The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-10

shall De required to open and main ala
III ali.imes d sufficient ditch Or bitches
leading Through his or her or their Ian il
! towards the basin OF swamp land there
nf or into the bayou Lafourche5to afford
all the drainage required by the Pnblic
! road. an any person controyersing the
! foregoing provision shall be subject Q
| fin of not less than Ten dollars f. L
each day elapslng after expiration OF
the time granted to him and specified
| in the notice Of the Road OverSe5r di-
| recting him to make such delivery; any
cross bitches that may be necessary to
drain the roads shall be securely and
safely bridged or tiled width Of not
| less than twenty-five feet.
SECTION 4.-Be it further ordained
etc. at all sluices across the public
road used for the purpose of irrigation
of crops, or for any other purpose, shall
he so constructed as not to flood or
damage the road in any manner, and all
such sluices shall be covered with
planks not less tnan two inches in thick
ness and the width of the entire road.
and any person violating Or permitting
the above provision to he violated shall
he subject to fine of not less Than fifty
dollars, recoverable before any Conrt of
competent jurisdiction.
SECTION BE itfurther ordained,
ect.. that the Police Jury of this Parish
shall annually elect by ballot three
Road Oyerseers, each of whom shall be
commissioned by the President of the
Police Jury, and shall serve for one year
from the day OF his election, or until his
successor shall have been elected and
qualified, provided, however, that the
hrst road overseers elected hereunder
shall serve only until the First day of
October of the present wear. The said
Overseer snail furnish bond for the faith
full performance Of his duties in q sum
not less than such salary as may be al
t"ttad to him Tor his annual services in
said capacity. The Jurisdiction OF said
Overseeis shall extend to all roads, brid
ges and causeways within their Tespec
tive districts. Each Of said Road Over
seers shall receive an annual salary
Seven Hundred and Eighty
dollars, payable monthly by the Pre~i-
dent OF this Jury by warrant on the Pa
rish Treasurer. Ali Road Overseers
shall reside in the district for which he
is elected.
SECTION 6.-Be it further ordained
etc, that this Parish shall be divided
into three Road Districts, as tollows:-
DISTRICT NO. shall extend from the
upper line of the Parish, both banks of
the Bayou Lafourche. down the lower
line of the Town of Thibodaux, on the
right descending bank of the Bayou La
foufche, and to the lower line of the
RienZi Plantation on the left descend
ing bank of the Bayou I.afourche, and
shall comprise all back settlements in
said parish whose sortie to the Bavon
Public Road il within said1
DortioM@f the Parish.
DISTRICT NO. 3 shall extend from
the lower line of District No /. both |
m be + t,nn T of< - A.
'ataria Canal on both sides of the Bav-
'u Lafourche, and shall include all |
'ack settlements whose sortie to the
Bayou Lafourche public road is within
said portion fthe parish.
DISTRICT NO.3 shall extend from
he lower line "f District No 2, down to
he Gulf of Mexico. both banks of the
}ayou Lafourche and shall comprise all
back settlements in that portion of this
parish.
SECTION BE it further ordained,
tc., that ii shall be the duty of the roa-
)verseers to devote his constant and en-
ire attention to the roads and works of
lis district and the proper maintenance
# and completion thereof, and in no
ase shall he fail the entire inspection
Il the roads of his district at least oncr
Z every ten days, ami he shall at all
lines cause all roads and causeways to
'e kept in good state Of repair, accor-
ing to the provisions of this Ordinance
nd generally to cause to be executed
nd sHperlntend the execution of the
Road laws of this State and Parish. No
road Oyerseer shall receive his salary
+ any part thereof. unless he shall have
previously flied with the President of |
he Police Jury, sworb statement aud
eport of the conditions of the roads
Titnin his district. and that he has com
4 ind Il hnY -1r;< xiu.-
nance ana the laws OF this State rela-
we to Public Roads, Any Roac Over
eel wilInlly neglecting to have thei
lads Within his district made and kept
repair according to the true intent of
he stipalations of this Oodinanre. shat.
I. liable To Il fine equal in amount 10 the
iiafF due and unpaid to him by the Pa
"a and sad fine shall be imposed on a
y Toad overseer liable thereto on mo-
on made and carried hy two-thlrds
>te of the Police Jury in regular or call
setl;.g Assem- bled.
= this time Mr.. Edward Wisner ask
permission to address the Jury which
assrranted
MI Nisnef stated that he appeared
fore the Jury to urge them again, in
Stiee TO himself and his associates. To !
lsh forward with The least posi- BILE de
Y the termination Of the litigation be-
cen his Company and lie Parish.
hf. Dresaer. seconded bv Mr. Faipout.
,ved that the Jury now take recess
til one O'Clock Z # Carried.
II one O'Clock z II t.,e Jury resumed
session. with all the same members
eSent.
SECTION S.-Be it further ordained
- that whenever any Road Oyerseer!