St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-06-14


ling taken into consideration by the Police
Jury, who may dispense with these pre-
|vious prerequisites whenever they may
ldeem it necessary.
ROADS, HOW LAID OUT.
SEC. 3. Be 1t ordained etc., That all
lroads to be hereafter opened and made
land all changes in whole Or in part Of any
existing road, shall be Laid out by a jury OF
free holders, consisting of not less than 3
inhabitants of the parish to be appointed
for that purpose by the Police Jury. The
lperson first named in the order Or resolution
appointing jury of freeholders shall be
bound to notify the other persons named in
such order or resolution, Of their appoint
ment and the time and place Of meeting, to
discharge the duties imposed on them and
it shall be the duty of the said jury Of free
Iholders to give notice of the time and place
Iof their meeting, to the proprietors and ten
ants, through whose land a road is pr0pos-
ed to be laid out or changed, il such pro-
Iprietors reside in the parish, and if not,
then to their agent therein if any is known ;
| to trace and lay out the road, ordered to be
laid out Or changed, to the greatest ease
and advantage of the inhabitants and as
| little as may be, to the prejudice Of inclo-
sures, which laying out and such damages
as any private person shall sustain, shall
| be done and ascertained by them, the jury
Of freeholders on oath. which oath shall run
in these words
4, A. B., do solelnnly swear that | will
assess damages and lay out the road now
directed to be laid out by the Police Jury
|of the Parish Of st. Landry, 10 the greatest
ease and advantage Of the inhabitants and
with as little prejudice to enclosures as
may be, without favor or affection, malice
Tor hatred, and to the best Of my skill and
abilities; SO help me God
PRIVATE DITCHEs, HOW TO KEEP Up.
SEC. 4. Be At ordained, etc, That, when
with the consent Of the overseer Of the road
in any district ditch or drain shall be
widened or made across any public
road by any person for the service Or bene-
fit of bis land, every such ditch Or drain,
with the necessary bridges over the same,
shall under the supervision Of the oyeTseer+
Of the road, be made, and constantly kept
and maintained in good order, convenient
and safe, by the proprietors Or tenants Of
the land, for the use or benefit Of whom any
such drain or ditch may have been made,
or widened, and every such prOpri-f
etor or tenant, failing Or neglecting to conl~
ply herewith, shall, for every such failure.
OR neglect forfeit and pay the sum Of fifty
dollars; and should the necessary repairs
to any such ditch, drain or bridge, not be |
done by the persons herein bound to do:
the same, and that within twenty four hours
after the same shall have become necessary,
or the oyerseer of roads shall have required
such repairs to be done, then the said ne
cessary repairs shall be done by the said
overseer of the roads, at the cost of the pro- .
prietor or tenant SO refusing or neglecting,
which cost the said proprietor or tenant
shall be bound to pay on demand.
CHANGES IN ROADS, HOW MADE.
Sec. 5. Be it ordained, etc., That the ,
person at whose request or for whose use or
benefit a new road is laid OUT, OF q I
change is directed to be made in
existing road, shall be bound to pay all the
expenses OF such change, ana also be bound
without delay, to put the part so changed
IN good order, with the necessary bridges,
bitches, drains, mile posts and !
direction boards, to the satisfaction of the {
overseer of the roads, in the district wherein {
such change shall be made. Provided, how
,ver, that it shall be necessary before any +
,hange as aforesaid is adopted by the Po- c
ice Jury for said person to produce re- /
,eipt or receipts for the aforesaid expenses,
ogether with certificate of the OVerseer Of 5
he Roads in that district that the new road Il
0 made has been put in good order, and :