The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-21


by the amendment to Article Eighteen
(lt) of the Constitution OF the State,
adopted in November, 1910.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
ETC., that the said Parish of Jefferson
Davis shall form part Of and be in
cIuded in the Fifteenth judicial Dist
riot, the Third Supreme Court Dist
riot, the Twelfth Senatorial District,
the Seventh Congressional District,
the Second Railroad Commission
District, and the First District of the
Court of Appeals, First Circuit, State
of Louisiana.
Section I. Be it further enacted,
etc, that the said Parish OF Jefferson
Davis shall be organized in accord
ance with the provisions OF Act Num-
Der Twenty-seveu GU OF the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved June 24.b, 1912, in all re-
spects in which the provisions of the
said act do not conflict with the pro-
visions of this Act.
Provided that the Parish officers to
be elected for the Parish OF JEFFERSON
Davis in accordance with the pro
visions of Act Number q Of the Acts
of the General Assembly OF Louisiana
for the year 1910 shall be elected at
an election to be held on the third
Tuesday in December, 1912, and shall
qualify and assume the duties and
! functions of their respective offices on
January 1st, 1913, or immediateI y
thereafter, and provided further that
until January lst, 1878, the officers OF
the Parish of Calcasieu, as constitute
ed on MAY lst 1912, shall retain theil
jurisdiction and authority both civil
and criminal over territory which is
included within the boundaries or the
Parish Of jefferson Davis as fixed by
this Act The venue Of all suits both
civil and criminal affecting in any
manner persons or property situated
or resident within the Parish Of JET
ferson Davis shall remain in th'
present 10Th Judicial District Court
ia and for the Parish Of Calcasie'
until January lst, 1918.
Provided further that all take
levied for the year 1912, from what
ever source derived, shall be COLLECTED
apphed and disbursed as though nj
division of the parish Of Calcasie'
had been made by this Act. The eX
penses incident to the holding ant
pronulgating OF the election herel
provided for and for the salaries o
the Police Jurors, Election Super
visors, Registrar of Voters shall b
paid out of taxes of 1912, collected b.
the Parish of Calcasieu.
Section ). Be it further enacted
ETC.. that the assets and liabilities
: the parish Of Calcasieu shall be divit
ed between the Parish of Calcasie
aid the Parish of Jefferson Davis a
; follows:
j.. Each Parish shall take the publ
E immovable property situated With
, the limits of said Parish, and sha
assume aud pay whatever talant
q may be due thereon after Janus,
;. lst, 1918, and neither Parish sha
have any claim against the other
h account of such public buildings
- improvements. The remaining asse
and liabilities of the Parish shall
n divided in such proportion as u
Il present assessed valuation within t
~ territory OF which the Parish OF Je
, , ferson Davis is formed shall bear
n the total present assess valuation
70 the Parish OF Calcasiau, as existlr
p. May lst 1919.
Section 6. BE it further enacte
, etc, that all laws or parts OF la
- contrary to or in conflict herewith
" and the same are hereby repealed.