St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-01-29

Statutes he ami the same IL hereb'
am nded and re- enacted SO as tn
read: 1T shall be the duty CT the
Police Juries To divide their parish
IS into as many districts as they
may think proper, for the appoint
ments IF overseers of roa;,s. They
shall. annually, appoint overseers "i
highways VI roads. who are t. sum.
man all male persons, from the ase
Of fifteen to fifty. except ministers
of ..he gospel and such other per
SONS is are or shall be exempt I, Ia
meet Mt such places and times. as to
them. the said overseers, shallseein
convenient to work on tie public
roads; and whatsoever shall, upon
such summons, refuse or neglect To
10 and perform their drty. shall
forfeit and pay the sum Of two dol
,ars peg dav for each person so
neglecting or refusing, to he recoy
cred bv Judgment before any justice
of the peace of the parrish, and paid
by said justice t. the cveseer aud
Ivy him To be expended III hiring
other hands to work OH SAID roads.
and in default of refusal to pay
such fine, such person shall he con
fined Ill the parish prison until such
fine is pad; proceeded, he shall not
remain i'll prison for more than five
days.
| fSigned.l R.N. OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl =. D. McENERY,
| lieutenant Governor and President of
Approved April 10, 1881.
| ISi.neI,l LOUIS \ WILT.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL j. STRONG, Secretary of State.
the following was then adopted:
ReSolced, That all fines for failure
t. work on the public road he paya-
nle ia cash only, in accordance with
the above law.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Parish of ST. Tammany, to James
D. Houston, Criminal Sheriff.
Parish of Orleans. DR.:
For the maintenance Of the fol-
lowing prisoners:
Dan Profit, from Dec. II,
1876. to June Z. 1878,
tiv,. hundred and forty
one days, at 4Or. per day. s216 40
Dick Nichols, alas Dick
Irven, from January 26
to February Z, 1878,
thirteen days, at 4Uc.
per day ......... =. 5 70
Total. ...... -. S22l 6U
certify that the above bill Is
true and correct. and all the charges
made are according tn law.
Henry BBuN1NG,
Clerk Parish PRISON, P.,rish OF
Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed Def re
nue., this 81 day of August. Ill the
Year A. d. 1850. 2. GRAvoIs,
Deputy CLERK. Criminal District
Court for the parish of Orleans.
Approved.
VIM. r. WHITAKER. Judge.
On motion, the above bill was
laid on the table.
Two bills of Jackson Lloyd, for
services as juror. ut the May term
1877, of tue District Court. amount.
my i'll all to $40 so, were tabled.
Bill of Justice Kennedy, Acting
Coroner. for holding inquest on the
body of j. HI. E. Gals, January L
1881, amounting to $40 60, wal
t.,b ed.
The bills of the Jurors ut the
above inquest. Messrs. John Mat
: thews, Thos. J. Davis. A. Losset
l.. C. Bell and w. Theobald, s.
each. were also tabled.
Bill of F. A. Guyol. Justice o
the Peace. Third Ward, i'll the cas-,
of the State VS.. John Bietrix
. amounti g to 81 12l. was tabled
{. Bill of VIM. Kennedy. Justice q
the Pace. to ewing the body %
Elizabeth Francois, lately drownte
near Old L.n'iing, amounting. ts
so so, WAS tabled.
The bi Is of jurors at the ahe've
inquest. Messrs. 5. d. Anderson
, Euy. Leblanc. All. Leblanc. Jo'
Manrav and Frederick Leblanc, 5: