St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-02-05

Statutes he anu the same is hereby
am -n,led and re enacted SO as To
read: cit shall be the, duty of the
Police Juies to divide their parish
rs into as many districts MS they
may think proper, for the appoint
mehts of ogerseers of rea;,s. They
shall. annually, appoint ovefseers III
highways OF reads. who are to sum
mon all male persons, from the ng..
of fifteen to fifty. except ministers
of Che gospel and such other per
SONS as a,e or shall he exempt, Ia
meet ut such pl"ces and times, as to
them. the said oyerseels, shall seem
conyenient to work Oh the pnblic
roads; and whatsoever shall, upon
such summons, refuse ur neglect to
Ito and perform their dnty. shal,
forfeit and pay the sum Of two dol
lars per day for each person su
ne9leeting or refusing. to he rec0v
cred bv Judgment before any justice
of the peace of the parish, and paid
by said justice to the oyerseer and
by 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 I've con-
fined in the parrish prison until snch
fine is paid; preceded, lie shall no,
remain in prison for mor, than five
days n
[Signed.1 Rk. OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed.1 s. d. McENERY.
Lieutenant Governor and Presid mt of
the Senate.
Approved April 10. 1885,
(Signed,l LOUIS \ Witt.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
:, true copy:
MIL A. STRONG, Secretary of State.
The following was then adopted:
Besoleed, That all fues for failure
to work on the public road Ike paya-
ble in cash only, in accordance with
the above law.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Parish of st. T,,mnaDy, t., James
ID. Houston. Criminal Sheriff.
Parrish 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 Acc. per day. $216 40
Dick Nichols, alias DICK
Irven. from january 26 I
to February Z. 1873,
thirteen days, at 4Uc.
per day. ........ -. 5 20
1otdi SZZl OU
I certify that the above bill is
true and correct, and all the charges
made ARE according t. law.
HENRY BBuNINe,
Clerk Parish Prison, Parish of
Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed bef. re
me, this 2d day of August. in the
year A. ID. 1850. p. GRAvoIs,
Deputy Clers. Criminal District |
Court for the parish of Orleans.
Approved.
WIN. R. WHITAKER. Judge.
On motion, the above bill was
laid on the table.
Two bills of Jackson Lloyd, for
services as juror. at the May term.
1877, of the District Court, amount
ing in all to $40 80. were tabled.
Bill of Justice Kennedy, Acting
Coroner, for holding inquest on the
body of J. II. E. Gals, J,nusry l,
1881, amounting to $40 60, was
t.,b.ed.
The bills of the jurors at the
abuve 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 oil
the Peace, Third Ward. in the cas-
of the State vs.. John Bietrix.
g to 81 12k. 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 hi Is of jurors at the above
inquest. Messrs. S. d. Anderson,
Eug. LeBlnnc, Ali. LeBlnnc. Joe
Mauray and Frederick Leblanc. 50
each, were tabled.
Bill of F. A. Guyol, Justice Of the
Peace, to viewing the body of Phil