St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-17

the territory Of certain of said sub
divisions of st. Landry Parish as it
existed prior to Jan, 1st, 1911, by
the creation Of the Parish of Evan
getine on that date out of the west
eTn 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 tine 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
trlct now r~eNfaining 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 ghereW with.
Wesereas, the territory of the Parish
of st. Landry and certain fits political
sub&Hvisions as they existed prior to
Jan, list, 1917, have 0een changed and
altered by the division of SAID parish
due to the creation of the Parish of
Evangelins out OF the western portion
ofShe old Parish Of st. Landry, in ac-
coTdance with a,certaintlire of division
OF the Acts of the General Assembly. Of
the State of tLouisiana for the wear
1910; and
Whereas, saidsdivision,of the odd a
fish Of 81. Landry reduced the area,and
the westerniboundary aine of
the FlfSh Police Jury Ward egustitut-
ing also the Fifth Road District, cut
of practically the WhGle of the Sixth
Police.Uury W ard constituting also the
Sixth Road bistrictawith the exception
of q small paRcelsof tlsnd in the south
eastern coFnSc thereof. entirely cut of
the tSerritory formerly constituting the
Seventh Police Jury Ward and Seventh
Rose District, and'reduced tRa 9 area and
chaMged the western boundary line Of
the Eighth Police Jury Ward aad
.Eighth!R Road District;
Row taegefore,i IN order dorevise and
adjust saiGtbo19dary lines of said sub
divisions w b err g necessary and
OHake other necessary rrovisions to
conform with t~hescondiGief1s so created.
BE it ouG ainedesy the Ro4ice Jury of
TIN .Paras4 of St LandrytSn regular ses-
SION convened;
Section 1st. That the remaining Dot
aion of what Was the Sixth Police Jury
Ward and Sixth Road District of st.
list, 1914, 'Whic81 o r6En i in what is
aeft of st. LaRdTy ParGshsas it now ex-
lists, being a tract or parcel Of land
lying and beEx3g in Township Three On
Southy Range Three E3)rEast, bounded
on the NORTH and East by Bayou Coco
drie, South by the GGue dividing Town
ships Three t{3) aud -Four ~ SoU6h,
Range Three (3) East, and,west by the.
line G division between the Parishes of
Landry and EwSngeline, shall aei
removed sa1Et takenffrom the Sixth Po-f
lice bury tWard &9d Sixth Road Bis
triet, and shall be and is hereby as
siga9d aud .added ftot bhe sFifth f0zioet
JuEyyW ardaand Fifth Road District of
thts.Rarish5Rnd to Oh tDhirteen6h (G2tne
Justice of the PesoesWard of the Parrish,
of st, Landry, andtENourth Electioa Pee
OF the Fifth Police Jury Wand.
coGaR1 onlylknown as: the Grand Prairie
Precinct ofssaid, w&gd;
Ssstion8Rd. That she w western
.bouadaEyil6ne of ia e.Fifthl Police Jury
Wand and Fifth Road District is terehyt
chaErged 50 as to exclude fr0Ra said
Wand and Road iDistrict the portions
cnt,df thea8fr0msby the aforesaid li0e
Of division between the Parishes of st.
saad iEvangeline, and iaSlu&e
Police, Jury Ward and Sixth Road EDaa
EhereiEa bove assigned to it In Sec
ton 4st, thereby constituting the liRe
Of sd5gisiOR aforesaid from where lit Gs
intersscted lay theaOpeloHsas and Willie
Platte Road near tDebaiIkon's bridge
month"; alp to she point where it crosses
Ohe iEne ,baaween the parishes Of st.
Landry and AyoyelLes, as the new
WESTERN boHEdaEylizne of the Fifth Poi
lice Jury Wasd andsEifth Road Distrietsa
Section :3rd- Ehat4he, portion of what /
s0rmerGg constituted the. Eighth Police
Aahrd aEd Eighth Road District
prior to Jau. lat, 1911, which LIS east of
The ihne of division between the par
IsNes of st. LaRdry and iEvangeline, be-
rkanirnSr all tkhof no+f Of aid. Sp T4 and /
r0ad district WfschtreRaainsiin St. Lam
Try parish, be and titii& hereby relieved
Of its former designation and renamed
md designxted tie sixth Police jury |
Ward and sixth Road District of the
of st. Landry, which said Sixth
Police Jury Ward and Sixth Road Dis
shall have the same subdivisions
nto Justice of the Peace Wards and
Election Precincts as EXISTED for said
Police Jury Ward prior ito. jan.
1911. except 2s to the rednetion in
he territory thereof and the establish
of the liue of division between
he parishes of st. Landry and EEange-
inc as its western boundary.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall
,e adopted by a tWo-fhirds vote Of the
membership of this Body. re-
orded by yeas and nay; shall be duly /
'ublished according to Jaw, and shad
axe effect Immediately after its pass
ge-
Section 5. That all ordinances or
arts of ordinances which are In eon-
Iict herewith~ abe and they are hereby
epealed.
Messrs. Daley, LanIos, CIopton.
.)oucet, and Acduel Fontenof, voting
.es.
Absent: Messrs. st. Cyr and Burio.
Ordinance &C 0 p tie d nnanimousIy. II
une 5th, 1911.
w. F. CLoPToN, President.
j. HEALEY, Clerk. !.