St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-22

The Supreme Court Of Louisiana
last Monday handed down the long
waited-for decision in the case Of
Leonce sandoz ct ais. VS.. j. Y. Sam
ders, Governor, involving the Consti-
tutionality of act Of the Legislature
calling for the election for the crea-
tion of the parish Of Evangeline out
of the western portion Of ST. Landry
parish.
The Court declared the Act uncon-
stitutional, and annulled the election.
So there is no Evangeline.
st. Landry remains the Empire
Parish Of ST. Landry proud Of its
prestige, it's citizenry and its wealth.
Whether or not this sounds for
ever the death knell Of the move to
dismember st Landry, y Of course
not within the ken of man. The di-
visionists say not, and the anti-dly-
isionists are equally confident the
other way.
That division is not as strong to-
day as il was before the election, no
one can gainsay. Men whole com
munities-that supported division,
are to-day against it II indications
noint true. EuBice, B division sec
Han where decision carried handsome
iyacelebrated the annulling of the
set There, III is said, business vas
suspended upon the receipt Ct the
news announcing the Supreme Court
dacision-the band PLAYED. anylls
thundered out, and the people reJolc-
ed generally. 49,
The Clarion saw strong division
men among them one Of the strong
est division men IN the parish, one O.
the fathers Of division drink 20 2
toast. at q private house n Opelonsasi
to The health Of the old parish.
Whether OF not this feeling IS gen.
aral throughout the parish, OF course
We are not prepared to say Wegi7e
! few instances evidences the changf
If sentiment among the people: J.
we wanted the courthouse, y saie !.
!. nron;nent Mamou man. Vlll'
platte got it, and now we would l1,l nue. 9
rather going to Opelonsas, with a1I 41,1s y
railroad facilities, than to VIZ
Platte r,,..a,o
IN the decision of the suprem
Court, which is given n full peion
the court held that inasmuch as =
Sale narish was created by Aet. Ne
177 of 1903 and repealed az laws
conflict therewith, Act no. %, pls
viding for 'Eyangeline,o is non-opera 4,
five. Moreover, Article u O %
Constitution limits the NUMBER !,
REPRESENTATIVES to ll6. La oaH
took the last one allowed the's !"
ready being 1l5. ,..a.t 81,
Again the legislature dld no. q, y, !,
vide for an apportionment q ~ ~, I, !.
sets and Liabilities Of 81. banaf5 D
That Eyangeline" would carry 5eat 6
inst inst share This was . fatal defet
IN u ~
Y Further Eyangeline" was no. 2 :
signed by the act TO e1tnef . :
three railroad districts.
The court at length commense
ppon the constitutional sections IS, ST
tpeA t;ys 10 IN ba done BY tvo-thirds %
# he people concerned, bnt Atsis "
90 . III allpWs merger Of parish !.
by a majority vote of the Pa'lsa 4
solved. IL. d mn,
strass 90 IN tbe contention that the vo
Es19Sb ~ wSieb q tbe champions of kVane
line" ~ won was j majority one.
ilAT The VII alegalitY Of the election 1 !,
Anil Il Is not counted Of lnpoFtaq b !. :,
aanaob apsm e. for the court 70 take + ?
The fact that Act So Y osaesNlse l, bell
validated ali does not ths {, court 1ti. rSs nba
necessitate its passage q sllAs : s
Of the case. 4k.t thev Il
endeayor to have the III lst !
crsase the parish outright. .;ta ~ :
onfis % sav that this is inlpossloiflii / !,
sns,r sbe reason that the census VII u. !,
nave been completed irl sl'as afara - !
session a. Of 1910, and thefesass ,
Tnsffar ] of representation W5lea -.
T. Snnrene 'sssr Court lays 50 mgen !, ssft !,
upon, can not be rensa.si .tstiyes II
meantime new repress lsss1' U.s.. = select
n. Landry will have oeen se'ss3
+ for + TIE session of lgls- :, Z !. follows:
The decision ir ftlll ! IS 8 narish
All Act to create -