The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-24


Efish and said fine shall be imposed on a.
Nv road oyerseer liable thereto on mo-
kinn made and carried by a two-th1rds
me Of the Police Jury in regular or call
meeting assembled.
SECTION S.-Re it further ordained,
/ Etc.. tina whenever any Road Overseer
5lau deem it necessary to make, open
III repair any portion OF the public ROADS;
Whether it be the track Of the road, brid
w. thereon or the drainage bitches there
HI. within his district, he shall give to
E0aCh in abitant and land owner ohliga-
becf To make, Open Or repair any portion
jSr all Of said road, written or printed
Notice, which shall be served upon hlr
IAersonally Or at his domicile upon some
Serson over fourteen years of age, and
III ase no one can be found upon whom
ltAmake such service, notice as required
above shall be made by posting same in
6ule conspicious place on the premises,
4 solne other public place in the vicini-
r.
SECTION 9.-Be itsfurthe ordained
ETC., that at the expiration of the time
fixed by regular notice, rs above set
forth, for THO completion of any word or
dered by him to be done on any pnblic
EIoad within his jurisdiction in confor-
nlitv with the road ordinances of the Pa
IRISH, and the same has not been com pie
ted, said Road Overseer shall proceed to
do the word by hiring hands and teams
and purchasing materials
provided he shall not be authorized to
pay more than One and 75-lO0 dollars per
day for hands in the execution of said
work, and the President of the Police Ia
ry is hereby authorized to warrant on
the Treasurer of this Parish in payment
Of the detailed account of said Road o.
yerseer, giving the name OF each person
employed by him, the number of days
each laborer worked and the 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.
SECTION l0.-Be it further ordained
ETC., that all moneys outlayed by the Pc
lice Jury under the stipulations of the
foregoing section shall be recoverable
from the person whose duty it was to
make said work, before any Courtof com
petent jurisdiction on the suit OF the
President of this Jury, in his official ca
pacity, and all Judgments obtained by
him in such cases shall operate as spe-
cial privilege in favor of the Parish of
Lafonrche on all the property of the per
son or persons or corporation against
whom judgements shall be rendered and
shall rank and have priority OIL all 9th
eT 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
hOns against whom suitsshall have been
entered as above, shall be declared gull
ty OF q misdemeanor and shall be sub
Eject 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
q Court of Competent Jurisdiction be sen
fenced to pay, besides the judgment
hereinahove provided for, fine Of not
less than Five dollars, nor more than
twenty dollars, or imprisoned in the pa
IRISH jail for not less than five days nor
more than thirty days, or both such fine
and imprisonment at the discretion of
He court. IA I.
/ SECTION 11.-Be it further ordain-
ed. ETC., that whenever any proprietor
of lands shall have q road which is inn
Epassable, any person under the necessity
.ofpassing said place, shall be authorized
to open fences, bars or gates Of said pro-
prietor in order to make himself pas
sage through his enclosure, but said pas
senger shall be obligated to replace the
said gates, bars or fences in the condi-
ton in which he found them, as nearly
as possible.
SECTION 12.-Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that if any person shall unlaw-
fully or mallciously destroy any public
bridge or part thereof or in any manner
injure or render same dangerous or i'm
passable, sa;d offender on conviction be-
fore any Court of competent jurisdict ton
shall be liable to fine of not less than
ten dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the Parish
Jail not less than five days. nor more
than thirty days, Or both, the fine and
imprisonment. at the discretion of the
Court.
SECTION 13.-Be it further ordained.
ETC., that the Police Jury reserves the
right of dismissing and relieving any
Road Overseer of his office for cause OF
which it shall be its own judge. Any
vacancy in the office Of Road Oyerseer
shall be filled by election by the Police
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-
bove provided for, unless same shall
have been previously covered by special
u general appropriation.
SECTION l5.-Be it further ordained
stce. that the Road Overseers shall have
he right to order the public roads of thfa
Parish to be properly drained, and for
hat purpose shall order the cutting of
Trains and bitches, where necessary, O.
rer and through private property, proyi |
led said drains be opened and 80 located
IS to be least injurious to the owners of |
no property, and any owners refusing |
,r neglecting to perform his DUTY in
his respect when ordered so to do by |
he Road Overseer of the District in |
which his lands are situated, shall be |
leemed guilty of a m1sdemeanor and M
IN conviction before any Court Of COM |
,etent Jurisdiction shall be fined Two |
lallars for each day of such default. or !
in the Parish Jail not |
more than ten days, or both, the fine and |
at the discretion of the |
;ourt; and any person digging well or |
lole Of dangerous nature along or near |
he public highway and leaving same
shall be liable to fine of |
en- dollars for each offense. before any
ourtof competent jurisdiction,
SECTION lobe it further ordained
~sthat all laws or parts of laws, or /
ordinances relative to roads previously |
,dopted by this Jury, be and the same
re hereby repealed, and this ordinance
hall go into effect from and after it's
lrst publication.
adopted February 8th., 1912.
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Clerk, President.
Almost Lost His Life.
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