St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-18
AN ACT
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To create the parish of Acadia, and to provide
for the organization thereof. Due notice
having been GlYea as required by Article As
of the Constitution, as shown by 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. ont of the southwest
ern portion of the parish of St Landry, to be
| called and known as "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 ly-
| ing and being south and west of line begin
! ming on the west boundary of St. Landry par
I ish, at its intersection with the township line
| between townships and south thence i'll an
| eastery direction on township lines between
| townships and to the northeast corner of
| section in township south, range east !;
| thence in southerly direction OH section lines
| about three miles. to the corner common to
sections IA, To- % and % thence in an easterly
direction about four miles, to Il point in section
| 10 i'll township south range east. when the
section lines. if run would make the corner
common to sections Is, II, 20 and u thence in
a s0utherly direction across section 10, and
| following section lines about six miles to the
corner common to sections Is, II 20 and 81, i'll
township south, range east thence in an
easterly direction between sections 16 and 21
one mile thence two miles in a sOutherly di
rectlon section lines between sections 81 and
| %, and between sections 81 and 2S thence one
mile in an easterly direction to the corner
common to sections 26, 27, 81 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-
seu thence on existing west boundary of ST.
Landry parish to the starting point aforesaid.
Seq 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
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 lie may fix III
dia shall form part of the Third Circuit that
said parish OF Acadia shall, until otherwise
provided, form a part of the Twelfth senate
rial and the Sixth Congressional Districts of
this State.
SEC. 3. 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 a law. it shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint and commis-
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, 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
ana parish 0fhcerS within thirty days there
after the Governor shall appoint d returning
officer for said parish OF Acadia and shall order
an election for all parish AMI ward officers, ac
cording to law f.; 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. 5. That Immediately after the organiza-
ton of the parish OF Acadia and the election
and qualification of it's 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 certificate copy
of all orders made in any suits which are en-
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 {1OO)
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-
so.ls charged with an offense or offenses alleged
! to have been committed in said parish OF Aca