St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-26

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for the purpose of working the pub
lie road, at the hour of -. o'clock,
49,, and that you bring with you
Herein fail not, under penalty of
being reported defaulter.
OS0ISccE.
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SEC. 4. Be it further ordained,
etc, That it shall be the duty of
each overseer to furnish to the
Clerk of the District Court, at least
10 days before the LIST day of March
of each year, a list of all persons
summoned to work the road and
who have failed or neglected to
work, and the number of days that
each person SO reported has failed
TO work, and it shall be the duty of
tie clerk of said court to furnish
list of the same to the District
Attorney, to be proceeded with as
hereinafter set forth.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained,
etc, That each and every person
subject to road duty, who, after
having been duly summoned to
work ON the public road, shall fail
or neglect to do SO. shall be fined
In IL SUN not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, and in
default of paving said fine, be i'm
prisoned III the common Jail of the
parish for term of not less than
ten days nor more than three
months, said fine to be recovered
by indictment or information in the
name of the State.
SIC. 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That no person shall be COM
PEELED to work more than twelve
days in any one year. unless the
road becomes impossible by fallen
timber or freshets.
Sfc. Z. Be it further ordained.
etc, That each and every overseer
failing or neglecting to perform the
duties required OF him by this act.
as above set forth, and failing to
perform the following duties, 20
wit: To keep their respective road,
i'll good order; to cause to be set up
ut the forks of the public roads in
their respective roads. post with
arms pointing the way of each of
said forks. With directions to tie
nearest place, and the distance to
said place us nearly rs can be as
certained, aud to keep said sign
boards in good repair; to have their
roads correctly measured when not
already measured. and have plainly
marked op post the number Of
miles from that place to the near
est public place to which said road
may lead; to have all new roads.
when laid out through the swamps,
cut and cleared to the width of 2O
feet. ard through the piney woods
TO the width of 16 feet, and ali
causeways shall be ut least IA feet
wide; to have all stumrs cut and
completely cleared to the width OF
IA feet in the center OF the road; to
build and keep in repair all bridges
as far as in their power with the
road hands; to work their respect
i've roads by the LIST dar of July
and the 18th day of December
OF each yenr. and make their reports
us provided i'll section 4 of this act,
shall be prosecuted by indictment
or information before tie District
Court of the parish, and on convic-
ton shall be fined in q sum of not
less than $50 nor more than 500;
and in default of paying said 6ue
and costs. shall be imprisoned ID
the parish mil not less than 80 days
nor more than 60 days.
SEC. s. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the overseers of public
roads shall have the authority to
discharge any person or persons
who shall become turbulent or dis
respectful, or who shall refuse 10
obey said overseer while working
said public road, and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court as defaulters. to be
proceeded with as i'll other cases of
defaulters.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That no one shall be allow ed 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 fiji y
collars, to be recovered by indict-
ment or information; and il. any
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 any
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