St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-02-20
ACT No. So.
House Bill No. 8
By Mi. P. L. Fontenot.
AN ACT

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and to provide for the organiza-
ton thereof. Due notice having
been given as required by ATti-
Gle so of the Constitution as
shown by affidavit hereto at
tached.
Section j. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana. That a new parish in the
State Of Louisiana, be and the same
IS hereby created out Of the western
portion Of the Parish Of st. Landry,
to be called and known as the Parish
Of Evangeline; which said Parish Of
Eyangeline shall be composed Of all
that territory Of the Parish Of St.
Landry lying west Of . line beginning
i a point on the line between the
Parishes Of Acadia and st. Landry on
the township line between range two
% range three 90 east Louisiana
meridian following said line due north
to a point where same i~ntersects
Bayou Grand Louis; thence following
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said bayou to its junction with Bayou
Petite Passe; thence running due
north to q point on Bayou Cocodrie;
thence following said Bayou Cocodrie
to a point on the township line be-
tween ranges two % and three 81
east; thence due north on said town
ship line to . point on the line be-
tween Che Parish Of AvoyelIs and st.
Landry.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
etc, That the seat Of government of
the Parish Of Eyangeline, shall be
and remain at such place as shall be
decided upon in accordance with the
election hereinafter provided; that
the Parish Of EVangeline shall form
q part Of the Sixteenth Judicial Dis
trict, that the Judge Of said district
shall hold regular terms of his court
for the Parish Of Evangeline at the
parish seat, at such times as he may
fix in accordance with law; that said
Parish Of EyangeIine shall compose a
part Of the Third Supreme Court Dis
trict; that the said Parish Of Evange-
line shall compose a part Of the Four
teenth Senatorial and Of the Seventh
Congressional Districts Of this State;
that the Parish Of EvangeIine shall
compose a part Of the First Circuit
Court District.
Section 3. Be it further enacted
etc, That in the House Of Represen-
tatives. until otherwise provided, the
Parish Of Evangeline shall have one
representative.
Section A. Be it further enacted,
etc, That eight months next preced-
ing the day appointed by law for the
holding Of the general State election
in the year 1912, if this Act shall
have been ratified, at the election
hereinafter provided, the Governor
shall appoint and commission FIVE
police jurors from the parish at large,
and one register Of voters, all Of
whom shall hold their respective Off
ces until their successors shall have
been elected or appointed, and shall
have qualified in accordance with law
that the said police Jurors shall,
within ten days after the receipt Of
their commissions, meet at the parish
seat and proceed TO divide the parish
into separate wards to be known as
the justice Of the peace and police
jury wards and to designate a place
in each Of said wards, for holding
elections for State and parish cleo
tions; and that said police jurors
shall il due time make the necessary
arrangements to provide the requisite
public buildings, lots and Offices and
the seals, books and appurtenances
for the said Parish Of Evangeline and
the officers thereof; that the powers
and duties Of the officers herein pro
vided to be appointed shall be the
same as those Of other like officers
throughout the State.
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
etc, That Immediately after the or
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