The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-07-13

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II ordained by the Police jury of the Parish of St.
Landry in regular session That the parish ST. Landry be
Jury wards ie limits boundaries and numbers Of said Road
districts shall he the those of the corresponding Police jury
SEC Be d rer ordained That from and after the first
e 1 15oe of snG 1902 t @ publ" M 0 of the M parish shall all be % %
foad n a se @ M n of @ m Gfi"fon nf t" and 5 pnr m @
Inspector public appointed each Police jury ward
the sa so each & % @ the he ease @ M be- be- and
or memb Police Jury thereof and be paid exclusively of
| the m revenues @ OF the wards respectively
right reject construction repair of the public roads,
their approval
ordained etc. That there shall be two classes
for the general maintenance and repair of all the public roads either of
ond class shall embrace contracts for special construction and repair
class with the completion and
acessnee s of the The work. specially % for Of the first
thereafter practicable under the Road Inspect
Districts some central point in said road Districts to the lowest
aft after ten days public notice by @ @ in the
places each district; provided members
respective districts and to eavere the
% 3 @ @ e S e e % tho H
in the special or ordinance by which the same shall be OF
shall give bond for the faithful of their contracts IN double
n TH M e He em @
Police Jury for the road district for which the contract let
further ordained etc, public
this ordinance shall bridges. The construction
and repair bridges less than thirty feet in length and the
length contracts class building or
baced in contracts OF the second class
SEC Be further ordained etc. That in order make effective
1895 there hereby levied an annual per capita tax
Of one dollar on all bodied male 9abtan Of the parish between
Incorporated municipalities which their Streets
and other similar vehicles cents on hacks bugges
ces and other similar vehicles which used
the public roads the parish Provided that the vehicle shall
those the rural districts provided that such vehicles are used for
and license D t1 oe one s regular PARISH a% E M
hereby set aside for road under this ordinance
license shall be of September delinquent
first t of & sac % e @ 5 sa per &
tag of and form which shall stamped the
Vehicle Said tin tag shall securely "e IL
place, to the vehicle for which issued.
tax collector shall keep suitably bound book for each road district in
the be- the number the receipt tin and
the collected ill such keep the collected
for the collection said in the same as provided
Ia" for the s other parish taxes collected by and the par
and disbursed for each road district
the wards contract let after advertisement lowest
and blank receipts the the sheriff
SEC Be further ordained that the sheriff and exoicio
per capita
State licenses In addition thereto the following penalties hereby
1st Whoever shall be liable said who shall fail
year shah upon trial pay not exceeding Ten
Dollars and in default the of said fine and shall be i'm
psoned exceeding twenty days. said penalties be enforced
ctment information before competent jurisdiction
public the parish of October year without
paid the license above provided without
having tin thereto attached shall be liable said
vehicle seized by the sheriff and sold public auction after days
will
license due thereon and costs provided that the of vehicle
him. before ae redeem said vehicle the
license due thereon and COSTS The sheriff will be allowed the
in such is allowed by law for executing wrts M
SEC BE further ordained That the derived from
the capita and license taxes above levied shall be expended the
road district whence collected IN OF contracts OF the s class
mill aforesaid other that be
available shall be undertaken where needed
irrespective of the limits of road districts
ordained all persons shall
license herein shall
be relieved from personal the public roads Of the parish
provided ordinances the police Such
provided shall
obligation performing duty
authorized call all such
side within the territory embraced under their to work the
full shall
compliance conferred road and