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An Act to establish in and for the city of New Orleans, its suburbs incorporated and other places, Justices of the Peace in and for each and every section thereof, and to create a court to decide on the appeals from their judgments and for other purposes. 1816 132 (1816.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0077 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 13e I AN ACT To efablifk in and jor the city of New Orleans, its fuburbs incoi. porated and other places, Jufices o the Peace in and for each and roery/Lfioe thereof, and to create a court to decide on the appeals from theirjudgments andfor othet purpofes. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houfeof Reprefentatives of the State of Louifana in general afembly con- tened; That the city of New Orleans and its adjoining City and fuburbs fhall hereafter be, and the fame are hereby divided suburbadivided into eight feaions in every one of which there thall be ap- pointed one juftice of th- peace. Sec. 2. And be it further enafled ; That the firft fe&ion thall confift of that part of the city of New 0 -an , which is comprifed within the following boundari -; to wit, taking the point of departure from the margin of the river and defcending St. Peter fireet as a as Bourbon ftt; from thence along Bourbon ftreet up to the line of demaika. tion of the fuburb St.Mary and following the faid line upto the point where it firikes the river. That the fecond le& on fhall confift of that part of the city which is included in the foll w- Bnunds of ing timits towit: takIng the pointof departure from the river, sections. and defcending St. Peter treet down to Bourbon treet, and from thence ato g Bourbon (treet down to the line of the fiibrb Marigny, and then following the faid line up to the point where it firikes the river ; the third feation fhall com- prehend all th2t portion of th- faid c;ty within the follow ag boundaries, running along the line of demarkation of lubib Mar igny down to the limit of the fuburb Tr6m6, then au ng this aft limit in a ftraight line up to St. Peter fireet, and from thence following St. Peter ftreet up to its point of interkc- tion with Bourbon ftreet, thenalongBourbon ftreet down to the line of demarkation of fuburb Marigny ; the fourth fec. tion fhall be bounded by a line runping from the point of interfeation of St. Peter and Bourbon reets, along the faid Bourbon ftreet up to the limit of the fuburb St. Mary, then following the [aid limit down to the lower end of the city of New Orleans, and from thence going down to St. Peter ftreet and following this laft fireet up to its interfeftion with Bourbon ifreet. SEc. 3. And beitfurtherenaled; That the fifth lefion fhail comprehend all that portion of the fburTb St. Mary within the foll6wing boundaries; beginning from the margin of the river where the faid fubuib is bounded by the city and aficending th- river up to Poydras ftrett, from thence along Poydras ftreet d-wn to the lower end of the faid fubt rb, and thence running in a ftraight line to the limits of the city,