St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-08-07


pels and documents to the parish of Acadia on
| the warrant OF the President of the Police Jury,
when he is satisfied that the services have
been performed, and the fees legally charged,
/ specific account of which shall accompany
each warrant and be sworn to by said clerk as
| correct.
SEC. 7. That no Judgment. lien or privilege.
or mortgages, upon any property within the
parish OF Acadi by this Act, if the same has
been legally inscribed in the parish of ST.
Landry III such manner as to bind such prop
erty at the date of its inscription, and which is
Vold Tor no other reason OF legal cause, and
the certificate OF the proper officer of the par
sll ish o Of st. Landry relative to said property
| snail be received in all cases where such GER
| flhcate is required by law.
| SEC. 8. That Immediately after the organiza-
ton OF the parish of Acadia, it shall be the du-
ty of the sheriff and ocio tax collector of the
parish OF st. Landry to transmit to the sheriff
ana eN-otficlO collector of taxes OF the parish OF
Acadia, a list of all unpaid taxes assessed upon
| property within the limits of the parish of
Acadia, and the sheriff OF the parish of Acadia,
shall collect all such taxes and pay over the
parish tax to the Parish Treasurer and the
State tax to the State Treasurer, and for any
expense incurred by the sheriff of st. Landry
In the performance of the service required by
TINS act, he shall be repaid the amount which
he may have actually expended. and no more
said amount to be paid by the Treasurer of the
parish of Acadia, on the warrant of the Presi-
dent of the Police Jury.
SEC. g. That the school fund OF the said par
ish of Acadia shall be provided in the same
manner as for other parishes of the State:
SEC. 10. That the creation of the parish of
Acadia shnll in no wise impair the obligation
OF the people or property thereof i'll favor of
the public creditors of the parish of St Landry
as heretofore constituted but the parish of
Acadia shall assume, pro rata, the portion OF
the public debt due at the time this act shall
become law, by that part of the parish of
st. Landry as heretofore constituted which is
embraced in the territorial limits of the parish
OF Acadia; and the balance of said debt shall
be assumed by the parish of st. Landry.
SEC II. That it shall be the duty of the
police jury of the parish of Acadia Immediate
~ after their first meeting as provided III see
tlon four OF this act, and the police jury of
the parish of st: Landry. at "A meeting to be
neid by them Within thirty days after this act
SHAH have become a law, to se:ect and agree
upon three commissioners for each parish who
shall be residents, voters and real estate own
ers IN their respective parishes. whose duty 1t
shall be to convene IN the town OF OpeOusas,
in the parish of St. Landry, on a day to he
fixed by the judge OF the thirteenth judicial
district. within twenty days after the appoint
lnent of the commissioners. who shall give to
said commissions, due notice thereof; and at
SAID meeting and commissioners shall proceed
to ascertain the amount OF indebtedness OF tie
parish of st. Landry Immediately preceding
the adoption OF this act. and to apporti0n to
the parish OF Acadia and to the parish of St
Landry the apporti0nment and proportion OF
said indebtedn IS due from each parish respec-
lively, which amount shall be determined by
said commissioners and shall be i'll proportion
to the relative value of the taxable property in
each OF said parishes after having ascertaned
the amount of said Indebtedness and made the
said appOrtionment, and commissioners shall
report the same to the police jures in both
parishes and said police iuries shall each I'M
mediately proceed i'll their respective parishes
to make suitable provisions for the payment OF
their proportion of said Indebtedness under
such regulations as they may adopt. Should
! said commissioners, i'll the performance of the
duties prescribed in this section, fail to agree,
and be unable to settle said disagreement
omonS themselves, they shall be empowered to
han
q resident of either one of said parishes, an
owner OF real estate, who shall act as umpire
| in the settlement OF said disagreement. Should
| either OF said commissioners herein designated
decline to serve then i'll that event, the two
remaining commissioners representing the
parish of the commissioner so declining, shall
| be empowered to elect an other resident OF said
parish, an owner of real estate, who shall
serve IN his stead.
SEC. 12. That Immediately after the passage
of this act by the General Assembly, it shall
proper officer of st. Landry parish to procure a
registration OF the legal voters of the parish OF
ST. Landry, said registration TO continue for at
least sixty days that Immediately after said
| registration an election shall be held by the
| legal voters of the parish of ST. Landry for the
purpose OF taking the sense OF the people of
said parish in regard to the creation of the new
parish of Acadia; and it shall be the duty of
! the commissioners OF election to receive the
| votes of all persons entitled to vote by reason
of sufficient residence in said parish as required
be in favor of the creation of the new parish
shall deposit a ballot for the creation OF the
parish of Acadia and all who are opposed
shall deposit o ballot "against the creation of
the parish of Acadia" And the returns of
said election shall be made and promulgated as
now required by law in other elections and if
majority of the votes cast at said election
shall he in favor of the creation of said parish
of Acadia, the Governor shall issue his procla-
nation declaring that the said parish has been
created, and the creation of said parish shall
date from the time of said proclamation.
| SEC. 13. That al laws or parts of laws con
trary to the provisions of this act be and the
| same are hereby repealed.
Ell. w. OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
CLAY KNOBLOCH,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
| Approved this 30th June, 1886.
S. d. McENERY,
| Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy from the original
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary of State.