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

For the relief Of all purchasers of real estate sold
at public auction to satisfy judgments for
State, parish or municipal taxes and to quiet
such purchasers In their possession, and vail
date their titles thereto.
SECTION l.. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of che State OF Louis
lana i'll General Assembly convened, That all
purchasers OF real estate at public auction, sold
under WrttS of f1eri facias emanating from any
court of competent jurisdiction of this State, TO
satisfy any Judgment obtained in such court for
State. parish or municipal taxes in any suit in
which the State of Louisiana, the police jury of
a parish. any city or town Incorporated by the
laws Of the state of Louisiana. shall be plaintiff,
shall he deemed and are hereby declared as
bona. f1de purchasers and owners Of such real
estate, and the sale shall have the same force
and effect and be as binding to all intents and
purposes, on such defendant or former owner
as IN any judicial proceeding to enforce the pay
mcnt OF a previous debt.
SEC. 2. Belt further enacted, etc, That If such
purchasers Of real estate sold in satisfaction of
judgments for State, parish Or munical taxes,
shall have held judicial possession of such real
estate under deed Of sale, duly recorded in the
Office of the register of conveyances, for two
years from the date Of such purchase at public
sale, without any action for eviction on account
OF error III the proceedings o. infOrmality In
such sale having been brought by the defendant
in such suit or former owner, such defendant or
former owner shall be deemed as having aequi-
esced in such sale and waived all infOrmalitics
connected Herewith, and such defendant or
former owner shall be forever debarred from
entering upon or taking possession of the same
to the prejudice OF the deed Of sale of such pur-
chaser, his heirs or assigns. and such purchaser
shall be, and is hereby declared the true owner
and possessor OF such real estate, and he is here
by authorized and empowered to transfer, con-
vry or sell the am and give warranty deed
therefor. i'll the same manner as if he had ao-
quired the title from such defendant or former
under authentic act Of private sale.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. etc, That all
purchasers now in possession of real estate, ac-
quired as hereinbefOrc provided, whose deed of
sale have been on record In the office Of the re-
corder Of eonveyances two years. and who have
had said judicial possession of such real estate
for two years preceding the passage hereof, are
hereby forever quoted In their possession, and
declared the lawful and bona fde owners and
possessors of such property, and shallin no man.
ner be interfered with or dispossesBed by any
former owner or claimants.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That all
laws or parts of laws heretofore passed incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed, SO far
only as they are in conflict with the provisions
OF this act, and that this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
tSigned) CHAS. ". LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(s1gned) c. c. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved June 3, 1873.
(sfgned) WIN. T. KELLOGG,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
P. 6. DEsLOSDE, Secretary of State.