The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-10
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF LAFOURCHE.

The Police Jury of the Psrish q
1,afour che met this day in called meet
ing, pursuant to adjournment GU Janu
AIRY llth 1912.
Present.-Mr. J l. Basset, Presiden
and Messrs. l. G Roger. Leonard Fal
govt. U Barrios, T. Boldreaux. j. L
itndrigue. Alexander Theriot, r NJ Hat
cher, and Joseph Dresner.
Absent.-Dr P H Tetrean
President Basset stated that the OF
jsct of this eaIl meeting was ior the pu
pose of adopting Road Ort'iance an,
elect Road overs ,e . allied for thereun
der.
Mr. Leonard Falgout. of the Road Or
towing report.
Thiho'anx, La, February End 1911
To the Police Jury,
parish;of Lafourche,
Gentlemen
The undersigned Committee
appointed at your last session to draw
up Or cause to be drawn up u Road Ordi i.
nance and 70 look into the legality there
Vi, beg to report that they present here
,lce, after being drawI up, was sub
United to the District Attorney, Mr.. ii.
NJ. BourK. who, in written opinion
states that same is legal and can be en-
forced by the Parish.
Respe ctfuily submitted
tSigned) } l. Nassat,
Leon Il lioudreaux,
Leonard FalGout,
Committee.
Mr. Leon z Boudreaux, seconded by
Mr. Falgout, submitted the following
Ordinance. which was adopted by the
following vots,-
J eas.-lsasset, Roger, Falgout, Barrios,
Bondreaux, Rodrisue, Hatcher and
Dresner.
Nays.-Theriot.
ORDINANCE NO 272.
Defining what are public roads: pro-
ysdins at whose expense said roads shall
toe made and maintained; penalties for
Dbstructing same; dividing the parish
intp Road Districts and providing for the
s'ectlon- or appointment of as MANY road
Overseers as there may be road Districts
in the Parish; duties of Road Oyerseers
and penalties for failure to perform
them; manner Of causing road. to he
mate or opened when owners of land
wnereupon said roads are situated fail to
do 50; penalties for failing to work. re-
pair or make roads when notified to do
SD by the proper officers: how notices
are given to present and absent owners
for payment Of costs, etc; authorizing
Jewellers to open bars, gates etc, when
roads are impossible etc: how Road over
i''r- are dismissed; no expenses on
sf'a;!s made by tine Parish without spe-
cal appropriation; how vacancies of the
Offices of Road Oyerseers are filled; pen
atties for digging wells or holes OF IL
angerous nature along or near
tn, public roads.
SECTION BE it ordained Nv the
Police Jury of the Parish of Lafuur.na
ia meeting assembled, that all rua,!s in
,,is parish, regularly laid out or a rs.oiu, /
ed by virtue OF an act OF the General Az
sembly of this State, or Ordinance of
this Jury, or that has become public Nv |
prescription, are hereby declared to he /
pubic roads.
SECTION Abe it further ordained.
etc. that all owners of lald in this parish
whereon or through which n nnnii,.
roa.t shall pass, whether now or in The
1uiufe. shall deliver same to the nn.slir
and Keep same free from all obsiac.es
"a constant and complete repair at hi:
individual expense. except such roads
~ are hereinafter provided for, proyidpd
II any land owner has more rhan nne
ROAD passing on his said land. then ba i
~ maintain the front or main road on
~. ''aAA oii
SECTION Be it further ordained /,
-. that the public roads ii this Parish
sAi nave Is far as practicable ii With Fl
|. not less than Thirty (sI fa.4; thew !
80 ne constructed aud ditched So IL to
- prompt and throughonga drain q