Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-11-06
No. DO I
AN ACT

10 provide toi carrying INTO effcctth one hun.
dred and thirty second Article Of the Cons.
%ti,ntion Of the State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of Loni.
siana in General Assembly convened, Tia,
fur the purpose Of carrying into efTec, article
one hundred and thirty two %(ar'icIe 1922 of the
constitution of this State, whenever lands are
to be sold in this State in pursuance OF DEGREES
Of courts, If under an execution or writ Of sci.
znte' and sale, ,ha, when the sheriff or other
officer authorized to make such sale gives
notice OF the seizure to the party or his agent,
OF other person on whom notice Of seizure is TO
be given, he shall notify such party to have the
tract or tracts of land seize or ordered 10 be
sold, divided into lots Of not less than len nor
more than fifty acres each, and the pho, or plots
thereof, with all proper descriptions shall be
given to the said sheriff or other office, making
The sale TO enable him TO designate and deliver
the property when sold. And snch person, or
his agent, or other person on whom notice of
se'znre may be legally served, shall have The
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the land seized and ordered to be sold TO des,g.
nate the lots TO be frs, offered for sale Such
plat or p!ats are rennited TO be delivered TO
the sheriff or other officer, with such directions
days before the day Of sale, as advertised. Aud
il the sale is to be made for cash, after a~pprsise.
m"n,, the tots Of land divided as above provided
Tor shall be appraised aud sold separately
That IT HE person or his agent or other person
on whom notice Of seizure in the above cases
may be made do no, comply will the foregoing
provision of this section within the time the
specified. 1t Shall be the duty If the sheriff or
other officer whose duty it shall be 10 make such
sal. TO notify the parish surveyor, or if there is
none, any cotnpe'en, surveyor or other person,
to divide the ,rac, or tracts Of land so seized.
into lots Of not less than ten nor more than
fifty acres each and make plots thereof so as to
enable The appraisomen, and sale 10 be made
10y lots. The costs OF such surveys, when made
al The direction Of he sheriff or other onirer.Io
be charged as taxed costs in The case. That the
sale made by lots, IL for cash or on credit. shall
be legal as 10 The particular lots 30 sold, and
The property Shall be adJudicaled and delivered
10 The purchaser on his complying with HE law
and The terms Of the sale.
u The sale is for cash, each lot is TO be adm.
'icalrd TO The purchaser, provided he bids two
thirds Of The appraiscmen' Of the 10, or sncn
other proportion of the appraisemen, as may
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be liked by law If on credit, sucii To-, shall be
adIndtcated 10 The purchaser on his comrlviny
with The laws IN force regarding. sales made
on a credit.
SEC. ?. BE il further enacted, ETC., That
a sale Of land is 10 be made by decree
OF court or otherwise than is specified in the |
hrs' section al this act, 1hen HE parties in in.
crest, or their legally authorized agents or
representatives, shall cause the tact or tracts
Di sahd about to be sold 10 be divided and plots
made OF The same, in lots Of from ten 10 ff,y
acres each, Tor the purpose Of the sale, and
hey shall have the RICH, 10 designate the lots
winch l!Iey desire sold, first complying in
every fespec, with the provisions Of The fir,
OF this act. If they should disagree
among themselves in the designation and diyi.
son Of he land into lots, they may chose
'e'ween themselves a third party, who shall
designate SAID Io,-, 10 be divided 10 the bes,
OF The parties concerned in The sale.
! The parties so Interested do no, cause The
10 be made, and furnish the plo, or
''ot- OF HE lots 10 the officer whose duty il
'tial b" to make such sale in ten DAYS .fore
he day fixed tol the sale. then such officer
.haii proceed As is provided for in the frs,
'ecl'on OF tins aci, to have such division and
made. and SHAH sell the said lots
'epara'e'y, either Oh terms of cash or credit,
IS ''e case may be, the costs Of the surveys in
"ch ease 10 be taxed against The parties in.
and who have failed after proper
office 10 have sucl. division surveys made
nd plots and description ready for the officer
making the sale; prorided, that IN all cases of
he sale Of land by a decree Of court, il the
Tact OF land to be offered for sale does not
Xceed fifty acres, il shall no, be compulsory
u The parties IN interest, nor The officer making
he sale, 10 divide said tract into lots Tor the pur.
ose of sale blu, they may survey i, aud sell c
he whole. {
sec. 3, BE it further enacled, etc, THAI, ,
When the sheriff or other officer making The
ale shall, under the provision of this act &
'np'oy a surveyor TO make The surveys and
vision provided tor IN This act, the said sur {
eyor shall be allowed 10 charge al the rate of
dollars per mile, and twenty five cents per
caring or corner for such surveys, and no more
nd shall furnish his own hands TO as.is, in
uch snsveys, and deliver 10 the sheriff = Moi,
hereof.
SEC. 4 Be il further enacted, etc, That
ne provisions of This act shall apply only to
ales made. predicaled on contracts entered
ITO after the date of The adoption OF the cons.
tuition of one thousand eight hundred and
Ix,y'eight, and SUGGESTIONS opened since thai,
ne.
SEC. 5. Be IL further enacted, ETC., rha,
lis act shall take effect from and after lie