The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-10-25

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raads shall be kept mp. Penalties for OBJ
stracting same. Dividing the Parish into
loed Districts and providing for ~lsspecsees
for aane. Duties Of Road Isspectors and psn
alties for falling 70 perform them. Mode Of
cansing rSads 70 b repaired when owner.
fail to do 20. Penalties for failing to work
roads. How notice 10 given to absent owners
BY whom osts aro paid. action in rem for
payments Ut costs etc., authsfising travellers
to open bars, gates etc., whom roads are i'm
passsOie. Penalty for injuring public brid-
yea &c. How rOad inspectors are dismissed.
appropriation. How vacancies Of office OF
Road Inspectors are filled. Penalties for dig
ging weils along public sosds.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the Police
Jury Ut the Parish Of Laf0urche, That all
roads in this parish that have been laid Or ap
ture or by virtue of any ordinance of the Pc
lice jury, are hereby declared to be public
tOads.
Section II. All owners of land in Bayou
Lafourche Or ON any other water course Of
this paris, aud all other Inhabitants Of this
parish. through whose land o road may have
been or may be regularly laid of Or located
III conformity with law, shall deliver to the
public and keep tue Same free OF all obstacles
III constant and complete repair ut his iudivid
uat expense, except such roads as are herein
after provide tor !; provided that If any land
OWucE na0 mOC0 tu1U Que road, Lne0 lo IL To
MAINTAIN the front or main road only.
Section Ill. The publ. Roads in the Par
ish Of LafOurche, shall have as far rs practl-
cable, y track OF sufficient width to accOmtuO
date the travelling public they shall be con-
strueted and ditched, % as to give pr0:lpt
aud thorough drainage. Any cross bitches
that may be necessary to drain the roads,
shall be securely and safely brid2ed or tiled,
and tho lea.iag bitches Of sufficient depth ito
properly drain the road.
Section Nv. Sluices crossing y public road
| frOm the Bayou for the purpose Ut irriyatlng
rice &C., shall he SO constructed US not to
| Hood the road, and they shall b. covered
the road. composed Of planks not less than
W ~ inches thick.
Auy person violating or permitting the
above provision to be violated shalt be sab
ject to y line Ut Fifty Dollars, to be recovered
ut the suit Of the Road Inspector Of the Dis
t:lct, before any court OF competent jurisdic-
ton.
Section v. The Police Jury of this parish
ehall annually elect by ballot seven Road
inspectors who shall bo ex-oticiO aLevee In
Pect0rs, esch ef whom shall be commissioned
by the r President Of the Police Jury and serve
Or until y successor shall be elected The ju
risdictiOn Of said Inspector shall extend tu
all roads, bridges and cr0ssways within his
respective district.
Section vi. This parish shall be divided
in Seven Districts, ~ follows, t0-wit:
No. 1 shall extend from tho upper line Of
the parish on both sides Of the Bayou, DOWN
to Kaceland.
No. 2 shalt extend from Raceiand,on both
| sides of the Bayou, down to the Cut Utf.
! No. 5 from the Cut Oh, on both sides Of the
Bayou down to the Gull.
NO. 4 shall comprise the Bruslee Guillot
| Settlement.
No. 5 shall comprise the Bayou Blue Set
Element.
No q shall comprise the upperIand lower
| Choupic, Chackbay. Bayou Heron Malagay
Settlements.
No. shall comprise the Vacherie Dugue
| Livaudais Settlement.
Inspector to yvisit all the public roads and
works within his Jurisdiction IS often as
Ouce in ten dsys, aud 0ftener ii necessary.
| aud to cause ali said roads aud crnssways to
ue kept ut ali times in q good state of repair
according to the provisions Of this ordinance,
and generally to sulpcriutenu the execution
| Ut the Road ordinances vi this parish.
No ROad Inspector shall receive his saiary
unlesss no he shall rave previously died
with the Police Jury q sworn statement aud
report OF the condition of the roads within
his district aud that he has complied with all
the provisions Of this ordinance and the state
laws relatiue thereto.
Any Inspector wilfully neglecting to have
the roads within his District made and kept
in repair, according t., the true extent Of
+ these ordinances snail be liable to a fine of
Twenty Five dollars, to be deducted frOm his
salary. Provided that the Inspectors Of Dis
tricts Nos. 3, 4. 5, 6 and Z shall not be requir
ed to make the the ten day visit above speci-
fled bat shall make = visit each 80 days or Of
Section Viii. Whenever tbs Inspector
!. shall deem it necessary to open, make or re-
pair any lpOrtiOn of the public roads within
his District, he shall give to each inhabitaut
and laad owner obligated to repair or make
any portion Of said road o notice. which shall
be served on him personally or ut his domi-
Gle upon some ,One over fourteen years OF
age, add in case OF his absence the notice as
required above lshall be made by posting u
notice in some conspicuous place on the pre-
misses, and in one other pubic place in the vi
cinity.
Section TX. At the expiration Of the time
fixed for the completion Vt any works
by him ordered on any public road within
his jurisdiction IN conformity with the police
regulations Of the parish, and tho Same has
not been completed said Inspector shall pro.
coed to do the work by hiring hands and pro-
curing the necessary materials tor the sne
provided he shall not be authorised to pay
more than ono and = quartxr dollar for hands
in the execution Of said works. Provided
that in case tae old roau bed has boon chang
cd by reaxOn Of the construction ota new L.
wee, or the ~hapPeaing Of crevs.se or other
extraordinary circumstance, . longer time
may be allowed for making the repairs or
works above mentioned.
section Z. All Judgments obtained for
moneys expended on roada in this parish, un-
der tho provisions Of CHS ordinance shall
operate - privileges in favor Of the parish,
whose duty il was to mako said work and
said privilege ahall rank above all OthArs.