The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-17

it, the Road OyerSeerS 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 a
part of the duty Of Road Overseers to enquire
and make diligent search on their respective roads,
to take charge of all road scrapes and tools found
belonging to the Parish.
Further Beutse~ of O.er~cer~ OF Roads, and z'e,s-
asEScs for Interfering with leoad Hands
While at W erik om Public Roads.
SEC. II. Be it ordained, etc., That it shall be
and it is hereby declared to he the duty of each
Overscer 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 on the public roads, and
what kind of tools each OF them shall bring with
him to work thereon. Procjded, that no person
OF persons summoned by the Overseers to work
Oh the ptlbljc roads, shall be bound to work more
than tW"lVr days III each year, nor more than
three days at amy one time, nor be liable to
amy fine ior lot appearing and doing their duty
unless they shall he summoned and notified as
aforesaid three days, including that on which the
motto" was given, before the day appointed for
working. ind pr0riNed, that whenever it shall
be necessary for the I,Hi'tic convenience, that any
road, bridge or caIlSeWay be Immediately made or
repaired, or that amy obstruction in any such road,
bridge or cnlsewHy he removed, it shall be the
duty Of the Ovcrseer Of such road to call out a suf-
ficient number Of the hands bound to work ON
Stlcli road, bridge or causeWay, and do the work
required, Oh giving Immediate notice to such
hands. That any disturbance of road hands while
ut work on public roads or bridges, or any inter
rllptlou by evil disposed persons, shall be punish
ed by a fine Of so (ten dollars) for the first of
Tense and So twenty-five dollars) for each sub
sequent ~offense. and said fine to be disposed ac-
cortin& to section % of this Ordinance.
Waat Constssas~~ :: Bays Work.
SEC. 12. Be 1t ordained, etc, That any person
liable to do road duty, who shali in 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
as having done--day's 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 idling.
HsEe Eime Deducted.
Sec. Is. Be it ordained, etc, That the Overseer
be and is hereby authorized to deduct the time so
idled away, by such persons as 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 idled away and
upon the failure or refusal Of any person to attend
upon such summons to make up such deficit, he
shall be liable to the same fines imposed in Sec
ton Is upon persons failing, refusing or neglecting
to attend when summoned, said fines to be recov-
cred in the manner provided in said Section.
Further auEies OF gso;ad SDyerseers.
SEC. Ii. Be IL ordained, etc, That they be fur
ther required to constantly keep and maintain in
good and safe order the public roads in the dis
trict of which they are Overseers, together with
the necessary bridges, causeways, bitches, drains,
mile posts and direction boards thereon, and when i
at work on Il 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 10 cause to be imme-
~ tpnY, 5taE y1il pnnlc- ~
causeWays, bitches or drains, all instructions, all
broken down vehicles, all timber or other things
dropped Or left on the road, all snch as dead ami
mails, and all nuisances, removing the same to
such IA distance from the road as to render them
safe and inoffensive lo 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 ordained. etc, THAT Road Over
seers shall not be allowed any compensation for
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 bands. That all
road oyerseers shall receive the same
per diem and mileage as witnesses for each
and every day they are summoned before
the Police Jury. 1t shall be the duty of each
overseer 30 summon all male persons from the
age of eighteen to fifty, except such as may be
exempt from public service by the Legislature of
this State, or by the Police Jury, to meet at such
places and times as to them, the said o~verseers,
shall seem convenient, with the necessary tools,
for the repairing or making of the public road or
roads under their charge; aud whoever, without
legal excuse, or physical disability certified to by
some licensed physician practieing in this parish,
shall. upon such summons, refuse or neglect to
attend, with the tools designated, and do their
duty either in person or by sending in their place,