Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-08-27

authorizing a survey Of her Southern and
Western boundaries, but which survey never
was made, and Consequently West Baton
Roune never exercised moments Jurisdiction
over that port!ol Of our territory which she
claims-claiu, upon the strength of an act
which repeas a boundary line before it is sur
viewed, ari makes no mention that such boun-
dary lie shall ever revert to her upon any con-
ditio,s! Where in this act is the "good and
Practicable road clause, legally uniting Crosse
'Tete to West Baton Rouge, which has so long
been Wanted about? There is not a syllable
of it.
The tenor of the above act shows that fu-
ture action upon the subject was anticipated by
the Legislature. Whether the committee re-
ferred to in the act reported or not, no further
action was ever taken to disturb our bounda.
ries, which exist now as they existed then. ut
is a matter for the courts to decide" say men
respected for talents. How, in the name of
common sense, can West Baton Rouge insti-
tute a suit prosecuting her claim to Crosse
Tete upon the strength of the above act? The
parish of st. Mary or any other parish can do
so with equally as much legal right. What
Judge is so imbecile as to entertain a suit upon
the strength of the above act?
In conclusion, we protest against making the
above matter a political question. 1t is one of
local interest and legal right against illegal
claim and high handed assumption-and which
no power but that of the Legislature can set
tie. And it is folly to suppose that the Wings
or Democrats of IberyiIle, as a body, will vote
for a candidate for the Senate who is not di.
rectly opposed to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of our
parish upon any grounds whatever.
Subsequently to writing the foregoing, and
upon further examination, to see if there was
not some further act upon the matter, we find
one approved March Is, 1928, which is the act,
and not the former, upon which West Baton
Rouge predicates her claim. 1t is contained in
Sec. End, in which is this language:
"That, until a good and practicable road be
made between the settlements on the bayou
Crosse T6te and some point in the parish of
West Baton Rouge, which shall not be more
than three miles to the right or to the left of
the courthouse of the last mentioned parish, all
such persons as are now or may hereafter be
settled on bayou Crosse T6te, as above men
toned, shall continue to be within the limits
and Jurisdiction of the parish of lberyille."
This sentence, more favorable we admit,
does not weaken our argument or throw US
from our position. 1t more clearly establishes
the fact, that future Legislation upon the SUBJ
ject is still anticipated, and this is what we con-
tend must be the result. The act does not say,
that when there is that "good and practicable
road" that West Baton Rouge shall extend her
Jurisdiction over Crosse Tate. 1t evidently re-
serves that question for future Legislation. AS
we state above from the wording ofthe former
act, so We state from the tenor of this, that any
other parish adjoining might lay her claim to
the territory in question with equal propriety
in a legal sense as the one which now urges it, |
and that is the only sense in which the subject
is 10 be considered. Apart from any legal con-
sideration, the public interests and public con-
v%enience, and the public wish of the people of
Crosse T6te, are far more important to a Le-
body than any considerations which
inference and topography could present.