The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-30

the HFeSlt1e11G OF Ils, fOlce Qfy. an 0luOULI
equal to their respective salaries for the faith
FIJI performance of their duties In conformity
with the Police Jury ordinance.
SIC. 5. Be 1t enacted, ETC.. That 1t shall be the
lie roads and works within their respective dis
tricts "a often rs may be necessary and to cause
oil said rDads and causeways to be kept at all
times in d good state Of repair according to the
provisions OF this ordinance, and generally to
superIntend the execution OF the road OrdI-
nnnces of this parish; and any inspector will
fully neglectlng to have the roads OF his district
made and kept in repair according to the true
intent and meaning OF this ordinance shall be
liable for each infraction. to fine OF i've dol
lars, to BE- recovered by the President Of the
Police jury before any court OF competent
Jurisdiction for the benefit of this parish.
SEC. 6. Be it enacted, etc, That all owners of
lands fronting on the mississippi river and on
the Bayou Lafourche. within the limits of the
Parish of Ascension, ind all other owners of
property in this parish, through whose lands
road may have been or may be regularly laid off
the public and keep constantly in good repair
and free Of all obstruction and obstacles, q
highway. Of the dimensions and construction
their own Individual charge and expense; pro-
yided that this section shall not apply to such
roads within the seventh and eighth
Police Jury wards as Hereinafter f. provided for:
SEC. Z. Be ii enacted. etc, That all the public
roads in the parish OF Ascension shall have. us
far as practicable, travelling track Of at least
Twenty-Five feet wide they shall be raised in the
leading bitches to keep them thoroughly
and firmly hridgea with plank at least two
down and nailed with iron spikes. Whenever
there may be holes. ponds or other bad places
in any road lower than the ordinary surface of
the ground, said low places shall be causewayed
and raised with earth 50 as to make it a good,
practical road at all times; provided that any
inspector may, for the time being, dispense any
proprietor from making the bitches, dykes and
on
necessary or impsacticabl.. $50 W. ~''''0 "
SEC g, Re it enacted, etc, That sluices cross
ing public road from the river or bayou for
the purpose OF irrlgating rice or watering other
crops, shall be SO constructed IA not to flood
said road and they shall be covered with strong
solidly constructed Of planks not less than two
inches thick, nailed with iron spikes, and they
shall have on each end solid ratings at least
three feet In height. If any person or persons
shall erect Or cause to be erected any bars or
gates across any public road in this parish
without permission from the Police Jury first
obtained or mallciousIy lay any timber thereon
passage thereof, he or they shall be liable. to a
fine of fifty dollars to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction by the proper
same; one-haf for the use and benefit Of the
parish; and no person shall turn or alter or
change any public road in this parish unless by
order of the Police Jury according to existing
per month 50 long as The said road may remain
turned, altered or changed without said per-
m ISL as here1nab oye provided for.
SEC. 3. Be 1t enicted, etc, That whenever the
inspector shall deem it necessary to open make
or repair any portion Of the public roads within
hls dlstI1ct, he shall give to each inhabitant
portion of said road, notice in writing, setting
forth the work he 10 required to do; and COM
mandlng him to have the same completed within
ten Gays. Provided, that nothing herein cor
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tanning a longer period for the completion of
hls road when lie may be able to show to the
satisfaction Of tie Inspector the said term Of
ten days is not sufficient.
SEC. TO- Be 1t enacted, ETC., That as the expi-
ration Of the time fixed by the inspector for the
completion OF any works by him ordered OF,
with the police regulations of the parish, he
shall proceed to advertise said works for sale TO
the lowest bidder during ten days by three sew
er era adyert.sements posted up, in. different
Places within the district III which said road is
situated and also by posting the same at the
Gonrt-House doc, an one o.her public place
n the parish, setting forth the work to be DONE
road may be and the time fixed for its compile
ton, and after said delay he shall adjuaicate on
the premises the works to be done on each tract
OF land separately to the lowest bidder.
Sec. IL. Be 1t enacted ETC., That Immediately
on the completion Of any work advertised and
adjndicated IN the foregoing section when the
same snail have been accepted by him, it shall
fit of the contractor or the parish, as the case
may be, all delinquent land owners on whose
premises said roads and works may have been
SO made, for the price of the adjudication
thereof and all costs and charges, and in all
suits so instituted the said inspector shall be
allowed in addition to his salary as fixed by sec
ton OF this ordnance, the sum of 50 5OIlO0 Us
2 fec to be taxed as part Of costs III each case
Prov1dad. however, that any owner may arrest
proceedings against himself at any time before
the adjudication by making his road or other
fFlf In,
and paying the costs already incurred; and, pro-
Vided further, that any contractor shall have
personal action against any. proprietor on
whose lands he may have made any roads or
other works as above provided for, should he
prefer to sue IL his own name.
~ SEC. =: Re e enacted, etc, That whenever
dykes Or causeways shall become necessary on
any land, the owner whereof shall be anou-resi-
dent. and he shall have neither agent nor over
seer thereon, the Clerk of tho Police Jury shall
used twice IL the official journal of this parish
and shall. besides. post the same during ten
DAYS at the Courthouse door, and said publica-
ton shall be deemed q legal notice to said non-
resident owners, and after said delay the inspac-
Tor snail proceed against them provided by
section III of this ordinance.
SEC. II. Be 1t enacted, ETC., That whenever it
shall be necessary to give notice by publication
III a newspaper to d nonresident proprietor az
required by the preceding section. the cost OF
Ea:a hn tba Shall be reimbursed to the
SEC II. Be it enacted, etc, That in cases Of
adjudication to the lowest bidder Of any works
Or repairs to pc made to tie roads Of any person
whether a resident or on-rcsident of the par
1sh. 1t shall be the duty Of the inspector adjudi
eating the same to make process verbal of
said sale or adjudication and cause the same to
be Immediately recorded in the mortgage rec
o;.. ot.fca eff tho Recorder OF mortgages
of this parish which shall operate as lien and
privilege on tie land subject to the works in !
favor OF said contractor up to the amount due .
nm; ana III case OF nol-paynlelt, suit shall be |
brought to obtain payment thereof either by the
inspector, as provided for in sections Ii and T. |
for the benefit Of the contractor or by the con-
tractor himself, and they may sue either person.
ally on IN rem. The action in rem. provided for
herein Shall be prosecuted i'll conformity with |
SECTION 1866 OF Rays Revised Statutes of 1870
SEC Is. Be it enacted. etc. That if any person
shalt unfawftlF or malicously remove o..
destroy any public bridge or iniure the same |
with the intent of rendering the same danger
GUS OF impossible, every such offender shall |
incur q fine Of not less than ten nor more than |
one hundred dollars, or in default of the pay
nia,lt thereof be imprisoned in the parish jail ,
rot less than tive nor more than thirty days, or
he may be fined and imprisoned at the discre-
ton of the court.
SEQ. IT, Be it enacted, etc. That the Police |
Jury shall have the right of depriyiny any road |
inspector of his Office for causes of which they
shall be the sole Judges.
SEQ. II. BE it enacted, ETC., That should any
road inspector fail or neglect for more than ten
days after official notice Of his election to give