The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-02


Of and cfsna,,4s;a;, thereof, a.ld Ill 10
case shall Ne iii the esatis Inspe b1on
OF thy rtsaes. Of his district 20 Last once
IL eye ~ tes, DAYS. :fti he shall az all
times gangs al r,fd; an. causas%ays 10
ha kent in h good stat - .5sil. a. Ioi-
ding to the provisions 81 tnls oie.ln5llc
s.rsl generally to caus to be executed
and snnerlr1tnul the execution # tha
Road is.,xs Of this state and Parish. :.
Road Oyerseer shall receive his salary
or any part thereof, unless he shall have
previously filed with the President OF
the Police Jury, sworn statement anu
report of the conditions OF the roaos
within his district, and that ne mas com-
piled with all the provisions OF this 0r-
dinance and the laws of this State rela- |
tive to Public Roads, Any Roac Over
seen wiIfullv neg1ecting to have the |
roads within his district made and kept
in repair according to the true intent OF
the stipulations of this Oodinance, shall
be liable to fine equal IN amount 10 the
salary due and unpaid to him by the "a
IRISH and said fine shall De imposed on D.
ny road overseer LIABLE liable TN snereto on
vote Of the Police Jury in regular or call
meeting assem- bled.
SEt;TTON s.-Be it further ordained,
ETC., tina whenever any Road OVefseer
shall deem it necessary to make, open
or repair anv portion OF the Public ROADS,
whether it be the track OF the ROAD, prlu
Of, within his district, he shall give to |
each inhabita and land owner obliga- !
tea to make. open or repair any portion
or all of said road. written or r.Inted
notice. which shall be served upon h1'
personally or at his domicilc upon some
person over fourteen years of age, ana
IN case no one can be found upon whom
to make such service, notice as required
above shall be made by posting same in
some cal place on the prem Uses,
Of sohaeE6ther public p1ace IN the viaini-
ty.
SECTION 9.-Be it further ordained
etc., that atthe expiration of the tirne
fixed by regular notice, as above set
forth. for the completion of any word or
dered by him to be done on any pnbllc
load within his jurisdiction IN confor-
nifty with the road ordinances of the Pa
IRISH, and the same has not been compile
trs. said Road Oyerseer shall proceed to
do the word by hiring hands and teams
required in the premises
nroyidsd he shall not be authorized to
paw more than One and 75-100 dollars per
day for hands in the execution of said
work, and the President of the Police Ju
ry is hereby authorized to warrant on
the Treasurer of this Parish in payment
of the detailed account of said Road O.
verseer, giving the name OF each person
en- ployed by him, the humber OF days
each laborer worked and tn. amount
paid them per day, and also the exact
quantity and cost Of the material used
by him,-said statement to be made neat
" and in business like form.
n f1,y Il 01 n ~ u
etc., that all moneys cutlaved by the Po
lice Jury under the stipulations of the
foregoing secti1r shall be recoverable!
from the person whose duty it was to
make said work. hefs re any Courtof coIl
potent jurisdiction on the suit of the
President If this Jury. in his official ca
pacity, and all Judgments obtained by
him in such cas- shall operate as spe-
cial privilege IN favor Of the Parish of
Laionrche on all the property Of the per
son or persons ar corporation against
whom judgements shall be rendered and
shall rank and have priority OH all 9TH
er ordinary judgements, mortgages and
liens and privileges previously existing
on the real estate and personal property
of such person or persous, associations
or corporations, and further, such per-
son or persons. associations or corpora
| tons against whom suitsshall have been
| entered as above, shall be declared gull
| ty of misdemeanor and shall be sub
! iect to criminal prosecution in the
Courts of this State and under the law
governing criminal prosecutions and tri
ais, and upon trial and conviction before
a Court of Competent Jurisdiction b. sen
hereinabovc provided for, fine Of MT
less than Five dollars, nor mMEa thar
twenty dollars, or imprisoned il h. pa
IRISH Jail for not less than five dsts mr.
more than thirty days, or both snch f..
and imprisonment at the discr- ton IF
the court.
| SECTION 1l.-Be it further or,lain-
ed, ETC., that whenever any proprie tor
of lands shall have road which is i'm
Dassable, any person ultder tn necessity
of passing said plac shall be authorized
TO open fences, bars gates of said pro-
prietor in order to make himself pas
! sage through his encl sure, but said pas
senger shall be obligat d to replace the
said gates, bars or fences in the eondi-
ton in which he found them, as nearly
as possible.
SECTION I2.-Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that il any person shall unlaw-
fully or maticiously destroy any public
bridge or part thereof or in any manner
injure or render same dangerous or inn
passable, said offender on conviction bc-
fore any Court Of competent Jurisdiction
shall ba liable to a fine OF not less than
| ten dollars, nor more than one hundr d
dollars, or be imprisoned i'll the Parish
jail not less than five days. nor NOR.
| than thirty days, or both, tn fin and
| imuris o,,,a ut. at the discretion IF TIL
Court.
SECTION 13.-Be it further ordained,
ETC., that the Police Jury reserves tho
right Of dismissing a,.a roleaving any
Road Overseer Of his office for caus, u
;nJ, Io1 he rs nd w
vacancy in tn office of hoad Overs or
shall be filled by election BY tn Pslit, }
Jury at the first regular or called meet
ing of the Jury after such vacancy has
occurred,
SECTION 14,>Be it further ordained
ETC., that no expenses shall be made on
any public road, except those hereina-
have been previously covered by special
or general appropriation.
SECTION l5.-Be it further ordained
etc. that the Road Overseers shall have
he right to order the public roads Of this
Parish to be properly drained, and fer
that purpose shall order the cuttiug Of
drains and bitches, where necessary, o.
ded said drains be opened and 80 located
as to be least injurious to the owners Of
tho property, and any owners refusing
or neglecting to perform his duty i'll
this respect when ordered 50 to do by
the Road Overseer Of the District in
which his lands are situated, shall be
deemed guilty Of mlsdcm amor and up
Oh conviction before any Court OF COM
petent Jurisdiction shall b. fined Two
dollars for each day Of such default, or
imprisonment in the Parish jail not
more than ten days, or b. til, the fine and
imprisonment. at the discr ton of the
Court; and any person digging q we'll or
hole Of dangerous nature along or near
the public highway and leaving same
unenclosed shall be liable to a fine Of
Ten dollars for each offense, before any