St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-25
AN ACT
No. 80.

To create the parish of Acadia, and to provide
for the organization thereof. Due notice
having been given as required by Article IS
of the Constitution, as shown by affidavit
hereto attached.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General As
se,Ebly of the State Of Louisiana, That a new
parish in the State of Louisiana be and the
same is hereby created. out of the southwest
ern portion OF the parish OF st. Landry, 10 he
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 boun-
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 III an
easterly direction on township lines between
townships and to the northeast corner of
section i'll township SOUTH range east:
thence in IL Suutherly direction on section lines
about three miles. to the corner common to
sections Il, Is, y and % thence in an eaSterly
direction about four miles, to point i'll section
10 III tnwTsst'', south. range east, wien the
secti6.. ...Icz;. If run would make the corner
common to sections Is, II. 20 and q ; thence i'll
a southery direction across section 70, and
following section lines about six miles to the
corner common to sections Is, II 20 and 21, IN
township south. range east thence in an
easterly direction between sections Is and u
one mile ; thence two miles in sontherly di
rectIon section lines between sections q and
%. and between sections 27 and % thence one
mile in easterly direction to the corner
common to sections 26. 27, "a and 35 thence
about two miles in a southerly direction to the
division line between the parishes of Lafayette
and ST. Landry thence following the division
lines as now established between the parishes
of st. Landry and Lafayette, and ST. Landry
and Vermihon. TO the existing boundary be-
tween the parishes of ST. Landry and Calca-
sieu thence on existing west boundary of st.
Landry parish to the starting point aforesaid.
SEC. q That the seat of the parish Of Acadia
shall be and remain at point to be determin-
ed by an election to be held for that and other
purposes, after this act shall have become a
law that the parish of Acadia shall form a
part of the Thirteenth Judicial District; that
the Judge of said district shall hold regular
terms of his court for said parish of Acadia, at
the parish seat. at such times as he may fix III
dia 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 8. That in the House of Representatives
until 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 law, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint and commits
sion for said parish of Acadia five police jurors
from the parish at large, who shall. within ten
| days after receipt of their commissions, meet
iii the town of Rayne, in said parish, and pro
ceed to divide the parish into separate wards,
to be known as Justice of the Peace and Police
Jury Wards and to designate in each OF said
| wards place for holding elections fol- State
| ana parish 01flcerS W1Cn1n thirty Gays UHeFe-
| after the Governor shall appoint a returning
officer for said parish of Acadia. and shall order
all election for all parish an ward officers. ac-
| cordins to law that said Police Jury shall in
| due time make the necessary arrangements TO
provide the requisite public buildings. lots,
| and Offices and the seals, books, and appurten-
ances for the said parish of Acadia and the Of
| ficers thereof that the powers and duties OF
| said Police Jurors herein provided for shall be
\ the same as other like officers throughout the
| State.
| SEC. S. That Immediately after the organza-
| ton of the parish of Acadia and the election
and qualification of its officers. it shall be the
| duty of the clerk of the District Court and ex.
off1eio recorder of the parish Of St Landry to
| transmit to the clerk of the District Court and
| ex-officio recorder of the parish of Acadia all
petitions, answers, and other documents anG
papers appertaining to suits wherein the de
| fendant or defendants reside within the parish
of its organization, and also a certificate copy
| of all orders made in any suits which are en-
| tered on the minutes of the court; and thu
fees allowed him for making copy of the min
utes shall be ten cents for every hundred Goo
words, and twenty cents for each certificate
| with seal attached; the same to be charged a
costs in the case and he shall also transmit Il
the clerk of the district court of the Parish O
Acadia all criminal proceedings against pei
sons charged with an ofense or offeDses allege,
to have been committed in said parish Of Acs