St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-17


Courts OF this parish, according to their respec
= tive jurisdictions provided he prosecute thu
7 same within SIX months from the date Of the lay
ing out Of the said road or the assessment Of sait
damages. The District or Magistrates Court
are by law authorized to take cognizance Of tht
! Sad appeals and decide thereon, and no appca
shall be set aside for want of form in bringing
the same before the Court and the District Judge
7 or Magistrate may issue injunctions to stay pro
RI ceedngs On said cases when he may think tht
} case may require the same.
! TIMBEE-How PROCURED.
} SEC. I. BE it ordained, etc., That wherever fol
the making or repairing Of any road, bridge
causeWaN, drain, mile post or direction board. il
may be necessary to have timber or earth. OF
TOOLS, to have the assistance OF plougbS ,r whee
carriages, the OVerscer of the roads shall he and
he is authorized-1st. 10 take from the land o.
plantation adjoining such road, bridge c;,t>rvay
Otch dram. mile post or direction BOARD AMI il
not to be found on such adjoining land lhril olt
any land III the district, much ;tnt! Sucii timber
OF earth rs may be necessary to complete The
work to be done, causing such timber or earth 10
be first viewed and appraised by two disinlr1este
/ land owners and I'd. To all persons furnishing
the same the oVerseer shall allow three days work
Tor each wagon, nc. with the team, and amy tools
! belonging TO any person living ON the road in
| the event Of any such tools being brO!zun the
dIslntcrrsted persons appointed by the oyersoer,
and paid for by the Police Jury.
PENALTY FOR CHANGING PUBLIC ROAD wITHoU?
ORDER OF POLICE JURY.
SEC. 5. Be it ordained, etc.. THAI no person, shall
close, obstrnct, turn, alter change any public
road, unless by order OF the Police jury ulltier
a penalty OF not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each offense to be
ply hnff .,,,
court, or other court of competent Jurisdictions
SEC. y. BE 1t 0rdGiRed etc. That if any person
snail IN amy manner whatever break, iniure or
destroy any of the public bridges, or any of the
appurtenances thereof, or shall injure in any man
ner any public road, causeWay, ditch or drain; or
shall place any matter Or thing III at the end of
any ditch or drain, to impede the free flow
OF water theren or shall unfasten or remove from
It's place. any timber, plank or other material ap-
pertaining to the public, or appertanng TO or
intended Tor the use Of any public road. bridge or
causeWay; or shall remove throw down deface
or Ill any manner injure any mile post or drec-
tlon board, or any OF the marks or numbers on the
same; OF shall obstruct in any manner HE free
passage OF any public road, bridge or caissew4av.
or render the same unsafe to travel oyer or shall
open any draw on public bridge, or any gate or
Sulce, on public dam, ditch DRAIN without
for so doing; or having such authority
shall leave the same open without proper person
III attendance to close the same when required or
snail leave the same open after sunset every such
person so offending, and their aiders abettors
and counsellors, shall severally forfeit and pay
the sum Of fifty dollars for every such ofense ami
Sha1i be also bound to pay the amount it NAV cost
l0r the repairs Or labor found necessary to be
done by reason OF the commission of amy of the
otfenses to be sued for collected and disposed OF
as provided by section % of this ordinance
)VERSEERS OF ROADS-HOW APPOINTED r4EJp (
DUTIES AND POWERS ETC.
SEC 1O. BE 1T ordained, etc.. That at such times
Is to the Police jury may deem proper there shall
De appointed as many Oyerseers Of Roads as NAV
)e found necessary to the construction and keep
nS constantly in good order the public roads in .
he Parish OF st. Landry. The persons so appoint /,
"a snail be at least tWentyone years of age, and +
my person serving faithfully one year shall be
Xempted from road duty for three years, and in
ase OF The death, removal, refusal or incapacity
o serve from any cause, of person appointed as 5
)verseer Of the Roads, the member of the Police +
ury Ward wherein such vacancy may occur, f
NALL should 1t be deemed necessary appoint an 8
ther, to serve out the unexpired term of such d
)Verseer protided, that the person appointed by a
he member OF the Police Jury as aforesaid, as r,
'e as all persons who shall accept the appoint n
lent OF Overseer OF Roads, although such person a.
lay not be lawfully compelled to serve as Over fl
eer, shall be bound to serve and shall perform ~
ne same duties, under the same responsibilities -
mes and forteitres, as if they had been regularly e.
ppolnted, by the Police Jury. an Overseer of Il
Dads; and procided, also that to each Oyerseer nj
the Roads there shall be delivered notice or St
ertlteate of appointment, signed by the Clerk of ia
le folce jury which shall be deemed sufficient 70
7ldence OF his authority to act; and should such e
'ad overseer appointed by the Police jury re- So
Eve and accept commission when served on sI
IN as herein provided, it shall be deemed good at
I'D sufficient proof that the said overseer accept q,
the appointment, and he shall be bound to ar
rye, and which notice certificate Of appoint q,
emf the Clerk of the Police Jury shall transnt or
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