A. The clerk of court of the parish of St. James shall establish and maintain a branch office in the St. James Parish Courthouse Annex at Vacherie, Ward 6, parish of St. James, to be used to receive election returns, issue marriage licenses, and store microfilm. The branch office hereby established shall not be utilized for the filing of legal pleadings.
B. The governing authority of the parish of St. James shall make an office available without cost to the state for the establishment and maintenance of said branch office.