St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-07-14

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Herein fail not, under penalty Of
being reported a defaulter.
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SEC. 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., That it shall be the duty OF
each overseer to furnish to the
Clerk Of the District Court, at least
10 days before the 1st day Of March
of each year, a list of all persons
summoned to work the road and
who have failed or neglected to
work, and the number of days that
each person SO reported has failed
TO work, and it shall be the duty of
tie clerk of said court to furnish
a list of the same to the District
Attorney, to be proceeded with as
hereinafter set forth.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained,
etc. That each and every person
subject to road duty, who. after
having been duly summoned to
work on the public road, shall fail
or neglect to do so. shall be fined
i'll q sum not less than ten dollars
nor III ore than fifty dollars, aud in
default of paving said fiue, be inn
prisoned i'll the. common Jail of the
parish for a term of not less than
ten days nor more than three
months, said fine to be recovered
by indictment or information in the
name of the State.
SEC. 6. Be it fnr5her ordained,
etc, That no person shall be COM
PEELED to work more than twelve
days an any one year. unless the
road becomes impossible by fallen
timber OF freshets.
SEC. Z. BE it further ordained,
etc, That each and every overseer
failing or neglecting to perform the
duties required Of him by this act.
as above set forth, and falling to
perform the following duties, 20
wit: To keep their respective roads
in good order; to cause to be set up
at the forks of the public roads in
their respective roads, post with
arms pointing the way OF each of
said forks, with directions to tie
nearest place, and the distance to
said place as nearly us can be as
certained, and to keep said sign
boards in good repair; to have their
roads correctly measured when not
measured. and have plainly
marked on Il post the number of
miles fiom that place TO the near
est public place to which: said road
may lead; to have all new roads,
when laid ont through the swamps,
cut and cleared to the width of 20
feet, ard through the piney woods
10 the width Of 16 feet, and all
shall be at least IA feet
wide, TO have all stumps cut and
completely cleared to the width OF
Ii feet in the center of the road; to
build and keep in repair all bridges
as far as in their power with the
road hands; to work their respect
i've roads by the lst day of July
and the 18th day of December
of each year, and make their reports
as provided in section 4 of this act,
shall be prosecuted by indictment
or information before tie District
Court Of the parish, ana on conyic-
ton shall be fined in sum of not
less than $50 nor more than 500;
and in default of paying said fine
and costs. shall be imprisoned in
the parish Jail not less than 30 days
nor more than SO days.
SEC. s. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the overseers OF public
roads shall have the authority to
discharge any person or persons
who shall become turbulent or dis
respectful, or who shall refuse to
obey said overseer while working
said public road. and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court as defaulters, to be
proceeded with as in other cases of
iefaulters.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That no one shall be allowed to
alter OF change any public road
within the limits of this parish,
without first being authorized 10y
the Police Jury. under the forfeit
nre and payment of the sum of fifty
collars, to be recovered by indict-
ment or information; and If any