St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-07-28
NO. 81

respectful, or who shall refuse to
obey said oyerseer while working
said public road, and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court rs deiaulters. to be
proceeded with as in other cases of
defaulters.
SIC. 9. 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
dollars, 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 obstrnct the free, passage
along said road, or ill 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
,lictment or information, and in de-
fault of paying 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 s,ld Ene and imprison-
ment upon paying to the oyerseer
Of their respective road the sum OF
one dollar per day in 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 defaulter may be sub
jec., and by the oserseer to be ex-
pended on the road. and to report
uow expended to the clerk OF the
District Court.
SEC. II. Be it further ordained.
etc., That the road overseers he
authorized, at their option. to re-
ceive a morse and plow. or an able
bodied Substitute. in the place of
any one wishing to make such sub
stitntion.
SEC. II. Be it farther ordained,
etc, That there shall be road in
spector for eacb ward throughout
the parish, and that the lnembers
of the Police Jury for the several
wards shall be said road inspectors,
whose duty it shall be to inspect
the roads within their respective
wards, and make a written report
to the clerk of the District. Court
a. least ten days before the lst days
of March and October Of each year,
of the condition of the public
roads throughout their respective
wards; and any inspector failing to
perform said duty shall be fined not
less thaa $50 nor more than 500,
and in defanit'ot payment, be I'M
prisoned not less than ten nor more
than thirty days. to be enforced by
indictment or information. Said
inspectors to be EXEMPT FROM road
duty during their term Of Office.
SEC. 13. BE it further ordained,
etc, That this public road law take
eject from aud after its passage.
SEc. Il. BE it further ordained,
etc, That MI laws and parts of laws
in conflict with this act be and the
same arc hereby repealed.
CONVICTION, La. July 1O, 1883.
Bills were issued to tho members Of
the Police Jury as follows:
II. GaIla'as. day and mileage. IA
miles ID ~
Milton Bans, days and mileage.
It mIleS- oU
J. NJ. Allison, 2 days ana mileare,
IL miles. ~
". Il. itosers. 2 days and mileage,
"a miles. .-..-.-. 4 ~
W. T.. Parker, days and mileage,
d. futleS- UU
Chas. Aubry. days and mileage,
40 miles, ............a.. 8 90
II. A, Urr. days and mileage, 80
miles - III w
TotM $50 90
There being no further business,
the Police Jury adjourned. to meet
on tue first Monday al October.
j. 81. ALLISON, President.
". G.. KENTzEL. Secretary.