The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07
Proceedings of the Police BURY,
OpELOUSAs, July I'd, 1877.

~, Ihe Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
present r. II. Llttcll. President; A. Guidry
! II. j. Gulllory, +. Savoy, q. T. EawkiLS ID
P. Saizan, +. Duhuisson aud b. f. Clark
| and approved.
In accordance with section of act No. 81. of
! the Acts of Legislature Extra Session an
proved April 10th, 1877, the Police Jury pro
] ce"HGd to re-district the Parish III Police Jury
NJ ''ii" j "SIlcc oI the Peacc wards, as follows:
!" lsT POLICE JURY WARD:
To commence on the Bayou Courtablcau. ON
| Ihe Ihe IoWnShip line between T 5 r T., and
| L & ; : +, thence due west to the ODrln1Isas
| ana t!at Town road, and following said road TO
Dep De94iioIS bfld$e on Bayou Bellair, thence up
SAID Bayou 70 the northwest corner of TOWN.
! ship 6 ; K 3 +, thence south two miles Thence.
| east TWO miles, thence south eight miles, thence
| east 10 Bayou BourbeauN, thence down Bayou
| B0urDeauX until 1t strikes the southwest cor
| ncr of LldgCr LaStrapeS land, thence following
! his line to the Bayou TGche, thence M the
! Tfche to Bayou COurtableau, and thence up the
| Courtabieau to the place of beginning
| SUBDIVISION:
| 1st Justice of the Peace ward is boundrd as
| iGioWS: 10 commence on the Bayou Courta-
| bieau on the township line between 7 S R5E.
| ana L g > K E. thence due west to the north
| west corner Of T S r 1 H. thence south two
| miles, thence west four miles thence sonth
| eight miles, thence east to Bayou BourbpauX
| thence following the eastern boundary line of
| the LIST Police jury ward to the beginning
2d Justice of the Peace ward is bounded AS
| follows: All OF that portion of the Ist Police
| jury ward not contained in the lSt Magistrates
| WarA, shall be designated as the I'd Justice of
| the Peace ward
2D POLICE JURY WARD:
The boundaries of the I'd Police Jury ward
shall remain as fixed by the Police Jury April
Sd, 1876, and the said ward is now divided into
tWo ta Police Jury wards, the I'd and Sd; all Of
that portion west of Bayou BOurbcaux and
comprising Grand COtcau, shall be designated
as the ID Police Jury ward.
SUBDIVISION:
Sd Justice of the Peace ward; the ID Police
jury ward shall be designated as the Sd Justice
of the Peace ward.
I'D POLICE JURY WARD.
All Of that portion of the 2d Police Jury ward
as t1Acu April 81, 1876. east Of Bayou Bourbeaux
ana comprising AlnaudviIle and LeOnville, shall
be designated rs the 81 Police Jury ward.
SUBDIVISION:
4th Justice of the Peace ward, the Sd Police
Jury ward shall he designated as the 4th Justice
or the Peace ward.
4TH POLICE JURY WARD:
The 4th Police Jury ward to he bounded as
toiloWS Commencing at the mouth Of Bayon
Courtaheau, following said Bayou IN TO the
toWnsmp line between T S L f. and r S X
line thence following parish line TO the Al
clIttallya River, thence down the Atchafaaya
to the beginning.
SUBRIvIsIOS:
5th Justice Of the Peace ward, commencing
at the mouth Of Bayou COnrtablcau and then
up said Bayou to the township line between
I r L, thence north on said township line
to the northwest corner Of T iSR7 f. tbcnccr
west three mlieS. thence north on section Iiwd-
10 the parish line, thence east to the Atcbafalaya
klVer' thence down the Atchafalaya to the be
ginning.
9th Justice of the Peace ward. commencing
on the township line between r 6S r & r and
T R7 E, thence up the CourtabIeau TO town
ship line between T RAE and TBS r T.
Ihencc norm on the toWnsbi ip line to the section
tine t, between section l8 and 10, T R E.
thence east to township line between T Is R6E
and 5 r E, thence south on township line
to the beginning.
7th Justice of the Peace ward. commencing
at the parish line between . r f, and
, > r, thence south on township line to
section line between sections IL and 10 of
& i, fIeHse east q 8R seGli iqN t. t9w,,I
WSst ynsGs eorner nSE Of G tEm9shg line
west on township line to section line between
Section 80 and 81 s K 6 E, thence north on
section line to the parish line, thence west to
the place of beginning.
5TH POLICE JURY WARD:
The 5th Police Jury ward to be bounded as |
follows: Commencing on Bayou COurtablcau
on the township line between + 5 S r 4. and
L s + 5 +, thence west following the line of
the lSt Police Jury ward to the OpelOusas and |
Flat Town road to DebaillOns bridge. thence |
following the eastern line of the 9th Police |
jury ward to the parish line, thence east fol- |
lowing the parish line to the township line be-
L -
on said township line to the beginning:
SUBDIVISION:
8th Justice of the Peace ward, commencing |
at the northwest corner of 7 s Z, thence |
north on the township line to the northwest |
corner of I r E. thence west to the north |
west corner of T 4S SR4 f, thence south to the |
northwest corner of 7 4 +, thence west |
to the Opelousas and Flat Town road, following |
said road to the north line of the, 1st PoPce
Jury ward, thence east on said line to the "be- |
ginning.
9th Justice Of the Peace ward commencing
at the northwest corner of T t s Rs L. thence
west to the Bayou C0cOdrie, thence nm the
Goc0drle to the line between the 5th and 9Th |
Police Jury wards. thence on said line to the
parish line, thence east on the parish line to the |
section line between Il r2SR4E Z, and T2SP5F
thence south on township line to the place of |
beginning.
10th Justice of the Peace ward. commenctpy
on the township line between T 5 S r 3 E. and |
- K f, at the Opelousas and Flat Town
r0ad, Thence east to the northwest corner of
L 5 k b, thence north on the township line
to Bayou CocOdrie, thence up Cocodrie TO the |
line between the 5th and 9Th Police Jury wards
thence along said line to the place of beginning
9Th POLICE JURY WARD:
The 9Th Police Jury ward to be bounded as
follows: Commencing on the western boundary
OF the parish running north to the parish line
thence east following the parish line to the
division between the 5th and 9th Police Jurv
wards, thence following said line to township
line between E. and T RE, thence
running west OH township line to the place of |
gUBDIV. sion: o
11th Justice of the Peace ward; the 9Th Police
Jury ward shall be designated as the 18th JUS
tlce OF the Peace ward.
7TH POLICE JURY WARD:
The 7th Police Jury ward shall be bounded az
follows Commencing on the western parish |
line running south to the southwest corner of
5 r w, thence east on township line to the
northeast corner of r E, thence up
Bayou Bellair to Bayou Petit Passe, thence on
the line between the 5th and 7th Police jury
wards to township line between T 3 s Z Q T. |
and r 2 Z, thence west on township line |
to the beginning. n
SUBDIVISION:
18th Justice of the Peace ward shall consti- |
Cute all of tue 7th Police Jury ward on the east |
side of Bayou des Came
18th Justice of the Peace ward shall consti- |
tute all of the 7th Police Jury ward on the west
side Of Bayou dcs Came.
The 5th Police Jury ward as fixed by the
Police Jury April Sd, 1876, shall be DIVIDED into
TWO Police jury wards, as follows:
8TE POLICE. JURY WARD:
Tile dividing line between the stl and 9th |
Police Jury wards shall commence on section
ne i'll 7 r L, at the corner of section g. 9,
l6 and IT, running west on section line to Bayou
Sez-Pique, and all that portion north Of said
section line shall be the 8th Police Jury ward.
sUBDIYI.IoN:
14th ,IUGtlee OF the Peace ward, commencing
al the northwest corner of I & ) r f, run
oing west to the Mallet woods, thence down the |
Mallet woods to Chas. FRANCOIS at the town |
ship line between T 2"E, and T. $ X , F., /
thence east on township line to the 1st Police /
jury ward
at the section corner near ChaS, Francois and
IImnDg south to sections 10, 20, % and 80. Of |