St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07

labor Of persons subject to road duty upon bridges
as we'll as upon public roads. That it is made
part of the duty Of Road Overseers to enquire
and make digent search on their respective roads,
to take charge of all road scrapes and tools found
belonging 70 the Parish.
allies 8or Interfering with gsoad Hands
While as Work OLA Public Roads.
SEC II. Be IL OydGiHed ETC., That it shall be
and it is hereby declared to be the duty of each
Oyerseer Of Roads, appointed as aforesaid, to give
notice, either verbal or written by himself or by
some person authorized to that effect by him, to
all persons subject to road duty, of the time and
place of meeting to work Oh the public roads, and
what kind Of tools each Of them shall bring with
him to work thereon. Proriaed, that no person
persons summoned by the OTerseers to work
on the public roads, shall be bound to work more
than twelve days in each year. nor more than
three days ut any one time. nor he liable to
ANY fine Tor not appearing and doing Their duty
nnl"sS they shall he summoned and notified as
aforesaid three days including that on which the
notice given before the day appointed for
working. and pyorided that whenever it shall
he necessary for the pnDc convenience, that any
road, bridge causeVay be Immediately made or
repaired, or that amy obstruction in any such road,
bridge OF causeWay be removed, it shall be the
duty OF the DyerSeer Of such road 10 call out SUI
tcient number oi the hands bonnd TO work
sncl road, bridge or causeWay, and ITO the work
required, giving immediate notice TO such
hands That any disturbance Of road hands while
at work OIL public roads or bridges or any inter
rnption by evil disposed: persons, shall be punish
ed by fine OF 80 item dollars) for the first of
Tense and $50 twenty five dollars for each sub
sequeut oi1ense and said fine to be disposed ac
cording 10 section % If this Ordinance.
What Comea1tuaea Bays work
SEC. Il. Be it ordained etc, That any person
liable to do road duty, who shall in obedience to
the summons of the OvcTseer, attend, and does
not work faithfully ar least eight hours during
each day summoned, shall not be considered
as having done days work, and shall be entitled
to credit for only the time be works. and not for
such time as he may be in attendance but dng
,Efnae E5educsed.
SEC Is. Be it ordained, etc., That the Oveyseer
be and is hereby authorized to deduct the time so
idied away, by such persons as may be summoned
10 work on the public road, and shall have the
authority to continue to call them out from time
to time to make up the time so idled away and
upon the failure refusal Of any person to attend
upon such summons TO make up such deficit, be
shall be liable to the same Zines imposed in Sec
ton Is upon persons falling, refusing or negecting
to attend when summoned, said fines to be recov-
cred in the manner provided i'll said Section,
Fu..sIse3. sbntEes OF asoeu shverseers.
SEC. Il. Be 1t ordained, etc, That they be fur
Their required to constantly keep and maintain in
good and safe order the public roads in the dis
trict OF which they are Overseers, together with
the necessary bridges, caushWays, bitches, drains,
mile posts and direction boards thereon, and when
at work on road always 10 leave same after sun
down free from all distractions and safe to pass.
and safely to keep and preserve all timber and
other property intended for the use of the roads
under their charge; aud 10 cause to be imme~
diately removed from the public roads, bridges.
causeWays, bitches or drains, all distractions, ali
broken down vehicles, all timber or other things
dropped or left on the road, all such dead ami
mails, and all nuisances, removing the same to
such distance from the road as to render them
safe and inotfensiye to travellers, and all dead
animals and broken vehicles to be removed ut the
expense of the owner thereof, upon his failure or
refusal to do SO after notice by the Qyerseer OF
the road.
SEC. Is. Be 1T ordained etc, That Road Over
seers shall not be allowed any compensation for
the number Of days the road hands are required
to work, but they shall be allowed the sum of
81 so tone dollar and fifty cents) per day for each
days extra work, and no compensation shall be
allowed for notifying the hands That all
road oyerseers shall receive the same
per diem and mileage as witnesses FOR eael
aud every day they are Summoned before
the Police Jury. It shall be the duty OF each
overseer to summon all male persons from the
age Of eighteen to fifty, except such as may be
exempt from public service by the Legislature of
this State, by the Police Jury, to meet at such
places and times as to them the said overseers.
shall seem convenient, with the necessary tools,
Tor the repairing or making OF the public road or
roads under their charge and whoever, without
legal excuse, or physical disability certified to by
some licensed physician praeticing in this parish.
shall, upon such summons, refuse or neglect to
attend, with the tools designated, and do their
duty either in person or By sending in their place.
and to be accepted by the overseer OF the roads,
al efficient hand not subject to be called to work
on the public roads shall forfeit and pay the sum