St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

petltlOnS 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, VIXEN the de-
ceased resided i'll 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 Aca-
de that all matters civil and criminal so trans
ferred shall be proceeded with in said parish Of
Acadia, as II they had originated therein.
SEC. 6. That as possible after. the Or
ganizatiOn of the parish OF Acadia, it shall be
the duty of the clerk of the district court and
exo oHicio recorder OF the parish of st. landry
to make true and correct transcript, in well
bound book or books, to be furnished hy the
police jury of the parish of Acadia in the order
of dates as recorded in his office, after the
adoption of this act, of all acts, mortgages
deeds and title papers of record in said office,
relative to and effecting landed property situ-
ated 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 hooks 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
mace; that the fees allowed said clerk of the
parish of st. Landry for said transcript, shall
he six cents for ev3ry hundred words and one
dollar for his certificate and seal in each book,
and that said fees and the actual eXper Sc in
cured by said clerk in 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 have
been performed, and the fees legally charged,
a specific account of which shall accompany
each warrant and be SWORN to by said clerk
ccrrect.
SEC !. That no judgment, lien or privilege.
or mortgages, upon any property within the
parish of Acadia by this Act, if the same has
been legally inscribed in the parish of ST.
Landry in snch manner as to bind such prop
erty at the date of its inscription aud which is
vDIf ia n n ifEr
the certificate OF the proper officer of the par
ish of st. Landry relative to said property
shall be received i'll all cases where such GER
tificate is required by law.
SEC. s. That Immediately after the organza-
ton Of the parish of Acadia, il shall be the dll-
ty of the sheriff dex-ottico tax collector OF tfe
parish of st. Landry to transmit to the sheriff
and cXOtiiciO 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 fax 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 nfore
said amount to he paid by the Treasurer of the
parish of Acadia, on the warrant of the Pres-
dent of the Police Jury.
SEC. 8. 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
| Acadfa Snntl IN no wise impair tDe 0DngaIf0n
of the people or property thereon. 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 be the duty of the
police jury of the parish of Acadia, Immediate
ly after their first meeting, as provided in sec
tion 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 a law, to se,ect and agree
upon three commissioners for each parish, who
shall he residents, voters and real estate own
ers in their respective parishes. whose duty it
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 procf ed
to ascertain the amount of Indebtedness of the
parish OF st. Landry immediately % preeet ling
the parish of Acadia and to the parish q St
Landry the apportonment and proportif IN s
said ndebtedn IS due from m each m parish n spec
said commissioners and shall be in prop .ortioI
to the relative value OF the taxable prop erty IL
each of said parishes after having asce rtainet
the amount of said Indebtedness and N ade th
said apportiOnment, and commissions rs shal
report the same to the police jures in botl
parishes; and said police iuries shall ZACH inn
mediately proceed in their respective parshe
to make suitable provisions for the ps lyment o
their proportion OF said indebtedn ess unde
'such regulations as they may adop t. Shonl
said commissioners in the perf0rmal ice of til
duties prescribed in this section, faf to agree
and be unable to settle said di sagreemen
omong themselves, they shall be en- powered t
elect, by unanimous consent, anOf her person
a resident of either of said /, parishes, a.
owner of real estate. who shall az & as umpir
in the settlement of said disagreeT nent. Shout
either of said commissioners here in designate
decline to serve, then in that e. yeut, the tw
remaining commissioners rep .esenting til
parish of the commissioner SO eclining, sha
he empowered to elect all other resident of sal
parish, owner of real est lte, who shal
serve i'll his stead
SEC. 70. That Immediately fter the passas
of this act by the General AS sembly, it sba
be the duty of the Govern or to direct til
proper officer of St. Landry p arsh to procure
registration of the legal vote IS of the parish
st Landry, said registration to continue for a
least sixty days; that immt ,diately aster sal
, registration an election shs Ill be he4d by tn
legal voters of the parish of st. Landry for til
. purpose OF taking the sem Sc of tbs people
said parish in regard to the creationof the ne,
parish of Acadia; and it 8 hall be the duty
the commissioners Of ele ction to receive til
votes OF all persons entitl ed to vote by reaso
of sufficient residence in said parish as require
: by law, and that at said electfe IN all who sha
be ia favor of the creation of the new paris
shall deposit ballot for tb e creation of IL
parish OF Acadla, ana al who are oppose
9 shall deposit a ballot " agar ist the creation
the parish of Acadia" A nd the returns ,
: said election shall be made and promulgated
4 now required by law in ot' ler elections; and
g q majority of the votes cast at said cleo iC
: shall he in favor of the reation of said paris
Q of Acadia, the Governor shall issue his procl;
; nation declaring that ne said parish has bee
I created, and the Great .on of said parish sha
d date from the time of said proclamation
), SEC. 49,. That al II .ws or parts of laws co
h trasy to the pIovisio ms of this act be and Il
y same are hereby re1 yealed
l. Fl. w. OGDEN,