The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31

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ing taken into consideration by the Police
Jury, who may dispense with these pre-
vious prerequisites whenever they may
deem it necessary.
ROADS, HOW LAID OUT.
Sec. ). Be 1t ordained, ETC., That all
roads to be hereafter opened and made,
and all changes in whole or in part of any
.existing road, shall be laid out by d jury of
free holders, consisting Of not less than 3
inhabitants Of the parish, to be appointed
for that purpose by the Police Jury. The
person first named in the order or resolution
appointing a jury Of freeholders shall be
bound to notify the other persons named in
such order or resolution, Of their appoint
ment and the time and place of meeting, to
discharge the duties imposed on them and
it shall be the duty of the said jury of free
holders to give notice Of the time and place
of their meeting, to the proprietors and ten
ants, through whose land a road is propos-
ed to be laid out or changed, if such pro-
prietors reside in the parish, and If not,
then to their agent therein, if any is known ;
to trace and lay out the road, ordered to be
laid out or changed, to the greatest ease
and advantage of the inhabitants, and as
little as may be, to the prejudice of inelo-
l%sures, which laying out and such damages
as any private person shall snstfln, shall
be done and aseertained by them, the jury
of freeholders, on oath, which oath shall run
lin these words:
Il, A. B., do solemnly swear that | will
assess damages andAlay out the road now
directed to be laid oft by the Police Jury
of the Parish of St. Landry, to the greatest
ease and advantage of the inhabitants and
with as little prejudice to enclosures as
may be, without favor or affection, malice
or hatred, and to the best of my skill and
liabilities; so help me God"
PRIVATE bitches, HOW TO KEEP UP.
SEc. 4. Be ii ordained, ETC., That, when
with the consent of the overseer of the road
in any district, a ditch or drain shall be
widened or made across any public
road, by any person for the service or bene-
lit of his land, every such ditch or drain,
with the necessary bridges over the same,
shall under the supervision of the overseer
of the road, be made, and constantly kept
and maintained in good order, convenient
and safe, by the proprietors or tenants OF
the land, for the use or benefit of whom any
lsuch drain or ditch may have been made,
or widened, and every such propri-,
Ietor or tenant, failing or neglecting to COM
lply herewith, shall, for every such failure
or neglect forfeit andepay the sum of fifty
ldollars and should the necessary repairs
to any such ditch, drain or bridge, not be
done by the persons herein bound to do
the same, and that within twenty-four hours
after the same shall have become necessary,
|or the oyerseer of roads shall have required
|such repairs to be done, then the said ne
|~cessary repairs shall be done by the said
Ioverseer of the roads, at the cost of the pro-
prietor or tenant so refusing or neglecting,
which cost the said proprietor or tenant
Ishall be bound to pay on demand.
HANGS IN ROADS, the tai MADE.
Sac. s. Be 1t ordained, ETC.. That the
|person at whose request or for whose use or
benefit d new road is laid out, or a.
lchange is directed to be made in
lexisting road, shall be bound to pay all the
Expenses Of such change, and also be bound
without delay, to put the part so changed
lin good order, with the necessary bridges,
causeways, bitches, drains, mile posts and
direction boards, to the satisfaction of the
oyerseer o the roads, in the district wherein
such change shall be made. Provided, how
ever. that it shall be necessary before any
change as aforesaid is adopted BY the Po-
lice jury, for said person to produce q re-
CENT Or receipts for the aforesaid expenses,
together with q certificate Of the 0yerseer of
|fhe Roads in that district that the new road
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