St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-10-06

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
already measured, and have plainly
marked CD post the number of
miles il ON that place to the near
est public place to which said road
may lead; to have all new roads,
when laid out 4roush the swamps,
cut and cleared to the width of 20
feet, ard through the piney woods
to the width OF 16 feet, and all
causeways shall be at least Ii feet
wide; to have all stumps cut and
completely cleared to the width OF
IA feet III the center of the road; to
build and keep IN repair all bridges
as lar us III their power with the
roaa hands; 10 work their respect
i've roads by the 1st da~ of July
and the 18th Gay OF December
OF each year, and maketheir reports
as provided in section 1 of this act,
shall be prosecuted by Indictment
or information before tie District
Court of the parish, and on convic-
ticn shall be fhed in II sum CO not
less than $50 nor more than 500:
and in default of paying said fine
and costs, shall be imprisoned III
the parish Jail not less than 30 days
nor more than 60 days.
SEC. s. BE it further ordained,
etc, That the ovetseers of public
roads shall have the authority to
discharge any person or persons
who shall become turbulent or dis
respectful, o. who shall refuse to
obey said orerseec while working
said public road. and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court us detaulters, TO be
proceeded with us in other eases of |
defaulters.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, |
etc, That no one shsll 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 tue sum of fifty
dollars. to lie recovered by ipdict-
snent OF information; and if any
person she'll 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 obs.ruct the free passage
along said road, or I'LL the bitches
with poles OF logs, OF 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, aud in de-
fault of paving same, shall be i'm
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 o"erseer
of their respective load the sum of
one dollar per day III currency for
each day the person may have fail
eel to work on the public road, and
that said payment be made to the1
oyerseer of the. road within five
days after tue working OF said road
to which the defaul:er may be sub
iec., and by the overseer to be ex-
pended OH the road, and to report
Low expended to the clerk of the
District Court.
SEC II. Be il further ordained.
ETC., That the road overseers be
authorized, at their option. to re-
:eive Il horse and pillow, or an able
bodied substitute, i'll the place of
my one wishing to make such sub
slitutioI.
SEC. Il. BE it further ordained,
.tc., That there shall be a road in
,pector for each ward throughout
lie parish, and that the members +.
of tire Police Jury for the several
wards shall be said road inspectors.
whose duty it shall be to inspect
he roads within their respective
wards, and make u written report
% the clerk of the District Court
It least ten days before the lst days
II March aud October OF each year,
# the condition of the public
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