St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-02

the dlStrlct court OF the parish OF Acadia, ak
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 tho
| territory of the parish OF Acadia by this act
and ne shall transmit also to the clerk of tho
district court of Acadia parish all papers rela-
ting to the tutorship of minors when they or %
majority OF them reside in the parish of Aca-
Qua, that all matters civil and criminal so trans
1erred 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
sanlzation OF the parish OF Acadia, it shall be
the DUTY of the clerk of the district court anI
eX-otilclo recorder of the parish of st. Landry
to make true and correct transcript in a we'll
bound book or books, to be furnished by the
OF dates as recorded in his office, after the
adoption of this act, of all acts, mortgages
deeds ana title papers of record in said office.
relative to and effecting landed property stu-
atcd within the limits OF the parish of Acadia
accompanied by the certificate and seal of said
clerk affixed at the end of each book that
when so completed. the clerk of the parish of
st. Landry shall Immediately transmit said
book or books to the clerk of the parish of Aca-
dla, together with all the original acts. deeds.
mort rtga"es 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
be six cents for cvsry hundr0d words and one
dollar for his certificate and seal in each book,
and that said fees and the actual eXpcrsc in
Cured by said clerk i'll the transmission of pa
pers and documents TO the parish OF Acadia on
the warrant of the President Of the Police jury.
when he is satisfied that the services havt1
been performed. and the fees legally charged.
a specific account of which shall accompany
each warrant and be sworn to hy said clerk az
CciFcCt.
SEC. :. That 10 Judgment. lien or privilege.
or MOTT tea @es. upon any property within tho
parish OF Acadi a by this Act. if the same has
been legally inscribed in the parish of st.
latsHFE III such manner as to bind such prop
rrtT at the date of its inscription. ana which is
void for no other reason or legal cause, and
the certificate of the proper officer of the par
lSh OF st: Landry relative to said property
shall he received in all cases where such Ger
titicatc is required by law.
SEC $. That Immediately after the orcaniza-
tion Of the parish of Acadia, it shall be the du-
y Of the sheriff and eX-ociO tax collector of the
pai!sl OF st. Landry to transmit to the sheriff
and ex-otficio collector Of taxes Of the parish OF
Acadia, a list OF all unpaid taxes assessed upolf
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
this act, he shall be repaid the amount which
he may have actually expended. and no more !:
said amount to he paid by the Treasurer of the
pari&A of Acadia, on the warrant OF the Presi-
dent of the Police Jury.
SEE. 9. That the school fund OF the said par
ish Of Acadia shall be provided III the same
manner as for other parishes of the State.
SEE: 10; That the creation of the parish of
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 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 he the duty of the
police jury of the parish of Acadia, Immediate
ly after their first meeting. as provided in sec
ton four of this act and the police i;lry of
the parish of ST Landry, at a meeting to bfs
held by them within thirty days after this act
upon three commissioners for each parish. who
shah he residents, voters and real estate OWL
ers IN their respective parishes. whose duty it
in the parish of st. Landry, on a 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 apportion to
the parish of Acadia and to the parish of st.
Landry the apportionment and proportion OF
said indebtedn IS 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 i'll
each of said parishes after having ascertainet
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 juries shall each i'm
medately 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 tho
dutles prescribed i'll this section, fail to agree.
and be unable to settle said disagreement
omong themselves, they shall be empt jwered to
elect. by unanimous consent, anothe person,
a resident OF either one of said pa rshes, an
owner of real estate, who shall act as umpire
in the settlement of said disagreeme Mt Should
either of said commissioners herein designated
decline to serve, then in that eve ut, the two
remaining commissioners repre- senting tho
parish of the commissioner so de lining. shall
be empowered to elect an other re sident of said
parish, an owner OF real estat e, who shall
serve i'll his stead.
SEC. 10. That Immediately aft er the Dassace
of this act by the General Asss mbly it shall
be the duty of the Governor to direct the
proper officer of ST. Landry par ish to procure d
REGISTRATION OF the legal voters of the parish Of
St Landry, said registration II continue for at
least sixty days; that immed lately 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 reation of the new
parish of Acadia; and it sh all be the duty of
the commissioners of elect ion to receive the
votes OF all persons entitl9 | to vote by reason
of sufficient residence in S id parish as required
by law, and that at said o. lection all who shah
be in favor of the ereatir III of the new parish
SHALL htpDsit d pdltet ] OF Ille Cfcaul6n OF inc
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 II lade and promulga ted as
now required by law j n other elections and if
a majority of the vO tes cast ut said election
shall be in favor of the creation of said parslt
OF Acadia, the Gove' nor shall issue his proc]a-
nation declaring tn at the said parish has been
created, and the creation of said parish shall
date from the time Of said proclamation.
SEC 13. That a. laws or parts of laws coll~
n md
same art hereby repealed.
Fl. ". OGDEN,