Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-06-05
No. lis |
AN ACT

To create the parish Of Richlani. and providing
for The organization thereof. ".
SrcrloY L. BE Il enacted By the 'Scnate and
HnSe Of Representatives, Il the Star n Loui-
siana in General A~>ssmiiy coareroi, That
a new parish be- and is hereby created. compo
sed Of contiguous portions OF The parishes II
Onachi'a, Fmnklin. Carroll and Morchonse,
and embraced within The following boundaries.
10 wit: Commencing Il, a pom, on BGnf river,
where the Bayou la'onrche empties ont # H..
at or near Point Jefferson. thence down Tie
main channel OF The Bayou L.afourche 10 The
llre dividing the parishes Of OGachi'a and
Caldwell; thence east on SAID dividing line 10
Bnnf rive thence down Bnuf river 10 the
month o. Blvon Big Creek thence up The
main channel nf Big Creek 10 tho line dividing
HE parishes d ankEln and Carroll ilerce
east on such dividing line 10 he Bayou Macon,
thence MP the Bayou Macon 10 The line di.ni,
ing townships eighteen and nineteen thence
west on said townships line to the range line
dividing ances eight and nine east; thence
north on said range line to The line dividing
townships nineteen and twenty: thence ives,
on said townships line ,n Rdnf river thence
down FTnf river 10 The point Of hecioninr.
which said parish shall be called and known
by the name Of the parish OF Richland.
SEC. .. b. Il further enacted, &C., That
John Bishop, William T Oliver, Elijah Scott,
JOHN A. ilemler, AqniIia Dyson. James G.
Rirbo r1epp and n n ,r; .,- r
said nati~h Of Richland, be and are hereby
arrninted commissioners, whose dn,y ii shall
be 10 convene at The town Of Eayvil'e, in said
parish, within thirty days after the passage Of
This act. the time of meeting to be fixed by
William I. 9 liver, who ,hall notify The com
inissloners OF 3he time and place thereof. Al
the meeting herein provided for, said commits.
s'oners shall organize by e%lecling one of their
body as president and one as secretary, and
shall tax" the oath required by the constitution
TO be taken by State officers; said commits.
s'oners shall then proceed to divide said parish
into not less than five nor more then seven
police jn'y wards and to designate in each Of
SAID police jury wards a pace for holding
for parish officers: sail commits
s'oners shall also fix a day for the election Of
all parish officers, incln'ing parish Judge,
sheriff, clerk. coroner, one ins,ice of the peace
and one constable for each ward, members Of
the police jury and any and all other officers
OF the parish made by the constitution and
laws elective by the people, and shall canse
notices of said election TO be Immediately
posted up in each ward in said parish and If.
previous TO the time fixed for holding said
election, a registry Of The voters of said parish
has not been made, and commissioners 10 ho,d
the elections have not been appointed by some
nther provisions Of law, then said comm;s.
sloners shall name three commissioners q,
each precinct TO hold said election. and nj,
persons legally authorized to vote accorIi, y n
the provisions of he cons,itntinn shall b,ve
the right 10 vote a, said election for all s,;a
officers. Said commissioners shall also apoo;nt
a person I" prepare The re luisitr poll boxes
and deliver the same 10 the commissioned n,
the place of holding The election. Tbe rom.
mission-rs of election shall have ali tho
powers and rights to preserve order a, The
the law c%onfers on commissioners of
election, aud shall have power 10 ,ame any
person 10 execute their orders. They shall !