St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-08-04

E work with on said road, at The time
/: of summoning such persons TO
work; that the overseer shall sum-
mon each person subject 70 road
duty who shall res.d, within his
road district, in wri.ing, ct ieast
ten days before the day appointed
for working the road, to appear at
the place designated by tue over
seer for the purpose of working tae
road.
SEC. 3. Be it furtn, ordained,
etc, That i. shall be the duty of
the Clerk of the Police Jury to fur
nish each overseer with a copy of
this road law, and copy of sum-
mons to work on the roads, in the
following folm, to-wit:
1o MI. ................
You are hereby summoned to be
and appear at ......., on the
...... day of ........., 1Ss ,,
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 a defaulter.
.--...........,O Overseer.
......., lSS
SEC. /. Be it further ordained,
etc, That it shall be- the duty OF
each overseer to furnish 10 the
Clerk of the District Court, at least
10 days before the 1st day OF March !
of each year, II list of all persons
summoned to work the road and |
who have failed OF neglected to |
work, and the number of days that
each person so reported has failed |
10 work. aud 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. 8. Be it further ordained, !
ETC., Tha; each and every person
subject to road duty, who, after
having been duly summoned to
work on the public read, shall fail
or neglect to 10 SO. shall be fined
In sum not less than ten dollars
nor more thnn fifty dollars, aud in
detault of paving said fine, be i'm
prlsoned III the common Jail of the
parish for term of not less than
ten days nor more than three
months, said fine TO be recovered
by indictment or Information in tie
name of the State.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained.
etc, That no person shall be COM
PEELED to work more than twelve
days III any one year. unless the
road becomes impassable by fallen ,
timber OF freshets.
SEC. Z. Be it further ordained. l
ETC., That each and every oyerseer =,
failing or neglecting to perform the |
duties required of him by this act. /
us above set forth, and failing to d
perform the following duties, 20 !
wit: To keep their respective roaGs t
IN good order; to cause to be Sc. up /
at the forks OF the public roads III i
thelf respe ctive roads, post with 1
arms pointing the way OF euch Of
said forks, with directions to tie e
nearest place, and The distance to (
said place as nearly rs can be as
'ertalned, and to keep said sign e
boards III good repair; to have tueir il
roads correctly measured when not 5
tlready measured, and have plaiuly
marked on post the number of
niles flom that place to the near Z
st public place to whicl: sud road
may lead; to nave ri new roads, ,
Wien laid out through The swamps,
;ut and cleared to tie width of 20 j
Get. ard through the piney woods =
o the width of !6 feet; and nj.
shall be at least "A feet Y
vide: to have all stGmps cut and
cleared to the width OF I
"A feet i'll the center of the road = to n
'nild and keep III repair ali bridges
Is far as III THEN, power with the
'osd hands; 20 work their respect
We roads by the Ist da~ of Julyt
md the 18th day of December t
If each year, and make their reports o
IS provided III section / of this act,
shall lie prosecuted by Indictment
u information before tie Distric, .
court of the parish, and on convlc-
ion shall be fined III sum Of moi I
ess than $50 bor more than SIaO:
md IN default Of paying said fine