St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07

him assessed agreeably to this ordinance, he may
have an 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
ing out Of the said road, the assessment Of said
damages. The District or Magistrates Courts
are by law 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 njunctions to stay pro-
ceedings on said cases when he may think the
case may require the same
TIMBER-HOw PROCURED.
Sec T. Be it ordained, ETC., That whenever, for
the making repairing of any road, bridge,
causeWay, drain, mile post or direction board it
may be necessary to have timber earth, or
TOOLS to have the assistance Of ploughs or 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, cHuSewHy,
ditch, drain. mile post direction hoard. amt il
not to be found ON such adjoining land, then Oh
any land in the district. so much and such timber
or earth may be necessary to complete" tli"
work to be done, causing such timber or earth to
be first viewed and appraised by two dS!ut crested
landowners and Cd. TO all persons furnishing
the same the overseer shall allow three days work
for each wagon, &c. with the team, and amy tools
belonging to any person living Oh the road III
the event OF any such tools being broken. the
damage doue thereby shall be appraised by hre"
disnterested persons appointed by the oyerSeer,
aud paid for by the Police Jury
PENALTY FOR CHANGStG PUBLIC ROAD WITHOUT
ORDER 6F POLICE JURY
SEC 8. Be it ordained, etc. That no person shall
close Distract, turn, alter or change any public
road, unless by order OF the Police Jury, under
penalty of not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each otfense, to be
recovered by civil suit before any magistrates
court, or other court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC 9. Be it ordained, etc, That il any person
shall in any manner whatever break, ujure or
destroy any Of the public bridges, or any Of the
appurtenances thereof or shall injure in any uaau
ner any public road, cau5eway, ditch or drain; OF
shall place any matter or thing in or at the end OF
any ditch Or drain, so as 10 impede the free how
of water therein; shall untasten remove from
its place, any timber plank or other material APP
pertaining to the public, or 2ppertalnlng to OF
intended for the use of any public road bridge OF
causeWay or shall remove, throw down, deface,
OF in any manner injure any mile post or direc-
ton board, Or any of the marks or numbers Oh 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; shall
open any draw on public bridge, or any gate or
sluice on a public dam, ditch or drain without
authority for so doing or having snch authority
shall leave the same open without q proper person
in attendance to close the same when required, or
shall leave the same open after sunset; every such
person so offending, and their alders, abettors
and connSellOrs, shall severaily forfeit and pay
the Of fifty dollars for every such oense, aud
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
ofenses, to be sued for and collected, and dispos
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OvERsEERs OF ROADs-HOW APPOINTED, THEIR
DUTIES AND POWERS, ETC.
SEC. 10. Be it ordained, etc., That at such times
as to the Police Jury may deem proper, there shall
be appointed many Overseers OF Roads as may
be found necessary to the construction and keep
ing constantly 10 good order the public roads in
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 a 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
Oyerseer pr0yided, that the person appointed by
the member of the Police Jury as aforesaid, as
we'll as all persons who shall accept the appoint,
ment Of Overseer of Roads, although such person
may not be lawfully compelled to serve as Over
seer, shalt be bound to serve, and shall perform
the same duties, under the same responsibilities,
fines and foreitres, as if they had been regularly
appointed, by the Police Jury, an Oyerseer of
Roads; and pyoriaed, 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 bis authority to act; and should such
road overseer appointed by the Police Jury re- !
ceive and accept commission when served on
him as herein provided it shall be deemed good
and sufficient proof that the said overseer accept
ed the appointment, and he shall be bound to
serve and which notice or certificate OF appoint
ment the Clerk Of the Police jury shall transmit