The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-09

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, ete:, That
the police jurors thus appointed shall meet
at said scat 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 all the
duties conferred by general laws of the
State Ou police jurors. They shall make the
necessary arrangements forthwith and with
out delay to provide the requisite public
buildings, sites, lots, offices, seals, records,
books and appurtenanees for said parish and
the offices thereof, aud shall not cease from
their labors until all the same shall have at
least been Professionally acquired and pro-
vlded, and for these purposes they shall
have power to levy and cause to be collect
ed special tax.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the police jury of the parish of Lincoln
shall, at their first session, elect a response
BILE person as parish treasurer of said parish;
said treasurer shall qualify and give bond as
required by law; he shall ut once thereafter
apply to the proper State authorities, and
to the parish treasurers OF the parishes of
Bienvillc, Claiborne, Union and Jackson, and
it shall be their duty TO pay over to him all
the public school funds, and other funds
which may be due by the State or either of
said parishes TO the people of the parish Of
Lincoln; and his receipt for said payment
shall be a competent voucher in favor of the
party paying Tor the amount so paid.
Sec. 10. BE it further enacted, &c, That
the creation OF the parish of Lincoln shall in
no wise impair the obIigatioIf of the people
or property thereof i'll favor of the public
creditors of either of the four parishes from
the territory Of which il is formed but the
parish OF Lincoln shall assume pro rata the
amount of the public debt due respectively
| by the portions of the four parishes named,
from whose territory it is created, and the
police jury OF said parish of Lincoln shall as
certain and cause to be liquidated. las soon as
possible, the amount of public debt due by
the respective portions of the parish of Lin
coin heretofore belonging to said above
named four parishes, and shall uIIke suita-
bic provisions IOr the same under such regu-
latiuus as it may adopt.
Sec. H.. Be it further enacted, etc; That
immediately after the passage of this net it
shall be the duty of the tax collectors of the
parishes OF Claiborne, Bienyille, Union and
jackson to transmit to the collector of Lin.
coin parish "a list of all unpaid taxes which
have been assessed in their respective par
lSheS, the same being now included within
the boundary OF Lincoln parish, and that
the tax collector OF the parish of Lincoln
shall collect all unpaid taxes assessed by the
collectors OF the parishes OF Bienville, Ciai-
borne, Union and jackson, and turn over
the parish tax to the parish treasurer and
the State tax to the Treasurer of the State
See II, BE 1t further enacted, etc, That
the school fund for said parish of Lincoln
shall be provided in the same manner as for
the other parishes of the State.
Sec. IL. BE 1t further enacted etc, That
it shall be the duty of the clerks of the Dis
trict Court OF the parishes of Bienville. .Clai-
borne, Union and jackson, Immediately af.
ter the passage OF this act, to transmit to the
clerk of the District Court of the parish of
Lincoln all petitions, answers, documents
and papers appertaining to suits wherein the
defendant or defendants reside within the
parish of Lincoln
Sec IA. BE it further enacted, etc, That
Immediately after the passage of this act
itshal be the duty of the recorders of the
parishes of BienN lille, Claiborne, Union and
jackson to make out a true and certified
copy of all acts, deeds and title papers on
file i'll their respective offices relative 70 or
affecting landed property situated within
the limits of the parish of Lincoln, and
transmit the same to the recorder of the
parish OF Lincoln at the expense of the sGid
parish.
Sec. Ij Be it further enacted, etc, That
no Judgment, lien, privilege or mortgage
snail lose tnt eHccJ OF It's inscription upon
any property within said parish of Lincoln
by reason of the creation of the parish of
Lincoln by this act, if legally inscribed in
either of said parishes of Bienville, Clai-
borne, Union or jackson, i'll sGch manner as
to bind such property at the date of it's in
scriptiUn, and which is void for no other le
gal CAUSES, and the certificate Ofthe proper
| officer OF either of such parishes in which
snch property was situated prior to the
passage of this act sHll be required and
received As valid III Ill cases where such
certificate is required by law.
Sec. Ii. BE it further enacted. etc, That
the Secretary of State shall transmit to the
parish judge OF the parish of Lincoln an au-
thentic copy of this act; and 1t shall be the
duty of the parish judge of said parish to
cause the same to be inscribed upon the
records of his Office, and to place said copy
ON file therein
! See IL. BE it further enacted, &c That
| this act shall have effect from and after its
passage, and all laws or parts of laws con
trary TO the provisions OF this act be and the
same are hereby repealed.
(Signedj CHAS. w. LOWELL,
| Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
! &. &. ANTOINE,
| Lit Gov. and President of the Senate.
| A true copy: ..
L. g. DEsLoNDE, Secretary of State.