The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-11-20
Respectfully submitted,
w, 4. HuTcHtNa,
Treasurer.
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Treasurer.
Lake Charles, Ia, Nov IA, 1885.
The Tax Collector presented his res
port for the quarter ending September
80, 1885, showing collections for said
quarter amounting 70 $545.O5.
Report read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
Special order Of the day having been
reached, being the fence law, Mr.. Vim
cent moved that the Police Jury do
now resolve itself into Committee Of
the Whole.
Carried.
Mr.. Nichols IN the chair.
The Committee Of the Whole hav-
ing had under consideration the report
of the special committee presented on
yesterday, in relation 10 what shall
constitute lawful fence, arose, and
through their chairman, reported the
following as substitute for the re-
port Of said special committee;
WHAT SHALL coNsTIyuTE A LAWFUL
FENCE.
Be IL ordained, l. A fence con-
structed of wire alone shall consist Of
six barb wires. The first wire TO be-
five inches from the ground with a
space of six inches TO the second wire;
space of six inches to the third wire;
space of eight inches to the fourth
wire; space of twelve inches TO the
fifth wire; space Of eighteen inches
to the sixth wire, with posts not more
than ten feet apart.
2. A plank and wire fence shall
be constructed of three plank, not less
than six inches wide and one inch
thick, and two barb wires, with posts
not more than ten feet apart. The
first plank four inches from the ground
with space Of FIVE inches TO the se-
cond plank space of six inches to
third plank space Of ten inches to
first barb wire, and twelve inches to
second barb wire.
8. A plank fence shall be construc-
ted of six plank, not less than six
inches wide and one inch thick. The
first, four inches from the ground,
with five inches space to the second
plank; six inches space to thslthird
plank six inches space to the fourth
plank; seven inches space to the fifth
plank, and seven inches space to the
sixth plank,
4, Plank and wire fence with a
ditch, ditch on the outside Of fence to
be two feet wide and eighteen inches
deep four inches space TO first plank;
five inches space to second plank ; six
inches space to third plank, and ten
inches space to barb wire on top Of
fence, posts not more than ten feet
apart.
S. A pieux fence shall be made Of
five pieux, not less than four feet and
sixlnches high, with posts not more
than ten feet apart.
Q. A rail fsnoe shall be not less
than five feet high.
2. All the plank and pieux used 10
the construction Of the above descFib-
ed fences shall be not less than six
inches wide and one inch thick, and
The post not more than ten feet apart
and not less than two feet in the
ground, and not less than four inches
square or its equivalent.
8. That the owners Of all stock,
horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep and
goats shall be held civiIly responsible
before all courts Of competent jusis-
diction for all damages occasioned by
such stock breaking said fences Of
otherwise passing over OF through
said fences into fields 10 tho owners
Of the crops for damages to saline as
well as that done othe fences.
8. That all ordinances or rezplu-
tions In conflict herewith be and is
horeby repealed, and that ihis 0rdi-
nance shall take effect from and after
the frst day If Jaagafy e87,
The above snbstilnte ordinance re-
ported by the oommilleo was unani-
mensly adopted.
On motion, the PNliep darY "a.
loarued until lo-morrov morning a.
q o'clock
sAraRnAF, Nov "a ias
Police Jury met pHEsna6 a..
iqafpmeaf Tho roll being eallsd ell
Lha memhsEs answered % lheif nalass
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