The Opelousas courier., 1895-09-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
Jury

PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
REPORT OF T~HEsCOMMITTEE AP-
POINTED TO SUB-DIyIDE THE
F4EiGH 5TRn M WIS INTO
To the Honorable, the President and
Parish of st. Landry:
Gentlemen.-Your committee appoint
ed to sub-divide the Police Jury Wards
of the Parish into Election Precints in
accordance with the provisions of Sec
tions $ and 10 Of Act No. ISL, of Session
Acts of Louisiana for the ycA' 1894, beg
leave to make the following report, to-
wit:
Whereas, the boundaries of many of
the Police Jury III Justice of the Peace
Wards were i. indefinitely and inaccu,
rately stated in the general division OF
the Parish into Police Jury Wards and
subdivision of The Police Jury Wards
by the Police Jury on July 2, 1877, and
whereas, there have been many changes
made in he boundaries of some of aid
wards IL various times by the Police
Jury subsequent to said general division
and subdivision, which necessitates a
search in the archives of the Police
Jury from the time of said general divl-
sion and subdivision to the present
time in order to ascertain the boundaries
of any given Police Jury or Justice of
the Peace Wards, and whereas, by. the
cutting off of the Parish of Acadia from
the Parish of ST. Landry, the numbers
of the several Justice of the Peace
Wards are not consecutive as required
by law; your committee has therefore
found Unnecessary to restate II rcdeflne
the several boundaries Of the several
Police Jury n Justice OF the Peace
Wards, and to reminder the Justice OF
the Peace Wards in connection with the
main work of the committee, and re-
| commend the adoption of said new
boundaries and numbers as conducive
alike to accuracy and the public con-
venience. And your committee further
recommends that a map OF the parish
showing the boundaries of the Police
Jury and Justice of the Peace Wards
and election precincts be made and filed
i'll the Recorders office for reference.
POLICE JURY R
LIST Police Jury Ward.-The LIST Police
| Jury ward shall be bounded as follows,
to-wit: beginning on the Bayou Cour-
tableau on the Township line between
due West on the Township line to the
Opelousas and Vile Platte road, follow
ing said road to Debaillon's bridge on
Bayou Bellair OF Grand Louis, thence
up said Bayou to the Township line be-
tween Up S, S r 2 f, and TIP 5, 3 E,
and following said line to the NV o r
ner of TIP SIS r 3 E, thence South two
miles, thence East to Bayou Plaque
mine, thence down Bayou Plaquemine
to the North line of Jewitt's land, thence
due East to the NE corner of Jewitt's
land, which is the NE corner of the SEA
of SWA of sec %, TIP 6 S r 8 E, thence
South between the land of levitt and
A 1f.1I p1-,r 1Nl,1- ~n,I n1~l-1 a.
Bonner n J. Meyers Il Co., said line
being the centre line passing through
sections q and "a of TIP IS E, and
continuing due South to the Sc corner
of the SWI Of sec q, TIP 7SR3 East,
thence due East along the South line of
Jno. M. Wares land to Bayou Bourbeux
thence down Bayou Bourbeux until it
strikes the SW corner of Ludger Las
trapes' land being the SW corner of sec.
la, TIP 7 S r 4 E, and following the
West line of said section to the Bayou
Teche, thence up the Bayou Teche to
the Bayou Courtableau, thence up the
Bayou C~ourtableau to the point of be-
ginning.
I'd Police Jury Ward.-The I'd Police
Jury ward shall be bounded as follows,
to-Wit: beginning at a point on the line
between the parishes of Lafayette and
st. Landry at the intersection thereof,
by the line between sections 2 and 3, TIP
9S r 8 r, thence North ON the section
line to the NE corner of section 81, TIP 8
line l mile to the NV corner of section
"a, TpS r 3 e, thence along the section
line North 2 miles to the NE corner of
section q, TIP SIS r. e, thence West
along the section line to the NV corner
of said section, thence North 5 miles to
the corner of sections 20, p, % and %, TIP
z S R3 T., thence due East along the
section line to Bayou Bourbeux, thence
down said Bayou to its junction with
the Bayou CaTencro, thence up Bayou
Carencro along the line which divides
the parishes of st. Landry and Lafa-
yette to the point of beginning.
Sd Police Jury Ward.-The Sd Police
to-wit: beginning at Port Barre at the
junction of the Bayou Teche and Cour-
tableau, and following the Courtableau
down to the Atchafalaya River, and
down said river to the parish line be-
tween st. Landry and st. Martin Par
ishes, and following said line West to
the Bayou Teche, thence following the
Bayou Fusilier, thence up the Fusilier
to h mouth of Bayou Bourbeux, thence
up Bayou Bourbeux to the SW corner
of Lastrapes land or the SW corner of
section Ia, TIP S E, thence follow
ing the West line of said section to Ba-
you lCCIlt, llOlCC Sdlu DdVOu |
to the point Of beginning.
4th Police Jury Ward.-The 4th Police
Jury ward shall be bounded as follows,
beginning at the junction of the
Bayou Courtableau and the Atchafalaya
River, thence running up the Bayou
to the mouth of Bayou
Waxia, thence up the Waxia to the
line between Up 5 S R4% e,
and TIP 5 Il 5 E, thence following said
line North until it strikes
the Bayou Waxia again, thence follow
ish line between the parishes of st.
Landry and Avoyelles, thence follow
ing said parish line in an easterly di-
to the Atchafalaya River to the
Courtableau, the point of begin
ming.
5th Police Jury Ward-The 5th Police
Jury ward shall be bounded as follows,
beginning on Bayou Courta-
bleau at the point where said Bayou
crosses the Township line between TIP
and 6 R5E, thence due West along
said Township line to the Opelousas
and Vile Platte road, thence following
said road to Debaillon's bridge over Ba-
you Grand Louis, thence down said Ba-
you to Bayou Petit Passe, thence up Ba-
If Bayou Petit Passe, thence up said
gully or tributary of Bayou Petit Passe
which leads directly to st. Anna L..
Fontenot's Point, thence following the
woods to the Township line between TIP
and 4 S r 3 E, thence along said Town
hip line to Bayou Cocodrie, thence up
Cocodrie to the point where the
entire line North and South OF section
TIP 3 2 Il, crosses it, thence North
long the centre line of the sections to
parish line between the parishes of
1t. landry and Ayoyelles, thence East