The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-06

Defining what are nuol,c rca,ls. providing
at whose rHpefse ~al,i loads shall ht nls..ir
, and ma ntaluett. penalties tar ohStrurtin"
same. ,hraiit1 tie i,ai il,h Into ttoatt Districts
and providing for the election or appoint
meut Of as many road INSPECTORS as their
inag hc road Districts iE the parish. duties
81 ke:t,. Inspectors atd penalties III failing
to perform tbenI, n'anter al causing roads tn
hr mad. or opened when owners OF lands
llafeon said reeds are situated tail 10 .lo So
cnslties Tor Failing ~ work, repalf make
| roads when ,laly notified to Il. 81 by the
prupe" officers, how notices are given 10
present and absent owners by whom cGsts
arc paid, aetlCn IN rem fer payment OF costs,
| etc. authorizing travellers IL Olten bars, gates
| etc when roads are empas-able etc. how
| Road inspectors are tliSmissett-no expenses
| uu ,ea'iS made hy the parish without special
| appropriations how vacancies ot the offices
! of Read Inspectors tilted. penalties Tor
| digging wells or holes Of dangerous nature
| along or near the public roads.
SEC. BE It resolved. bv the Police
Jnry Of the Parish Of Latourehc. il re4u-
| lar meeting convened. that all roads Ia
this parish. regularly laid ont or appointed
| by yirtur OF any ace OF the General Assem-
| bly, ol this State or ordinanceof this idiE
or that has become public hy prescriptions
are hereby declared to be Puhiic kod,!s.
Sic. -a.-Ai owners Of iands this
| PARISH. Whtrc0n OF threaeli which public
lnat Shait pass. " hetiitf HOW or IN Tue IUIAft.
| shall deliver stanie TO the pubic and keep
same free ir0!a AL obstacles. in constant and
complete repair ut his individual expense
tcXcert such roads Is are hereinafter provided
for, provided. i any land owner has moFe
| tn;ln one .oael lass,n. on lis said Land. then
| H. is to maintain the front main road
only.
sea. :al.--Ihp public roads If this Parish
shall have as iar rs practicable d width oi
| not less thau Iwent five feet, they shall he
| constructed ami ait3hed to give 4
prompt anal through drainage, aud to that
end all owner or owners Of land having !:
public road thereon. shal lie repaired. t,
omen and maintain at all time !, sufficient
ditch Or bitches leaain. through his lan4t,
towards the basin or swalnp!and thereof Il
| afford all the drainage required by tbt pnsii'
I road. and amy person contfaverstng th'
| foregoing provision, shall be subject to Il tint
. | Of not less than ten tSlol dollars tor cacl
. dav e!apsng after eXperation ot the time
. granted to iiim and specified in tho notice o
Tie Road Inspector dirccin. hia to max
such delivery; any cross bitches that ma
be necessary 70 drain the foads. shall b
securely aud safely brideed or tiled widt
ut not itss than eighteen feet.
SEC All Siuiees across the public roa
or Syphons from the bayou Lafo1rche use
for the purpose OF irrigation Of crops. sha
Il be so constructed as NOT to Hood or damas
L the road i'll any manner, and all such sluiet
a shall be covered with planks not less ths
Df two t2l inches in thickness and the width
the entire road and any person violatind
lpermitting the above provision to be violate
shall be subject to fine of not less thi
Fifty Dollars. recoverable before any cou
Of competent jurisdiction.