The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-03-16
THOS. D. KENT. PrIsit
II. \. CCTLOA. Clerk.
&p-tiina nee No. as1.

Defining what are puoiie leflS. providing
at whose expense said raads shall he ma II
and maintained. penalties tor oh,trucuHg
same. dlvi,ting the parish into isead Distress
and providing iur the election or ap}Oinr-
ment OF as many road Inspectors as Their
may be ROAD Districts liz the parish, duties
Of Road Inspectors and penalties in .aiin@
TO perform them, 'ranner Of causing iUulS To
be made or opened when owners OF iau,ts
wherein said roads are situated tai 10 do 81.
pen llties for faitjag To Work. repair or make
roads when duly 1otified to d, So by tine
proEe" officers. how notices ;ire given to
present aad absent owners, by whom costs
are paid. actien III rem for payment of costs
etc, antharlzin@ travellers t. open ba.s. gates
etc. WAcn fni,,S are enpts>ahlt etc now
Road Inspectors are dlSm;ssed-ao expenses
on lna,i- made ~ the parish without special
appropriation. now vacancies # the offices
Of Rna,t Inspectors are fitted, penalties Tor
! digging wells pr holes OF dangerous nature
along Or near the public roads.
SEE. lie it resolved. by the Parish Of
Latolrche. IL regular meeting convened,
tnat all roads in this parish. regularly laid
out or appointed BY Write OF any act of the
General Assembly OF this State or ordinance
Of this jury. or that has become public ny
prescription are hereby declared to be
Pnbl!c Roads.
Sic. 2i.-All owners of lands IN this
parish. whereon or through which 1t public
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shall deliver same to the pnblic and keep
same free from all obstacles. in constant and
complete repair at his individual expense.
except such roads are hereinafter provided
Tor, provided. it any land owner has more
than one road passing on his SAID land. then
he is 10 maintain the front or main road
only.
SEC. 3i.-TEe public roads of this Parish,
shall have as lar as practicable a width OF
not less than Twenty-Five feet, they shall be
constructed ana tlltohad SO as to give a
prompt and through drainage. and to that
end all owner Or owners OF land having a
public road thereon, shall be required to
open and maintain at all time j sufficient
ditch or bitches leading through his lands
towards the basin or swampland thereof to
afford all the drainage required BY the public
road, and any person contrayefsing the
foregoing provision, shall be subject to Il tine
q not less than ten tSI0} dollars tor each
day elapsing after experation Of tue time
granted to him and specified in tho notice of
the Road Inspector directing him to make
such delivery any cross bitches that may
be necessary to draiu the roads. shall be
securely and safely hridged or tiled Ii width
ot not ,ess than eighteen feet.
SEC ALI sinices across the public road
or symptoms from the bayou Lafourche used
Tor the purpose OF lrregatlon OF crops, shall
he so constructed. as not to flood or damage
the road III any manner, and all such siuices
shall be covered with planks not less than
two t2i inches in thickness aud the width of
the entire road and any person violatind or
permitting the above provision to be violated
shall be subject to ii tine of not less than
tlftv Doliars, recoverable before any court
OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5.-The Police Jury of this parish.
shall annually elect by ballot two road in
spectors or OyerseerS. who shall ex-otficio be
Levee Inspectors, each of whom shall be
commissioned by the President of the Police
Jury and serve lor one year from the dav Of
MS election or until his successors shall have
been appointed and qualified the said
inspectors shall furnish oond for the faithful
performances OF his duties in the sum not
not less .har such salary as may be allotted
TO him for his annual services in said capa-
city the jurisdiction OF said Inspectors or
ovtr>eers snail extend TO all roa.s, bridges
and causeways within his respective district.
SEE. b.-This parish shall be divided into
Iwo (} Road Districts, as follows
District No. i.-Shall extend from the
upper line line OF the parish, both banks OF
the Bayou Latourche. down to the upper
line OF the land OF Paul ThibCdaux. on The
east bank of the Bayou. and TO the lower
line OF the lands of Clement Theriot on the
west bank OF the Bayou, and shall comprise
all the back statements in said parish whose
sortie t. the baNou Latourche publlc roau is
within said portion of the parish.
DlStrirs No. 2-Sllall extend from the
lower line OF District No. |. both banks of
the Bayou, to the Gulf of Mexico. and shall
include ali back settlements whose sortle to
the bayou Laiouiche road, is within said =.
ul the parish. -
SEC. lit shall be the duty of the Roan
INSPECTORS. or owners to visit the roads and
works 81 his district as often as the proper
maintenance, or completion thereon NAV
require, aud if needs Dc. to devote his con
slant anG entire attention to his duties, and
I'D no case Shall he fail to make the entire
Inspection Of the roads III his district 1T least
once n every ten days. and he shall at al
time cause all roads aud causeways to be
Kept IN a good state OF repair, according to
tLe provisions OF this ordinance, and gene
rally, to cause to be executed and supeiin-
tend the execution of the Road Laws OF this
state and parish. No Road Inspector or
,verseer shall receive his salary or any part
hereof, unless he shall have previously flied
With the President OF the Police Jury, IA
sworn statement End report of the conditions
II the roads within his district, and that he
las complied with all the PROVISIONS of this
and the avs of this State relative
% public roads; any inspector or road over
w~lllfully neglecting to AVE tue roads
within his district made and kept III repair
ccordIng to the true intent of the stipula- .
ions OF this ordinance, shall be liable to a !
inc equal in amount to the salary due and
.npaid to him by the parish and said fine
hall be imposed on any inspector or road
verseer liable tlerto Oh motion made and
arried by a two third vote of the Police
ury' i'll regular or call meeting assembled.
SEC. S.-Whenever and Road Inspector or
)verseer shall deem it necessary to make,
pen or repair any portion OF the public
pads, whether it be the tract OF the road,
ridges thereon or the drainage bitches
hereof, within his district. he shall give to !
ach inhabitant and land owner obligated
make, open OF repair any portion or all Of