New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-01
To provide for the Removal of the Seat oil
Justice of the Parish of Carroll.

To provide for the Removal of the Seat of
Justice of the Parish OF Carroll.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the seat of justice of the parish
of Carroll be and is hereby removed from
the town of Floyd to such location in said
dence, or within two miles OF the mouth of
Grants canal, as may be selected according
to the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 2. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
the Governor is hereby authorized and re-
quired TO appoint three discreet citizens Of
the parish of Carroll as commissioners,
whose duty it shall be to select suitable
location of the seat of justice of the said
parish, either in the townof Lake Proyi-
convenient point not more than
two miles from the point known
as the mouth of Grants canal, and in TIE
vicinity of the said town OF Lake Proyi-
denCe. The said commissioners are author
lied and required to secure title in the
name and on behalf of the said parish, in and
to any suitable lot of ground at the point
selected by them as the parish seat of JUS
tice, not to exceed ten acres in area nor one
thousand dollars in cost upon which lot the
said commissioners shall cause to be erected
ac0urt house and parish all, at cost not.
exceeding twenty thousand dollars: pro-
vided, that the SAID commissioners are
authorized to lease for q term Of not more
than two years two or more buildings for
temporary use as court house and Jail, to be
located within the limits above defined, and
to be occupied and used only until the com.
pletiOn OF the buildings herein above named.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the said commissioners shall discharge the
duties imposed upon them by this act, and
assumed by them in accepting their appoint.
meDt as such, within the period of twenty
days from the date OF their appointment and
Immediately report their action and the
amount of Indebtedness contracted by them
IN the name and On behalf Of the
parish to the Police Jury thereof.
together with an estimate of the cost
OF removing parish records and the
movables belonging 10 the court house, jsi
and several parish offices, from the town of
Floyd, to the buildings leased or to be erected
by the said commissioners, ard the said
Police Jury OF the parish of Carroll are here.
by authorized and required to estimate the
rate OF tax on all the taxable property of the
parish, which will be required Ia order to
pay al the costs of the grounds, buildings.
lease and removal herein above mentioned
and the said tax shall be assessed and COL
lected in addition to and in the same man
ner as the present taxes are assessed and
CoitcolSo, nnu the proceeds OF the said Rpe-
cial and additional tax shall be applied ex.
clusively and without delay to the payment
of the debt or debis contracted and reported
by the said commissioners ia accordance
with the provisions of this act
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of The
Senate.
Approved March l6, 1870.
(Signed) Il. G. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.