The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-06-10
PUBLIC RoAps And BRIDGES.


passedsthe Senate almost unanimously
on Tuesday:
Section makes it the duty of the police
juries to divide their parishes into as
many road districts as they think
and appoint one or two asses
sors ofthe public highways or roads and
bridges, who shall see that they are
kept in proper repair. I=EsEJ -
SEC. 2. Every male inhabitant ofany
and every parisi, over 10 and under 55
may be called upon to work on the pub
lie roads and bridges In their parishes.
Such persons to be properly notified of
the time and place where such work is
to be done and what tools, etc., they
are to bring with them, at least three
days in advance, except in case ofemer-
gency.
SEC. 3. Every person is subject to be
called on not more than ~ days in one
year, whether he be a taxpayer or not,
provided that each person called upon
may be relieved from appearing and
working on his sending an available
or upon his paying to the
road-overseer 81 for each day he wishes
to be absent.
SEC. 4. That each person so required
by the overseer must bring with them
plows, carts, teams, ETC., appropriate
to the works to be done; provided,
that the persons bringing these imple
ments shall for each day he shall work
be entitled to a credit of three days
work on the number of days for the
year still due by him, and that no one
shall be called upon to work and fur
nish more than one cart or plow and
team on any one day, except in cases
of emergency, and no one shall be call
ed upon to furnish these articles who
has none. G7"-
SEC. 5. Any person failing to comply
with these provisions, when physically
able to work, shall forfeit for each day
he fails to comply with these orders and
pay $5, which sum SO forfeited shall be
recoverable by suit instituted in the
name of the parish before any court of
competent jurisdiction. a
SEC. 6 Any person liable to do road
duty, who shall obey the summons of
the overseer and does not work faith
fully'at least eight hours a day, shall
not be considered as having done a
days work and shall be credited only
with the time he works. The overseer
must deduct the time lost and can con-
tinue to call on the person until he
makes it good. On the refusal of said
person to work, he is to be subject to a
fine. t-.:
SEC. z. Each person who shall refuse
Or fail to pay such judgment as may be
rendered against him in suits instituted
against him under the provisions OIL
section 5, within three days after such
Judgment shall have become final, shall !
be guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon
shall be confined in the |
parish Jail until he shall have paid the
principal, Interest and costs
provided he shall not be Imprisoned
Or a longer time than 10 days for each
md every offense.
SEC. 8. The road overseers must COL
ect all fines, forfeitures and penalties
when necessary under the provisions
If this act. Suit may be instituted in
he name of the Police Jury against
Immediately upon the COM
mission of the ofTense.
SEC. 8. Overseers are to call out such
numbers of persons as they deem prop
err, except in cases of emergency. No
person to be called upon more than
three days successfully, and no one is
to be called ont second or third time
until all others in the district have been
called upon. No one shall be called
outside of his district, except in case of
and the notification of that
TACT must be Endorsed by the President
Of the Police Jury.
SEC. 10. Police Juries, subject to the
provisions of this act, may pass ordinan-
ces prescribing the months during
which the inhabitants may be called
out to work.
SEC. II. The police juries are to dis
pose, by ordinance, of the moneys col
ected by the road overseers, who shall