St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-08-11

respectful. or who shall refuse 70
obey said overseer while working
said public road. and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court aS defauIters. to be
proceeded with us in other cases of
deiauiters.
SEC. 8. 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 bv
the Police Jury. under the forfeit
IRE and payment OF tie sum of fifty
collars, to be recovered by indict-
nent or information; and if apy
person shall erect or cause 10 be
erected any bars or gates across
any public road, or place any logs
or timber thereon, or shall In auy
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 thnn ten nor more than
fifty dollars, to be recovered by in
k.ictment or information. and in de-
FAULT of payin. sarpe, shall be i'm
prisoned not less than 10 nor more
than 30 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 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 I've
days after the working of said road
to which the defauiter may be SUBJ
jec., and by the overseer to be ex-
pended on the road, and to report
low expended to the clerk OF the
District Court.
SEC. IL. BE it further ordained,
etc, That the road overseers be
authorized, at their option. to re-
ceive II morse and piow, or I'm able-
bodied substitute, IN the place of
any one wishing to nuke such sab
stitution.
SEC. II. BE it further ordained,
etc, That there sllaii be road in-
spector tor each ward throughout
the parish, and that the members
OF the Police Jury for the several
wards shall be said road inspectors.
whose duty it shall be to insnect
the roads within their respective
wards, and make written report
to the clerk of the District Court
at least ten days before the 1st days
o. March and October of each year,
OF the condition of the public
roads throughout their respective
wards; aud any Inspector failing to
perform said duty shall be fined not
less tha.l $50 nor more than $50,
and in '!ef,,ult OF payment, be i'm
prisoned not less than ten nor more
thar thirty days, to be enforced by
indictnleut or information. Said
inspectors to be exempt from road
duty during their term of office.
SIC. 13. Be it further ordained.
ETC.. That this pubic road law take
efls;t from and after its passage.
SEC. Il. Be it further ordained,
etc, That al laws and parts OF laws
III conflict with this set be and the
same are hereby repealed
CovINGToN. La, July 10, 1883.
Bills were issued to the members Of
The Police Jury rs follows:
II. Ga.latas. day and mileage, II
miles. 81 ~
Milton Bprns, days aaG mileage,
10 lnilr,. o.
J. VI. Allison. days nna MILEAGE.
IA niles. u ~
". b. hogers. z days and miierge,
"A mites I ~.
". L. Parker, 2 days aid mileage,
~ hilisS- oU-
Chas. aubry, days and mileage,
4J miles. w
L. A. Orr. = days and mileage, So
miles. ............ 10 90
Total $50 90.
There being no further business,
the Police Jury adjourned. to meet
en the first Monday Al October.
J. VI. ALLISON. President.
". G.. II ENTzEI.. Secretary.