Louisiana Acts of 1845, 1st session of 17th legislature
1845 Feb. 27, Act 38, page 16
AN ACT creating the Parish of Jackson.
SECT. 9. Be it further enacted, &c.; That the parish of Jackson shall form a part of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Louisiana, and the District Courts for said parish shall be held on the third Mondays of May and November in each year, and it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the District, Parish and Probate Courts in and for the parishes of Ouachita, Union and Claiborne to transmit immediately after the passage of this act (or so soon as the like officers of the parish of Jackson are appointed) to the Clerks of the District, Parish and Probate Courts of the parish of Jackson, all petitions, answers, documents and papers of every kind appertaining to suits pending, wherein the defendant or defendants reside in said parish of Jackson.
Constitution adopted Nov. 5, 1845
Title IV, Art. 75
The first Legislature assembled under this Constitution shall divide the State into judicial districts, which shall remain unchanged for six years, and be subject to reorganization every sixth year thereafter. The number of districts shall not be less than twelve, nor more than twenty. For each district, one judge, learned in the law, shall be appointed, except in the districts in which the Cities of New Orleans and Lafayette are situated, in which the Legislature may establish as many District Courts as the public interest may require.
