St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-01-22

Statutes he and the same is hereh'
nm nled and r- .enacte,l so as To
read: 1T shall be the duty of the
Police Juries to divide their parish
IS into ns many districts us they
may think proper, for the appoint
,nrBaS of oSerseers of rea;.s. They
shall. annually, appoint ov.rseers al
highways or reads, WHO are T., sum
men all male persons, from the age
of fifteen to fifty. except mi risters
of the gospel aed such other per
sons as are or shall be exempt I"
meet ut such places and times, as to
them. the said oversetrs, shall seem
convenient to work OH the public
roads; and whatsoever shall, upon
such Summons, refuse ar neglect to
10 and perform their duty. shall
forfeit and pay The SUN Of two dol
lars per dav for each person sn
neslecting or refusing, TO he rec.v
cred bv Judgment before any justice
of the peace of the parish. aud paid
by said justice TIA the overseer and
ny him To be expended in hiring
other hands to work ON SAID roads.
and in default of refusal to pay
such fine, such person shall be con
tined i'll the parish prison until such
tine is paid; prucidsd, lie shall not
remain ill PRISON for more than five
.Iiys.
fSigned.l R.N. OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
lSigned.l 5. d. McENERY.
Lieutenant Governor and Presid mt of
the Senate.
Approved April 10. 1881
TSiyne,l,1 LOUIS 4 Witt,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
WILL A. STRONG. Secretary of State.
The following WAS then adopted:
Resolced, That NIL fines for failure
to work on the public road he paya-
ble i'll cash only, in accordance with
the above law.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Parish of st. Tamnany, to James
d. Houston, Criminal Sheriff,
Parish of Orleans. Dr.:
For the maintenance of the fol-
lowing prisoners:
Dan Profit, from Dec. IA,
1876, to June Z, 1878,
five hundred and forty
one days, at 4Oc. per day. s216 40
Dick Nichols, aiias D.ck
Irven, from january 26
to February Z. 1873,
thirteen days, at 4U;.
per day. ......... :. 5 20
Total ...... =. 1921 60
/ certify that the above bill is
true and correct, and all the charges
made are according tn law.
Henry BBuNING,
Clerk Parish Pr.son, Parish of
Sworn to and subscribed bef re
me, this 2d day of August. in the
year A. d. 1881. ?. GRAvoIs,
Deputy Clerk. Criminal District
Court for the parish of Orleans.
Approved.
WM. II. WHITAKER, Judge.
On motion, tine above bill was
laid on the table.
Two bills of jackson Lloyd, for
services as juror, ut the May term,
1877, of the District Court, amount
ing in all to $40 so. were tabled.
Bill of Justice Kennedy, Acting
Coroner, for holding inquest on the
body of j. HI. Z. Gals, January l,
1881, amounting to $40 60, was
t.,b.ed.
The bills of the jurors at the
above inquest, Messrs. John Mat
thews, Thos. j. Davis. A. Losset,
l.. c. Bell and W. Theobald, 81
each. were also tabled.
Bill of F. A. Gnyol, Justice of
the Peace, Third Ward, in the cas-.
of the State VS.. John Bietrix.
amount. g to 81 12a. was tabled.
Bill of VIM. Kennedy, Justice of
the Peace, to viewing the body of
Elizabeth Francois, lately drowned
near Old Landing, amounting to
$40 so, WAS tabled.
The bills of jurors at the above
inquest, Messrs. S. d. Anderson,
Eng. Leblanc, ALI. Leblanc, Joe
Mauray and Frederick Leblanc, 81
each, were tabled.
Bill of F. A. Guyol, Justice of the