The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-21
Proceedings of GIae Police Jury.
OPELOUsAs, July I'd 1877

The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
In accordance with section . of act No. 81, Of
the Acts of Legislature, Extra Session, APP
proved April 10th, 1877, the Police jury pro
Ceeded to re-district the Parish in Police Jury
aud Justice OF the Peace wards. as follows:
1sr POLICE JURY WARD:
To commence on the Bayou COurtableau, on
the township line between T 5 s II 5 L, and
TGSR5E f, thence due west to the OpelOusas
and Flat Town road, and following said road to
Debaill0ns Bridge on Bayou Bellafr, thence up
said Bayou to the northwest corner of town
ship 6 S r 3 Z, thence south two miles, thence
east two miles, thence south eight miles, thence
east to Bayou BourDeauX, thence down Bayou
BOurbeaux until it strikes the southwest cor
ner of Lltdger Lastrapes land, thence following
his line to the Bayou TGche, thence up the
TGche to Bayou Courtableau, and thence up the
Courtableau to the place OF beginning.
SUBDIVISION:
list Justice of the Peace ward is bounded as
follows To commence Oh the Bayou COurta-
bleau On the township line between 7 S r L,
and T S r 5 +, thence due west to the north
west corner of T s r 4 f, thence south two
miles, thence west four miles, thence south
eight miles, thence east to Bayou Bourbeaux,
thence following the eastern boundary line of
the LIST Police Jury ward to the beginning.
I'd Justice Of the Peace wardais bounded us
follows All of that portion OF the 1st Poli"c
Jury ward not contained in the 1st Magistrates
ward, shall be designated as the I'd Justice of
the Peace ward,
ID POLICE JURY WARD:
The boundaries of the I'd Police Jury ward,
SndI tLjhl d5 uAttI Wy III L UIlCc Jury AIIII
sd, 1876, and the said ward is now divided into
two Police Jury wards, the I'd and Sd; all of
that portion west of Bayou Bourbeaux, and
comprising Grand Cotean, shall be designated
as the cd Police Jury ward.
SUBDIVISION:
Sd Justice of the Peace ward; the ed Police
jury ward shall be designated as the Sd Justice
'"'o ""lu'
Sd POLICE JURY WARD.
All of that portion of the I'd POLICE Jury ward
liz fixed April sd. 1876, east of BAYOU Bourbeaux,
and Comprising ArnaudviIIe and LeonVilIe. shall
be designated us the sd Police Jury ward.
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4th Justice of the Peace ward, the Sd Police
Jury ward snail be designated as the 4tl Justice
or the Peace Wafd.
4TH POLICE JURY WARD:
The 4th Police Jury ward to be bounded as
follows: Commencing at the mouth OF Bayou
Courttbleall, following said Bayou up to the
township line between I s . r L, and TO S r
5 u, thence north on said line to the parish
line, THENCE following parish line to the At
chafalaya River, thence down the Atchatalaya
10 the beginning
SUBDIVISION:
- 5000 -.
~ JusI,tS - y t d. 10y ~ m@t ~ HVn an5
cp said Bayou to the township line between
Ia the northwest corner of It's RI II. thence
vfpst three miles, thence north on section line
10 tbe parish line. thence east to the AtchafalaVa
River, thence down the Atchafalaya to the be-
ginning.
6fh JIlstice of the Peace ward. commencing
on The township line between T 6 S r 8 %. and
T8SR7E E., thence up the CourtabIeau to town
shipline between T S "a f, and L s r 5 f,
iine Between section Is and 10. T 4 5 r 5 e,
thence east to township line between T4S r Z,
audT4sRTE, thkale south ON township line
ID fl,e iegfnning,
nth Justice Of the Peace ward, commencing
at the parish line between T 2 S R A E, and
section line between sections is and 10 of
4 . y . Il, SlO -Cdce Oh sCoGibt LII " "
thence north on township line to the north,
west corner Of section 4 r 4 S r r E, thence
west on township line to section line between
section as and al S RIG e., thence north on
4aefinn I,nn Ia file uarisli line thence west TO
+SI1e %iarr, Of beeinning, ~ ~ ~
- srt :, =
qt,e 5f, Police Jury ward to he bounded a.
follows: Commencing on Bayou Courtableau
OH the township line between T 5 S r 5 Il, aud
.T6SR5E =, thence west following the line Of
the tst Police Jury ward to the OpeIousas and
Flat Town road 10 Debaiilons bridge, thence
jury 1plrV ward sar to o the parish Ii line, thence - east fol
lowing the parish line to the township line he
tWeenT2s r. E, and Il > R5E, thence south
3hsala Tow hSiiip lSie 10 tue oeSalhlhs'
sUBDfvIsfua~-1D -
i, ~ poano rr,n5 ,r
= oth 1ass.ie = ! y -, Z q ~ n 49, NJ it thonno
ssar etie i ~ The townshiin line to tne north-West
corner OF 4 As r e. thence west to the north
vest corner of T4s R4 z, thence south to the
10 the 0nelousas and Eat Town road, following
said road 10 the north ilne, OF the lSt Ponce
,I!ry. ward, thence cast on said line to the be-
9tllJusfice Of the Peace ward, commencing
1t tlta northwest corner Of T4sR5 E. thence
vest TO the Bayou Soeoafle, thence III, the
3tS:oar1e 10 the inc eenmeen me ne ' En- ana a. 6tn
s,aiish i'm, thence cast an fine narishs line ia the
section Ii4e betyeenT 2S { and T2SR5
sfhaIlce south on township line to the place of
beginning.