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An Act further defining the organization, authority and functions of police juries. 1812 154 (1812.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0052 and id is 1 raw text is: 454 Powers; pa a .pernafient.seat of justice in aid for the raris of St. Helena, no exceeding five miles from whak they may coniceive to be the center of the proish. May re- SBcr. 2. .dnd be it further enacted, That the said ceive doni- conimissioners. are, hereby authorized to receive in tions* behalf and for the beiefit of t0e pirish any doiation . r gift that may be offered by any individual, and the said commissiducrs in conjunction vith, the pa. rish judge, and any two justices of .the peace in thd And la aid parish are hereby authorised to levy a tax within a ta the parish not exceeding one thousand dollars . for the Im rpose of electing and. compleating the public build, igs in the saidparish. How cal- SECT. S. And be it further enacted,. That the taa' .Aeoted. thus levied . shall be collecte'd one half in. the. year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen,a, hd on half In the year one thousand eight hundred and foui. teen, by the collector of taxes in the parish, who shall receive the same emoluments, and be. s'ubject to the same penalties as is provided by law for thp collection of other taxes, and , which wlen collectcd shall be p-id itto the hAnds of the .commissioneis who May con- are authorized to contract with fit and proper peisons tract for *for the ei'ection of such buildings.as miiy uppear to buildings, them, necessary, xhiich after at least thirty days pubs. lic notice, shill be l et ti 'thowcst bidder. STEPHEL .1. HOLINS, .,eaker of the house 4/' reiresentatives. J. POYDRAS, President of the senatc. APRPOVED, March 25th, 1813. WILLIAM C. 0. CLAIBORNE, Governor of the state of Louisiana. AN ACT Further djfning !he . organizetion, authrty anl fuactiona o)f li , u 8, SneT. 1. Be it enacted by the senate and hou.se of repre.wntative9 if the state of Lonisiana, in general asenbliy contened, T! .t the liarishes of the state shall be divided by the parish judges and justices of Wkrds: the peace, into as many wards as their local situation may. require or permit, for the.purpose. or secUring to ea(.h of the said wards an equal representation In the police jury. SEcT. 2. 1111d be it further enacted, That on til Time and first Monday of June in every year the inhabitants of election, the everal wards of edch of the said parishes of this

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