The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-18

IDe III tUcltltIc heSulNCu tubO Viz
Clerk of the Police Jury Is hereby
employed to codify all tho laws and
resolutions Of the Police Jury OF this
Parish OF a general nature.
Be it further Resolved, That the
Clerk OF the Police Jury be allowed
the sum on One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars for making a digest OF the
Police Jury Ordinances to be paid out
OF the contingent fund.
Continued from last VeekJ
tho remainder Of the term. And
should any person appointed in &C.
cordance with the provisions Of this
Ordinance, refuse, or fail to act as
such, he shall be guilty OF a misde.
meanor, and on conviction. shall be
subject to q fine Of Fifty Dollars, or
Imprisonment. not to exceed thirty
days, or both at tho discretion OF the
Court.
NOTIFICATION OF ROAD OvERSEERs-
PROvlsO.
SEC. 4. The notice Of appointment
| to Road Overseers shall be made out
in duplicate, by the Clerk OF the
Police Jury, within ten days after
their appointment, and placed in the
hands OF the Parish Constable for
service; and the Parish Constable is
hereby required to serve said notices
by personal or domicile service on
the Overseers to within thirty days
from the time they shall have been
placed in his hands: PROVIDED, that
should there be no Parish Constable,
or the one elected neglect, refuse or
fail to act, then the President OF the
Police Jury is hereby authorized to
have said notices served In a manner
he shall deem least expensive to the
Parish.
PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF CLERK AND
CONSTABLE.
SEC. 5. That on the failure Of the
Clerk or Constable to comply with
the duties imposed on them IN the
foregoing Section S, they shall for
| felt and pay the sum Of Twenty Dol
liars each, to be deducted from thetl
salaries and appropriated to the use
OF the Public Roads.
OyERSCERs TO NOTIFY HANDS.
SEC. 6, 1t shall be the duty OF al
Road Overseers within thirty days al
ter service OF notice Of their appoint
ment or as. soon thereafter as they
may deem proper to give at least
three DAYS written or verbal notice
to all persons subject to road duty
to appear at such time and place
as the Overseer may designate tor
the purpose of working the roads.
DUTIES OF ovERsEERs.
Sec. Z. That it shall be the dut!
= Of all Road Overseers to call out al
the hands on their list liable to roa'
duty belonging to their RESPECTIVE
roads and to cause them to work Of
said roads at least six days In tn
wear, and not more than ten days
They shall cause their respectiy
T.. roads to be worked at least three day
before the Grand Jury meets In tn
Spring, and three days before th
Grand Jury meets in the Fall. ]
shall be the duty Of each Overseer I
make out two Reports, one before tn
1st term Of the Grand Jury. and on
before the ID term OF the Grand Ju
nv: each Report must be sworn t
] by the Overseer that said Reports ar
true and correct. The Reports mus
set forth that they have caused thei
roads to be worked at least thre
days before the Grand Jury meets
and that they have called out all til
hands on their list liable to road duty
that he has prosecuted all the hanC
- that failed to work: PROVIDED, the
-, did not have q lawful excuse, tn
y length Of his road, number OF hand
on his list, and condition Of his roa'
IL OvERsEER TO DELIVER REPORT TO CLERl
Sec. s. That all the Overseers I
this Parish shall deliver or cause
be delivered before each regular teri
Of the Grand Jury a Report as de
Ct cribed in the foregoing Ordinance
the Clerk OF the Police Jury: Prov
DEp. any Overseer may send write
, statement from the member OF Il
- Police Jury OF his road, that b
road is in good condition and do.
~ not REQUIRE three days work on Il
''' same as required Of the Overseer.
- FAILURE OF ovERsEERs TO COMPLY.
SEC. 9. That any Overseer iailil
to comply with the foregoing Orc
nances shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanor, and on cOnvictlo
shall suffer a fine OF Fifty Dollar
and imprisonment in the Parish ia
- twenty days, and in default OF pa
ment Of the fine. twenty addltloo
days imprisonment In the Patl
Jail. :,
SEC. 10. That it shall he the du
pst Of the members Of the Police ~
when they appoint Overseers OF {
Public Roads. to name two perso
mt living on or near each Public 10
In to serve as witnesses in case !
an Overseer Is prosecuted to perform
duty as Overseer. 7Na
Sec. II. That It shall be the du
Of the Clerk Of the Police jury
make out and keep a list OF al! I
nus Public Roads, Overseers appoint
~; on them, and witnesses on each +
r." pective Road, aud he shall keep
account against each Overseer cha
les ing him with six days road servi
in and give each Overseer credit W.
to he receives their Reports as requil
: a by law, and the Clerk shall ma
:. said list Of Overseers and Roads
the District Attorney before or
the meeting OF the Grand jury. q
the II the Clerk fail to hand sold !is'
Cyerseers and Roads as required v
true statements Of delinquents, 9
to the District Attorney, he 81
suffer a foe OF Fifty Dollars, to
ates taken from his salary.
HEc. IL. That 1t ehall be the q
1911 Of the District Attorney to hand
lose the foreman OF each Grand jury,
lor. list Of delinquent Overseers. !
ices shall call the attention Of the J
the to the delinquent Overseers. :!
point out the law and penal
Line against Overseers for neglect