New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-17
AN ACT

To provide toc the removal of the seat of
justice Of the parish Of st. Bernard, and
redivide said parish into wards.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the seat of justice of the par
lsh OF st. Bernard be and the same is
hereby removed from the site heretofore oc-
cupied to such location as may be selected,
according to provisions OF this act.
SEC. .. Be it further enacted. etc., That
the Governor is hereby authorized and re-
auired to appoint three citizens of the par
ish OF st Bernard as commissioners, whose
duty it shall be to select suitable location
tor the seat of justice of said parish. at
some convenient point not more than half
a mile from the Mississippi river, and not
below the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf
Ship canal. The said commissioners are au-
tholized and required to secure a title in
the name and behalf of said parish in and
to any suitable lot of ground at the point
selected by them as the parish seat of JUS
tice, not to exceed five acres in area, nor
one thousand dollars in cost, upon which lot
the said commissioners shall cause TO be
erected courthouse and parish Jail, at a
cost not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars.
Said commissioners are authorized to lease
for term not to exceed two years the nee
essary buildings for temporary use as court
house and Jail, which buildings shall be To-
Gated near the point selected for the seat of
justice, and shall be occupied and used by
the parish only until the permanent parish
buildings shall have been erected.
SEC. J. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said commissioners shall discharge the
duties imposed upon them by this act, and
assumed by them in accepting their appoint
ment as such within the period of ninety
days from the date of their appointment
At the expiration of ninety days from their
appointment, they shall report to the po-
Nee jury OF said parish their action in the
premises. Said report shall contain a state
ment OF the amount of Indebtedness con-
tracted by them in the name of and in be-
half OF said parish, together with an esti
mate OF the cost OF removing parish records
and the movables belonging to the court
house, Jail and other parish offices from
their present location to the buildings
leased by the commissioners for the tenn
porary use of the parish. They shall also
deliver to the police jury the original copies
OF all contracts anu other papers which
may have come into their hands pertaining
to parish business while in the discharge OF
their duties as commissioners.
SEC. A. BE 1t further enacted, etc, That
the police jury OF the parish of St. Bernard
are hereby authorized and required without
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the commissioners required by section three
of this act, to estimate and levy a tax on all
the taxable property of the parish, which
shall be sufficient to pay all the costs of
grounds, buildings, lease and removal,
herein above stated, and the said tax shall
be assessed and collected in current funds.
and IN addition and in the same manner and
subject to the same penalties. as the present
parish taxes are assessed and collected. The
proceeds OF said special and additional tax
shall be applied exclusively and without
delay to the payment of the debt or debts
and reported by said commits
soners IN accordance with the provisions OF
this act; provided, that not more than one
half of said tax shall be assessed and col
lected in any one year; and provided, fur
Their, that the whole amount shall be col
lected within three years from the date of
letting the contract for the permanent
buildings.
SEC, D. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
the parish of st. Bernard is hereby divided
into i've wards, as follows: The first ward
shall commence with the upper line of said
parish, and extend to the upper line of the
plantation OF l.. Guichard; the second ward
shall commence with the upper line OF L.
Guichard's plantation and extend to the
lower line of the Merritt's plantation; the
third ward shall commence with the lower
line OF the Merritt plantation and extend to
the lower limit OF the Milaudon planta-
ton; extend to the mouth of Terre aux
Bout; the fifth ward shall commence with
the upper line of G. Proctors plantation and
extend to Lake Borgne, including all that
part OF the parish known a. Proctorville
and La Chincha.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.. That