The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-05-24

| Relative to establishing aud maintaining in good
order and repair, public roads, publiC bridges
| aud public bitches in Calcasieu parish:
In order to properly establish public roads
/ public bridges and public bitches, and to keep
! the same In good order and repair and to fix and
declare what are and shall be public rOada, public
bridges and public bitches, by virtue Of the power
| vested n Police ,luries by the laws Of Louisiana
/ be Il ordained. .'
Section /. That the several Jury Wards in the
parish OF Caleasieu, as now existing, be and are
/ hereby known as Road Districts.
Sec. 2 BE it further ordained etc, That the
following are declared to be and are public roads
| IN the Parish Of Calgasieu to.wit; All public
roads existing In CRlGAsieu parish whether
| they exist by donation Of Legislative Or were
/ established by Legislative or Police Jury, or by
expressed dedication as such by owners of land,
\ or in any other manner legally established.
| Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained, etc. That all
public roads shall be at Least eighteen feet wide,
except ever causswayR, bridges, ETC. each Of
which shall be not less than twelve feet wide. In
making repairing eauaewAys, the dirt neoes-
cary to build or repair such GRuseways shall be
taken trem each SIDE 80 as TO form drain Oh
| either side.
Sec 4 Be it further ordained, etc, That when
1t is intended 10 apply to the Police Jury to have
| n new road opened, OF an existing road changed
in whole In part notice in writing, of such in
tention shall be fled with the clerk Of said jury
| and posted up attthe c0art house and at one or
more Of the NEST public places In each road dis.
or in which such intended alteration is to be
made, at least thirty days previous to the same
| d
! who may dispense with these previous pTeTegui-
| sites whenever they may deem Unnecessary.
| Sec, s. Be it further ordained, etc, That all
| roads to be hereafter opened and made, and all
/ changes in whole or In part of any existing road
| ahali be laid cut by jury Of frsehoders con.
i slsting Of not less than six inhabitants OF the
parish, to be appointed for that purpose by the
Police Jury The person first named in the order
4 or resolution appointing q jury of treehOlders
shall be bound 10 notify the other persons named
In such order Or resolution Of their appointment,
pff
the 1ntiaH imposed on Them; and IL shall be the
duty Of said Jury Of fresh0lders to give notice of
the time and place Of their meeting to the pro,
pTietors or tenants Through whose land a road is
proposed ~ le lad ont Of changed If aueh pro.
priet0Fs reside ID the parish and If not, then to
their agent thereini # any a. known 70 trace
4 aud lay out Tue road ordered to he laid ont OF
changed, to the greatest and advantage Of the
inhabitRnta, and us little may be- to the preiu-
dice Of Enclosures which laying out and such
| damages any private person shall sustain shall
he done and aseertained by them, the jury Of
l7ffeehOlders, on oath, which oath shall run in
these words j, do s0lemly swear that
will Jay ont the road now directed TO be laid ont
by the Police Jury Of the Parish Of Galcasicu, to
the greatest ease and advantage OF the inhabi-
tantB as may be- without favor or affection,
malice or hatred and TO tho best of my skill aud
/ abilities so help me God
See 6, BE 1t further ordained, etc, That all
roads 30 laid out and adopted by the Police Jury,
i and all roads which shall have been opened and
| In common use FOR twelve months previous TO
April l7th, 1850 shall BIO deemed pHblieroads, and
shall not be closed obstTuUted OF changed without
| the consent aud the approval of the Police Jury
as public roads previous 10 April i7th, 1850, u
since; that all damages assessed by jury Of free
holders to any individual through whose land the
said road may run shnll be deemed q parish
Charge and paid cut Of the funds thereof, on the
usual warrant provided however that nothing
Ia this or the preceding article shall be 40 con.
strued a. 70 give right to any individual to claim
| damages Tor the laying out Of a road along the
front Of his land according 10 the former customs
existing " this State or q claim damage for any
change made n az existing road, when such
benefit Of such individual and, provided also,
that n1thing IN this ordinance shall be 90 con.
straed o. to affect, n any manner, the rights Of
individuals 70 any batture or alluvian already
formed On the front Of any tract of land which
las On any nayigahle river or water ppnrse, nor
% prevent any owner Of the soil on which .
public road Ahall pass 10 resume the use and pos.
session of such soil when Ii shall have been
abandoned by the public, or shall have been trans.
ferred elsewhere with the consent Of the proper
sec.7 % II further ordained, etc., That All
4 male pera0nain the Parish Of Galuasien from tha
age 81 eiglltcen ~ fsftssiiye are declared to "
and are aubiect hi And required to work
twelre days ssAch year Of eight hours aael on
tho pnhlis rnad brdgea and dtchesOf this parrish;
prqsiael tbs shall not include residents Of u.
aoFnefefesi towns ministers Of the Gospel plly
neians, school taAehers, mail carriers, students
while attending school, and pestmasters.
Sec q DO i faFtler ordained etc., That any
person summoned 10 work on any public road
public bridge or public ditch, who shall refuse
orneglact to % and perform his duty shall forfeit
and pay re sur. q Two qqllars per day o. anet
day BE- Tefuens elld negleets 70 Do bis duty, al
aforesaid 10 be recovered hi Judgment before any
Justice 0f the Peace Of Galeaaiel paTiAh Ito ~
paid by Jnstiee Of the Reaee to the IDaf 0yerAeer
and by hsia baexpendial in having other hands x
work the rOadl and h 2eiaAib or refusal 10 pay
saeh SING said faFty sAaH be confined IL I'll
par4h Dssasn untii such 4iae u pnidi provided TX
ailali moi ramaia ia the paFisla prisun mere thaF
Sec 3. ae # further ordained etc, That over
aesfa b feeiia shail give notice 10 each person
what Il IoeeHeery thai theg Rsi eac Of t1tn shall
bring aud 8efk Rith gh the roma Rt tho time b
sHnAnpnina silpnlt tlle mad 0Yersaer see tbal
WAGONS asd teams are HeeqssaFy 70 work the r0al
With. aGs tbat whore mig f1aa hard i requested
~ lsspg wagon Lean u work e5i the Taad. he AZ
accredited HifffWO da5e' H1fA for eaaii iig flsii
Rist tsan - teafas enc empi0sed ptOyitef
4Aef dn f1l au0tp ffan ea4e y any qni
Wiih thsif seapsa aps lsRm- hst 3hat
dll4lf riss Heiiee Il aAsh eeg4eH ten DAYS hsfqr
fset6F a1ptintqd fsr work iaE pres ell 81 eAeve
Z eiai e neeesaasg tsi ~ pu0iie convenience
taai spAH bridge rffiaeN4Y De tsnucdi
4ssf 5la'ia fspas4t " that ANY obstruction &
saeE fqad afiaae 81 efaaesHt lae fginuyed sfthfi
~ iewiai a5 sIiliiasil fof fie aYersgFr % suei
aa g es=A l''t d siiI riset us11tlt u tie Aial6
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