New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-07
AN ACT No. 100

Requiring the owners or agents OF real
estate sold Tor taxes at tax collectors
sale 20 pay for all improvements made
thereon BY the purchaser thereof. and
prescribins the manner of appointing
appraisers and Of apprsisinS and collect
ing the valuation OF said improvements.
aud for the payment Of said appraisers,
noncompliance when designated and
called upon to act as such.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened. That after the passage of this act
the purchaser Of any resl estate sold to pay
taxes due thereon at tax collectors sale
shall. be entitled 20 receive from the owner
or agent of said real estate, in addition to
all other requirements prescribed and now
allowed by law, the value OF the Improve
ments made upon said real estate by Che
purchaser thereof at said sale, but nothing
IL this act shall be construed as in any mar
rer affecting the rights. claims and priv
leges now allowed by law 60 said pur-
chaser.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
to ascertain the Just valuation Of the i'm
provements made upon said real estate.
The owner or agent 81 the real estate thus
soIi shall appoint one disIterested person
and the purchas thereof shall appoint ore
Gisirterested person, and both shall proceed
to appraise the value OF the improvements
made upon said real estate, and in case of
their disagreein2, then the said two ap-
pra.sers shall appoint third disinterested
person, whose valuation shall be final, and
the amount thus ascertained as the value of
the improvements made upon said real
estate shall De paid by said owner or agent
to the purchaser thereof. or his assign, and
in case of non payment the amount shall be
collected as any civil suit before any court
of competent Jurisdiction.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the persons thus appointed as appraisers
shall be entitled to and shall receive the
sum of three dollars for every day actually
occupied in the apprai=ement aud going to
and returning from the real estate upon
which the Improvements are, AID which
they have been called upon to appraise,
and they shall receive the further sum OF
ten cents per mile for the actual and short
est distance they may travel III the per
fsrnance of their duty, all of which ex-
penses shall be paid by the owner or agent
collected as civil suits before any courts of
competent jurisdiction.
SEC I. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
che persons THIS designated as appraisers
shall make oath. before any qualified per-
son to administer oaths the following oath
or affirmation: 90 S0IeMLiE swear or al
firm 20 truly. and without fear or PARTIAL
ty, AID to the best OF my ability, 20 value
Justly the Improvements l am called upon
TO appraise.
SEC j. Be i. further enacted. ETC., That
the persons thus designated or called upon
10y the parties interested to make the ap-
pTaisement, cha, proceed to make said ap-
praisements under forfeiture OF fine OF
o-e hundred dollars in case Of refusal to
act, unless for reasons satisfactory to the
court before which the suit is brought for
the recovery OF said fine: said fine shall be
collec:iaie by the parish attorney. as in case
of any other rine. and which. hen collected,
shall be for the benefit Of the parish school
| fund Of the parish in which the parties pro-
| secuted may reside, and the parish attorney
| IS hereby directed to bring suit when re-
| queseed by the party aggrieved under the
| forfeiture Of his commission.
| SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc. That
| this act shall take effect from and after Its
| passage, and all conflicting laws on the
sane subject matter be and the same are
| hereby repealed.
(Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
| tS,gned) G. c. ANTOINE.
| Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
| Senate.
| ApnroveI June 8. 1873
(S:cned) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
| p G. DEsLoNDE.
| Seccerary OF State.