the expenses attending this
work, and to provide penalties and pun
isll1nents for the violation OF the pro-
visions of this :,ct, and for violations OF
parochial ordinances made in conformity
with this act.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by he General
assembly Of tie Slate of Louisiana, That
the Police Juries of the several parishes of
this State are hereby invested with the man
agcment and control OF all completed public
leyees of this State, which may require pub
lie care Tor protection and preservation, and
they are hereby authorized and required to
make such laws as may be necessary and
protection. and to regulate the manner in
which the same may be cut for rice fumes
or other purposes.
Sec. 2. BE ii further enacted etc., That Po-
lice Juries shall divide their respective par
isles into levee wards or districts. and APP
point overscers therefor, and until such time,
when sand division can he made the road
wards as at present laid ont shall constitute
levee wards, and the road overseers shall
act as levee ove-seers. That it Shall be the
duty Of the said leNee ONerscers, on the :,p-
proach OF high water In each year. to cause
all openings and cuts in the le.ees to be re-
paired and filled up, ut the expense of those
persons who may have made same, and in
default Of payment from said parties to be
paid by the parish; and to have filled up
and repaired, all cuts, holes, and washings
III the leyee, at the expense Of the parish
and it shall also be his duty to kill all hogs
running at large upon public levees
SEC. J. Be It further enacted, etc, That,
i'll case Of danger Of crevasse in any ward.
the overseer Of said ward shall call ont all
persons liable to road duUy, to work when
required on the levecs Of their wards; that
any person subject to road duty who shall
fail to work on amy public levee, as pro
ylded III the preceding section, OF under any
regulation OF any Police Jury Of this State
shall he prosecuted before any court Of
competent jurisdiction. and, on conviction
shall oe HAeu Two dollars per day Tor every
day that he may have failed SO to work, and
in default Of payment Of said fine, shall be
imprisoned in the parish Jail not to exceed
ten days: procided, that no person shall be
required to labor more THAN twelve lays il
ans one season.
SEC. 4. BE it further enucted. ETC., That
the overseer OF levees of the ward where
there may be danger OF a break in the levee,
shall have the right to call on the overseers
of any adjoining wards for assistance; and
it shall be the duty Of these overseers to no
lily those persons subject to road duty Iiv-
ing within these wards. to proceed to the
designated point to work as provided in Sec
ton 3 Of tins act. That all persons who
may work on levess, in accordance with sec
ton 3 OF this act. shall receive from the !
parish the sum of one dollar per day for
every day he may work. and one dollar for |
every night: and the levee overseer shall |
be entitled likewise to two dollars per day. |
SEQ. ;. Sc Il further enacted ETC.. That \
the Board of State Engineers shall, imme-
lately after the passage of this act, cause
20 he prepared plans for rice fumes, suit
lb!e to different dimensions OF leyees. &C
by proper specifications for their
construction. and the same shall be ready,
't any time. to be furnished when required,
y hereinafter provided and no fumes shall
De permitted TO be built except i'll conformity
With SAID plans and specifications, nor shall
'Hy person he permitted to insert in any
'ublic leSee kept up by the State, or any