The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-03

was appointed, should the police jury fail
to appoint his successor, provided that
be shall do 30 within thirty days after
the adjournment of the January meeting,
of the police jury; and the police jury
may whenever they deem it proper, APP
point three bridge commissioners for each
ward in the parish, or for each road, or
bridge, or for special purpose, said COM
missioners to serve for the year or special
time, as the case may be.
ARTICLE v.
Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of all over
seers of roads to prepare written list
of hands legally summoned who fail to
work the road (unless they have q legal
excuse) as required by law, stating the
number of days they have failed to work,
and present same to the Grand Jury or |
the District Attorney. All persons who |
have been legally notified to work ON the |
public roads IL the parish and fail to do !
so, shall be deemed guilty OF penal Of
Tense, and shall be prosecuted before the |
District Court, either by indictment or |
| information, as other misdemeanors are |
prosecuted, and any person found guilty |
| Of failing to work the road shall on con- |
viction 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 cost shall be imprisoned
| in this parish Jail for not less than five
nor more than twenty days, at the discre-
ton of the court.
Sec. 2. Overseers of roads shall put up
guide boards at the forks of all public
roads, in their beat or district, and mile
boards at the end of each mile, showing
the distance from the parish site, where
it leads to and from, and shall accurate
" measure the miles whore the same
have not been measured, said boards to
be of durable material and plainly mark
ed, and for failure of or neglect to put up
said boards or post marks, said overeoers
shall be fined not less than five dollars,
and cost of suit for each fork Of the pub
lie road and each mile within his beat
left unnumbered, the same to be recover
ed before the district court; and all road
overseers are required to have and keep
at least sixteen feet in width of their re-
. spectiye roads or beats worked in such
manner that any carriage or vehicle can
!, pass along them with ease and safety,
and for any failure to do 30. they shall be
liable to fine of twenty-five dollars and
I, cost of suit, the same to be prosecuted by
, Indictment or information and recovered
: before the district court as provided IN
sec. of this article, and in case said over
, seer shall refuse or neglect to pay said
| fine, the District Judge is authorized to
r send him to the parish prison, not less
than fifteen nor more than thirty days
= for failure to work his road. and not lest
7 than two nor more than ten for failure te
: put up guide or mile boards; and, in or
der to perform said services, said overseel
"a is authorized to call out and work ths
]. lliands allotted to him or belonging to hii
tbeat to work twelve days during the yea
{ III necessary provided he shall not wori
= more than five days at any one time Q
working, unless with the consent of thu
n hands. and provided further that h
r. shall give each hand written summon
e for Ave clear days before the day of be
q ginning, designating the hour, day ant
4 place of meeting, and the tool he is t
Al bring, the same to be served upon tn
d hand or left at his domicil. Further
A. that all public roads in the parish. @
q Grant shall be at least forty five fee
v wide, where deemed necessary, and tn
,e overseer shall keep at least 16 feet i
A. width in good order, and that no fenc
ID shall be built within 221k feet from tn
j. center of the road. any person violatln
70 the provisions of this ordinance shall
=. subject to a fine of S25, to be RECEIVERS
It before any court of competent jurisdit
4. ton by an action in the name OF the pres
r. ident of the police jury, and it shall
the duty of the 0verseer to cut down
ed dead trees and all trees that bend ovt
All the road within twenty feet of the out
rs. side of the same, and also to causews
VS. all low and muddy places for at lea
in twelve feet wide in the center of the roa'
All summons to close with the foliowir
w. words: shereof fail not under penalty
he the law" Road overseers shall be e
or empt from all road duty for one year IL
Tor lowing their term as overseers
Dr. Sec. 3. In cases where public roa'
ad run over private property the owne
nd shall be required to give not less tn!
lit thirty (30) nor more than forty -nve 4
be feet for lane.
ct; Sec. 4. The road hand. apportione
lu- shall meet in their respective wards,
ley the place stated in their commissions,
as ! the first Monday in February IN ca
ers wear. and sppcrtiou all the hands in th'
the wards TO the respective roads, giving
de: each overseer q written Inst OF the nam
re- of the hands apportioned to his beat
it's The apportionhents shall be made imp
ave tally. with due reference to the numt
md Of hands and the requirements OF ea
lies road; and on failure Of any road ha
: of apportioner to discharge his duty
ap- shall be liable to a fine OF twcnty-f
the dollars and costs, recoverable before
or district court by Indictment or inform
ned ton, upon the report of the overseers
ion any member of the police jury.
+ as Sec. 5. II shall be the duty OF
so, road hand apportiopers to examine
the the roads in their respective districts,
or to report to the grand jury the failure
any overseer to properly work the roe
q a or put up mile boards on the same;
the for any failure to so inspect and rep
rork the bad condition OF any road SAD
cam petitioners shall be liable to the nnes
, al PENALTIES imposed in the preceding