The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-15

Duties Of Orersee's, 5pportiorers, etc.
SEC . Oyerseers Of r ads shall mt up
CT cause to be put up guide b ards at the
forks NJ all ,utljc roads in their beat or
dis, riot and mile hoaids at the end OF zach
mile. showing the distance from the PARISH
site. where 1t leads to aud from aod
shall accurately measure the miles wi.ere
the same have not been mea -ured said
boards to be If good and dniaLle material
and plainly marked, and for any failure
OF nerlecr to put up said boards or post
marks. said oyegsoer shall tie fined not LEI s
than five dollars, end cost of suit for each
fork of the public road and each mile with
in his b. at left unnumLerd, the same to Do
recovered befoie the magistrate OF his ward;
and all road overseers are re iulrec to
have and keep at least sixteen feet i'll width
of their respect We reads or beats worked
in such manner that a,'y carriage or vel l.
Gle can pass along them with ease ard
safety, and for any failure to do 50, they
shall he liable TO fine of fifty dollars and
cost of suit, the same TO lie rtc,Neied be-
fore the magistrate Of heir respective
wa. dis, and IN case sad oyerseer shall ie-
fuse or neglect to pay said fine, the justice
IF the peace is authorized to send HIM To
the parish prison 10y his constable or the
sheriff. not less than five nor more than
thirty days for failure to work his road,
and not less than two nor more than ten
DAYS fol failure 20 put up gnides or mite
boards: aud, in order to perform said SER
vices. said overseers are anthorized.t 10 call
ont and work the Lands allotted 20 him or
belonging to his b, at 10 work tw' I've days
during the year ii. necessary provided
he shall not work more than five days at
any one time of working. unless with the
consent of the hands. and provided fuIth-
or that he shall give each band written
sommons for five clear days before tie day
.'f hegipninp. designating The hour. day
and place ~ meeting. ana the rooi ie is To
bring. r,he same to be served upon the
hand or left at h s domioie. I.r.hc.,
That all public roads il the punish cf Grant
shall be at least forty five feet wide. and
that no fence shall be built within, 22i
feet from the centre Of the road and any
person violating the provisions OF this
shall be subject to u iine OF SIS, to be re-
coyered before Eany court of competent
Jurisdiction by an action ia the name Of the
notice Jury, and it shall be the duty of the
.,yerseer to cut down all dead trees and
ALI trees that bend over the road within
twentv feet of the outside Of the same,
and also to causaway ali low or muddy
p,aces for at least twelve feet wide in the
CENTER of the road. All such summons to
close with the following words, viz: "here-
of fail not under penalty of the law
SIC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of all over
seers of roads to prepare written list of
the bands. legally summons who, fail to
work. Except they have some legally ex-
cuse) as required by law, stating tue num-
Der of the days they have failed, and pres
ent the same to the justice of the peace If
the ward in which the delinquent resides.
and said magistrate shall cite said deIin-
ouent to appear before him as in ordinary
sivil suits, why the fine and penalties fix
ed by law should not be imposed upon him
and after having the defense of such de-
Inauent, If the magistrate shall conclude
thai the notice to work has been properly
made and said delinquent has no lawful
excuse he shall fine HIM two dollars per
day and cost Of suit, and send him to Jail
in default of payment for not less than
one. nor more than five days for each day
he has been defaultered on tie road All
such suits shall be brought in the name of
the police jury of the parish Vi Gnnt, and
the ovels,er shall be compelled to appear
al all such trials as a witness, without cita-
tiop. and for any failure TO file said list
within twenty days from the last day of
working and appear as a witness, shall
himself. be liable for the fines and penal
ties in lieu Of said delinquent recoverable
before the magistrate OF his ward at the
instance of the road hand apportioners OF
president If police jury.
Src a. In all cases of trial of road hands
the magistrate may have the citation served
by the oyerseor or the constable of his
ward.
SEC. s. The road hand apportioner shall
meet at the polling place OF tue respective
wards on the day stated in their commits
sions and apportion all the hands in their
wards to the respective roads. giving to
each overseer a written list OF the names
of the hands appoitioned to his beat. The
apportionment shall be made iInpartially
with due reference TO the number of hands
and the recruitment Of each road, and on
failure of any +, al hand aprortioner todis-
charge his duty, SHALL be liable to fine OF
SIS and cost, recoverable before the ragis-
irate of his ward, upon the order of the
overseer or any member Of the p lice jury.
ARTICLE VI
SEC. 1. All fines and penalties imposed
and collected under this ordinance shall be
maid to the r. ad 'overseer aud be expended
on working the roads.
ARTICLE VII.
SEC. 1. All the bridges built by the parish
shall be kept in order by the hands appor-
toned TO tie road on which said bridge is
situated, and any overseer Of such road