St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-24


him assessed agreeably to this ordinance, he may
have an appeal to the District or Magistrates
Courts of this parish according to their respec-
tive Jurisdictions; provided he prosecute the
same within six months from the date OF the lay
ing out of the said road the assessment OF sad
damages. The District or Magistrates Courts
are by law authorized to take cognlzance OF the
said appeals and decide thereon, and no appeal
shall be set aside for want of form i'll bringing
the same before the Court, and the District Judge
or Magistrate may issue mjunctIons to stay pro-
ceedincs on said eases when he may think the
case may require the same.
TIuBER-HOw PROCURED.
SEC T. Be 1t ordained, etc.. Thai whenever, for
the making or 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 plonglis on wheel
carriages, the Oversccr OF the roads shall he ana
he is authoriZed-1st. To take from the land OF
plantation adjoining such road, bridge, canSrWHN,
| ditch, drain, mile post direction board, sad II
not to be found on such adjoining land. then "m
any land in the district. so much and such timber
| or earth as may be necessary t. complete the
WO, k to be done, causing Such timber or earth to
be first viewed and appraised by tW" disnerealed
! landowners and Cd. To all PERSONS furnishing
the same the overseer shall allow three days work
for each wagon, &c, with the team, and ANY tools
|
t the event of any such tools being hrollen liz"
damage done thereby shall be appraised ny three
disintercsted persons appointed by the "EcFSter,
and paid for hy the Police Jury.
PENALTY FOR CHANGING PUBLIC ROAD WITHOUT
ORDER OF POLICE JURY.
| SEC. 8. Be it oyd0ined etc., That no person shall
close, obstruct turn, alter or change amy pnblic
road. unless by order of the Police jury, under
Of
than one hundred dollars for each offense, to be
recovered by civil suit before any magistrate :
court, or other court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec o. Be it ordained etc, That if any person
shall il any manner whatever break, InInre or
destroy any of the public bridges, or any OF the
appurtenances thereof or shall in ure III any man
Iner any public road, canseway, ditch or dran Oh
shall place any matter or thing in or at the end OF
any ditch or drain as to impede the free How
of water therein; shall untaStei or remove from
its place, any timber plank or other material ap-
pertaining to the public, or appertalnIng 30 or
intended for the of any public road, bridge or
Icauseway; or shall remove. throw down, detace,
or in any manner injure any mile post or 'tlFce-
ton board, or any OF the marks or numbers on the
same or shall obstruct in any manner the Tree:
massage of any public road, bridge or caIlseWay,
or render the same unsafe to travel over or shall
open any draw on a 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 when required, or
shall leave the same open after sunset; every snch
Iperson so offending, and their adeiS, abettorS
and counsellors, shall severaly forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty dollars for every such oftense and
| shall be also bound to pay the amount it may cost
| for the repairs or labor found necessary to be
Idone by reason Of the commission of any OF the
offenses, to be sued for and collected, and dlspos-
r lodi NV oft
ovERsEERs OF RoADs-HoW APPOINTED, THEIR
DUTIES AND POWERS, ETC.
SEC TO- BE it ordained, etc., That ut sncll times
as to the Police jury may deem proper there shall
be appointed as many Overseers OF Roads rs may
be found necessary to the construction amt keep
ing constantly in good order the public roads III
the Parish Of St. Landry. The persons so appoint
ed shall be at least twenty one years or age ana
any person serving faithfully one year shall be
exempted from road duty for three years and N
case of the DEATH removal. refusal or ineapacty
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 deemed necessary, appoint an
other, TO serve out the une2plred term OF Such
Oyerseer, pyopided, that the person appointed by
the member of the Police Jury aforesaid, as
welt as all persons who shall accept the appoint
ment Of Overseer of Roads, although suc4 person
may not be lawfully compelled to serve as Over
seer shall be bound to serve, and shall perform
the same duties, under the same responsibilities,
fines and forfetlres, 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 o notice or
certificate of appointment signed by the Clerk of
the Police Jury, which shall be deemed sufficient
evidence Of his authority to act5 and should such
road overseer appointed by the Police Jury re-
ceive and accept a commission when served on
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