St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-03
Herein fail not, under penalty OF
being reported defaulter.
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Il clerk OF said court to furnish
list OF the same to the District
Attorney. to be proceeded with as
hereinafter set forth.
SEC. ). Be it further ordained.
etc., That each and every person
subject to road duty. who. sitter
having been duly summoned to
work ON the public road. shall fail
or neglect to do SO. shall be fined
in sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, and in
Default of paving said fine. be inn
prisoned in 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.
SEC. 6. BE it further ordained,
etc, That no person sLsll be COM
! PEELED to work more than twelve
j days in any one year. unless the
road becomes impossible by fallen
timber or freshets.
SIC. I. 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 roads
in good order; to cause to be set up
at the forks OF the public roads i'll
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 as nearl, rs can be AS
certainel, and to keep said sign
boards in good repair; to have their
roads correctly measured when not
already measured. and lave plainly
marked on a post the number OF
miles from that place TO the near
est public place to which said road
mav lead; to have all new roads.
when laid ont through the swamps.
cut and cleared to t..e width Of %
! feet. ard through the piney woods
TO tue width of 70 feet, and all
eaaseways shall be at least II feet
wide; to have all stumps cut and
completely cleared to the width OF
Ii feet in the center of the road; to
! build and keep in repair all bridges
as far lis in their power with the
road hands; to work their respect
i've roads by the LIST da. of July
and the 18th day of December
of each year, and make their report.
as provided in section 4 of this act.
shall be prosecuted by indictment
or information before tie District
Court of the parish, and on convic-
ton shall he tihed in sum of not
less than $50 nor more than 500;
and in default of paying said fine
and costs. shall be imprisoned in
the parish Jail 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 to
obey said overseer while working
said pubic road. and to report all
such persons to the clerk of the
District Court as defaulters. to be
proceeded with as in other cases oi
defanlters.
SEC. o. 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 by
the Police Jury. under the forfeit
IRE and payment OF tie sum of tif y
collars, to be recovered by indict-
me1t or information; and if any
person shall erect or cause to he
erected any bars or gates across
any public road. or place any logs
or timber thereon. or shall IN any
manner sbstruct the free passage
along said road, or fill the bitches
with poles or logs, or otherwise OF
siruct the FREQ passage OF the water
through the bitches, shall be fined
not less than ten nor moro than
fifty dollars, to be recovered by in
dictment or information, and in de-
fault Of paying same. shall be inn
prisoned not less than 10 nor more
than 30 days.
SEC. 10, Be it further ordained.
tic, That any person may be re-
leased from said fine and imprison.
ment upon paying to the oyersesr
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. Eve
days after the working of said road
to which the defaulter may be sub
jet. and by the overseer to be- ex-
pended on the road. and TO report
low expended to tho clerk OF the
District Court.