St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07

lleast thirty days previous to the same be-
ing taken into consideration by the Police
Jury, who may dispense with these pre-
vious prerequisites whenever they may
deem it necessary
ROADS, HOW LAID OUT.
SEC. g. Be 1t oyduined etc., That all
roads to be hereafter opened and made,
and all changes in whole or in part of any
existing road, shall be laid out by jury Of
free holders, consisting of not less than )
inhabitants of the parish, to be appointed
for that purpose by the Police Jury. The
person first named in the order or resolution
appointing jury of freeholders shall be
bound to notify the other persons named in
such order OF resolution, of their appoint
ment and the time and place Of mceting to
discharge the duties imposed on them and
| it shall be the duty of the said jury Of free
lholders to give notice of the time and place
| of their meeting, to the proprictors and ten
ants, through whose land a road is propos
ed to be laid out or changed if such pro-
prietors reside in the parish, and il 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 incio
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:
Il, 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, to the greatest
lease and advantage of the inhabitants and
with as little prejudice to enclosures as
may be- without favor Or affection malice
or hatred, and to the best OF my skill and
liabilities; so hel . me God.
PRIVATE DITcHEs HOW TO KEEP UP.
SEC 4. Be 1t 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 his land, every such ditch Or drain,
with the necessary bridges over the same,
shall under the supervision Of the overseer
of the road be made, and constantly kept
and maintained in good order, convenient
and safe, by the proprietors OF 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 propn-
etor or tenant, failing Or neglecting to COM
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 overseer Of roads shall have required
such repairs to be done, then the said ne
cessary repairs shall be done by the said
oyerseer 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 1T ordained, etc., That the
person at whose request on for whose use or
benefit new road is laid out, or a.
change is directed to be made in
existing road, shall be bound to pay all the
expenses of such change, and also be bound
without delay, to put the part so changed
in good order, with the necessary bridges,
causeways, 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
ever, that it shall be necessary before any
change as aforesaid is adopted by the Po-
lice Jury, for said person to produce a re-
ceipt or receipts for the aforesaid expenses,
together with certificate Of the OYerseer Of
the Roads in that district that the new road