The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-04-08
An Act
To Create the Parish Or Webster
and Prnvilia. tnr the Com .llete
Organization thereof.

Organization Thereon.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by tie
lsenateaai H5Hseg Of Representatives.
Of tie State IF LogiSigRE in Gassr-
a, Assembly CoRreael, That a new
parish n tie State be and the
SINE il hereby created out OF the
contiguous portions of the parish,
es of Booster, Claiborne arHi Birn-
VILE. to be. called ani known as
the parish of Webster.
SEC 2. Belt further enacted etc,
That said parish OF Webster shall
be composed of all tue territory
of said three parishes comprised
Within. the following boundaries
TO wit: beginning at a point in
the State line dividing the State
OF Louisiana and the State of Ar
kansas where the stream known
as Bayou Bodcau intersects or
crosses said State line, thence
running southcrly along the cas-
tern bank of said Bayou
Bodcau 20 where it inter
sects Township line between
Township 90 aud 81, thence east
ON said Township line nntiI it in
tcrsectE Range line between tea
and eleven, thence south on said
Range line until it intcrSects
Township line 16 and Il: thence
east crossing Lake Bisteneau and
running Oh said Township line till
il intersects Range line between
eight and nine, thence north three
miles; thence east NATL II inter
sects Black Lake; thence norther-
~ along the western bank OF said
stream, Black Lake, to the Con
huenee IF the main eastern and
western prongs of said Black Lake
Stream; taeuce nogtherly and up
sud main west .rn prong known
as Crows Greek TO where said
stream intersects the Township
line dividing Township - ani.20;
thence west along said Township
line to the half way point be-
tween Range linesdividing Ranges
seven and eight and the line diEi-
ding eight and nine; thence dae
north three miles; thence dus west
the Range line dividing Ranges
eight and nine; thence due north
on said Range line to a point
where said Range line interSectS
the State line, dividing the States
of Louisiana and Arkansas; thence
west along said State line 10 the
point of beginning.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, etc.
That until otherwise provided.
said parish shall form part of
the Eleventh Judicial District.
also of the fourth Congressional
District nov composed of said
three parishes from whose terrific
ries it. is hereby created.
Sac. 4. Be 1T further ea4etei etc,
That said parish of Webster shall
have and enjoy all the rights and
powers conferred on the other
parishes of the State of Louisiana
by the general laws of said State.
Seq. Belt fUrther- enacted, etc,
That until a new apportionment OF
Representatives in the State OF
Louisiana and until otherwise pro
vided, the said parish of Webster
shall be represented in common
by the Representatives, Of said
three named parishes.
SEC. 6. Be It further enacted, etc
That the seat of Justice ofthe said
parish of Webster shall be ans
remain in the town of Minden. IL
the said parish of Webster. anC
until otherwise provided the Judg,
of the Eleventh Judicial Districr
shaH hold regular jury terms O
his Court for said parish at saiC
seat Of Justice, beginning on tn,
second Monday of May and sec
ond Monday of November in eaci
year.
SEC. z. Be itfarther enacted. etc.
That said parish of Webster shal
be divided into six Wards as fol
lows, to-wit: Ward number Il
one composed of all that portion
of said parish vest of Bayou Dor
che2te aud north of the townShi;
line dividing townships % and 21
and Ward number (2) two com
posed OF al chat portion of said
parish situated west OF Bayou
Dorcheate and north OF said town
ship line dividing townships %
aud u; anil Ward number e.
three, composed of all that pnr
tion of said parish west OF Bayou
Dorchaate, situated between the
township lire dividing townships
20 and p, aud the township line
dividing townships IL and Is; and
Warrt number a. four compoSed
of all that portion of said parish
east of said BayOu Dorchratr and