The Opelousas courier., 1882-07-15
New Laws.

dnty OF the Governor, at the expiration
of the term of Office of Police Jurors
appointed under Act No. 81 of the
General Assembly of 1880, approved
March IL, 1880, to appoint their sue
cessors by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
SEC. 9. That the Police Jurors APP
pointed in pursuance with the provi-
sions of the foregoing section, shall
hold their offices until the general cleo
ton of 1883. In case any Police Juror
shall remove from the ward from which
he may have been appointed his ONCE
shall be ipse facto vacant, and the
Governor shall be and is hereby au'
thorized to fill any vacancy that may
occur from death, resignation or any
other cause.
No. 90. An Act to re-enact and
amend Act No. 1913 of the session OF
the General Assembly of the year 1856,
entitled "An act to incorporate a con-
gregation Of the Roman Catholic
Church of the parish of st. Landry, in
the town of Opelousas."
SECTION /. That Act No. 1913, OF
the session of 1856, be amended and
re-enacted SO as to read as follows:
That all the white Roman Catholics OF
the parish of St. Landry be, and they
are hereby declared, and for the space
of twenty FIVE years made and constl-
tuted a political body and association,
and styled THE Congregation of the
Catholic Church of St. Landry" and,
by virtue of the same, shall have the
right of perpetual succession; shall
and may hold, possess and use, they
and their successors, all real and per-
sonal property of any kind whatsoever,
by way of contracts, transfers, bar
gains. transactions, of all nature what.
soever; receive gifts and donations:
accept or refuse any legacies, success
sions or inheritance, buy, build, erect
and build again ; repair, increase, i'm
Prove and insure any kind of property
on the value of the same, managed by
themselves; hire, lease, exchange,
mortgage, ALLEVIATE and sell on ground
rent, according to the best advantage
they think may result to the said con
gregation and that they a u and
be sued, implead and be implicated i'll
all affairs and actions whatever; Snake
and carry into execution all and every
act and bylaws which may concern
the said Congregation, and they shall
have a seal of their own, and they shall
also make any regulation or by laws
| whatever, for the best administration
Of said corporation.
SEC. 2. That the affairs of said cor.
poration shall be administered by nine
Church wardens. who shall serve gra-
t~uitously, and whose duties shall last
for the space of three years, after
which they may be reelected, and a
majority of them shall form a quorum,
and no person shall be eligible to the
place Of Church Warden unless he be a
member Of the church, twenty one
years of age, and a married man, with
the exception Of the Parish Priest, who
may be elected. The said wardeRs
shall elect a President from among
themselves.
SEC. B. That the said Church War
dens shall be chosen by "a ballot of the
free white males of the congregation
over twenty n years Of age, on Palm
Sunday, in the year eighteen hundred
and eighty three, and fer that purpose
it shall be the duty of the Priest of the
Parish for the time being, or of the
Presi dent of the Corporation to call all
parishioners to meet on Palm Sunday
of every year, at the church of said
Parish, for the pnrpose of electing the
said Church Wardens, who, at their
first meeting, shall designate by lot
those of the Church Wardens whose
duties shall cease on Palm Sunday, of
the year eighteen hundred and eighty
four, and those who shall go cut of
sifice on Palm Sunday, of the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-ivc.
That ON Palm Sunday of the year eigll-
teen hundred and eighty. four, and IN
Palm Sunday Of the year eighteen hun
dred and eighty five there shall be an
| election of three Church Wardens, and
so on in rotation, in order that one
third of them may be renewed every
year; and it shall be the duty of the
| Priest of the Parish, for the time being,
OIL of the President of the Corporation,
to call all parishioners to meet every
year on Palm Sunday, at the church of
said parish, for the purpose of electing
the said Church Wardens.
Sec. A. That the said Church War
dens shall appoint a Clerk, whose duty
it shall be to keep a fair record Of all
their proceedings, open at all times to
the inspection of any member of the
church, and also a Treasurer, whose
duty it shall be to collect all kinds of
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