St. Landry democrat., 1886-08-21
AN ACT
No. 80.

To create the parish of Acadia, and TO provide
for the organization thereof. Due notice
having been givenEas required by Article As
of the Constitution, lbs shown by affidavit
hereto attached.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly of the State OF louisiana That new
parish i'll the State Of Louisiana be and the
same is hereby created. out of the southwest
ern portion of the parish of St Landry, to he
called and known 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
diaries to-wit all that portion of territory iy-
ing and being south aud west of line begin
ming on the west boundary of st. Landry par
! ish. at its Intersection with the township line
between townships Gand south, thence III an
| easterly direction on township lines between
! townships and tor the northeast corner OF
| section in township : south, range east ;
! thence in seutherly direction on section lines
about three miles. to the corner common to
sections IA, Is. ID and % thence in an easterly
direction about four miles, to a point in section
! 10 in township SOUTH range east, when the
! section lines ii run Woud make the corner
+ common to sections 70, II. 20 and 81 thence IN
! a southerly direction across section 70, and
| following section lines about six miles to the
! corner common to sections Is. II 20 and 81, ID
| township south, range east thence III an
easterly direction between sections l6 and p
| one mile thence two miles in a sOutherly iii
! rectlon on section lines between sections p and
| o. and between sections ~ and 2S; thence one
| mile in an easterly direction to the corner
/ common to sections e6, 27, "a and 35; thence
/ about two miles in % southerly direction to the
| and ST. Landry: thence following the division
| lines as now established between the parishes
! of ST. Landry and Lafayette, and ST. Landry
and Vermilion, to the existing boundary be-
tween the parishes of st. Landry and Calca-
sieu thence on existing west boundary OF S.
Landry parish to the starting point aforesaid.
SEC q That the seat OF the parish pa ISL o. acadla
ed by an electionita be held for that and othar
purposes, after this act shall have become d
law; that the parish of Acadia shall form n a :
| 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
| accordance with law that said parish of A3a-
dia shall form part of the Third Circuit that
said parish of Acadia shall, until otherwise
provided, forma part OF the Twelfth senate
rial and the Sixth Congressional Districts O1
this State.
SEC. B. 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. A. That within thirty days after this
act shall have become law, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint and caMmls
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
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 and Rollct
Jury Wards :; and to designate in each OF sale
/ wards q place I0f nOlQl1S elecIolS' lof Stttt
and parish officers within thiaty days there
after the Governor shall appoint, a retnrnin:
officer for said parish OF Acadia. aud shall Orde
! an election for all parish AMI ward offeefs &C
cortiing to law ; that said Police jury shall il
due time make the necessary arrangements Il
, provide the requisite public buildings, lots
!, and Offices. and the seals, books, and appnrtel
;tnces for the said parish of Acadia and the OF
} ticers thereof that the pawers and duties o
} said Police Jurors herein provided for shall b
| the same as other like oacers throughout tn
State.
Sec 5. That Immediately after the organizs
t ton of the parish of Acadia and the electi0
and qualification of its officers. it shall be til
/ duty of the clerk of the District Court ard es
: : Oaleio recorder of the parish of St. Landry t
transmit to the clerk OF the District Court an
3 ex-offcio recorder OF the parish Of Acadia a
: petitions, answers, and other documents an
a papers appertaining to suits wherein the d,
. fendant or defendants reside within the pazis
of Its organization, and also a certificate cop
: OF all orders ma6ein any suits which are el
4 tered on the minutes of the court; and til
" fees allowed hiin for making a copy of tive mil
. utes shall be ten cents for every hundred tl0
II words, and twenty cents for each cAEtifca1
: with seal attached the same to be charged
a costs in tho case and he shall also transmit
!, the clerk of the district court of the parish
: Acadia all criminal proceedings against pc
y sons charged with an Ofense or ofenses allege
to have been committed in said parish Of Ac