St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-24

the territory t certain of laid sub
divisions of st. Landry Parish as it
existed prior to Jan. 1st, 1911, by
the creation of the Parish of Evan
geline on that date out of the west.
ern portion of the Parish of st.
Landry; to assign the small portion
of the Sixth Police Jury Ward and
Sixth Road District remaining in
st. Landry Parish to the Fifth Po-
lice Jury Ward and Fifth Road Dis
tr1ct of said parish and to a Justice
of the Peace Ward and Election
Precinct; and to change the name
of that portion of the Eighth Police
Jury Ward and Eighth Road Dis
triCt o remaining in st. Landry
parish to the Sixth Police Jury
Ward and Sixth Road District of
said parish, and to repeal such pro-
visions of former ordinances as are
in conflict Herewith.
Whereas, the territory of the Parish
of st. Landry and certain of it's political
subdivisions as they existed prior to
Jan. LIST, 1911, have been changed and
altered by the division of SAID parish
due to the creation of the Parish of
Evangeline out of the western portion
of the old Parish of st. Landry, in ac-
cordance with a certain line of division
fixed and fully described in Act No. Is
of the Acts Of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910; and
Whereas, said division of the old par
ish of st. Landry reduced the area and
changed the western boundary line of
the Fifth Police Jury Ward constitut-
ing also the Fifth Road District, cut
off practically the whole Of the Sixth
Police Jury Ward constituting also the
Sixth Road District with the exception
of a small parcel of land in the south
eastern corner thereof. entirely cut of
the territory formerly constituting the
Seventh Police Jury Ward and Seventh
Road District, and reduced the area and
changed the western boundary line of
the Eighth Police Jury Ward and
Eighth Road District;
Now therefore, in order to revise and
adjust said boundary lines of said sub
divisions VIII necessary and
make other necessary provisions to
conform with the conditions SO created.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry in regular ses-
sion convened;
Section 1st. That the remaining por-
ton of what was the Sixth Police Jury
Ward and Sixth Road District of St.
Landry Parish as it existed prior to Jan.
LIST, 1911, which now remains ia what is
leftof st. Landry Parish, as 1T now ex-
lists, being a tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Township Three (3)
Range Three (3) East, bounded
the North and East by Bayou Coco
drie, South by the line dividing Town
ships Three (3l and Four ~ South,
Range Three (3) East, and west by the
line of division between the Parishes of
Landry and Evangeline, shall be
removed and taken from the Sixth Po-
lice Jury Ward and Sixth Road Dis
trict, and shall be and is hereby as
signed and added to the Fifth Police
this parish, and to the Thirteenth (13th)
Justice of the Peace Ward of the Parish
of st. Landry, and Fourth Election Pre-
of the Fifth Police Jury Ward
known as the Grand Prairie
Precinctso of said. ward;
Section End. That the western
of the Fifth Police Jury
Ward and Fifth Road District is hereby
changed SO as to exclude from said
Ward and Road District the portions
cut off therefrom by the aforesaid line
of division between the Parishes Of St.
Landry and Evangeline, and include
the portion of the former Sixth
Police Jury Ward and Sixth Road Dis
trict herefnabove assigned to it In Sec
ton Ist, thereby constituting the line
of division aforesaid from where it is
intersected by the Opelousas and Vile
Road near Debaiilon's bridge
up to the point where it crosses
the line between the parishes of St
Landry and AvoyelIes, as the new
boundary line of the Fifth Po-
lice Jury Ward and Fifth Road District;
Section 3rd. That the portion of what
formerly constituted the Eighth Police
jury Ward and Eighth Road District
prior to Jau LIST, 1911, which lies east OF
the line If division between the par
ishes of st. Landry and EVangeline, be-
all that part of said ward and
road district which remains in st. Ian
dry parish, be and it is hereby relieved
of its former designation n renamed
and designated the Sixth Police Jury
Ward and Sixth Road District of the
of st. Landry, which said Sixth
Jury Ward and Sixth Road Dis
triet shall have the same subdivisions
Justice of the Peace Wards and
Election Precincts as existed for said
Police Jury Ward prior to Jan.
lst, 1911. except as to the reduction in
territory thereof and the establish
ment of the line of division between
the parishes of st. Landry n Evange-
line as its western boundary.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall
be adopted by a two-thitds vote of the
entire membership of this Body, re-
corded by yeas and nay !; shall be duly
published according to !aw, and shall
take effect Immediately after its pass
age.
Section 5. That all ordinances or
parts OF ordinances which are in con-
dict herewith be and they are hereby
repealed.
Messrs. DALEY, Lanios, Cfopton,
Doucet, and AcdneI Fontenot. voting
yes.
Absent: Messrs. st. Cyr and Durio.
Ordinance ad o p te d unanimously,
June 5th, 1911.
W. F. CLOPTON, President.