New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-05
NO, 1


To provide for the Removal of the Seat Of
Justice Of the Parish OF Carroll.
SECTION l. 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
parish in or near the town of Lake Provi-
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 It 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 town of Lake Provl
dence or at some other suitable and
convenient point no. not more than
as the mouth of Grants canal, and in the
vicinity of the said town Of Lake Previ-
dence. The said commissioners are author
lied and required to secure a 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
court house and parish Jail, at cost not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars; pro-
vided, that the said commissioners are
authorized to lease for 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. 5. 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
ment as such, within the period of twenty
days from the date oftheir appointment and
immediately report their action and the
amount OF Indebtedness contracted By them
in the sname and on behalf Of the
together with an estimate Of the cost
of removing parish records and the
movables belonging to the court house, Jail
and several parish offices, from the town of
Floyd, to the buildings leased Or to be erected
by the said commissioners, and 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 in order to
pay all 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
collected. and the proceeds Of the said spe-
cial and additional tax shall be applied eX-
clusiyely and without delay to the payment
of the debt or debts contracted aud reported
by the said commissioners in 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 Is, 1870
(Signed) Ii. C. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BOYEE,
Secretary of State.