The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-03
No. II.
AN ACT,
Secretary OF STATE


10 create the parish of Vernon, and pro,
viding for the organization thereof
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened
That new parish in the State of Louisiana
be and the same is hereby created out Of
the western portion of the parish ol
Rapides and the southern portion of Sabine
| and Natchitoches, to be called and known
by the name of the parish of Vernon.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the following shall be the boundaries of the
parish Of Vernon, viz:
Commencing at the mouth of Bayou
Toro, upon the Sabine river, thence up
said Toro to the township line between
three and four g and ~, thence cast on
said township line to the road known as
the Bevils (now Hardins) and Natchitochcs
road; thence along said road in north
ward direction to the township line be-
tween four and five a and 81 north,
thence east on said township line to the
Devil creek, thence down said creek to the
range line between four and five q and 81
west, thence south on said range line to
the parish line of Calcasieu, thence west on
said parish line, to the Sabine river, thence
up the Sabine river to the point of begin
ming.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the Governor, imme-
dately after the passage of this act, to
nominate and, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to appoint for said
parish of Vernon judge, sheriff, clerk, re-
cordcr, assessor, six justices of the peace
and six constables, and all other officers
that may be necessary therefor, whose
power, aud duties, and pay, shall be the
same as other judges, sheriffs clerks. re-
corders, assessors, and like officers through
out the State.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the parish judge of
said parish of Vernon, Immediately after he
receives his commission, to convene the
several justices Of the peace 10 meet at a
convenient time and place, a majority of
whom shall constitute quorum, for the
purpose of laying off six police jury dis
tricts in said parish.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Parish Judge of the parish of
Vernon as soon as the police dis
trcts shall have been formed as
required by the foregoing section of this
act and after giving regular notice of time
and place, shall cause an election to be held
by justice of the peace, in each police
district, for the election of one member
from each district TO the police jury.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
:he parish seat of said parish shall be To-
Gated on or near the Bayou Castor, in sec
ton twenty three, township two north,
range nine west; and that the parish Judge
shall convene the members of the police
jury Immediately after the election, at the
place as designated in this section, sfor the
purpose of causing to be erected suitable
public buildings.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the parish judge of said parish shall keep
his office at the parish seat of said parish
and that the said parish shall form part of
the Ninth judicial District of the State, and
the time of holding the terms of the dis
trict court in the parish of Vernon shall be
the -, and the parish shall be attached
to the - Senatorial District
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the clerks of the
district courts of the parishes of Rapides,
Sabine and Natchitoches, Immediately after
the passage of this act, to transmit to the
clerk of the district court of the parish of
Vernon all petitions, answers, documents
and papers appertaining to suits wherein
the defendant or defendants reside within
the parish of Vernon.
SEC. o. Be it further enacted ETC., That
after the passage of this act it
shall be the duty of the recorders of the
parishes of Rapides, Sabine and Natch-
toches to make out true and certified
copy Of all acts deeds and title papers on
file in their respective Offices relative to
or affecting landed property situated within
the limits of the parish of Vernon, and
transmit the same to the Recorder of the
parish of Vernon at the expense of the
parish of Vernon.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the assessor and collector of the parish of
Vernon shall collect all unpaid taxes as.