New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-17


territory i: il, hereby created.
SEC. 4. Ee 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 ganer:;l laws 81 said State.
SEC. ). BE it further enacted. etc, That
rnril new apport!onlnent ut repre- se,r;i-
tiyes in he State OF louisiana. and unfil
otherwise provided, the said parish OF w h.
stcr shah 10 renrescEtsd IN common by t:i.,
Representatives Of said thiee n..lncd par
i,l,es.
sec. 6. Re It further enacted. etc, That
thc reaJ % justice OF the SAID pal!>i! OF
y cES.er shall he and remain III the town OF
Mia.tcn, in t!la said parish OF Webster. and
until otherwise provided the Judge Of the
Eleventh Judicial District shal! hold resU
lar jury terms Of his court Tor said parish at
SAID 1t "a Justice, beginning on the >"con'i
honlay of May and second Monday OF No
ycEbrv in each year.
SEC. 7. BE it further enacted. etc. That
said parish OF Webster shall be divided into
six wards. ;Is follows. to wit: Ward plumber
one q composed! % all that portion OF SAID
parish west %: Bayou Dorchrat and north
OF The townsli; inc dividing townships
twcEtt and twc.itv-one; and ward number
tEyo - composed OF al. that portion q. said
PARISH situated west of Bayou Dorcheat and
north % said township. ,::c dividing town
ships twcnt: sad tHPut trnne; ami wnr.i
number three T.: c1mi, ,s.;t vi all that Dor
ton OF said parish west ot B,i ,nu Dorch,,t
situated between the township line dividing
townships twenty and fwenty-one and the
township limo divi.iin. Townships seventeen
ami eighteen; and ward number four 81
composed OF all that portion OF said parish
| east of said BAYOU Dorchra' and
Lake Bistcneau situated between the
| township line dividing townships
fnr
| dividing townships seventeen and eighteen:
| and ward number five ~. coinpo#ct! of n:
! that portion OF said parish Situated east OF
| Lake BiStcn2au and south OF the TOWNSHIP
! line dividing townships seventeen and
| eighteen; aud ward number six TO-. com
posed OF all that portion OF said parish si5-
| ated west Of Lake B:siencau. and south of
the township line slivitlin. townships seven
teen and eighteen.
| SEC. 8. Be ii further enacted. etc, That
| within ten days after the act becomes Il law
the Governor of the State shall appon: ami
commission for said parish of Webster Il
| parish judge, IL clerk o. the district court. Il
sheriff. 4 recorder, a coroner. ANA an
| assessor and collector Of taxes: and Cor
each ward in said parish u Justice OF TIN,
peace. a constable and one police juror. who
shall be residents of said parish and said
wards respectively, and shall possess the
|
! appointed and commissioned shall forth
with qualify according to law and enter
| upon the discharge of their respective Off
| cial duties. and shall continue i'll Office until
the election and qualification of their sue
| CcSSOrS.
SEC. 9. lie it further enacted. etc. That
thc police jurors thus appointed shah
| meet at said seat Of Justice on the tn ird
Monday after their appointments and organ
d., 81 III Il, Il.
| St"r. They shall have all the powers and
observe all the duties conferred by general
| laws of the State on police lulicS. They
| shall make the necessary arrangements
| forthwith and without delay to provide
the requisite public buildings sites. lots.
| offices. seals. records. books and appur-
| tcnanccs :or said parish and the offices
thereof. and shall Not cease from their Ia
| Dors until all the same snail have at least
been professionally acquired and proVidrd,
| and for these purposes they snail have
| p0wr! to levy and cauSt t. he collected a
special tax.
SEC. 10. BE it further enacted, etc. That
The police jury snail provide .or the trans
! tnr t.'om the respective offices Of SAID three
named parishes oi' ali such original records:
| acts and documents as may effect the
people, property OF pending si:cccssinns IN
| TIE parish at Webster. and shall deliver
the same 70 the appropriate officers o. SAID
| parish. who shall hold and preserve 'he
| same in their respective Offices in said par
| i>h. ana such transportation and delivery
! OF such original records shall be paid b.: the
| parish o1 Webster: provided, that no silt
| now pending in the courts OF said parishes
OF Claiborne, BoSsier and Birnvillc shall he
removed to said parish of Ncn,te" unless
| by consent OF all parties to said Suit. ami
not then until all costs and fees III such case
due the officers of the parish where tine
| same shall be pending small be fully paid:
but all unsettled SUGGESTIONS opened by
death of dece..ent within the limits OK
said parish of Webster, and the major por-
! ton OF whose property shall lie within sai.,
parish. shall be removed to the clerks
office OF the court OF the parish of NeD-
ster, where all subsequent proceedings
shall b. had and provided t,.r-
thcr. that no Judgment lien. privilege
or mortgage shall lose tho effect of Its
inscription upon any property within said
parish of Webster by reason of the crea-
ton OF the parish of Webster b. this act
| il legally inscribed in either of said parishes
of Bossiei, Claiborne Or Bienviilr in such
manner "a to bind such properly at the
date OF its inscription. and wnich is void
! for no other legal cause. and the certitir ,te
| of the proper officer OF either OF said
| parishes III which sTch property was stu
ated prior to the passage of this at shall
| be required and received as valid in all
| cases where such certificate Is required by
law: and provided further. that the fo",-
going proviso shall apply to no Judgment
or act rendered or passed subsequent to
| the date of the complete organization OF
| the parish of Webster by the qualification
| of the officers thereof in cttcc;iny the trans
| fer of the records as above provided for
| the officers of the parish of Webster and
also of the parishes OF Bossicr. Claiborne
| and Bienyillc. shall respectively co operate
and assist the Police jury Of the parish of
| Webster
SEC. II. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the creation of the parish Of Webster shall
in no wise impair the obligation OF the ,,co-
| pie or property thereof in favor of tire pub
| lie creditors OF either of the three parishes
| from the territory of which it is formed
| but the parish of Webster shall assume pro
rata the amount of the public debt due
respectively by the portions of the three
| parishes named. from whose territory it is
created, and the Police Jury of said parish
of Webster shall ascertain and cause to be
| liquidated as soon as possible, the amount
of public debt due by the respective
portions OF the parish of Webster
heretofore belonging to said above
| named three parishes. and shall make suit
| able provisions for the same under such
regulations us it may adopt.
SEC. T.. BE it further enacted. etc. That
| this act shall not release the people OF the
parish of Webster from their liability for
a,rcarages Tor State or parish. or other legal
taxes due by them and heretofore assessed.
and tax collectors Of the parishes of Bossi"r.
Claiborne and Bienvillc shall have. the
power to collect for the benefit of.s;,id three
parishes respectively all such arrrar;,res of