The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-03-30
eal'<llns nee No. n01.

Defining what are pubile roads. providing
at whose expense said reads shall be made
and maintained. penalties for ohstructing
same, dividing the parrish into Road District,
and providing for the election or appoint
ment OF as many road inspectors as their
may be road Districts in the parish, duties
OF Road inspectors aud penalties in failing
to pertU' IN them, manner of causing roads to
DE made or opened when owners of lands
Uhereon said roods are situated fail to do So
penalties for failing to work, repair or make
roads when duly notified to do 50 by the
proper officers, how notices are given to
present and absent owners. by whom costs
are paid, action lu rem for payment of COSTS
etc. authorizing travellers to open bars, gates
etc. when roads are empassable etc. how
Road Inspectors are dismissed-no expenses
Oh roads made by the parish without special
appropriation, how vacancies of the offices
OF Road Inspectors are filled. penalties for
along or near the public roads.
Sec. l.-Ee it resolved. BY the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of Lafourche, in regu.
lar meeting convened, that all roads in
this parish, regularly laid out or appointed
BY virtue OF any act OF the General Assem-
bly, Of this State or ordinanceOf this jury,
or that has become public by prescription,
are hereby declared TO be Public Roads.
SEC. 2d.-Alt owners Of lands IN this
parish, whereon or through whicha public
road shall pass, whether now or in the future
shall deliver same to the public and keep
same free from all OBSTACLES, ia constant and
complete repair at his individual expense.
except such roaGs as are hereinafter provided
for, provided. it any laud owner has luore
than one road passing on his said land. then
he is to maintain the front or maiu road
only.
SEC. 3d.-The public roads &c this Parish,
shall have as iar as practicable width OF
not less than Iwentt-hve feet, they shall be
constructed and dit0hed 80 ies to give u
prompt and through drainage aud to thar
end all owner ur owners Of laat, having i
public road thereon, shall he required to
open aud maintain at all tiule 1. sufficient
ditch Gitches leading through his lands
towards the basin on swapplana thereof rO
afford all the drainage required by the public
road, and any person contra versing the
foregoing provision, shall be subject to Il fine
Of not less than ten (Sl0y dollars tor each
daY elapsing after expeTattou Of the time
.,anted tn him aud specified in the notice OF
the Road Inspector directing, hitn To make
such delivery; any cross bitches that may
be necessary to drain the rouds. shall ~
securely aud "a ieiy lridged ur tiled Il widti,
of not ,ess than eighteen feet.
SEC. ALI slnices acr0as the public road
| or Syphons from the bayou Lafourche used
for the purpose Of irrigation 9f crops, shall
be so constructed as NOT to docd or damage
the road i'll any manner, and al such sluices
shall be covered with planss not less than
two ~ inches in thickness and the width OF
| tue entire road and any person viOlatind o,
permitting the above provision to be violated
shall be subject to a fne of not less thar
Fifty Dollars. recoverable before aug cOurt
| Of competent jurisdiction