St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-08-18

work with on said read, at TIE time
of summoning such persons to
work; that the overseer shall sum
mon eneh person stb ect to road
duty who shall res.d within Lis
,oad district, in wrinng. at ieast
ten dnys before the day appointed
for working the road, to appear at
the place designated by tue over
seer for the purpose OF working the
road.
SEC. 8. Be it furtl, ordained.
etc, TLat i. shall DO the duty of
the Clerk Of the Police Jury to fur
nish each overseeT with copg OF
this road law, and copy OF sum
mons to work on the roads, IN the
following tolm, to.wit:
lO otf.
You are hereby summoned to be
and appear at ......., on the
..... day OF ........., 1S6 !.
for the purpose of working the pub
lie road, at the hour OF -. O'Clock,
...., and that you bring with you
Herein fail not, under penalty Of
being reported detsulter.
.--...........,O Overseer.
........., 1S9
SEC. i. BE it further ordained,
etc, That it sAa!! he the duty ot
each overseer to furnish to the
Clerk OF the District Court, ut least
I0 days before tho lst day of March
of each year, u LIST of all persons
summoneJ to work tho road and
wiIo hare failed or neglected to
work, and the number OF days that
each person so reported has failed
10 work, and il shall be the duty OF
tie Clerk Of said conrt to furnish
Il list of tie same To TIE District
Attorney, to be proceeded with as
bereinuitsg set forth.
SEC. >. Be it further ordained,
etc. That eacl nnd every person
subject to road dnty. VINO. alter
hnvirs been day summoned to
work on tie pub.io read, small fail
or uCgl1et to 10 81. shall be tiaed
IL sum not less thon ten dollars
nor more ti.an ii.ty dai."rs, and in
default OF paving said line, be i'm
prisoned III the common jail OF, the
parish for term cf hot less than
ten days nor more than three
months, said fine to bo recovered
by indictment or information IN the
name OF the State.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, That no person shsll be COM
PEELED to work more than twelve
days in any one year. unless the
road becomes impassabls by fallen
timber or freshets.
SEC. 7. BE it further ordained.
etc, That each and every overseer
failing or neglee:ins TO perform The
duties required OF hi:n by this act.
as above set forth, and failing 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 ronds 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 nearl, as can be as
certained, and to keep said sign
boards III good repair; to have their
roads correctly measured when not
already measured. and haye plainly
marked op II pest the number of
lliIes from chat place to the nenr-
est public place to wi,ic!; aHid road
lnay lead; to have uIl new roads,
when iaid out through The swamps,
cut ana cleared to tae width of %
feet, ard through the pinoy woods
10 the width OF Is feet, and nil
cnusewhys shall be ut least Il feet
wide; TO have all stumrs cut and
completely cleared to the width oil
1 feet III the ceEser o. the read; to
build and keep il repair all bridges
as far as in their power with The
road hands; 20 york their respect
i've roaas by the ist day OF July
ana the 10th day OF December
OF each year, nnl make their reports
us provided III section / Of this act.
shall he prosecuted by indictment
or information before tie District
i.Court OF The parish, and on convic-
tion shall be fined il sum of not
less than $50 nor more than 500;
and in default of paying said lne
and costs. shall be imprisoned III
the parish jul not less than 30 days
Enor more thln 60 days.