The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-04-06
coIFAx GRANT PARISH. La, SATURDAY, APRIL 6. 1885,
At request of G. II. Teal $12 so


At request of G. II. Teal $12 so
was appropriated to fix road on
Teal's front below Colfax, and G.
H. Teal and s. M. Lacroix appoint
ed to attend to same, work to be
done by road hands or convicts.
On motion of III. v. Mccain the
following ordinance, amending the
road law, was adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish OF Grant, La, IN regular see-
zion convened, That Sec ! OF Article v,
of the Road Law OF Grant parish be and
the same is hereby ameuded and re-en-
acted 90 az to read a. follows:
Sec. /. 1t shall be the duty Of ell over
seers Of roads to prepare a written list
of hands legally summoned who fail to
work the road (unless they have legal
excuse) as required by Law, Stating the
number of days they have failed to work,
aud present the same to the District At
torney. All persons who have been To-
gally notified to work on the public roads
OF the parish and fail to do 60, shall be
deemed guilty of penal offense. and
shall be prosecuted before the District
Court, either by indictment or informa-
ton, as other misdemeanors are prosecu-
ted, and any person found guilty of fail
ing to work the road shall on conviction
be fined two dollars per day for each day
he has failed to work the road, and costs
of prosecution, and in default of paying
fine or costs shall be imprisoned in the
parish Jail for not less than five nor more
than twenty days, at the discretion OF
the court.
Be it further ordained, That section 2
of the road law be amended and re-enac-
ted 30 as to provide for the prosecution
of all violations Of the same as therein
set forth before the district court, by in
dictment or information, according to
law; and an overseer when tried and con-
victed before the district court Of failing
to put mp guide boards, as therein pro-
vided, shall be fined twenty-five dollars
and costs, asd in default Of payment to
thirty days imprisonment in the parish
ja,l; and an overseer thus tried and CON-
victed for failing to comply with the re-
quirements OF said law, ITO have and keep
at least sixteen feet in width" Of the road
over which he has charge, as therein pro-
vided, shall be punished with the same
fine or imprisonment AZ above provided.
Be it further ordained, That sections
4 and of article v, OF sand road law, be
and they are hereby amended and re-en-
acted so a. TO provide that road appor-
toner, for failure to perform his duties
as therein stated, shall be prosecuted by
indictment or information before the dis
trict court, and ON conviction shall be
fined in the sum of twenty five dollars
and costs, and in default of paying same
to thirty days imprisonment in Jail.
Be it further ordained, That section
Of Article VII, of said road law. be and
the same il hereby amended and re-en-
acted 80 as to read as follows:
Sec. /. All the bridges built by the par
| ish shall be kept in order by the hands
apportioned to the road on which any
such bridge may be situated, and it shall
be the duty of the road hands to re-
port to the district attorney the failure
| Of the overseer on such road to have
such bridge kept in good repair, and fol
his neglect so to do the overseer shall be
prosecuted before the district court by
Indictment or information, and ON con
viction according to law shall be fined
not less than ten nor more than twenty
five dollars, and costs, and in default Of
paying fine and costs shall be imprisoned
not less than ten nor more than thirty
days: provided that the expense for nee
essary material shall bs borne by thu
parish. It is hereby made the duty o
the overseer to build and keep in repai
all bridges not more than thirty feet il
length with the assistance OF the roat
hands.
Be it further ordained, That all 0rdi
~, ,~~~kc ~ <,rx1,n ~ thia M
lice Jury in conflict with the amendment
and provisions embodied in this ordinanc
are hereby repealed. :,
Be it further ordained, That this ordi
nance shall take effect from and after il
publication in tie official journal Of tn
parish as part OF the proceedings OF thi
, policel jury.
Petition for and against the Col
fax, Iatt and WINFIELD road wa
! laid over under the rules.
, On motion the application of Z
G. Waits to be placed on paupe
! list was laid over.
On motion of H. V. Mccall
/, John s. Brlster was appointed oveI
3 seer on the Redemption road froI
4 Redemption to j. c. Calhouns, an
w. L. O'Neal overseer on Swaffor
road from Gum branch to paris
;, line.
3 On motion the president was al
. thorized to appoint committee
: examine and rev Use the estray Law
8 of Grant parish, with the reque'
t to report such changes as may /
d necessary at July meeting of tn
9 board. The president appointe
f @. 81. Teal, E. w. Pollard and
i L. Craig as said committee.
d On motion the president was a,
thorized to idorse on scrip No. II
v for 20 in favor of Joe Spotte