Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-25
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-OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
lPUBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY
NO. 00.
An Act

To create the parish Of Webster
and providing for the complett
organization thereof
SECTION L. Be it enacted by thu
Senate and House Of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened. That
new parish in the State of Louis.
lana be and the same is hereby
created out of the contiguous por-
tions of the parishes of Bossier,
Claiborne and Bienville, to be cal.
led and known as the parish oi
Webster.
Sec. Be 2. it further enacted, ETC.,
That said parish of Webster shall
be composed OF all the territory Of
said three parishes composed of all
the territory of said three parishes
comprised with the following
boundhries, to wit: Beginning at a
point ON the State line dividing the
State of Louisiana and the State of
Arkansas where the stream known
as Bayou Bodesu intersects or
crosses said State line, thence run
ming southerly along the eastern
bank of said Bayou Bodeau to
where it intersects township line
between township twenty and
twenty-one, thence east ON said
townshlp-line until its intersects
range line between ten and eleven,
thence south on said range line un-
til it intersects township line be-
tween sixteen and seventeen, thence
east, crossing Lake Bisteneau and
running on said township line till
it intersects range line between
eight and nine, thence north three
miles, thence east until it intersects
Black Lake, thence northerly along
the western bank of said stream
Black Lake to the confluence of
the main eastern and western
of said Black Lake stream, thence
northerly and up said main wes-
tern prong, known as Cows Greek,
to where said stream intersects the
township line dividing townships
nineteen and twenty, thence west
along said township line to the
halfway point between range lines
dividing ranges seven and eight
and the line dividing ranges eight
and nine, thence due north three
miles, thence due west to the range
line dividing ranges eight and nine,
thence due Lorth on said range line
to a point where said range line in
teraects the State line dividing the
State of Louisiana and Arkansas,
thence west along said State line to
the point of beginning.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That until otherwise provided, said
parish shall form part Of the
eleventh judicial district, also of
the senatorial district now COM
posed of said three parishes from
whose territory it is hereby created.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc,
That said parish of Webster shall
have and enjoy all the rights and
powers conferred upon the other
parishes of the State of Louisiana
by the general laws of said State.
Sec. 5 Be it further enacted, etc.,
That until a new apportionment Of
representatives in the State Of
Louisiana, and until otherwise
the said parish Of Web
ster shall bc represented in COM
mon by the representatives Of said
three named parishes.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the seat of justice of the said
parish of Webster shall be and re-
main in the town of Minden, in the
said parish of Webster. and until
otherwise proridedthe Judge OF the
Eleventh Judicial District shall
hold regular jury terms of his court
Tor said parishat said seat Of JUS
tice, beginning on the second Mon
lay OF May and second Monday Of
November IN each year.
Sec. z. Be it further enacted, etc,
That said parish Of Webster shall be
divided into sixth wards, AZ follows,
70 wit: Ward number one ~,
,ompos e-l of all that portion Of said
parish west of Bayou Dorcheat and
north Of the township line dividing
;ownship twenty and twenty-one i