St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-31

have an appeal to the District or magistrates
Courts of this parish, according to their respec-
tive Jurisdictions; provided ne prosecute the
same within six months from the date OF the lay
ing out Of the said road, the assessment Of said
damages The District or Magistrates Courts
are by law authorized to take cognizance OF the
said appeals and decide thereon and no appeal
shall be set aside for want OF form in bringing
the same before the Court, and the District Judge
or Magistrate may issue injunctions to stay pro-
ceedings on said cases when he may think the
ease may require the same
TrnBER-How PROCURED.
SEC. Z. Be it ordained etc., That whenever, 1or
the making repairing of any road, bridge,
causeway, drain, mile post or direction board, It
may be necessary to have timber or earth, or
tools. to have the assistance OF ploughs wheel
carriages the oyersecr OF the roads, shp be and
he is authorized-1st. To take from the land or
plantation adjoining such road, bridge, ca1'ScWAy,
ditch, DRAIN mile post or direction board. Hnd II
not to be found on such adjoining Iand, thea on
any land in the district, mucEi and such timber
or earth may be necessary 10 complete the
work to be done, causing such timber or earth t"
be first viewed and appraised by two dslutcreSted
landowners and ID 70 all persons furnishing
the same the overseer shall allow three days work
for each wagon &c. with the team, and any tools
belonging to amy person living on the road II
the event OF any such tools being broken, Tie
damage done thereby shall be appraised hE three
disinterested persons appointed by tn" "Te:seer,
anil paid for b. the Police Jury.
PENALTY FOR CHANGING PUBLIC ROAD WITHOUT
ORDER OF POLICE JURY.
SEC. 8 Be it ordained, etc., That no person. shall
close, obstruct, turn. alter change ANY pub!lc
road unless bv order OF the Police JurF, under
! penalty OF not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each oifense, 10 be
recovered by civil suit before any magistrates
court, or other court OF competent lurl5dlctlon
SEC, 9. Be it ordained, etc, That il any person
shall in any manner whatever break, lnjure or
destroy any OF the public bridges, or any Of the
Iappurtenances thereof, Or shall nure Ill auy man
ner any public road, causeway, ditch or drain; OF
shall place any matter thing in or at the end OF
any ditch or drain, to impede the free dow
of water therein; or shall untasten or remove from
its place, any timber, plank or other material APP
pertaining to the public, apperanlng to or
intended for the use of any public road, bridge or
causeway; or shall remove, throw down, detace,
! or in any manner iniure any mile post or direc
ton board or any of the marks or numbers on the
same: or shall ohstruct in any manner the free
passage OF any public road, bridge or causeWay,
or render the same unsafe to travel over; or snail
open any draw public bridge. or any gate or
sluice on public dam, ditch or drain, without
authority for so doing; or having such authority
shall leave the same open without proper person
in attendance to close the same when required OF
shall leave the open after sunsets every such
person so offending, and their aiders, abettors
and counselors, shall seyerally forfeit and pay
the sum Of fifty dollars for every such oense, and
shall be also bound to pay the amount it may cost
for the repairs or labor found necessary to be
done by reason of the commission of any OF the
offenses to be sued for and collected, and dlspos-
ed of as provided by section % of this ordinance.
OvERsEERs OF ROADs-HOW APPOINTED, THEIR
DUTIES AND POWERS, ETC
/ SEC TO- Be it ordained, etc, That at such times
as to the Police Jury may deem proper, there shall
be appointed as many Overseers OF Roads as may
be found necessary to the construction amt Keep
ing constantly i'll good order the pnollc roads III
the Parish of st. Landry. The persons SO appoint
ed shall be at least twenty-one years of age, and
any person serving faithfully one year shall be
exempted from road duty for three years, and in
case of the death, removal refusal or lncapaclty
to serve from any cause, OF a person appointed as
Overseer Of the Roads, the member OF the Police
Jury Ward wherein such vacancy may occur
shall should it be deenc ssary, appoint an
other to serve out til apired term of such
OVerseer; pY0rMed th person appointed by
the member of the /, R Jury as aforesaid, as
we'll as all persons who shall accept the appoint
ment of Oyerseer Of Roads although such person
NAV not be lawfully compelled to servo as Over
seer, shall be bound to serve, and shall perform
the same duties, under the same responsibilities
fines and forfeitres, as if they had been regularly
appointed, by the Police Jury, an Overseer Of
Roads; and provided, also, that to each Overseer
of the Roads there shall be delivered notice or
certificate of appointment, signed by the CLERK OF
the Police Jury which shall be deemed sufficient
evidence of his authority to act and should such
road oyerseer appointed by the Police Jury re-
ceiye and accept a commission when served OH
him as herein provided it shall be deemed good
and sufficient proof that the said overseer accept
ed the appointment, and he shall be bound to
serve and which notice Or certificate of appoint
ment the Clerk Of the Police Jury shall transmit
to the Sheriff as provided for in Section "a OF this