St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-02
AN ACT
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To create the parish Of Acadia, and to provide
for the organization thereof Due notice
having been given as required by Article As
of the Constitution. as shown hy affidavit
hereto attached.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General As
Sembly 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
erll portion OF the parish of st. Landry. to he
called and known as ''the parish of Acadia;
that said parish of Acadia shall he 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 and west of q line begin
ming on the west boundary of St. Landry par
sh at its intersection with the township line
between townships and south. thence III an
eaStery direction OH township lines between
townships and to the northeast corner of
section in township SOUTH range east
thence in q southerly direction on section lines
about three miles. to the corner common to
sections Ii. Is. % and % thence in an easterly
direction about four miles, to a point in section
- in township south, range 3 east, when the
section lines. if run would make the corner
common to sections IS, II, 90 and n : thence in
IA southeriy direction across section 70, and
following section lines about six miles to the
corner common to sections Is, II 20 and u, in
township south, range east; thence i'll an
caSterly direction between sections is and 81
one mile thence two miles in southerly di
rectlOn on section lines between sections u and
%. and between sections ~ and 2S; thence one
mile in an easterly direction to the corner
common to sections 26, 81, "a and IS; thence
about two miles i'll a southerly direction to the
division line between the parishes OF Lafayette
lines as now established between the parishes
OF st. Landry and Lafayette, and st. Landry
and Vermlion, 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: .. That the seat of the parish of Acadia
shall be and remain at a 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
part of the Thirteenth Judicial District that
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 Aca-
said parish of Acadia shall, until otherwise
provided, form Il 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. Ian
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 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
i'll the town of Rayne i'll 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 Il place for holding elections for State
and parish officers within thirty days there
after the Governor shall appoint IL returning
officer for said parish of Acadia. and shall order
an election for all parish AMI ward officers, ac-
corlng 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 Cd
fcers thereof; that the powers and duties of
said Police Jurors herein provided for shall be
the same as other like officers tlaoughont the
State.
SEC. 5. That Immediately after the organza-
ton of the parish of Acadia aIl the election
and qualification of its officers. it shall be the
duty OF the clerk OF the District Court and ex-
Officio 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 and
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 Ell
tered on the minutes OF the court; and the
fees allowed him for making copy Of the min
utes shall be ten cents for every hundred IOOl
words, and twenty cents for each certificate
with seal attached the same to be charged as
costs in the case and he shall also transmit to
the clerk OF the district court of the parish of
Acadia all criminal proceedings against per-
sons charged with an offense or offenses alleged
to have been committed in said parish OF Aca-