The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-10-02
NO. 1867.

ORDNANCE NO. 1867.
Dividing the Parish into Lcvee Districts Spe-
cifying the manner i'll whic lcvec> Shall he
kept II, and repaired. aud Tie conditions
un,lrr which cut>l ~ irErc> sliti! he permit
ted. providing for III election o! L"vtc In
>pcctor>. defining their dates and liking
ttltlr = iarIcS. etc.
SECTION ! b. it enacted by tie Police
.Iag1 al. tie Parish ~ Laiparrhe Ill Regular
session .S>rlu lied. that this Parish shall lie
and : hereby i,vided int Iuur Levcc Dis
Et5tt~. ~ Fol .Ws:
- wH.cl, Shall extend from the upper
ms TT the lri>h on buti sides oi the Bayou
d, uuto ',acclaal.
-. Mich Shall extend from Eaceiand on
the rig bank Of the ;6ayou down to il point
ultpu-.,r the tut-DI
~ i. #rj ~Et4ii extend fIom ltlrciauI
on 81. lei. itlik OF the Bayou down to the
Cut-N1.
NJ sw6irh Shall cvtrni troa' the trt-on
on j 9th SIDES OF tn bayou Gown to the Gtli.
c.2 For each District. an Inspector
>llaI, ANNUALLY b. riccted by the Police jury
1T ~ October >r>>irt t~alt INSPECTOR shall
also lie Itoad ln>pect"IJ and he shall be
charged with Tie superintendent OF the
levee> ot la District for which duties he
s!Il. receive the salary as now fixed for kodd
ami LcVee Inspectors.
SEC. 3. When any icve- is in need of re-
prir the Leyct Inspector 81 the District shall
give notice III writing ~ the proprietor. own
cr. lessee o. agent 81 tlr 'Ai't> in font OF
which -aitt trNcs. d situtie'. - aci!hlH- what
repair, are needed 10 be ma,tc. ordering him
10 make the SAD repairs a.ti."uj delay. and
J lf3nN proprietor. oWitrr. lessee or agent fail,
neglect u refuse 10 make the repairs >pcci-
fed by the ln-r pee. OF, the said Inspector
shall proceed fur;HWl1h To have HE SAID re
pans done ami present i statement TO the
Police Jury Of all costs thereof which state
ment snail be given to the District Attorney
vino shah in.thWith enter init against the
l,alty 80 failing. refusing or neglectiug to
make the said repairs. Tor the recovery of
TIE amount paid out and costs, provided that
the cost ii saul repairs shall rot exceed
SiGf.ut 1t amy one pJlIIt III the said lcNcr.
SEC. j. No cut any .cVte loT Rec fIumes,
daht> III ior any other water conduit or l"I
uny other purpose shall he permitted to h..
IA q, nr ot,,it or Shall amy person he permit
t.d I" iH5cij III any pubic lcNet ANY Hume.
aahi W piping to be used fur flushing ricr
fields or furnishing water to sugar houses
ani machinery or tor IL road way. un.css u,-
on The ~uIlJt.u Application "t tine proprietor
uWatr- is->rr ur t-cut Of tar Land said .ll,-
ptIc,tIut 10 lie accom-! pail",t with good and
Solvent >tt.yIL III t!!c siam III Due hundred
%intidG~ - >cr}3ge ttie paEmcur # any dtln
ages IIlcatrrd atr! to be addressed to the
President oi the Io.Ice Jury OF t. the Police
Jury IS IL su.tII grant the SAID application
taJ arE olir h4Slu. permission to place q
dahl i,l flooding ice shall have the same
cnli~l' tcttts Ul1.er the direction o1 the Road
an i."vte INSPECTOR Of hi, District and made
To tic satisfaction of Z iurf OF not more than
three owners .. iatds adjacent to those o1
tie proprietor oi the proposed dahl. provided
that 10 o~pruit% q any kiud shall he permit
Ted to be ildue between the Isl N~ovtIuheI
ant the LIST August OF tie following Year.
Any orc cutt.ug or inserting, II auE lcvet
OF tlis Parish. tilI@s, dahis % pipes Withuul
complying NIth the PROVISIONS If this ordi
Daact "r y no snail IL cutting am cvee iaI
to faltny. the directions ot The iirati ar,
Ltycc Inspector SHALL be prosecuted and 81
conviction before any court Of Competent lu
. ri,diction ~llii suffer Il fine not TO .rNcce,
, Fifty Deilars or imprisonment not 10 eNcee,
twenty days or both at the discretion o
the court.
SEC. ). It shall he the special duty of tn,
J Lcyrcc Inspectors to make a careful eXani
NATION OF ak rice flames, dallIs, water con
tuits a;;d road ways III the Parish aud wheI
i'll their estimation any Snail be cunsidere,
, dangerous o. unsafe, they snail imnediatel,
notify the landowner. lessee or agent il
: front of whose property the said deiectiv,
dahl. pipe. conduit or roadway is situated t.
repair. strengthen. take down and till III
, said detective dahl, pipe. conduit or roadwa,
within ii delay Of 10 uays ANA III case SAL
g owner, lessee CT agent shall refuse to obe.
said order, then Ia the case "i 1t dahl, pipe
conduit or road way constructed since tn
+ passage ot tins law tie Road and Levee In
spcctAr shall proceed to take dow and fiji
; up said dahl. pipe. cpnduit or roadway ut th
b expeuse of the Parish to be recovered by tn
collection of tue bond given for the ~construc
ton OF sad dahl. pipe. CONDUIT or road way
And in The ct-c oi II dahl pipe. conduit o
, roadway constructed previous to the passag
Of this law then the Rpt,i and levee Inspet
, tor shall proceed to take down and fill u
=, sad dahl. pipe, conduit or roadway, keepin
l a detailed account OF the EXPENSES incurre
, which he snail present t" the Police Jury t
. be recovered FROM the land owner, lessee q
e agent by iustelnrnt before any court OF con
potent jurisdiction.
SIC. 6. All ordinances coutiictin. or incol
. sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
H.. n. COULON,
Presiden
=. EMILE LEBLANC. Clerk.