The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-11-15
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Defining what are public roads, providing
in what ,n*nner aud 1T whose expense sad
r0ads shall be kept mp. Penalties for OBJ
stracfing same. Dividing the Parish into
for came. Duties OF Road Inspectors aud pen
alties tyr failing t" perform them. Mode OF
causing ruastis to be repaired when owner
fail tD do 81. Penalties tor taiiin. to work
roads. How notice 10 ri. en to absent ow,,.ts
By whom Gusts atu paid. actiou IN rem fr
payments Ut costs etc. authorizing travellers
to Upon bars. g,.tts etc When rus.ls ARE i II
passabie. Penalty for injur,n. public br,,-
yes nc. How f,,td Inspectors are .ii>Inl> ct.
No expenses made by parish, without sptc.a.
appropriation. How >ac,iicies Ut "inc. u
kOad Inspectors are tiicsi Penalties ios Il.
ging wells along pub &c r,.,.s
Section l. BE it rcs",veti 10y til .o,e
Jury OF the Parish III i.atOulcnc, lila! ~.
roads in this parish that have been i;s:L TT ~,
pointed by virtue Ut any act III tlr i4>
cure or by virtue ot any ur,i..Eta.a, ul it, 40
lice Jury, are hereby .ec!atc.t To be run,.c
toads.
Section Ii. All owners of iand III iiayou
Lafuur.he Or ON amy .ot.,cr water COURSE oil
this paris, aud all other ilhabl,ants llls
parrish. through whose lana Il road .lay hAvt.
been or may be regularly lad "ff OF located
in conf,rmity with law, shall Il i.er To t.e
pubic aud Keep the saint trc,. ~ al. ,,>it,l s
in con slant and complct. repair at III, l .aiv.d
MAI expense, except such roads as a,e hete!i-
after provide tor provide that II any .,.'i
owner has more than one loal, iiItl nc !, ~
maintain the front or na;l road ont.
Section Ill. The pubic lsoads lii tue ttf-
lsh vt LatOurclle, shall bayc as lar as plac.l-
cable, IL track oi sufficient width to aceu!n.lo
date the travelling public they siiai ue .,,n
structeu aud uitclicd, so Il, 10 give p.o..pt
sud thorough drainage. Any cross a.,cnrs
that may Oe necessary to drain Ia rpt..,,
shall be securely and sally ,ril.e. ~ u.e.,
aud the .e.s ing ,ilt hes of ,aiiici:.. te.,tA ~
property drain the road.
.>cctloi ". siulces crossin. Il p,toit: r".p:
1r0M the Bayou 10. the purpose vi II. ietil.S
race &C., shall he so constructed as not II
Hood The road, and t;sey snail he covered
with strong aud safe bridges til.. with Of
the road. coiLlposett OF plank, not less tu.n
two e. inches thick.
Auy person violating or permitting the
abJse provision to be violated shalt be s..t-
Ject to Il fine ot Fifty Doila.s, to DC recovered
at tue suit vi the RuIl lhsp ctor uf the DIS
t:lct, before any court OF colnietrat Jarls lie
tiUn. 80
. Section V. rhe Police Jury Of TINS parish
shall annually eject by taitut seven k'ad
Inspectors who stnaif be ex-oificio Lev,e In
pectUrs. each IT whom shall be commissioned
by the President OF the Police Jury aud serve
for one year freA4 the day ct Ass :4tpetatsAeHt
Or until Il successor shall be elected Ileju
risd'ct'on of said Inspector shall extend To
all roads, bridges ami crossways within his
respective district.
Section VI. This parish shall he divided
IN ocven Districts, is iui!"ws, tU-wat:
No. | shall extend from the upper liue OF
the PARISH GA both sides vi the bayou, down
to kaceianh.
No. : shall extend from Raceiaud, on both
sides Of the Bayou, down to the Cut wi.
40. s from the Cut On, On both sides Of the
Bayou aOMn to the Cult.
No ! shall comprise the Bruslce GuiilOt
Settlement.
~ ,n a,.liI nonss .is IN thu .S-., Rh,n Sat-
Element.
No. = shall comprise tine upper,aud lower
Choupic, Chackbay. Bayou Heron Alalasay
Settlements.
No.7 shall comprise the Tacleric Dugue
LlVauulls Settlement.
Section VII. 1t ..shall be the duty OF the
Inspector to visit ali the public roads and
works within his jurisdiction AS often as
ouce in ten ia vs., and Oit-ner it NECESSARY.
and to cause all said roads aud crDs>ways to
be Kept at all tinies III d good state Ut repair
according to the provisions vt this OrdiuAuce,
aud generally to sulcrintend the eAecutlcu
OF tue Road ordinances OF this parish.
No Road Inspector shall receive his salary
unlesss he hc shall have previously fled
with the Police jury Il sworn statement aud
report Ot the condition OF the roads within
his district ami that he has complied WITH all
the provisions ii this ordinance and the, State
laws elatluc thereto. : : &3ta
Any Inspector wiIfully neylectiny to have
the roads within has District iia,te and kept
in repair. according t.. the true extent OF
these ordinances snail be liable to a fiues OF
Twenty Five dollars, to be deducted from his
salary. Provided that he Inspectors Of DIS
tricts Nos. j, 4. j. 8 and I shall not be reautr
ed to make the the ten day visit above spec,-
fled bat shall make = visit each 10 days or vi
Sectio,n WILL Whenever ths Inspector
shall deeMit necessary to Open, make Or re-
pair any portion III the public roads within
his District, he shall give to each luhabitaut
and IN dOWner obligated to repair or make
any portion Ut said road a notice. which shall,
be served Oh HIM personally Or at his domi-
Gle upon some o,lo over f0urteen years Of
3 aye, add in case OF his absence tho notice as
required above lshall be made by posting Il
notice IN some conspicuous place On the pre-
misses, aud in one other pubic place in the vi
cinity. 81 -e+rr >f..t..
Section IL. At the expiration Ut the time
nxed Tor the completion of any works
0y him ordered OH any public road within
Aisjuris' fiction i'll conformity with the police
regulations OF the parish, aud the same has
not been completed said Inspector shall pro-
ceed to Ito the work by hiring hands and pro
curing the necessary materials tor the same,
provided he ashAll not be anth0rized to pay
more haReu and a quarter dollar TOR hands
IN the eAecufi0n Of said workss Provided
that incase tae old ru.d bed has been chang
cd by reason vi the ccnstruCti0n0 OF q new le-
wee. or the happening of IA cresasae or other
extraordinary circumstance, I longer siano
may bsgsiseweA for making the repaln q
works ALSNe nlfntDnod. $500 81 q
SectinAH 4. .sAlI Judgements obtainel Tor
moneysexpendSa onfOads in this parish, M.
der the provisions of this ordinate0 sk1if
operataa Is privileges, i'll favor Of tho n IRISH
upon5heprepefty of to osner Of rfoipriesor
whose duty & wae % make said work md,
said pfiyiiege skaal rauk Abovesall a1fnss~sJ#
Section XI. Whenever any pror@fetoxs1f
lands shall have q road which is ~iH2T1nmh1o,