New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-10
No. IA.
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AN ACT

To iegalize certain judicial and other pro.
ceedings In the parish of St. Martin, in
township seven and range eight east, and
to authorize continuance of proceedings
herein by said courts and the authorities
OF said parish.
WHEREAS, By an act of the Legislature
passed the fifteenth day of April, A. ID, 1917,
Ihe boundary between the parishes Of Iber,,
vile and St Martin was defined; and where
as. at that time the eastern branch of thelBay-
on Alabama was understood to extend nor tn
westerly from Osky or Whisky bay to the
southern boundary of the parish Of Pointe
Coupee, and is the same watercOurse
marked on the map of the State by John
Latorvet, published in the year lS4S, as
cas-. fork Of Bayou Alabama, and on Har-
dee's map, published in 1871, as Bayou de
Glaise; and whereas, the authorities of the
parish OF St. Martin and the courts held in
said last mentioned parish exercised juris-
dictiOn easterly in township seven, range
eight east, to the said watercOurse, marked
on the said LatOrvette map as east fork of
Bayou Alabama for several years subsequent
to the said year A. D. 1847. and among other
things, Hon. Griffin B. Miller, whose resi-
on what is now known as Alabama bayou,
was elected Representative to the House
of Representatives for the parish OF St.
Martin for the years AID. 49, to 49,, and
he held his seat in the said House of Repre-.
sentatives; and Whereas judgments were
rendered against him and mortgages re-
corded against him; and whereas, the sue
cessions of his wife and himself were
opened in the parish Of St. Martin, and va
rious judicial proceedings had in said parish
in the matter Of the SUGGESTIONS and mi.
nority of his children;. and whereas, other
SUGGESTIONS were opened in the same dis
trict of territory, and proceedings were also
had under writs of execution, to be exc
cuted therein as part Of the parish OF Sc.
Martin; and whereas, in said act OF the
General Assembly of l847 referring to said
watercourse boundary as aforesaid, the
phrase including the inhabitants on both
sides thereof as used, and whereas, the said
expression and the application in recent
maps Of the term Bayou de Glaise to q
part of said east fork of Bayou Alabama
has thrown doubt upon the said judicial
AID other proceedings in said parish Of st.
Martin, tending to create doubts In regard
to the jurisdiction exercised as aforesaid.
SECTION l. Now, therefore, be it enacted
by the General Assembly, The registry OF
all sales, leases, judgments and mortgages
heretofore made in the parish Of st. Landry,
of lands situated and real estate in town.
ship seven, range eight east. west OF said
watercorrse, called in said LatOurette
map as east fork Of Bayou Alabama; and all
judgments against persons domiciled IN
said territory, and all sales of land lying IN
said territory, sold under execution, and all
acts Of notaries and other officers therein,
be declared to have been made by the pro-
per authorities; and all right to question
the binding force of any of said acts, orders
judgments, proceedings or mortgages, on
The mere ground of Jurisdiction, shall be
barred, unless opposition be made thereto
within sixty days from the passage OF this
act and the proper courts, holding SEES
.s;ous in the parish of st. Martin, shall
have jurisdiction to settle up the success
sions already opened in the parish OF st
Martin, of persons diving domiciled In
that part Of said township west OF
said watercourse and to enforce mort
cages. and to enforce or rescind contracts
and sales respecting lands in said portion
of territory which have been recorded OF
officially made in said parish of st. Martin
provided that this act shall not prejudice
the jurisdictions of either of said parishes
as settled by said act of the fifteenth April
l847. further than is herein provided.
SEC. 3. he it further enacted, etc., Thai
this act take effect from and after III
1Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) C. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate.
Approved May 9, 1874.
{Signedl WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.