St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-25


the district court of the parish of Acadia, all
petitions orders, bonds and other papers relat-
ting to SUGGESTIONS heretofore opened in the
parish of st. Landry which may be unsettled
and in course of administration, when the de-
ceased resided in that portion of the parish Of
st. Landry now embraced in the limits of the
territory of the parish of Acadia by this act
and he shall transmit also to the clerk of the
district court of Acadia parish all papers rela-
ting to the tutorship OF minors when they or a
majority of them reside in the parish Of Aea-
dia, that all matters civil and criminal so trans
ferled shall be proceeded with in said parish Of
Acadia as If they had originated therein:
SEC. 6. That as soon as possible after the Or
sanization of the parish of Acadia. it shall be
the duty of the clerk of the district court and
eX-officlo recorder of the parish of st. Landry
to make a true and correct transcript in well
bound book or books, to be furnished by the
police jury of the parish of Acadia in the order
of dates as recorded in his office, after the
deeds and title papers Of record in said office.
relative to and effectlng landed property situ-
atcd within the limits of the parish of Acadia,
accompanied by the certificate and seal of said
clerk affixed at the end of each hook that
when completed. the clerk OF the parish Of
St. Landry shall immediately transmit said
book or books to the clerk OF the parish of Aca-
dia together with all the original acts, deeds,
mortgages, and title papers on file in his office
from which said transcript shall have been
made that the fees allowed said clerk of the
parish of st. Landry for said transcript, shall
he six cents for ey9ry hundred words and one
dollar for his certificate and seal in each book.
CURED by said clerk i'll the transmission of pa
ptrs and documents to the parish of Acadia on
the warrant of the President of the Police Jury,
when lie 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 i'll the parish Of st.
Landry in such manner as 10 bind such prop
erty ut the date of its inscription, and which is
void for no other reason or legal cause. and
the certificate OF the proper officer OF the par
ish OF st. Landry relative to said property
shall be received in all cases where such GER
titcatc is required by law.
SEC. 8. That Immediately after the Organiza-
ton of the parish of Acadia, it shall be the du-
tv OF the sheriff tax collector Of the
parish of st. Landry to transmit to the sheriff
and eN-otfico 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 aud 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
this 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. 9. That the school fund of the said par
ish of Acadia shall be provided in the same
SEC. 10. That the creation of the parish Of
AcaG a shnl in no wise impair the obligation
of the people or property thereof in 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 a law, by that part OF the parish OF
st. Landry as heretofore constituted. which is
embraced i'll the territorial limits of the parish
OF Acadia; and the balance OF said debt shall
he assumed by the parish OF st. Landry.
all J,n DOW Of S11rn
police jury of the parish of Acadia, Immediate
ly after their first meeting, as provided in sec
! ti0n four of this act and the police jury OF
! the parish of ST. Landry. at a meeting to be-
held by them within thirty days after this act
shall have become law, to select 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 Opelousas,
in the parish of st. Landry. on day to be-
| fixed by the judge of the thirteenth judicial
district. within twenty days after the appoint
ment 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 the
parish of ST. Landry Immediately preceding
the adoption of this act. and to appOrtlon to
| the parish of Acadia and to the parish of st.
Landry the appOrtionment and proportion Of
| said indebtedn' SIS due from each parish respec-
| lively, which amount shall be determined by
said commissioners and shall be in proportions
to the relative value of the taxable property in
each of said parishes after having ascertained
| the amount of said Indebtedness and made the
| said apportionment, and commissioners shall
report the same to the police juries in both
parishes; and said police uries shall each inn
mediately proceed in 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 in the performance OF the
duties prescribed i'll this section, fail to agree,
and be unable to settle said disagreement
omong themselves, they shall be empowered to
elect, by unanimous consent, another person.
| 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 in that event, the two
remaining commissioners representing the
parish of the commissioner so dS&lining, shall
| be empowered to elect an other resident OF sald
parish, an owner OF real estate, WHO RnalI
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 q
registration of the legal voters of the parish OF
St Landry, said registration to continue for az
| least sixty days; that Immediately after SAID
registration an election shall be held by the
legal voters Of the parish Of Sc. Landry for the
purpose of taking the sense of the people OK
said parish in regard to the creation M OF the % new W
the commissioners of election to receive the
| votes of all persons entitled to vote by reason
of sufficient residence in said parish as requrem
by law, and that at said election all who shatl
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 ballot against the creation OF
the parish of Acadia And the returns OF
said election shall be made and promulgated az
now required by law in other elections; and il
a majority of the votes cast at said election
shall be in favor of the creation OF SAID parlst
OF Acadia, the Governor shall issue his procla.
| nation declaring that the said parish has beer
created, and the creation OF said parish shall
, date from the time of said proclamation.
SEC. 10. That all laws or parts OF laws con
l trary to the provisions of this act be and TIL
z | 90, are hereby rpnealed.