St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-17
AN ACE
No. 80.

hereto attached.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the General As
sembly OF the state OF Louisiana. That new
parish in the State of Louisiana he and the
same is hereby created. out OF the southwest
ern portion OF the parish OF st. LANDRY. TO De
called and known as 1.-THE parish Of Acadia;
that said parish of Acadia shall be composed
of all that territory of the said parish OF st.
Landry comprised within the following Doun-
daries, tO-wit all that portion of territory ~
ing and being south and west of ~ line begin
ming on the west boundary of st. Landry par
ish, at its intersection with the township line
between townships and south. thence lii an
easterly direction on township lines between
townships and to the northeast corner OF
section , i'll township south, range east
thence in a southerly direction on section INES
about three miles, to the corner common 10
sections IA. Is. % and % thence in All easterly
direction about four miles, to point III section
70 i'll township south, range 3 east, when the
section lines. If run would make tho corner
common TO sections 49, H. 20 and q thence IN
a southerly direction across section ~ ana
following seetAon lines about six miles to the
corner conEInCn to sections 16. II ~ and Il, Ill
township soptth, range east thence III an
easterly direction between sections IL and II
one mile thence two miles i'll Il sonthcPiy dl
rectlon section lines between sections y and
-, and between sections 81 and % thence one
mile in an eslstery direction to the corner
common TO sections 26. u, "a ants 30 thence
about two nail4eS i'll a Souterly direction to the
division line Between the parishes of Lafayette
and st. Landry thence following the division
lines as now established between the parishes
or L.. Landry anu lalaSelte. anu i-tti'i y
and Vermlio;l. to the existing boundary he
stween the parishes Of st. Landry and Calea-
sieu thence on existing west boundary OF -.
Landry parish to the starting point a1oresaia.
SEC > That the seat of the parish OF Acadia
shall be and remain at point to be heternlii-
ed by an election TO be held for that and ether
purposes. after this act shall have become
law /; that the parish OF Acadia shall TORN Il
part OF the Thirteenth Judicial District; that
the Judge of said district shall hold regular
terms of his court for said parish OF Acaula at
I. 4iyytas h.A
accordance with law that said parish OF Acti-
(tia shall form part of the Third Circuit: that
said parish OF Acadia shall. until otherwise
provided, form part of the Twelfth senate.
rial and the sixth Congressional Districts OF
this State.
SEC B. That i'll the House of Representatives
unit i otherwise provided, the parish OF st. Lam
dry shall have three Representatives and the
parish OF Acadia shall have one Representative
| SEC. 4. That within thirty days after this
act shall have become a law. it shall be the
duty OF the Governor to appoint and commls-
sion for said parish of Acadia t1ve pollce Jurors
from the parish at large. who shall, within ten
days after receipt OF their commissions. NEE, nee
in the town of Rayne. in said parish. and pro
| ceed to divide the parish into separate wards
| to he known as Justice of the Peace ana Pollce
Jury Wards and TO designate in each OF sald
wards q, place for holding elections for state
! and uarisl officers within thirty days tnere-
! after the Governor shall appoint IA returning
officer for said parish of Acadia. and shall ortef
! an election for all parish AM ward ofncefs. ac-
cor,ling to law that said Police Jury shal III
due time make the necessary arrangements 10
provide the requisite public buildings, iots'
| and offices, and the seals, books, and appNteil-
ances for the said parish of Acadia and the Of
ticers thereof; that the powers and duties OF
said Police Jurors herein provided for shall ne
the same ether like officers throughout the
State.
SEC ). That Immediately after the orSahlza-
ton of the parish of Acadia and the election
and qualification OF its officers, II sia'i n9 tne
duty of the clerk of the District Court ana eN-
! otfico recorder Of the parish OF ST. Landry 10
transmit TO the clerk OF the District Court ahd
ex-officiG recorder of the parish ot Acatua al
! uetitions answers, and other documents ana
| napers appertaning to suits wherein the de
fendant or defendants reside within the parish
of ITS organization, and also ceftlhcate copy
of all orders made in any suits which are en-
tered on the minutes Of the court ami the
fees allowed him for making copy OF the lnln
utes shall be ten cents for every hundred tloos
words and twenty cents for each certlhcate
with seal attached the same to be charged as
costs in the case j; and he shall also TRANSMIT 10
the clerk of the district court OF the parish OF
Acadia isll criminal proceedings a@aihsG per
sons charged with an Offense or Ofeises alleged
to have been committed i'll said pallSt n1 aca
dia and he shall also transmit to the clerk .,
the district eourt of the parish OF lASstola, an
Dettions orders, bonds and other papers feiat
fling 10 SUGGESTIONS heretofore opened IN tHe
parish of st. Landry, which may be unseItiea
and in eeurse of administration. when tne de
ceased resided in that portion OF the pafiSh oi
ST Landry now embraced III the limits of the
territory of the parish Of Acadia by tins, act
and lie Shall transmit also to the clerk of tne
district court of Acadia parish all papers fel;i
ting TO the tutorship Of minors when they or 8
majority of them reside in the parish OF Aca
dia, that all matters civil and criminal SO trans
ferred shall be proeesdea %,.n a,l @ sherain
SEC, i. That as soon as possible after, the OF
san1zation of the parish OF Acadia, 1t snail d
the duty of the clerk OF the district court an.
ex -officio recorder of the parish OF st. Landr,
| To make aArue and correct transcript, IN wei
bound book or books, to be furnished ny I'M
pelice Jury of the parish OF Acadia, LII the oftle
of dates as recorded i'll his office, altef III
adoption of this act, of all acts. mortSase
deeds and title papers of record in said once
relative to and etfectlng landed property stu stu
accompanied by the certificate and seal oi sd
clerk affixed at the end OF each book tila
when so completed. the clerk. OF the parish 9
st. Landry shall immediately TRANSMIT sai
hook OF books to the clerk of the parish of Act
da together with all the original acts, deea'
1 mort cages aud title paperson hle III MS ono
: from which said transcript snali ma, nave nes e
:. made !; that the fees all"vod said clerk OF tn
, parish of ST. Landry for said transcript, siist
: : be six cents for ev9ry huadrod words itnd Oh
dollar for his certificate and seal III each hSol
and that said fees and the actual eXperss II
: culred by said clerk i'll she transmission 81 p
a pers and documents TO the parish oi Acaaa ia.
. The warrant of the President OF the Pnl'epJuf
!. when he is satisfied that the services ilaN
e beep performed. and the fees legally charge
n a specific account oS which shall accOmpal
n each warrant and be sworn go by sald clerk
. correct. .
K SEC l. That no Judgment lien or priyieg;
It OF mortgages, upon any property WITHIN q
II parish of Acadi a by this Act, II the same Il l
- been legally inscribed in the parish OF
LANDRY in such manner as to bind sneh pro
erty at the date of its Inscription, and which
void for no other reason or legal cause, III
the certificate OF the proper officer of the pa
: ish of st. Landry relative to said proper
" shall be received in all cases where such CT
\. titcate is required by law.
- SIC. 8. That Immediately after the organic
d ton Of the parish of Acadia it shall be the q
e ty Of the sheriff and x-oficio tax collector Of
ID parish of st. Landry to transmit TO the shel
f. and ex ofeio collector oi axes ol Ce paiisn M