New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-16
NO.
AN ACT

To provide for the accomplishment to the
United States in certain cases OF title to
lands for sites Of light stations On the
coasts and waters of this State.
SECTION |. Re it enacted by the Senate
and House at Representatives of the State
Of LOuiSial a i'll general assembly convened.
That whenever it shall be made to appear
to any one of the district courts OF this
State. upon the application of any author
lied agent OF the United States. that the
said United States are DESTROYS OF purchas-
ing any tract OF land and the right of way
thereto within the limits OF this State. fer
the erection of lighthouse. beacon. light
range. light. or light keepers dwelling. and
that the owner or owners of said land are
unknown. nonresidents or minors. or from
any other cause are incapable of making a
perfect title 10 said lands. or in case the
said owners being residents. and capable of
conveying. shall. from disagreement in
price. or any other cause whatever. refuse
to convey said lands to the Emitted States.
it shall he the duty of the Judge of the dis
trict court in which the lands so designated
to be purchased are situated, to order no
tice OF said application to be published in
some newspaper nearest to where said lands
lie. also one newspaper published i'll the
city OF New Orleans. once i'll each week,
for the space OF four months, which notice
shall contain an accurate description of the
said lands. together with the names of the
owners or supposed owners, and shall re-
Guire all persons interested in the said
lands t" come forward. on day to be
specified in said notice, and file their oh
,jectious if any they should have. to the
proposed purchase; and at the time speci-
fed in said notice it shall be the duty of the
said district court to empanel Jury in the
manner now provided by law to assess the
value OF. said lands at their fair market
value, and all damages sustained by the
owner of the lands SO appropriated by
reason of such appropriation. which
amount, When so assessed. together with
the entire costs OF said proceedings. shall
be paid into the parish treasury Of said
parish in which said proceedings are had.
and thereupon the sheriff of the said parish.
upon the production OF the certificate of
the treasurer Of said parish that the said
amount has been paid, shall execute to the
lied agent a deed of the said lands. recitinc
the proceedings in said cause, which said
deed shall convey to the said United States
a gt1d and absolute title to the said lands
aSaolsta al persons whatsoever
SEC. :. Be it further enacted, etc, That
tne money so paid into the parish treasury
shall there remain until ordered to be paid
OUT oy a court Of competent jurisdiction.
:. SEC; $: be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
1t shall be the duty Of the judge directing
the money to be paid to a parish treasurer,
IN accordance with the provisions Of this
act, TO require of such treasurer a bond in
double the amount of money ordered to be
paid by him, with two or more sufficient
sureties, to be approved by said Judge.
Said bonds shall be payable to the people
Of the State OF Louisiana for the use and