The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-04-01
An Act
To Create the Parish OF Webster
and Providing for the Complete
Organization thereof. -

SECTION 1. BE 1t enacted By til,
SenGtedHd House Of Representatives,
Of the State Of LogisiaRd IN Geney,
al assembly COHrenod, That "A new
parish III the State he and the
same is hereby created ont of the
contiguous portions of the parish
cs of Booster. Claiborne and Biem
Vile. Ia be called and known ms
the parish of Webster.
SEC. 2. Belt fRrthe,. enacted ETC..
That said parish of Webster shall
he composed OF all the territory
of said three parishes comprised
within the following boundaries
10 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 intcrsccts or
crosses said State line, thence
running southerly along the cas-
tern bank of said BAYOU
Bodcau TO where il inter
sects Township line between
Township 20 and 81, thence east
on said Township line unit! it in
tcrsects Range line between ten
and eleven. thence south on said
Range line until it interSectS
Township line lG and Ii: thence
east crossing Lake BiSteneau and
running on said Township line till
il interSerts Range line between
eight and nine, thence north three
miles; thence cast until il infer
sects Black Lake: thence Rorthrr-
~ along the western bank OF said
stream, Black Lake, to the con,
fuelce of the main eastern and
western prongs of said Black Lake
stream; thence northeriy and up
said mliD western prong known
as Crows Greek TO where, said
stream interSeetS the Town hip
line dividing Township 10 and 20:
thence west along said Township
line to the half way point be-
tween Rangelincs dividing Ranges
seven and eight and the line divi-
ding eight and uine; thence dHe
north three miles; thence due west
the Range line dividing Ranges
eight and nine; thence due north
on said Range line TO point
where said Range line interSects
the Stale line, dividing the States
of Louisiana and Arkansas; thence
west along said State line to the
point of beginning.
SEC. 3. BE 1t further enacted. etc.
That until otherwise provided.
said parish shall form part of
the Eleventh Judicial District,
also of the fourth Congressional
District now composed OF said
three parishes from whose terrific
ries it is hereby created.
SIC. 4. BE ii further enacted etc,
That said parish of Webster shall
have and enjoy all the rights aud
powers conferred on the other
parishes of the State Of Louisiana
by the general laws of said State.
SEC. ). Belt further enacted, etc,
That until new apportionmcnt Of
Representatives in the State of
Louisiana and until otherwise pro
vided, the said parish of Webster
shall be rep ese Ited in common
by the Representatives, OF said
three named parishes.
SEC. G. Be It further enacted. etc.
.That the seat of Justice of the said
parish of Webster shall he and
remain in the town of Minden, in
the said parish of Webster. and
suutilotherwise provided theJudge
of the Eleventh Judicial District
shall hold regular jury terms of
his Court for said parish at said
seat of Justice, beginning on the
second Monday of May and sec
ond Monday of November in each
year
SEC. Z. BE tfm'ther enacted. etc,
That said parish of Webster shall
be divided into six Wards AZ fol-
lows, TO wit: Ward number %
one composed of all that portion
of said parish west of Bayou Dor
cheate and north of the township
line dividing townships 20 and 81;
and Ward number GU two com
posed of all that portion OF said
parish situated west of Bayou
Dorcheate and north of said town.
ship line dividing townships 20
and 81; aud Ward number ~
three, composed of all that pnr-
tion of said parish west Of Bayou
Dorcheate. situated between the
township line dividing townships
20 and q, and the. township lIne
dividing townships Il and Is; and
Ward number (4) four composed
of all that portion of said parish