The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-17

the course the same is to take, or the damages to
him assessed, agreeably to this ordinance, he may
have al 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
ling out of the said road, or the assessment of said
damages. The District or Magistrates Courts
are by aW 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-
ceedlngs on said cases when he may think the
case may require the same.
~TTMBER-HOw PROCURED.
Sec. !. Be it ordained, etc, That 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 ploughs nj 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, c~aa>"Way,
ditch, drain. mile post or direction board. aud il
not to be found on such adjoining land. then on
any land in the district, so much and such timh"f
or earth as may be necessary to %coniplet" the
work to he done, causing such timber or earth to
be first viewed and appraised by two disinieleStet!
land owners and I'd. TO all persons furnishing
the same the 0Verseer shall allow three days work
lOI cdCH NdSOH, &C. Will the team, anu amy tooiS
belonging TO any person living on the road i'll
the event of any such tools being broken, the
damage done thereby shall be appraised by three
dlslnterested persons appointed by the oVerseer,
and paid for by the Police jury.
PENALTY FOR CHANGING PUBLIC ROAD WITHOUT
ORDER OF POLICE JURY.
SEC. s. Be 1t ordained, etc, That no persen shall
close, %obstruct, turn. alter or change any public
nonl IL 1- ~. ~ &IDD ni1on T-u-- Y,I,,
Il penalty of not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each offeDse,s to be
recovered by civil suit before any magistrates
court, or other court OF competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 9. Be 1t ordained, ETC., Chat if any person
Shall in any manner whatever break, injnre or
destroy any OF the public bridges, or any Of the
appurtenances thereof, or shall iniure in any man
ner any public road, causeway, ditch or drain; OF
shall place any matter or thing in or at the end OF
any ditch or drain, so as to impede the fee 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, detace,
or in any manner iniure any mile post or direc-
ton board, or any of the marks or numbers on the
same; or shall obstruct in any manner the free
passage of any public road, bridge or causeway,
or render the same unsafe to travel over; or shall
open any draw on q public bridge, or any gate or
.sluice, on q public dam, ditch or drain, without
authority for so doing or having such authority
shall leave the same ~opeas1without a proper persoi,
in attendance to iilSse5 the same when required, or
shall leave>seen stime open after sunset; every such
persoaeeenshe1fending, and their aiders, abettors
ayslng. %lnsellors, shall severally forfeit and pay
:sa, = sfn IF fifty dollars for every such offense, and
Shall be 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
affnpcnr To I'm c.al far ocl1cofaI md 1ic,.nca ~
as provided by section % of this ordinance.
ovERsEERs OF RoADs-HoW APPOINTED, THEIR
DUTIES AND 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 III
the Parish of st. Landry. THE persons so 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 incapacity
to serve from any cause, OF q 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; progided, that the person appointed by
the member of the Police Jury as aforesaid, as
well as all persons who shall accept the appoint
mentsof 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,
fines and forfeitures, as if they had been regularly
appointed, by the Police Jury, an Overseer Of
Roads; and prouided, 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
evidence of his authority to act; and should such
road overseer appointed by the Police Jury re-
ceiye and accept a commission when served on
him as herein provided, it shall be deemed good
and sufficient proof that the said overseer accept
ID - L.