The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-07
ORDINANCE No. 20

AN OHDlNACE carrying into effect the pro.
Visions OF section ;i3U4 OF the revised Stat
utes OF tile State of louisiana; and adopting
certain PROVISIONS OF the state Laws touch
ing upon LublIc roads:
Section BE il ordained by the Police Jury
OF jefferson DAVIS Parish that the following
hoau Laws be ana the same are hereby
adopted for the Parish OF Jefferson Davis,
state OF Louisiana:
Section U.-All roads in this parish that
have been opened, laid ont. or constructed bv
virtue OF any act OF the Parish OF Calcaseu
mace prior 10 the first day OF January, 1913.
are hereby declared to be public roads.
Section LII. When the Parish has had open
ana pu0hC possession of road or highway
winch has been declared to lie public road or
hlghwaS for period of ten years the said
road or highway is hereby declared 10 be a,
pubic serYltudc duly acquired by the Parish
OF Jefferson Davis Tor the use and benefit of
It's INHABITANTS, Provided said seryitude shall
extend fifty feet i'll width.
Section lV.-The manner of procuring and
opening new roads aud the assessment If
damage to owners therefor through whose
ianl,s said roads snail pass shall be governed
by the statutes amt laws of the state OF Iouisi-
ana applicable thereto. Provided all pubIic
roads hereafter laid out in this parish shall he
Ut seast nifty 1eet VIDE and when necessary of
sufficient additional width that they NAV he
properly worked and drained. Provided
further that no new road shall hereafter be
worked until 1t shall have been staked ont and
plans and specifications furnished for the
proper .gradug and draining of said road by
eer approved by the police Jury.
Section V.-Each Police jury Ward of tbi0
parish S hereby declared to be a road district.
ana Tor the purpose of seeing that ali the
roads and bridges are properly worked and
cared ior the Police Juror of each ward in
gwen the general supervision of ali roads and
ta IN ms ward, and 1t shall be his duty
10 lhspect all pubic roads and bridges in his
ware ana all roads and bridges built by con
tTact or otherwise; his duties shall eytand To
the Inspection OF all roads and the drainape If
the same, he shall recommend how the said
Ioaus shali be worked and shall have full and
complete charge OF the road system of his
district. The Police Jury shall appoint as
many many road oVerSeers III each district AS the
fonce Juror from the district shall deem
necessary: said appointments to be made m.
On me recommendation of the said Police
Iai an ifona the ward. Road overseers shalt
pe appointed Tor one year but shall be subiect
20 removal at any time upon the recommen.
datlon of the Police Juror from bis district.
section Fl,-All road oyerseers appointed Inv
the Pollce jury shall be- governed nv tho
statutes and laws of the State of Lonisians
ana snch laws and ordinances as have or NAV
be adopted by the Police jury nf .Jeffersna;v,
Davis. Parish; When the roads or briiees s9 IN
any district have been worked by contract the
pollce Juror OF the ward shall at once make \
caareInl examination OF the same and unless
the work has been done according to sneciti.
cations the said Police Juror shall direct thu
contractor to comply with the SPECIFICATIONS
II once ana no payment shall be made to any
Contractor until this shall have been done
Whenever 1t shall be made to appear that the
'osds, or bridges in any district or section of
my district have not been properly worked
ne poilce, Juror OF the ward in which said
ection is located shall require the oYerseer to
out them In good condition and in the event
ie Islls or refuses to do. so at once the said
iVerseer may be removed and his place filled
y, another. Provided no overseer shall he |
leid responsible for the condition of the roads
4 ms seetlon unless there shall be funds to |
he credit of the district in which his |
eotion is located When necessary the over.
eer shall employ men and teams and the |
latker OF Their ,compens alton shall be subject I
agreemen5 between the parties EMPLOYED |
nq me oyerssor but shall he approved by the I
once Juror VI the ward and shall in no case /