New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-30
NO. q.
AN ACT

To repeal an act entitled ian act to locate
the seat of justice of the parish of Liv-
ingstOn,' said act being act No. IS, ap-
proved June 4, 1872.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the act Of the Legislature en-
titled ian act to locate the seat of ju atice
of the parish of Livingston" approved j une
H. 1872, said act being act No 49, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the town of Springfield be and is hereby
relnstated as the seat of justice for Living
stOn parish, and that the buildings therein
and hitherto used as a courthouse and q
Jail be so again recognized and 80 again
used.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted. etc, That
the district judge in, of, and for the Sixth
Judicial District of the State OF Louisiana
is hereby authorized and required to order
and to compel the sheriff OF the parish of
Livingston to effect the immediate restOra-
ton to Springfield of all the books and
other records belonging to said parish of
Livingston aud of all the other property of
the parish or State connected Herewith.
Sec. T. Be it further enacted. etc, That
in case said district judge, either from death,
sickness, or inability from any other cause.
shall not within one month from the pas
sage of this act order and effect the removal
from Port Vincent and the restoration to
Springfield of the records and all other
parochial or public property connected
Herewith, then and in that case. any JUS
tice Of the peace of the parish of Livingston,
upon the written application of any voter,
citizen or taxpayer OF the parish, is hereby
authorized SO to do, and that he may do 80
the more certainly, efficiently and promptly
said justice of the peace is hereby author:
lied and empowered to call to his aid and
assistance any lawful force or forces either
from within the parish of Livingston, or
from without said parish.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
as soon as the records, etc., shall be re-
moved from Port Vincent, the sheriff OF the
parish OF Living ton shall, without requir-
ing further authorization, advertise for
thirty days and sell at public auction at the
courthouse door in Springfield, for cash, the
Port Vincent courthouse, so called, as we'll
as any other property owned by the parish
of Livingston, in Port Vincent; and with
the proceeds he shall, after deducting his
own fees and all the other costs of sale,
expend either in whole or in part in paying
for the transportation of the records, ETC.,
back to Springfield and under the direc-
ton and supervision of that one of the
Justices of the peace who resides nearest
to the courthouse OF Springfeli) of replac-
ing both them and the building in the
same or in as good an order and con-
dition, at least as they were in before the
removal of the records from that point
Whatever cash may then remain from the
proceeds OF sale shall be paid over by said
sheriff or con stable into the parish treasury
to be disposed of as tho police jury may
think fit.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc. That
should the sheriff not have completed the
sale ordered i'll section five of this act with
in two months after the removal of the REQ
ords from Port Vincent, then and in that
case it is hereby made the duty of the justice
of the peace who resides nearest to the
courthouse at Springfield, upon the written
petition to that effect of any resident tax
payer of the parish, to order and accomplish
the sale therein referred to through the con-
stable of his own court, and to apply the
proceeds of said sale as therein directed.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage.
(Signed) E. d. ESTILETrE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
(Signed) C. G.. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor aud President of the
Senate.
Approved April %. 1875.
(Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
?. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.