St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
PUBLIC ROAD LAW.

the Police Jury of St. Ta,nmany |
Parish, State Of Louisiana, That it |
shall be the duty Of the Police Jury |
to appoint ovcrseers Of the |
public roads, whose duty it shall be |
to summon Ill male persons resid-
ing within their respective limits,
between the ages Of fifteen and fifty
years, except ministers of the Cos
pei and those exempt by the Police
Jury.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the overseers Of the pub
lie roads shall give notice to each
person what kind Of tool or tools
they and each Of them shall bring
to work with on said road, at the
time Of summoning such persons
to work; that the overseer shall
summon each person subject to road
duty who shall reside within his
road district, in writing, At least
ten days before the day appointed
for working the road. to appear at
the place designated by the over
seer for the purpose Of working the
road.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., That it shall be the duty Of the
Clerk of the Police Jury to furnish
each overseer with q copy Of this
road law, and copy Of summons
to work on the roads, in the follow
ing form, to wit:
To Mr.. .............. ......
You are hereby summoned TO be
and appear at. 5000. ......on the
day Of. 80. .......1S....
at the hour Of !. O'Clock, for the
purpose of working the public road,
and that you bring with you. 49,.
Herein fail not, under penalty Of
being reported = defaulter.
............, Overseer.
49,.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., That it shall be the duty Of
each overseer to furnish to the
Clerk of the District Court, at least
| 10 DAYS before the fourth Mon
day Of January and June of
each year, . list Of all persons
summoned to work the road and
who have failed or neglected to
work, and the number Of days that
each person 80 reported has failed
to work, and it shall be the duty of
the Clerk of said Court to furnish
. lis: of the same to the District
Attorney to be proceeded with as
hereinafter set forth.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., That each and every person
subject to road duty, whe, after
having been duly summoned to
work on the public road, shall fail
or neglect 70 do SO, shall be fined
in . sum not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, and in
default of paying said fine, be im-
prisoned in the common Jail Of the
parish for . term of not less than
ten days nor more than three
months, said fine to be recovered
BY indictment or information in the
name of the State.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That any person may be re-
leased from said fine and imprison-
ment, upon paying to the overseer
of their respective road the sum Of
one dollar per day In currency for
each day the person may have fail
ed to work on the public road. and
that said payment he made to the
overseer OF the road within FIVE
days after the working Of said road
to which the defanlter may be sub
ject, aud BY the overseer to be ex-
pended on the road, and to report
how expended to the Clerk of the
District Court.
Sec. Z. BE it further ordained,
etc., That no person shall be COM
PEELED to work more than twelve
days in any one year, unless the
road becomes impossible by fallen
timber and freshets.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
etc.. That each and every Overseer
! failing OF neglecting to perform the
duties required OF him by this act,
as above set forth and failing to
perform the following duties TO-
wit: To keep their respective roasc:ss
in good order; 20 cause to be set up
at the forks Of the public roads in
their respective road district
pest with arm pointing the way Of
each OF said forke, with directions
to the nearest place, and the dis
lance to said place as near as can
be ascertained, and to keep said
sign boards in good repair; to have
their roads correctly measured when
not already measured, and have
plainly marked on . post the num-
Der Of miles from that place to the
nearest public place to which said
road may lead to have all new roads
when laid out through swamps, cut
and cleared to the width of 20 feet,
and through the piney woods to the
width Of Is feet, and all causeways
shall be at least IA feet wide; to
have all stumps cut and completely
cleared to the width Of IA feet in
the center Of the road to build and
keep in repair all bridges As far rs
in their power with the road hands !;
to work their respective roads by