St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-07-21

respectful. or who shall refuse to
obey said overseer while working
said pubic 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
) defaulters.
Sec. 8. Be it further. ordained,
etc, That no one shall be allowed to
alter or change any public road
within the limits Of this parish.
without first being authorized by
the Police Jury. under. the forfeit
nre and payment of tie sum of fifty
collars, to be recovered by indict-
ment or information; and if any
person shall erect or cause. 10 be
erected any bars or gates across
any public road. or place any logs
or timber thereon, or shall in any
manner ohstruct the free passage
along said road, or fill the bitches
with poles or logs, or otherwise OBJ
struct the free passage of the water
through the bitches, shall be fined
not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars, to be recovered by in
dictment or Information, and in de-
fault of paving same, shall be inn
prisoned not less than 10 nor more
than 80 DAYS.
SEC. 10 Be it further ordained.
ETC., That any person may be re-
leased from said fine and imprison--
ment upon paying to the oyerseer
OF their respective J road the sum Of
one dollar per day in currency for
each day the person may have fall
ed to work on the public road, and
that said payment be made to the
overseer of the road within fivs
days after the working of said road
to which the defaulter may be SUBJ
lsc., and by the orerseer to be ex-
pended on the road. and to report
Low expended to the clerk OF the
District Court.
SEC. IL. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That the road overseers be
authorized, at their option. to re-
ceive a morse and plew, or an able
bodied substitute. in the place of
my one wishing to make such sub
SEC. IL. BE it further ordained.
,tc.. That there shall be q road 10.
'pector for each ward throughout
he parish, and that the members
If the Police Jury for the several
wards shall be- said road inspectors,
whose duty it shall be to Inspect
he roads within their respective
Yards, and make a written report
o the clerk of the District Court
It least ten days before ths let days
# March and October of each year,
# the condition of the public
Dads throughout their respective
Yards; and any Inspector failing to
'erfor,n said duty shall be fined not.
sss thau $40 nor more than $50,
nd in default OF payment, be I'M
risoned not less than ten nor more
han thirty days. to be enforced by
Indictment or information. Said
lspectors to he exempt from road y
uty during their term Of Office.
SEC. IL. Be it further ordained,
tc., That this public road law take
ffsct from and after Its passage.
SEC. IA. Be it further ordained,
tc, That all laws and parts of laws
] conflict with this act be and the
anne are hereby repealed.
CovINGToS. La, July 10. 1883.
Bills were issued to the -members Of
ie Police Jury as follows:
Galla,as. l day and mileage, IA
lalies- 81 ~
liIton Barns, da.s and mileage,
Ito miles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q 50
III. Allison, days ano nilesoe,
1t iniles. d ~
I. B. Rogers, z days and Iiilesge.
u miles. ......... 1870. 70
:. E. Parker, days and mileage,
81 msIes. 80
has, Aubry. 2 days and mileage.
~ miles. b %
A, Orr. days and mileage, 50
miles. ..........,... 10 90
Total :. $50 90
There being 20 further business,
ie Police Jury adjourned. to meet
u tue first Monday Al October.
j. NJ. ALLISON, President.
W. G, KENvzEL. Secretary.