The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-09
AN ORDINANCE, NO. 8.

| IL 1E GEACE AMI IOLlCL JUN
WARDS AND FIXING THE BOUNL
ARIES OF SAID WARDS.
Section l. Be it ordained by tn
Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, that said Parish is hereby di
vided into nine Justice of the Peac
; Wards and into nine Police Jur,
Wards, said wards to be known al
Wards l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, s and 8, ant
the boundaries thereof to be fiXe(
as hereinafter designated:
Sec 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the boundaries Of Police Jury
Ward No. / and Justice of the Peace
Ward No. l are hereby fixed as fol
lows:
Beginning at point in center Of
Bayou Chene, represented by drainage
ditch on the section line between sec
tons II and Is, r. 10, R. 4; thence
in S. W. direction along the center
Of drainage ditch and Bayou Chene
to the section line between sections
% and 20, T. 10, R. 4; thence south
along section line to the S. w. corner
OF section 4, II, 4 thence west along
section line to the n. w. corner of
section Z, II, 4; thence south on
range line to the boundary line be-
tween the Parish of Jefferson Davis
and Cameron; thence east along said
boundary line to center of Mermentau
river and Lake Arthur; thence in a
northerly direction along the center
OF said Lake Arthur and Mermentau
river to the south line of section 80.
I. 10, R. 3; thence north and west
along the boundary of section 80, r.
~, K. ) to the north line of section
"a, T. 10, R. 8; thence west to the
5. +. corner of section IA; thence
north to the n. f. corner of section
IA; thence west along section line to
place of beginning.
That the boundaries of Police Jury
Ward No. and of Justice of the
Peace Ward No. 2 are hereby fixed
as follows:
Beginning at the N. W. corner of
section Z, T. 9, R. 3; thence south
along the range line between ranges
, and 4 to the S. ". corner of section
Z, T. 10, r. 3; thence east to thu
n. e. corner section II, 7. 10, r. 3.
thence south to the S. +. corner sec.
ton IA, T. 10, r. 8; thence east along
section line to south line of section
80, T. 10, r. 3 to center of Bayou
Nezpique; thence north along the
center of Bayou Nezpique to the south
line of section SO, T. 9, R. 8; thence
west and north along the line of &c,
I. 9, R. 3 to the south line of section
2, I. 8, R, 8; thence west on section
line to the place of beginning.
That the boundaries of Police jury
Ward No. 3 and Justice of the Peace
Ward No, are hereby fixed as fol- |
lows:
Beginning at the N. w. corner of
section 3, T. 8, R. 4; thence south on
the section line to the S. w. corner
OF section "a, T. 8, R. 4; thence east |
along the township line to the S. E. |
corner OF section sc, T. s, r. 8; thence
south on the range line to the S. W.
corner OF section 6, 7. 8, R. 8; thence
east on the section line to the west
line of irregular section SO, T. 8, R. 3:
thence along the west and south line
Of said section SO, T. 8, r. 3 to the
center of Bayou Nezpique; thence
north along the center of Bayou
Nezpique to the township line be-
.ween townships 7 and 8; thence
vest along said township line to the
Lace of beginning. Contains ap-
SO square miles.)
That the boundaries of Police Jury
Ward No. 4 and of Justice of the
Peace Ward No. are hereby fixed as
ollows:
Beginning at a point on BAYOU
serpent, where the said Bayou Ser
'ent crosses the boundary line be-
,%een the Parish of Jefferson Davis
md the Parish of Allen; thence inf a
direction along the cen.
er OF Bayou Serpent to a point where
he said Bayou Serpent is crossed bv
line running east and west through
he center of the south half of section
Il, in township 7, S. R. 4, West La
der.; thence east along said line
through the center of the south half
II section 81 and section 80, 4. 7 r
TO the section line between sections
q and So, T. Z, R. 4; thence south
0 the 5. W. corner of section 80. T
, n. 4; thence east on the township
Inc between T. z and s to center Of
'ayou Nezpique; thence north along
ne center OF Bayou Nezpique to the |
orth boundary line of Jefferson Davis |
,aflsh; thence along the boundary
me between Jefferson Davis Parish
nd Allen Parish to the place Of be-
inning. Contains Approximately g. r
quare miles,
That the boundaries of Police Jurv
vafd NO. and Justice of the Peace f
'ard NO 3 are hereby fixed as fol-
)ws:
beginning at point on the range