St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-08-07
AN ACT
No. 80.

No. 80. AN ACT
To create the parish of Acadia, and n provide
for the organization thereof Due notice
having been given as required by Article 4s
of the Constitution, as shown by affidavit
hereto attached.
SECTION1. 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
ern portion of the parish of st. Landry, to be
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-wit : all that portion OF territory iy-
ing and being south and west of line begin
ming on the west boundary of ST. Landry par
sh, at it's intersection with the township line
between townships and south, thence In an
eaSterly direction Oh township lines between
townships and to the northeast corner of
section in township south, range east /;
thence i'll a s0utherly 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 point in section
70 i'll township south, range east. WHEN the
section lines. If run would make the corner
common to sections Is, IT, 20 and 21 thence in
a Southery direction across section 49, and
following section lines about six miles to the
corner common to sections 16, IL 30 and 81, in
township south, range east thence i'll an
easrerly direction between sections 16 and 21
one mile !; thence two miles in a sOutherly di
rectlon on section lines between sections 81 and
%, and between sections q and 2S thence one
mile in an easterly direction to the corner
common to sections 26, 81, "a and IS; thence
about two miles in a herly 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 Vermili0n, to the existing boundary be-
tween the parishes of St. Landry and Caca-
thence hOUnIary
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 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 a
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 III
accordance with law; that said parish of Aca-
dia shall form part of the Third Circuit that
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 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
after the Governor shall appoint q returning
officer for said parish OF Acadia. and shall order
an election for all parish AMI ward officers. ac-
cording to law !; that said Police Jury shall in
due time make the necessary arrangements to
provide the requisite public buildings, lots,
and nff nrna mas
ances for the said parish of Acadia and the Of
fcers 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 its officers. it shall be the
duty of the clerk of the District Court and ex-
Offiei0 recorder of the parish Of st. Landry to
transmit to the clerk of the District Court and
x-ofifcio 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 en-
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-
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to have been committed III said parish of Aca-
dia, and he shall also transmit to the clerk of
the district court of the parish of Acadia all
petitions 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, when 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 tutorshp of minors when they or a
majority OF them reside in the parish OF Aca-
dia, that all matters civil and criminal so trans
ferred shall be proceeded with in said parish Of
Acadia, as If they had originated therein
SEC. 6. That as soon as possible after the Or
ganizati0n of the parish OF Acadia, it shall be
the duty of the clerk of the district court and
ex-0ffeiO recorder OF the parish of st. Landry
to make a true and correct transcript, in well
bound book or books, to be furnished by 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 efecting landed property sittl-
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