The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-10-18

der to make himself . passage through hi On
closure; but said passenger shall he Obliged to
replaces tue said gates, b~rs Or fences IL the
condition in which he found them, or ~ nesr.
~ 90 ~ possible.
Section XII. If any person shall uplswful
" and malicioualy remove Or destroy INV
public brislxc Or injurc the s~me with the in
tent OF rendering the same dangerous Or i'm
pssssxb'e, every such offender snail ho iined
not less than ton nor more han Que Hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than live
nor more than thirty dsys OF to be fued aud
imprisoned ut the discretion Vt. thu court. !.
SectiOu XIII. The Police Jury reserve the
right Of depriving the Road Inspector uf h:.
office for causes Vi which it shall I've its own
Judge.
section xiv. All roads, bridges, bikes
and eros ways that arc OF may hereafter be-
come u parish charge shall DO under the su
re~rintendencc OF the road Inspector. but no
money shall b expended Tor making ANY re
pairs thereof, unless by special appropriation
ut the Police Jury, provided, however, that
in case said roads, btiLgcs, ETC.,, become I'm
pasSable during any recess OF the Police Jury
the said Inspector, with advice Of the mem
beers Otthe Police Jury in whose ward the
work is required may make such temporary
repairs as may be absolutely necessary, and
the cost OF the same shall become u parish
charge.
Section XIV. In case Of the death, r~esicna.
ton, continued sickness or removal from the
parish during the recess OF the Police Jury,
OF the Inspector, it shall be the duty Of the
President Of tue Police Jury to fill the vac..,,-
cy so occurring until the first session Of the
Police jury the person 81 appointed who ac-
ceptS shall serve aud become liable to all tue
penalties provided by these ordinances for
non fulfilment oil duty etc, in the same man.
ner as if he had been elected by the Police
Jury.
Section XVI. ANY person digging q we'll
near tue highway and leaving the same un-
enclosed, shall be liable to fine often Dollars
to be recovered before any Justice OF the
peace by any person suing for the SAINT
BE it resolved that tAis ordinance, shall
a effect from aAa after the date Of its pro-
.lnulgatiOn.
Be it further resolved that all ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and they
are hereby repealed.
The jury took mp the road ordinance as
reported by the committee Of the whOle and
adopted the anne.
The Levee Ordinance as adopted by tue
cOmmitte.. of the whole was laid over Tor fu.
ture action by the following vote
Yeas: Messrs. Coulon, Grisamore and Ma
thews.
Nays Messrs. Seely. Delaune, Cheramie.
Moran, FOise AMI hraemer.
The committee OF the whole also reported
fav0rably on the following fence ordinance,
The Ordinance offered by G. s. Mathews. in
regards to fence. was ordered to be printed
for thirty days in its crude condition, to at
ford planters time " express their opinion
1t reads a. follows. to-wit:
BE it Ordai :eL ETC., That plantations,
farms, yacds pastures and other premises
shall be coi,eldered as lawfully inciosed
where surrounded with u hedge or fence Ut
the following description, viz: it made OF
pales, or pockets. such fence shall not
bs less than i've feet from the ground to tho
edge Of the top rail or plauks Or pale solidIy |
fastened according to the customary manner
ii fastening such euc!osufes in the neiyhbur-
hood iu which they are located. Ii said fence
. made Of posts aud rails it IL immaterial |
the number Ut bars or rails to the
PANEL be four " i've, provided there be not
more than 3 inches space between each rail
counting frOn the ground to thelt0p Of the sec
'nd rsiI, . inches between second and third
and tho remainder OF the height if filled
nth two Fxils the spaces to b. equally diyi-
II such fence 10 made of bxrbed wire
he wires shall be fastened to posts or trees
. the usual and cust0mAry mannor Of fs sten
ng sueh wires, the posts or trees t. he mot
aore tAxn u fest apart aud placed. GU the
auk Vt , ditch - much - three feet wide on
W. swO fest wile " the bottom and two feet
sep, cd MT M0re than rs inches from the
dGs Or margin Of the ditch, IL may be con po1