St. Landry democrat., 1890-05-24

Which intended ailcraLlOn IS TO De nldue, dI
least thirty days previous to the same be-
inc 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. 3. Be it oyd0aned 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 3
inhabitants of the parish, to be appointed
for that purpose by the Police jury. The
person first named in the order 0rresoLutOn
appointing jury of feeholders shall be
bound to notify the other persons named III
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
holders 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, II 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 solemnly 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
ease 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
abilities SO help me God.
PRIVATE bitches, 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 overseel
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 propr-
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 dc
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
overseer Of the roads, at the cost of the pro
prietor or tenant SO refusing or neglectlng
which cost the said proprietor or tenant
shall be bound to pay Ola demand,
CHANGES IN ROADS, HOW MADE.
SEC. 5. Be 1t ordained, etc., That the
person at whose request or for whose use Oh
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
oyerseer 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 70
t lice Jury, for said person to produce re-
ceipt or receipts for the aforesaid expenses:
together with certificate of the Overseer OF
the Roads In that district that the new road