Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-27

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" one OF all that portion of said parish |
o.,otsd in range tnree between bayou
nns.hsnne on the north and the line OF SAID
~. south; and ward number two, COM |
on .1 ot all that portion ofsaid PARISH siIa-
h..ween the bayou dArbanne on tae
49, and township line between eighteen
hoi' ;..ts.n ON the south, and west OF the
sna rre between three and four; and
fsns ,hree composed Of all that portion OF
wau ;a narish situated south OF the town
tne ssm between eighteen and nineteen,
st wss. Of the range line between three
An1 sonr, ard ward number four, conpos-
a az n al that portion OF said pansn situa,
% -, sast of The range line between two and
80 and south OF the township hue eight
-, and nineteen; and ward NUMBER hVe,
composed Of all that portion Of SAID paTlsh
cav.nat.d east of the range line between two
nS ,bree and between Bayou 6Arbanne
an the north and the township line be
.rasn eighteen and nineteen on the SOUTH
IA ,varS number six, composed of all that
nortion of said parish situated north OF Ba-
Sec 2. Be il further enacted, etc., That
immediately after the passage of this act.
II sball be the duty Of the Governor of the
state to appoint and commission for said
parish of Lincoln, parish judge, coro-
nor. and a collector and assessor of taxes,
and for each ward in the PARISH justice of
the peace, constable and five police ju-
rors from the parish at large; that the Off
GERS thus appointed and commissioned
shall forthwith quality according to law,
and enter upon the discharge of their re-
spective duties, and shall continue in office
until the election and qualification OF their
successors.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the police jurors thus appointed shall meet
at said seat of justice on the third Monday
after their appointment, and organize as
the police jury of'said parish OF Lincoln.
They shall have all the powers and observe
an the duties conferred by the general
laws of the State on pelice jurors. They
shall make the necessary arrangements
Forthwith and without delay, TO provide
the reouisite public building, sites, lots,
off3ces. seals. records, books and eppnrten-
ances for said parish, and the offices there
of and shall not cease from their labors
until the same shall have been at least
professionally acquired and provided aud
for these purposes they shall have power
to levy and cause to be collected special
tax. ,
Sec. O. Be it further enacted, etc, THAI
the police jury of the parish OF Lincoln
shall, at their first session, elect RESPONSE
BILE person as parish treasurer of said par
ish. Said treasurer shall qualify and give
bond as required by law he shall at once
thereafter apply to the proper State au-
thorities, and to the parish treasurers OF
the parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, Union
and jackson, and it shall be their drty to
pay over to kim all the public school funds
,xrd ott er funds which may he due by the
State. or either of said parishes, TO the peo-
pie of the parish of Lincoln. and his re-
ceipt for such payment shall be compe-
tent voucher in favor of the party pay
ing for the amount so paid.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the creation of the parish of Lincoln shall
in no wise impair the obligation of the
people or the property thereof in favor Of
the public creditors of either OF the toui
pG-ishes from tho territory of which it is
tcrmed, but the parish of Lincoln shall as
sumo pro rata the amount OF the pub
debt due respectively by the portions o.
the four parishes named, from whose terri
tory il is created, and the police jury o.
said parish of Lincoln shall ascertain and
cause to be liquidated as soon as possible
the amount of public debt due by the re
srectiye portions of the parish of Lincoln
heretofore belonging to said above NAMED
four parishes, and shall make suitable pro
visions for the same, under such regula
lions as it may adopt. 49,
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc., Tina
immediately after The passage of this ac
il shall be the duty of the tax collectors o
the parishes of Claiborne, Bienville. Unior
and jackson TO transmit to the collecto
ofLincoln parish list of all unpaid take
which have been assessed in their respec
tive parishes, the same being now included
within the boundary of Lincoln parish; an,
that the tax collector of the parish of Lin
coin shall collect all unpaid taxes assesses
by the collectors of the parishes of Bien
vile, Claiborne, Union and Jackson, ant
turn over the parish tax to the parisl
treasurer, and the State tax to the Treas
urer of the state. -
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
the school fund for said parish of LineOL
shall be provided in the same manner a
for other parishes of the State.
Sec. 49, Be il further enacted, etc, Tha
it shall be the duty of the clerks Of tn
District Court of the parishes of Bienville
Claiborne, Uniou and jackson, immediate
" after the passage of this act, to transmi
tc the clerk of the District Court of tn
parish of Lincoln all petitions, answers
documents and papers appertainiDg to suit
wherein the defendant or defendants resid
within the parish of Lincoln.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted. etc, The
Immediately after the passage of this act
it shall be the duty of the recorders of tn
parishes of Bienyille, Claiborne, Union an
jackson to make out a true and certife'
copy of all acts, deeds and title papers O
file in their respective offices relative to 0
affecting landed property situated With
the limits of the parish of Lincoln, an
transmit the same to the recorder Of tn
parish of Lincoln, at the expense OF SAL
parish.
Sec Is. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
no judgment, privilege, lien or mortgage
shall lose the effect of its inscription upo
any property within said parish of Lincoln
by reason of the creation of the parish {
Lincoln by this act, if legally inscribed j
either of said parishes of Bienville, Cla
borne, Union or jackson, in such manne
as to bind such property at the date Q
its inscription, and which is void for n
other legal cause, and the certificate of th
proper officer of either of said parishes