St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-24


it. the Road Oyersecrs can employ the time and
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 diligent search on their respective roads,
to take charge of all road scrapcs and tools found
belonging to thc Parish.
Further ss"s'es Of oserscer~ OF ssoads, and Penn
aItEe- for EnaeraerIms with Road Hands
while :st SSorEA ora Public Reads.
SEC IL. Be ii oydai,tod etc., That it shall be
aud it is hereby declared to be the duty OF each
Oyerscer 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 Pyorided, that no person
or persons summoned by the Overseers to work
on tie public roads shall be bound TO work more
than twelve days in each year nor more than
three days at any one time, nor be liable to
any fine 10, not appearing and doing their duty
unless they shall he summoned and notified as
aforesaid three days, including that on which the
notice was given, before the day appointed Tor
working. ind pyorided that whenever it shall
be necessary tnr the public convenience that any
road, bridge or cauScWAN be Immediately made on
repaired, hat ANY obstruction III any such road,
duty of the Ovcrseer Of such road to call out sui
cicnt number OF the hands bound to work On
Such road, bridge or causeWay, and dO the WORK
required, giving immediate notice to such
hands That any disturbance of road hands while
al work ON public roads or bridges, or amy inter
ruption by evil disposed persons, shall be punish
ed by fine OF so (ten dolIars) for the first Of
Tense and S25 twenty-five dolars) for each sub
Seuuent offcnSe, and said fine to be disposed ac-
coriin2 to section % 81 this Ordinance.
what Constitutes a s,,y's work.
SEC r. Be it oydoined, ETC., That any person
liable to do road duty, who shall III obedience to
the summons of the Overseer, attend, and does
not work faithfully at least eight hours during
each day so summoned shall not be considered
az having done q lays work and shall be entitled
to credit for only the time he works, and not for
such time as he may be in attendance but ldIng
Eaie Eime Deducted.
SEC 49, Be it 0ydaind, ETC., That the Ogerseer
be and is hereby authorized to lednct the time
idIed away by snch persons rs may be summoned
to 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 id!ed away and
upon the failure refusal Of any person to attend
llnOn such summons 10 make up such deficit, he
shall be liable to the same fines imposed In See
ton - upon persons falling, refusing or negecting
to attend when summoned, said fines to be recov
cred in the manner provided III said Section.
Rssrasaer ssusse. o4' ssoaa ssverseers.
SEC. H. Be IL ordajRed etc., That they be fur
Their required to constantly keep and maintain i'll
good and safe order the public roads in the dis
trct of which they are Oyerseers, together with
the necessary bridges, causeways dtches drains,
mile posts aud direction boards thereon, and when
at work on road always to 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; and to cause to be imnle-
diately removed from the public roads, bridges,
caJseWays, bitches or drains, all distinctions all
broken down vehicles, all timber or other things
dropped or left on the road all such as dead ami
mails, and all nusances, removing the same to
such distance from the road as to render them
safe and inoffensive to travellers, and all dead
animals and broken vehicles to be removed at the
expense of the owner thereof, upon his failure or
refusal to do so after notice by the Overseer OF
the road
SEC Is Be it oyaafned, etc.. That Road Over
seers shall not be allowed any compensation Cor
the number of days the road hands are required
to work, but they shall be allowed the sum of
$3.50 Zone dollar and fifty cents) per day for each
days extra work, and no compensation shall be
allowed for notifying the hands. That all
road overseers shall receive the same
per diem and mileage as witnesses for eacl,
and every day they summoned before
fle Holice Jury 1t shall be the duty of each
oyerseep 10 s,1n..:.5n All male persons from the
age of eighteen to fifty, except such may be
exempt from public service by the Legislature of
this State or by the Police Jury, to meet at such
places and times to them, the said overseers,
shall seem convenient, with the necessary tools,
for the repairing or making of the public road OF
roads under their charge; and whoever without
legal excuse physical disability certified to by
some licensed physician practcing in this parish.
shall, upon such summons, refuse or neglect to
attend with the tools designated, and do their