New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-10
No. ~.
A ~ ACT
'Aunexing d portion OF the parish OF Tensa:
to Franklin parish,

Aunexing a portion OF the parish Of Tensas
to Franklin parish.
SECTION / Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of louisiana il General Assembly convened.
That the following described portion OF the
parish of Tensas, be andthe same is hereby
detached from the parish of Tensas and an
nexed to the parish OF franklin, and made
part OF. Franklin parish, commencing at
| the Bayou MACON, where the dividing line
between Madison and Tenaas parishes
strikes the said Bayou MACON, aud from
thence along said dividing line, east to the
range line between range nine and ten, east,
and from thence south, on said range line
| to Big Lske, and then down Big Lake to
! Corning Bayou to Tensas river thence down
Tensas river to. the mouth of Bayou MACON,
from thence up to- [thel Bayou MsGon to
the place OF beginning.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Assessor of the parish of Tensas shall
furnish to the Assessor of the parish OF
Franklin, a certified list Of the names of all
persons assessed with taxes within said boun:
Diary, both State and parish taxes, with the
amount due at the date of the passage OF
this act, and the. Assessor of the parish Of
Franklin shall proceed to collect said taxes,
the same as taxes due on the tax roll OF
Franklin parish, and pay the State taxes
over to the State Treasurer and the parish
taxes over 10 the Treasurer Of Franklin
parish, for which said certified list, the
parish Of Franklin shall EpayJ to the Asses
sor of Tenses parish, at the rate of tiftefn
cents per one hundred words, and one dollar
for the certificate.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Clerk of the District Court of the parish
of Tensas, shall transmit to the Clerk OF the
District Court OF the parish of Franklin the
original papers flied IL all suits, either IN
the District or parish Courts pending at the
date of the passage of this act against defen.
dants residing within said boundary, and
also certified copy Of all orders made in
said suits which have been entered on the
minutes of the Court, but in suits where
there is more than one defendant and one of
the defend ants still resides in Tensas par
ish. then the papers in said suit Gs> larel to
remain in Tensas parish, and the suit finally
disposed OF as though this. act had not
passed.
SEC. I. Be il further enacted, etc, That
ali Judgments, mortgages, donations, sales
and all acts either under private signature
or notarial in form, bearing on property
situated in said boundary, shall have tull
effect between the parties to said act and
against third parties, if recorded in the Re
cordel's Office of the parish of Franklin
within one year from the date of the appro-
val of this act, either by recording the orig.
inal act, or a certified copy, the same as if
said act had been originally recorded in the
parish of Franklin
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
al that portion of said territory south Of the
township line, between townships twelve
and thirteen, is hereby annexed to the first
police jury ward of the parish of Franklin,
and shall form q part of said ward, and all
north of said township line shall be an
nexed to the second police jury ward of the
parish Of Franklin, and shall form a portion
of said (seyen) IsecOndl ward.
SEC. e. Be IL further enacted, etc., That
ali succession papers, when the deceased, at
his death, bad his domicil within said
boundary now annexed to Franklin parish,
which succession is still unsettled, shall be
by the clerk Of the. District Court of TeLsas
parish transmitted to the Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court for Franklin parish, and shall be
finally Settled up in the proper court in
Frank in parish.
tSigncd) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker of the House of RepreseL tatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor sud Presiden. Of the
Senate.
Approved April 5, 1870.
(Slgned) Il. G. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
GEO. E. BoyEE,
Secretary Qf State.