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

e work with en- said road, ct tue tim
!: of summoning srch persons t,
work; that the overseer shall sum
!. mon eech person subject to roat
duty who shall reside within hi
road district. in writing, at :eas
ten days before the day appointed
for working the road, to appear a
the place designated by the over
seer for the purpose of working ths
road.
SEC. 8. Be it furth. ordained
etc, That it shall be the duty oi
the Clerk of the Police Jury to fur.
nlsh each oyerseer with copy oi
this road law, and copy of sum
mons to work on the roads, in the
following folm, to-wit:
| 10 Mr.. ...........
| You are hereby.summ6ned to be
and appear at $3.50, on the
.. day of 1881 j,
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 defaulter.
.--...........,O Overseer.
.-........, 1873
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
lO days before the lst 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 |
list of the same to the District
Attorney, to be proceeded with as
bereinafter set forth.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, !
etc. That each and every person
subject to. road daty, who. after
having been duly summoned to
work Oh the public road, shall fail
or neglect to do SO. shall be fined
III sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, and in
default OF paving said fine, be i'm
prlsoned Ill the common Jail of the
parlsh for a term of not less than
ten days nor more than three
said fine to be recovered
by indictment or information in the
name of the State.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained,
etc, That no person shall be COM
PEELED to work more than twelve
days in any one year. unless the
road becomes impassable by fallen
timber OF freshets. |,
SEC. I. Be it further ordained, l
etc, That each and every oyerseer
failing or neglecting to perform the
duties required of him by this act.
rs above set forth, and failing to ,
perform the following duties, 30 ,
Nit: To keep their respective roads I
N good order; to cause to be set up i
It the forks of the public roads ia
heir respective roads, post with {
arms pointing the way OF each of
'aid forks. With directions to tie {
nearest place, and the distance to .
'aid place as nearly rs can be as
and to keep said sign {
boards in good repair; to have their j
Dads correctly measured when not :
.lready measured. and have plainly
marked on post the number OF
niles flom that place to the near t
st public place TO whick said road
ANY lead; TO have al new roads ,
Wien laid ont through the swamps,
ut and cleared to tne width of 20 J
eet. ard through tie piney woods /,
. the width of u feet, and all
auseways shall be at teast Il feet v
vide; 10 have all stumps cut. land
ompletely cleared to the width OF {
1 feet In the center Of the road to !,
'uild and keep IL repair ali bridges
8 far rs il their power with tn,
cad hands; 70 work their respect
We roads by the lst dtr OF Jul,
I'D .tuc 10th day Of Dgcemi.el {
+ each year, and n.ake their reports. }
S proylteo III section / OF this act,
hall be prosecuted by indictment
II information before tie District
'ourt of the parish, and on convic-
ion shall be ined in sum of not I
ess than $50 nor more than $IOO;
nd i'll default Of paying said I'm.