The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-03-13
No. 400.
Ana Act

requiring tho owner or agent Of real estate sold
for taxes at tax collectors sale to pay for all
improvements made thereon by the purchaser
thereof, and prescribing the manner of ap-
pointing appraisers, and of appraising and col
lecting the valuation Of said improvements,
and for the payment of the said appraisers,
and imposing a penalty In case of their non
compliance when designated and called upon
to act as such.
SECTION l. Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State of Louis
lana In General Assembly convened. That after
the passage Of this act the purchaser of any real
estate sold to pay taxes due thereon at tax col
lector's sale shall be entitled to receiye from the
owner or agent Of afdrea estate, in addition 70
all other requirements prescribed and now al
owe by law, the value Of the improvements
made upon said real estate by the purchaser
thereof at said sale, but nothing in this act shall
be construed as In any manner affecting the
rights, claims ana privileges now allowed by
law to said purchaser.
SEC. 2. B g 1t further enacted, etc, That to as.
certain the just valuation of the improvements
made upon said real estate, the owner or agent
Of the real estate thus sold shall appoint one dis
interested person and the purchaser thereof
shall appoint one disinterested person, and both
shall proceed to appraise the value of the inn
provements made upon said real estate, and in
case OF thsbsd ssagreeilga then the said two ap-
praisers shall appoint q third DISTINGUISHED per-
son, whose valuation shall be final, and the
amount thus ascertained as the value of the I'M
provements made upon said real estate shall be
paid by said owner or agent to the purchaser
thereof, or his assign. and in case of non-pay-
ment the amount shall be collected as any civil
suit before any court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. 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
apprafsement and going to and returning from
the real estate upon which the improvements are,
and which they have been called upon to ap-
praise, and they shall receive the further sum
of ten cents per mile for the actual and shortest
distance they may travel insthe performance of
their duty, all of which expenses shah be paid
by the owneror agent Of said real estate, and
the same shall be collected as civil suits before
any court of competent, Jurisdiction.
SEC. 1. Be it further. enacted etc. That the
persons thus designated az appraisers shall
make oath, before any qualified person TO adj
Ialaister OATH she following oath or Affirmation :
L do solemnlE swear or affirm to truly, and With
ont fear or partially, and to the best of my
ability, (tol value Justly the improvements am
called upon to appralse.
SEC. S. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the
persons thus designated or called upon by the
parties Interested st1inaake she appraisefnent.
shall proceed talrRake said ADVERTISEMENT TndHr
f0Pfei1uHa of a fine of one hundred d0llarsin case
Of refusal to act, unless for reaapns satisfactory
to the court before which the suit is brought for
the recovery Of said fine; said fine shall. he COL
lectible by the parish attorney, aslneAse OF any
other fine, md which when collected, ahallbe
for the benefit Of the parish school fund of the
parish (which the parties prosecuted may re-
side, and the parish attorney is hereby directed
to bring snit when requested by the party aE-
gFieved. under penalty of forfeiture OF bis
commission. - =
SEC. Is, Be 1t further enacted, etc. That this
act shall take effect from and after its. passage,
and all conflicting laws on the same nbiee mat
ter he and tho same are hereby repealed.
Signedl CHAS. ". LOWELL,
Speaker of the House q Re%presentatlyes.
fSignedl- G.. {. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and P~reaideht50E Saas sefEufes
Approved June3 1873. sn a8
Bignedl WM. r.. KELLOGG,
Governor OF the stateof Louisiana.
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F, G, QEsloSDB, Secretary OF State; a