The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-09-25

! used only for the purposes OF building. i'm
proving and repairing the school houses
| belonging to the Parish. paying the salary of
the superintendent and auch incidental as
may be necessary v. and shall be known as the
Public SchOo. House Fund. The Public
School and Public School House Fund shall
| he subject TO the legal order of the SchaOl
Board of the Parish of Lafonrche, and a
statement of the expenditures thereof shall
be submitted bv the School Board of the
| Parish through its President or Superint. n
dent to this jury Bi-Anuuaily. on the iirst
Monday of July and January of each year.
Fourth. ] mill shall be set apart and used
tor Drainage purposes. as stipulated by ordi-
nance No. 1872, adopted March 9th, 1898 and
any suhsequen. amendments thereto: and
shall be expended therein provisl' for
SIC 3. BE it ordained. etc. that this ordi-
nance shall take effect from aud after its first
publication.
Adopted and approved Sept. LIST. 1897
L. AUCOIN, President.
II. n. COULON, Clerk.
Ordinance NO.-
Be it enacted hv the Police Jury of the
| Parish OF Laiourche in regular session con-
/ vened.
First: That the Pre.ident of this Jury and
1 the Chairman of the Finahce Committee, he
and they are hereby authorized fn sell the
i
Of I.atonrche at public auction on the front
ofthe Court House in the tow of Thiboiaux
| giving thirty DAYS pre viOus notice of the
| same. on the fret Saturday of the month of
November next 1897. to the highest responsi-
/ Die bidder.
Second. The lease of the ferries shall ex
| tend from the first of January 1923 to the
! 3lst day of December 1899 inclusive.
Third. The location of the ferries shall be
AZ follows:
list. One at or within one quarter of
mile of the Angelloz store, at about Six
! miles above the town of Thihodaux.
| 2nd. One at st. Johns Chapel. at about
four miles apove the town CT Thbodaux
3-d. tine at or near Mrs, l.. A. Gossin's
store about two miles below the town of
Thiho4iaux.
4th One at or near st. Charles Chanel,
about six miles below the town OF Thibo-
daux.
5th Une at or nea: Raceland
9th Gpe at or near Thomas Leblanc store
on the Buck Horn plantation, about three
miles above Lockport.
9TH One at I.ockport, the landing thereof
to be bet ween the upper line of the Barara-
ria Canal and the lower line of the Sacred
Heart Convent lands. the exact location
thereof to be determined by the purchaser
Or lessee.
9Th. One mt or near the store of J. I. Ba-
deaux about Seven miles below I ockport.
9th tine at or near the Chapel of Notre
Dame De Rosaire at Harane's Canal.
10th. One at or near the Cut Of.
Fourth. The price of adjudication shall be
rs follows:
One eighth of the price cash on the day Of
sale. one eighth on the frat day OF the month
of April 1873. and One-eighth every three
months thereafter throughout the term
said lease said credit payments to be repre
aented by notes PAYABLE as aforesaid s:gneo
by the purchaser and one or more securities
to be approved by the President OF this
Jury.
Fifth. Each purchaser shall furnish bond
in the sum of Tw o hundred aud fifty t$250.00l
DMlsra, binding and obligating the lessee to
keep the ferry at all times in good order and
to faithfully perform all the duties incum-
bent on him as public ferry keeper, said
bond to be recoverable before any court of
cOmpete"t jurisdiction.
Sixth. Each ferry keeper shall keep at all
Seasons of the year good road or ramp to
enable persons and conveyances of any
kind to reach the FerrybOat from the public
road or to reach the public road. from the
ferry boat with safety and ease in each OF
the above cs ses he shall provide strong bars
to be used IN the front and rear of his ferry
boat whilst crossing vehicles and animals
and also strong apparatus 10 fasten his
ferrytboat safely while embarking carts and
other vehicles of any kind under penalty
Of $500 for each infraction, recoverable
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
He shall also he required to keep good skiff
constantly tied to his terry boat Ill crossing
to and fro.
Seventh When once located, no Lessee
ahall have a right to change the location OF
his ferry without the express permission of
the Police Jury under . penalty of $4,000
recoverable before any court of competent
Jurisdiction.
Eigth. All ferry keepers shall cross all
children going or returning from school pub
lie or privateJ free of charge, provided that
the time for crossing school children shall be
limited to one hour previous to the opening
and subsequent to the closing of the schools
at which they may attend.
Ninth. The following fees or toll shall be
charged and no more:
Each foot passenger with the privilege to
return the same day %
Each horse and rider for each crossing %
Each buggy with contents for each cross
ing io
Each buggy with two horses and contents
for each crossing II
for each CROSSING 30
Each horse wagon loaded or empty each
crt ssiag a0
Each horse or animal each cross sing Us
Each one horse cart with contents each
crossing 10
Each two horse cart with contents each
crossing 2O
Each three horse cart with contents each
crossing ID
Each one or two horse wagon with con
tents, each crossing, 20
Each threshing machine with contents,
each crossing. so
Each portable engine. each crossing. LOO
From 7 o'clock p. M. until ) n'clock a. m.
between October lst and March 3lst. aud
from O'Clock p. m. until 4 o'clock IA. IN. be
tween April lst and September 3nth the ferry