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From: Norm Hellmers <>
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Re: Justice of the Peace Districts
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:27:02 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <1e9.b1f8584.2c213f5e@aol.com>


Audrey,

This information is online, but it is a little tricky
to find.

General info on the Justice of the Peace system is
here:
http://nutrias.org/~nopl/guides/genguide/camar.htm#jp

The info you want is here:
http://nutrias.org/~nopl/inv/neh/nehva.htm#va6
Scroll down and youll see the physical descriptions
of the JP districts and how they changed over the
years, until the system was abandoned (about 1870).

The NOPL notes the following: Researchers should be
aware, however, that there was no requirement that
residents obtain their licenses from the justice of
the peace for the district in which they lived.

Norm


--- wrote:
. . .
> Can SKS tell me what the boundaries for the each of
> these Justices of the
> Peace were? The nutrias.org site for NOPL says "A
> guide to the boundaries of
> Justice of the Peace districts is available in the
> Louisiana Division.", but I
> didn't know that when I was there. Also, could you
> go to any Justice of the
> Peace to obtain a license or did you have to go to
> the one that covered the area
> where you lived? Thanks.
>
> Audrey


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