St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-02
THE ACT CREATING THE
PARISH OF EVANGELINE
St. Landry is Allotted Three Representatives and the
New Parish one---Fight for Offices

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the Parish Of Evangeline, and the re
naming three of the four representa-
tiYes now allotted to the Parish 81
st. Landry, shall henceforth be cleo
ted and be the representatives of the
Parish of st. Landry; the intention
being that one representative shall
be allotted to Evangeline Parish anG
three to ST Landry Parish in any
way in which that can be legally done
Section 4. Be it further enacted
etc. That the Governor shall as soon
as possible after the passage of this
Act appoint five 81 persons, citizens
and electors Of the Parish of Evan
Egeline TO serve as Police Jurors for
said Parish until their successors
shall have been elected at the Cen
eral Election in 1912 and have quail
/ flied; the Governor shall also appoint
a Register Of Voters to hold Office
until his successor shall have been
duly and regularly appointed That
.
the said Police Jurors so appointed
by the Governor as above provided,
shall, within ten days after the re-
eeipt Of their commissions, meet at
the Parish seat hefeinabove fixed and
proceed to organize themselves into
a Police Jury for said Parish Of Evan
geline, and shall then divide the Par
Iish into separate wards, to be known
as the Justice Of Peace and Police
Jury wards and shall designate a
place or places III each Of said wards
for holding Of all elections authorized
for State, Parish or other purposes;
and said Police Jury shall, in due
time and as speedily as possible make
the necessary arrangements to pro-
vide the requisite public buildings,
lots and Offices, and the seals, books
and other appurtenances for the Par
ish Of EVangeline and for the officers
thereof. That the powers and duties
Of the officers herein provided to be
| appointed shall be the same as those
of other like officers throughout the
State.
Section S. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the Police Jury for the
Parish of Eyangeline as organized
under the preceding Section Of this
Act. shall at its first meeting OF al.
soon thereafter as possible fix a date
for the holding of a special election
at which shall be elected the Clerk.
| of Court for the said Parish, the
Sheriff of the safe Parish, the Assess
or for said Parish and for tbs cleo
ton Of all other Parish officers, who.
under existing laws, are required TO
/ be elected by the people. This cleo
tion shall be fixed for a date not
sooner hanrsixty days after It has
been ordered and the candidates for
election to the several Offices shall as
far as possible comply with all ex-
listing election laws bearing upon the
election Of Parish officials. The re-
turns of said election shall be can
yassed and promulgated by the Police
Jury which ordered same and they
shall declare the nominees elected.
The candidates who shall be elected
at said special election shall qualify
before said Police Jury as soon after
their election.
Section 6. Be it further enacted.
etc, That Immediately after The
permanent organization Of the Parish
Of Evangeline which shall be or jan
uary First A. D. 1911, by the elec-
tion and qualification of IFS officers it
shall be the duty Of the Clerk Of the
District Court and Ex-Oficio Record
er Of the Parish Of ST. Landry to
transmit to the Clerk of the District
Court and Ex-0ficio Recorder Of the
Parish Of Evangeline, all petitions,
answers, and other documents and
papers appertaining to suits wherein
the defendant or defandants reside Id
the Parish Of it's organization, ard
also a certified copy of all orders
made in any suits which are entered |
in the minutes of the Court; and the
fees allowed him for making a copy
.of said minutes shall be ten cents for
every hundred words, and twenty I
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 Evangeline aII |
criminal proceedings against persons
charged with offenses alleged to have
been committed in said Parish Of {
and he shall also trans
NIT to the Clerk of the District Court I
for the Parish of Evangeline, all pc
titions. orders, bonds and other pa
pers relating to saccessions hereto
fore opened in the said Parish Of st.
Landr,, which may be unsettled, and
in course of administration when the
deceased resided III that portion Of
the Parish of ST. Landry now en-
braced III the limits of the territory
Of the Parish of EYangeline by this
Act and he shall transmit also to
the Clerk Of the District Court for
The Parish of Evangeline all papers
t0 the tutorship of minors
where they, or majority 0f them.
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