New Orleans Republican., 1868-11-16
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLIOAN MONDAY NOVEMBER Is. 1863

tne Parish Judge shall keep his office at the
county seat of said parish, and that the said
Parlsh SHALL form part of the Third judi
cal District of The State, and the District
Court for said parish shall be held at the
seat of justice thereof at such times as may
be fixed by law.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc That
1t shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Dis
trict and Parish Courts of the parishes of
st. Mary and st. Martin to transmit to the
Clerks of the District and Parish Courts of
the parish of Iberia all petitions, answers,
documents and papers appertsining to suits
wherein the defendant or defendants reside
within the parish of Iberia.
SEC. .. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
Immediately after the passage~of this act it
snail be the duty Of the Recorders of the
parishes OF st. Mary and st Martin to make
true copy from the records of all acts,
DEEDS and titles, papers of record in their
respective offices. relative to or affecting
landed property situated within the limits of
the parish of Iberia, which the said Record
ers shall cause to be transcribed in we'll
pound book or books, pdrdphed ne 0Grietl0'
at the top and foot of each page, accompa.
med by certificate at the end of each book,
with the seal of the said Recorders affixed
to the end of their respective book Oh books,
all OF which shall be made, and with the
original acts and title deeds be transmitted
"
Recorder of the parish of Iberia, at the ex-
pense OF the parish of iberia.
SEC. 10. Be 1t further enacted, ETC.. That
untll otherwise provided for by the Legis-
lature the parish of iberia hereby created
shall be represented in both branches of the
General Assembly by the duly qualified
representatives OF the parishes of st. Mary
and St. Martin.
SEC II Be it further enacted, etc, That
IN due time and before the expiration o the
term for which the Representatives of the
parishes of ST. Mary and st. Martin have
been elected, the General Assembly shall
make the necessary provisions in order that
the sald pa lsh OF Iberia may be duly repre-
sented in said General Assembly.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
nothing in this act shall prevent the Collect
ors OF st. Mary and st. Martin from collect
ing the arrear taxes which may be due with
IN the limits OF said parish of Iberia, in
Guiding the taxes for the year eighteen
hundred and siXty-seven.
SEC. l3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Sheriff of the parish of Iberia before
entering on the duties of his Office shall
give bond in the penal sum of eight thousand
collars with similar securities and under the
same conditions "a are required of the
Sherlhs for the faithful performance of
the duties of their Office and for the colleC-
ton Of and accounting for all taxes aud
uhts '.uu OlEeF SUMS winch u may be his
duty to collect
SIC a. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the school fund for said parish of iberia
shall be provided in the same manner as
for the other parishes Of the State.
SEC. Il. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the eNsting laws and rules of practice for
the several courts held in the parish OF st.
Martin relative to public notices and adyer-
tlsements and in relative to all Judicial sales
made in said parish of st. Martin, shall be
and exist in full force in the parish of Iberia.
SEC l6 Be it further enacted, etc, That
The Police Jury of the parish OF Iberia shall
have all the powers that are now possessed
by, and be subject to all the duties that are
now enjoined upon, the Police Jury of the
parish of st Martin.
SEC II. Be it further enacted. etc, That
TINS act shall take effect from aud after its
passage.
(Signed) CHAS. W LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
[Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved October 30, 1868.
Signed H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. f. BOvEE.
Secretary of State