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

respectful. or who shall. refuse t.
obey said overseer while working
said public road, and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court us defauiters. to he
proceeded with as III other cases OF
defanlters.
SEC g. 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 the sum of fifty
collars, to be recovered by indict-
ment or information; and if any
person shall erect or cause to be
erected any bars or gates across
any public road. or place any logs
or timber thereon, or shall in any
manner obstruct 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 paying sume, shall be i'm
prisoned not less than 10 nor more
than 30 DAYS
SEC. 10 Be it further ordained,
etc, That my person may be re-
leased from said fine and imprison-
ment upon paying to the oyerseer
OF their respective load the sum of
one dollar per day IA currency for
each day the person may have fail
ed to work on the public road, and
that said payment be made to the
overseer of the road within five
days after the working of said road
to which the deiauiter may be SUBJ
iec., and by the overseer to be ex-
pended on the road, and TO report
how expended to the clerk of the
Court.
SEC. IL. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That the road overseers be
at their option. to re-
ceive "A morse and plow, or an able
bodied substitute, i'll the place of
any one Wishing to make such sub
stitution.
SEC. L. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That there shall be a road in
spector for each ward throughout
the parish, AMI that the members
Df the Police Jury for the se3eral
wards shall be said road inspectors,
whose duty it shall be to inspect
.be roads within their respective
wards, and make a written report
% the clerk of the District Court
1t least ten days before the Let days
,f March and October of each year.
If the condition of the public
'oads throughout their respective
wards; and any Inspector failing to
perform said duty shall be fined not
ess thaa $50 nor more than $50.
nd in default OF payment, be i'm
'rlsoned not less than ten nor more
haE thirty days. to be enforced by
Indictment or information. Said
to be exempt from road
uty during their term of Office.
SIC. Ii. Be it further ordained,
tc., That this public road law take
fleet from and after its passage.
SEc. II. BE it further ordained.
tc, That all laws and parts Of laws
n conflict with this act be and the
anne are hereby repealed.
CovISGToN, La, July 1O, 1883.
Bills We're issued to the members Of
ne Police Jury rs follows:
= Gallaias, day and mileage, II
miles -. .-.---.... 50 10
iiiton Burns, DAYS and mileage,
10 miles. ..-........ 3 80
VI. Allison, 2 days ana mileage,
II Hiirs. q 10
I: u. Rogers. aaysand milesge.
-1 miles, ... 70
:. T. Parker. days and mileage.
a- miles. ---..-. ---.. ;. 90
has. Anbry, days and mileage,
AZ ihiles ......-,......... 3 OO
/. A. Or. days and mileage, so
Ahiies. l0 w
iotW 500 w
There being no further business.
ne Police Jury adjourned. to meet
II the iirst Monday Al October.
j. NJ. ALLISON, President.
W. g. kESrzEL. Secretary.