The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-01-20

Fo provide Tor the Police ar the Pm ss9agls
n the Parish 0i li8lnasisli and Is Repeal I
al ether Ordinances on slle same Subject
MateeroE In Conflict Win this Ordinance.
WnH1sAs, iiy Section sss Of the I.egisea Stat
Ites Of 1ele, tho Police mites Of an the pai5hhes
" this @tate are authorized 90 pssA an sueh oHdi
aHnras a. they may deem necessarily relative to 1
.oadal bridges and ditshesi anl % impose saeh ]
ane aIiit penal ties - enforce tae same, they
may llanis proper % be recBreroil and anf1fcegl
b. ind esEaens Ct formation n The name Of The
state. OF ~ li1ar5 ploeass teipre any 5qutt 81
competent 5Etisi ton II f9ie nhino CT the Police
iIng-yi spt the parish therefore
SRcrguS J.. lleit orslainad bv the Pniioe Jury
of 2he Rgi8Ah " laleaslep, That Oh male persons
between aAaanps 81 "a and a. years living III The
Parrish 81 Caleasian shall be liable 10 worn on tlse
puiiie reads Of tho parish.
SIC. p 30 81 iurihef ordained etc, That At tho
saIao meeting st which 8veraeera Of roads nHe ap-
pointed. tae 4aoiiea jury shall appuint TIRES resi-
dent hnHsehblaeTa Of each wqnd IN the parish az
7nad hand anpnrti0ErEs Of the same and their
5nristi stinn bhAi3 be ilniaa To The ward III which
They reside ,nheg shhil have written notices Of
lhelr appointments, They shall be furnished
with, aud tslge charge OF the notices OF appoint
mont Of al the .oVenseers Ia their various wards
IL shaai be their duty 70 meet soon pTaetina-
bic after receiving notice OF their appointment
and impartial ~ apporsian The road haudsHesiding
In The wara tR Do service on The YaIioHR roads
Within tho lirnila Of tue ward. And also taking
7 into consideration my road RAINING on the line
] between two or wards.
They shall make written lists Of ths names Of
the rnad hands they appnEh0n 10 each road, dc
l sGifbing the rOad BY number OF description, and
ntlest the same with signatures. They shall
place list corresponding in number or desoiip-
tpn with aanh DyeTseer commission, and serve the
same on him. They shall makes copy or dHpli-
J cate Of each appointment thus made describing
te f9ads anil eiying III, names OF The hands an.
pOriiuued to each road and shall forward this
copy or duplicate 70 the Police Jury at its next
regular meeting and tho same shall be kept on
tt shaiI bs fie duty OF Tho read hand appainters
To nnInplete tho superintendent Of the road hands
md BeFFethe commissions and list Of hands on
I the various sBYeraeeTs Of their wards within
twenty Days after being legally notified Of their
appointment The road hand appOrtionefs shall
at the same time Of meeting to appOrtiun the road
/ hands, divide fheirwnrds into three divisions as
egusily as possible in regard TO rOads and assign
one division TO each Of theirmembers duty
shall be 10 serve the necessary papers On the
6FeTsaars within his division. They shall Submit
this division 70 writing describing The roads DO
longing "a each division t0Eesher with the names
81 tho apPprtiuners 70 whom the same has been
assigned. They Hhall attest this COPY Of their
lions with their signatures and forward il 10 the
Police 5nry at its next regular meeting. and tho
J same shall bg kept on iila for one year. 3.
] SRg3 Be it further ordained etc That Rh0uld
any one Of tho r0ad hands appprtiopers after be
ing notified, fail from physical inability, neglect
I or refusal to attend any regular appointed meet
inc 30 appDrt0n tho road hands the two members
/ present shall constitute a quorum for business,
/ and il shall be lawful for them to apportion the
1 sEEsa Belt furtherordaiued ETC. Thatwhenit
Is intended 10 apply to the Police Jury TO have n
NOW read opened OF an existing road nhanged an
whole or IN part, notice In writing Of such inteu
lion shall be filed with tho clerk Of said Jury and
| pOsta up at tho Courthouse and at one or more
Of the most public places N each road district,
through which such intended road is 10 run, or in
which such intended alteration is 10 be made, Mt
least thirty days previous 90 the same being taken
| into consideration By the Police Jury, who may
dispense with these previous prerequisites when
ever they mHv deem 1t necessary, 4
SIC. 5. Beitiurtherp ordained, etc, Ihatall roads
% be hereafter opened and made and ~ changes
IN whole or IN part Of any existing road, shall be
iaid ont by jury OF reehDldeTs, consisting OF not
less than seven inhabitants Of the paEiAh to be
appointed for that purpose by the Police Jury
The person first named in the order or resolution
appointing jury OF areeh0ldeTs shall DO bound to
notify the other persons named in such order or /
place Of msg1ing, TO discharge the duties imposed
on them and IL shall be tho duty Of the said jury
Of freehBdeTa TO give notice of the time and place
of their meeting, 30 the PFopriet0Fs or tenants |
through whose land road is proposed to be laid l
ont changed ii such prpprietoTs reside in the
parish, and IL not then to their agent therein IL
any Is known to trace and iay ont the road, or,
deTed 10 be laid 0ut OF Changed % the greatest
ease and advantage Of the inhabitants, and as |
little As may be, TO the prejudice Of Enclosures
ghind laying out and such damages rs any private
7,s5s,5, si,sIl sI,Etai5 soll ~ l,,, MI
/ by them, the jury Of freehOideTs on oath, which
! oath shall run in these words /
Il, A. b. do sblemDly swear that will lay out
the read directed 70 be laid out by the Police
Jury OF the Parish Of GAlGasieU to the greatest
ease and advantage Of the inhabitants and
with as little prejudice to enclosures as may be
to the best Of my skill and abilities 50 help me
God"
| 10 employ surveyor, 10 survey, measure and
mark the road by them laid out or changed, u
i plant and mark the necessary mile posts and
make a plat Of such survey and TO make o report
in writing signed by them, Of the manner in which
they have traced and laid out or changed any
road and anneXing thereto the plat Of survey, re-
| turn tho same within the time specified, to the
Clerk Of the Police JURY at tho aext meeting
thereafter, for their adoption or rejection when
deemed necessary BY the Police Jury. n
| sHcsG. Belt further ordained etc, Ehatall roads
/ 50 laid ont, and adopted BY the Police Jury and
all roads which shall have been opened and IN
common use fer twelve months previous to -
----------iBh shall be deeInsd public reads, and
shall net he closed Obstrueted changed, with
out the consent and approval Of the Police Jury,
H as public roads previous 10 -------=-----i,
since. That MI damages assessed by a jury Of
treahnltTs 10 any individual Through yFhBse land
tho said road may run, shall be deemed d parish
2 charge and paid out of the funds thereof, on the
usubl warrant, provided, however, that nothing
IN this or the proceeding article shall be SO CON
stFued to give right 10 any indi FidHhl 10 claim
damages for the laying out Of n road along the
'front.' Of his land aeepraing 70 the former customs
existing in this Sae, or 70 claim damages for any
Y change made IN an existing road when sauhh
, change IS made at the instance or for the use or
beReit Of such individual and provided also that
, nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as
= to effect ia any MANNER the rights Of indiFiduals
to any batture or ailByian already dormed, 81
Wl1ehAnay DO formed, on the ffpnt OF any tract Of
land which lies on any naFigahlo river or water
Y course, nor 10 prevent any owner of the soil or
] which public road shah pass to RESUME the usl
2 and possession 81 snnh soil when it shall have
bean Abandoned BY the public or shall have bsar
transferred elsewhere with the consent Of thu
proper authority,
Z SIC. 4 Be 4 further ordained, ETC., That when
ever any Individual Through whose land q road il
laid out aforesaid, may be dissatisfied with the
decision Of the jury Of T6ehglders laying ont TIL
same, either ~ Y the COURSE the same u to take
tha i
ordinance, he mag have an appeal 10 thl
District Court provided, no prosecute the saIaJ
At the neEt session OF the said court ensuing
the date Of the laying cut Of tho said road or thu
1 I assessment Of said damages. The District COuFi
\ is by law authorised II take ae0guizA1ee of thu
said appeals and decide thereon, and no appeal
shall ha set aside Tor want Of form IN bringing the
salne before the Court and the District Judge
may issue lniunetHna to STAY proceedings on said
cases when Ae may think the case may require
+ SEC. g Bolt further ordained ETC., That all
public roads shall be at least p feet wide, and
when Y the oFerseers Of the roads it may deemed
said reads they shall be at least fourteen feet
B1aa at the top, and the earth NECESSARY tO raise
Of cover such eauseagays shal DO taken from each
SIDE OF the eausewaYs equal and so as to form a
drain en- each side Of the same and the eyeTseers
q Ai3e public roads are hereby directed to have
eemIlettls set and cleaned, all stumps 4vr tho
Width III sixteen teet IL the center Of the high
ways under their care, and all bridges hereafter
directed to DO madn shall be at leRs fourteen seet
wide .Ana al public roads bridges and cause
ways shall DO made smo0th convenient and safe
and the MATERIALS used IN the lonshuetien Or rs
pairing OF al bridges OF eanBeWsys shall be as
durable rs can Do pEegurad, and OF sufficient aizB
and atrength 1or the purpose tntendad
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over iasge Hnttreoarses pr bayops which from
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