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s.crron 1. Be It enacted BY ene Seaete
and House Of Rcpfesentataves g ..sS ~ css;S
Of Louisiana in general aessmoly ~ + H.sssss.s
That now parish n the g ...ss i. .,,,4 a
"a ~ v,estern portion Of the pallsh o. kapldes
snd tho southern portlon of seolne sna
Nsfnhitoches. TO be called and known oy
fhe name Of the parish Of Vernon. ~
.Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., Inas
the following shall be tho boundaries OF sno
parish OF Vernon, viz: ~.
Commencing ct the mouth OF bsyc9 nCIO, m
upon the Sabine river, thence up saaa 1oEO
to the township line between three sna iE's I:"s
"a and AZ. thence east ON said township llne
y y 4he ,csd known as the Bevils (nCw Har-
dinsl and NatchitOches rOad; thence sio1G
aid road in 3 northward direction TO sne
tovnahiD line between four and hve an4
e. ro-th thenoe east ON said tOwnship line
=, the Devil creek, thence down said cree.
to the range line between four and nvo u
and 81 west, thence south ON said range nne
t0 the parish line Of Calcasien, thence wost
ON said parish line to the Sabine fivol, tnGnco
81. =. Re it further enacted. etc.. That
n ann he tho duty Of the Governor, fmme-
distely after the passage Of this ACT, 70
,,om;nate and. by and with the advice ana
consent of the Senate. to appoint for salo
uariah of Vernon y Judge. sherim, CLERK, re-
coriler. assessor, six justices of the peace
ma AZ constables, and all other Omcers
that may be necessary therefor, whose
power, and duties, and pay, shall % tne
same a. other judges, shcrins, cierks, 70
corilers, assessors. and like officers through
ont the State.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, ETC., That
IL ehall be the duty of the parish judge OF
said parish of Vernon, immediately after ne
receives his commission, to convene the
several justices Of the peace to meet at 9
convenient time and place, msjority OF
whom shall constitute quorum, for the
purpose Of laying Of six police jury districts
'ns src M Be Il further enacted. ETC.. That
the Parish Judge Of the parish Of Vernon,
m soon az the police districts shall have
heen formed as required by the foregoing
section of this act, and after giving regular
notice Of time and place, shall cause an
eIection 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. -. That
the narish seat of said parish shall be located
on or near the Bayou Castor, in section
twenty.three, t0wnship two north, range
nine west; and that the parish judge shall
convene the members of the police jury nm
mediately after the election, at the place -
desieuated in this section, for the purpose
of causing to be erected suitable pnDiic
SEC SEC. :. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the parish judge Of said parish shall Keep
his o7ice 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
district court in the parish Of Vernon shall
he the -, and the parish shall be at
tached to the -- Senatorial District.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty Of the clerks
of the district courts of the parishes
of Rspides, Sabine and Natchitoches. I'M
mediately after the passage Of this act, to
trsnsmit 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. 9. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
Immediately after the passage Of this act it
shall be the duty of the recorders OF the
parishes of Rapides, Sabine and Natchi.
toches to make out . true and certified
COPY of all acts, deeds and title papers on
file in their respective offices relative to OF
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
sessed by the assessors Of the parishes OF
Rapides. Sabine and Natchitoches, upon
said parishes respectively, and which is in
cluded within the limits and bounds of the
parish of Vernon, and turn over the same
to the parish treasurer of the parish
of Vernon, whose duty it shall be
to nav the same to said parishes, accord
ing to their present respective rights. Tht
said assessor and collector shall collect tht
State tax and pay it to the State Treasurer
Sec. III. Be il further enacted, ETC., Thai
Of Vernon shall qualify and give bond il
the same manner as other parish Officer1
throughout the State.
Sec. r. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
the school fund for said parish of Vernon
shall be provided in the same manner a. fol
the other parishes Of this State.
SEC. l3. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
the existing laws and rules of practice fo
the several courts held in the parish Of Sa
bine relative to public notices, advertise
ments. and in relation to all judicial sale
made in said parish of Sabine, shall be snt
exist in full force in the parish of Vernon.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
the Police Jury of the parish Of Vernon
shall have all the powers that are now pos
sessed by, and be subject to all the dutie
that are now enjoined upon the police jur,
Of the parish.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted. ETC., Tha
any persons now being duly qualified Jurors
and who may have been drawn as such b
serve in said parishes of Rapides, Sabin
and NatchitOches, shall serve as such unit
the expiration of their terms, according t,
existing laws, as if no change had bee
made in the boundaries Of said parishes b.
| the provisions of this act.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
this act shall take effect from and after it
| passage.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of til
Senate. .Ir
Approved March 30. 1871.
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
| Governor Of the State of Louisian,
A true copy:
GEO. E. .BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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