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

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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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