St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-08-28
AN ACT
No. 80.

70 create the parish of Acadia, and to provide
| for the organization thereof Due notice
| having been given as required by Article IS
of the Constitution. us shown by affidavit
| hereto attached
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General As
senbly of the State of Louisiana, That a 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 be
called and known as 1.-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 botln-
diaries, tO-wit: all that portion of territory iy-
ing and beln" south and west of IA line begin
nlng on the west boundary of st. Landry par
lsh, al Its intersection with the township line
between townships and south. thence in an
easterly direction on township lines between
townships and to the northeast corner of
section 3 i'll township I south, range east ;
thence In a Southerly direction on section lines
about three miles. to the corner common TO
sections IA, Is, % and % thence in an easterly
dlfectlOn about four miles, to a point in section
ti - IN toWMnshlp south. range 3 east. when the
section lines if run would make the corner
common to sections Is, II. 20 and 81 thence in
Southerly direction across section TO- and
following section lines about six miles to the
corner common to sections Is, II 30 and II. in
township south, range east thence in an
easterly direction between sections 16 and 81
one mile; thence two miles in IA southerly di
fect1On on section lines between sections 81 and
%. and between sections 27 and 2s thence one
mile in an eastery direction to the corner
common to sections 26. 27 "a and 35; thence
about two miles in 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 NermlllOn. to the existing boundary be-
tween the parishes of ST. Landry and Caca-
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
of
ed by an election to he held for that and other
after this act shall have become a
law; that the parish of Acadia shall form i;
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
dia shall form part of the Third Circuit that
said parish of Acadia shall, until otherwise
form IL part of the Twelfth senate !
rial and the Sixth Congressional Districts of
this State.
SEC. 3. That in the House of Representatives
unit 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 |
lays after receipt of their commissions, meet |
IN the town OF Rayne, in said parish and pro-
;eed to divide the parish into separate wards, .
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 a returning
)fflcer for said parish of Acadia. and shall order
IN election for all parish AMI ward officers ac-
,ording to law that said Police Jury shall in
tue time make the necessary arrangements to
provide the requisite public buildings, lots,
ind offices, and the SEALS books, and appurten-
lnces for the said parish of Acadia and the of
icers thereof; that the powers ana duties of
aid Police Jurors herein provided for shall be
he same as other like officers throughout the
'tate.
SEC. .. That Immediately after the organiza-
ion of the parish of Acadia and the election
nd qualification of its officers. it shall be the
uty OF the clerk OF the District Court and ex-
h1ciO recorder of the parish of ST. Landry to
to the clerk of the District Court and
x-officio recorder of the parish of Acadia aD |
answers, and other documents AMI
apers appertaining to suits wherein the de-
endant or defendants reside within the par sh
L Its organization, and also a certificate 0,py
all orders made in any suits which are en-
cred on the minutes OF the court anS. the
ees allowed him for making copy of the min
ties shall be ten cents for every hundred f1OO)
iOrds, and twenty cents for each ce' rtificate
nth seal attached the same to be cF .arged as
osts in the case and he shall also Transmit TO
he clerk of the district court OF thf, parish of
lcadia all criminal proceedings s.gainst per
ons charged with an Offense or of lenses alleged
Q have been committed in said Parish of Aea.