The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31

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, or 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 tle
case may require the same.
TIMBER-HOw PROCURED.
SEC. Z. Be it ordained, etc., That whenever, for
the making or repairing of any road, bridge,
causeway, drain, mile post or direction board, it
may he necessary to have timber or earth, or
tools, to have the assistance of ploughs or wheel
carriages, the overseer of the roads, shall! be and
he is authorized-1st. To take from the land or
plantation adjoining such road, bridge, canseway,
ditch, drain. mile post or direction board, and if
not to be found on such adjoining land. then on
any land i'll the district, so much and such timber
or earth as may be necessary to complete the
work TO be doue, causing sneh timber or earth to
be first viewed and appraised by two disinterested
landowners and I'd. To all persons furnishing
the same the overseer shall allow three days work
for each wagon, Sc, with the team, and any tools
belonging to any person living on the road in
the event of any such tools being broken. the
damage done thereby shall be appraised by three
dlslnterested persons appointed by the "yerseer,
and paid for by the Police Jury.
PENALTY FOR CHANGING PUBLIC ROA WITHOUT
oRDER oF POLICE JURY.
Sec. s. Be it ordained, etc, That no person Shall
close, obstruct, turn, alter or change any public
road, unless by order of the Police Jury, under
q penalty of not less than rem dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each ofense. TO be
recovered by civil suit before any magistrates
court, or other court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. Be 1t ordained, etc, That if any person
shall in any manner whatever break, injure or
destroy any of the public bridges, or any Of the
appurtenanees thereof, or shall injure in any man
ner any public road, eauseway, ditch or drain; or
shall place any matter or thing in or at the end OF
any ditch or drain, so as TO impede the free flow
of water therein; or shall unfasten Or remove from
it's place, any timber, plank or other material APP
pertaining to the public, or appertaining to or
intended for the use of any public road, bridge or
causeway; Or shall remove, throw down, defaee,
or in any manner injure any mile post or direc-
ton board, or any of the marks or numbers OH the
same; or shall obstruct in any manner the free
passage of any public road, bridge or canseway,
or render the same unsafe to travel over; or shaft
open any draw ON a public bridge, or any gate or
sluice, on a public dam, ditch or drain, without
authority for so doing or having such authority
shall leave the same open without a proper person
in attendance to close the same when required, or
shall leave the sap open after sunset; every such
person nn6esss~sding, and their aiders, abettors
and OF b~osellors, shall ~severally forfeit and pay
thknnsanl of fifty dollars for every such offense, and
h9d. he 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 dispos-
ed of as provided by section % of this ordinance.
ovERsEERs OF ROADs-HOW APPOINTED, THEIR
DUTIES N POWERS, ETC.
Sec. 10. Be 1T 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 and keep
ing constantly in good order the public roads in
the Parish of st. Landry. The persons 40 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 ineapaeity
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 unexpired term of such
OVerseer; provided, that the person appointed by
the member of the Police Jury as aforesaid, as
well as all persons who shall accept the appoint
ment of Oyerseer of Roads, although such 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,
and forfeitures, as if they had been regularly
appointed, by the Police Jury, an Overseer of
Roads; and proeidsd, also, that to each Overseer
of the Roads there shall be delivered a notice or
certificate Of appointment, signed by the Clerk of
the Police Jury, which shall be deemed sufficient
of his authority to act; and should such
road oVerseer appointed By the Police Jury re-
eelye and accept a commission when served on
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
mant the Clerk of the Police Jury shall transmit
FL the Sheriff as nrOVidad for in Section "a of this