St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-08-14
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 As
OF the Constitution, lis shown by affidavit
hereto attached.
SECTIoN1 L. Be it enacted by the General AS
seinbly OF the State OF Louisiana, That new
parish in the State of Louisiana be and the
eln portion of the parish of st. Landry, to be
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-wt all that portion OF territory ly-
ing and being south and west of Il line begin
ming on the west boundary OF st. Landry par
ish, at its intersection with the township line
between townships and south, thence in an
easterly direction on township lines between
townships 6 and to the northeast corner OF
section in township 7 south, range east ;
thence in a sOutherly direction on section lines
about three miles, to the corner common to
sections A. 15 % and % thence in an easterly
direction about four miles, to point in section
70 in township south, range east, when the
section lines. il run would make the corner
common to sections Is, II, 20 and 81 thence in
a southerly direction across section 49, and
following section lines about six miles to the
corner common to sections 16, II 20 and 21, in
township SOUTH range east thence in an
easrerly direction between sections Is and 21
one mile thence two miles in u sOutherly di
rectlOn on section lines between sections q and
o. and between sections 81 and % thence one
mile in an easterly direction to the corner
common to sections 26, u, "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 VermiliOn, 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. 2. That the seat of the parish of Acadia
shall be and remain at point to be determln-
ed by an election to be held for that and other
purposes, after this act shall have become d
law !; that the parish of Acadia shall form d
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 IN
accordance with law that said parish OF Aca-
dia shall form part OF the Third Circuit; that
said parish of Acadia shall, until otherwise
provided form a part OF the Twelfth senato-
rial and the Sixth Congressional Districts OF
this State.
SEC. 8. That in the House of Representatives
unit j otherwise provided, the parish OF st. Ian
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
in 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 for state
and parish officers within thirty days there
officer for said parish of Acadia. and shall order
an election for all parish and ward officers, ac-
eording to law that said Police Jury shall in
due time make the necessary arrangements 70