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LA Rev Stat § 41:544 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§544. Conditions for issuance of patent

RS 544 - Conditions for issuance of patent  No patent shall issue for any lands entered under the provisions of this Sub-part until after the expiration of five years from the date of the entry. The person making the entry, or in case of his death, his heirs or devisees shall be entitled to a patent for the land so entered if, at the expiration of the five year period or at any time within two years thereafter he proves by his own affidavit and the affidavits of two credible witnesses, taken separately, that he has resided upon and cultivated the land for the term of five years immediately succeeding the date of entry, that no part of the land has been alienated or encumbered except as provided in R.S. 41:543, and he has paid to the register of the state land office a fee of five dollars. In case of the death of a homesteader, it shall not be necessary for his widow or heirs to prove actual residence upon the land after the date of death, but she shall show continuous cultivation and improvement for the full period of five years from the date of the entry.
LA Rev Stat § 41:545 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§545. Final proof

RS 545 - Final proof  Any person desiring to submit final proof under the provisions of R.S. 41:544 shall first file with the Register of the State Land Office a written notice of his intention to make proof, which notice shall contain the date and number of the register's receipt, a description of the land and the names and post office addresses of four neighbors, two of whom must appear as witnesses. The register shall then cause to be published for thirty days in a newspaper by him designated as the paper published nearest to the land, a notice containing the date and number of the receipt, description of the land, names and addresses of the witnesses and the time and place and name and official designation of the officers before whom proof is to be made. The proof of the publication shall be the affidavit of the publisher or foreman of the newspaper with a printed copy of the notice attached. The applicant shall deposit with the Register of the State Land Office a fee of ten dollars to cover costs of the publication, or a receipt from the publisher that the fee has been paid to him in advance. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 49, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:546 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§546. Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs

RS 546 - Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs  All oaths, affidavits or proofs required under this Sub-part shall be made before the Register of the State Land Office, or before any official of the parish in which the land is situated who is authorized to administer oaths and to use a seal. Officers other than the register may charge a fee of two dollars for preparing and attesting applications and affidavits for any entry under this Sub-part, and a fee of four dollars for preparing final proof and attesting them.
LA Rev Stat § 41:547 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§547. Disposition of fees

RS 547 - Disposition of fees  The fees paid by the homesteader, except as may be otherwise provided in this Sub-part shall be remitted by the Register of the State Land Office to the State Treasurer.
LA Rev Stat § 41:548 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§548. Liability for debts

RS 548 - Liability for debts  Lands acquired under the provisions of this Sub-part shall never become liable for the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to issuance of patent therefor.
LA Rev Stat § 41:549 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§549. Reversion to state preference rights of person filing charges

RS 549 - Reversion to state preference rights of person filing charges  If, at any time after filing of the affidavit required by R.S. 41:542, and before the issuance of patent therefor, it is proved after due notice to the homesteader or his legal representative, to the satisfaction of the Register of the State Land Office, that the homesteader failed to establish a residence on the land so entered for six months after entry, or changed his residence therefrom for a period of six months at any time after filing his affidavit and before the expiration of the period of five years' residence required by this Sub-part, or swore falsely to any material fact in his affidavit or final proof, then the land shall revert to the state, and be held by it subject to redemption or homestead, as provided by this Sub-part. All appeals from the decisions of the register in such cases shall lie to the district court of the parish in which the lands are situated and shall be tried de novo. The person filing charges against an entryman under this Section, and prosecuting them to a successful conclusion, shall have a preference right of sixty days from final judgment in which to file his application for the land.
LA Rev Stat § 41:550 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§550. Register to hear proof

RS 550 - Register to hear proof  The Register of the State Land Office shall receive and pass upon the proof of residence and cultivation as provided in this Sub-part and the decision of the Register of the State Land Office as to whether the proof shows full compliance with the requirements hereof, shall be final subject to the right of the entryman, or in case of his death, of his legal representatives, to appeal from the decisions of the register to the district court of the parish in which the lands are situated where the case shall be tried de novo.
LA Rev Stat § 41:551 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§551. Final certificate and patent

RS 551 - Final certificate and patent  Upon a full and complete compliance with all of the requirements of this Sub-part by the homesteader, or his legal representatives, the Register of the State Land Office shall issue a final certificate, certifying that the homesteader, or his legal representatives, are entitled to a patent for the land so entered, and a patent therefor shall be accordingly issued and signed by the governor and the register.
LA Rev Stat § 41:552 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§552. Actions to set aside or annul homestead entry, prescription

RS 552 - Actions to set aside or annul homestead entry, prescription  Any action brought by the State of Louisiana, private corporations, partnerships or persons, to set aside or annul a homestead entry of previously adjudicated lands or patent issued thereon under the provisions of Act 235 of 1938, now incorporated in Title 41, Sections 541 to 551, both inclusive, of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, where the sole reason for the attack upon such entry or upon such patent is that the land covered by the entry is not susceptible of serious and substantial cultivation, and where such entry was allowed or such patent issued prior to the passage of this Section, shall be prescribed by the lapse of six months from and after July 26, 1950. Acts 1950, No. 354, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:591 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§591. Rights of veterans of World War II and of the Korean conflict

RS 591 - Rights of veterans of World War II and of the Korean conflict  Any honorably discharged veteran of World War II or of the Korean conflict may homestead land under the provisions under Sub-part A of Part II of Chapter 5 of Title 41, and the time served in the armed service of the United States in time of war or conflict shall be deducted from the time required to perfect title; provided, that no patent shall issue until the entryman has resided upon, improved and cultivated his homestead for a period of at least one year. The period of time of the Korean conflict shall be that period from June 27, 1950 to July 26, 1953, inclusive, for the purposes of this Sub-part. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 10, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:592 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§592. Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service

RS 592 - Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service  Where a homesteader under the provisions of Sub-part A of this Part was inducted into the armed services after his entry was allowed and died in service, his widow, if unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage, then his minor orphan children or his or their legal representatives, may proceed forthwith to make final proof upon the land so held by the deceased soldier and settler, and the death of the soldier while engaged in the service of the United States shall, in the administration of the homestead law, be equivalent to a performance of all requirements as to residence and cultivation for the full period of five years. The patent shall issue upon proof produced to the Register of the State Land Office by the widow, if unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage, his minor orphan children or his or their legal representatives, that the applicant for patent is the soldier's widow, his orphan children or his or their legal representatives, and that the soldier died while in the service of the United States.
LA Rev Stat § 41:593 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§593. Residence required of homesteader in armed forces

RS 593 - Residence required of homesteader in armed forces  Induction into the military or naval services of the United States within six months after entry shall be considered as a compliance with the provisions of Sub-part A of this Part in regard to the establishment of residence on lands entered under the provisions of that Sub-part.
LA Rev Stat § 41:594 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§594. Term of service as equivalent to residence

RS 594 - Term of service as equivalent to residence  The term of service of any homesteader in the military or naval services of the United States shall be considered, as equivalent to and having the legal effect of residence on the property so entered during the entire term of his service, provided, however, that the homesteader shall within ninety days after his final discharge establish his actual residence on the property so homesteaded.
LA Rev Stat § 41:632 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§632. Boundaries of land sold

RS 632 - Boundaries of land sold  Any land sold under R.S. 41:631 shall commence in the corner of a legal division or subdivision of sections and shall be parceled out as follows: (1) If in a right angle it shall be run at an equal distance on two sides, bounded by the lines of the division to form a square including the number of acres sold. (2) If in an acute angle, it shall be bounded by the division lines to such distance, and by lines in such other directions as the register may deem most equitable between the land sold and that retained. The patents for land so sold shall set forth the number and of what parish and shall issue to the school board and its successors, for the use of their district schools.
LA Rev Stat § 41:633 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§633. Reservation of school lands in townships without school sections

RS 633 - Reservation of school lands in townships without school sections  The Register of the State Land Office shall ascertain in what townships in this state there are no reservations of school sections or where the reservation is less than contemplated by law by reason of conflicting claims or from any other cause. In such cases, he shall under the superintendence of the governor apply for and as soon as possible obtain a location of any land or part of land in lieu thereof.
LA Rev Stat § 41:634 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§634. Issuance of scrip in certain cases

RS 634 - Issuance of scrip in certain cases  When the locations can not be made, if deemed more advantageous to the state, the register, with the assent of the federal government, may issue scrip for the lands, which scrip shall not be sold for a less amount than one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
LA Rev Stat § 41:635 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§635. Cancellation of school land warrants and refund of money when land unavailable

RS 635 - Cancellation of school land warrants and refund of money when land unavailable  Whenever, the register finds that because of the donation by congress of all the overflowed and swamp lands to the state there are no public lands in the Southeastern Land District of this state on which may be located the school land warrants sold for the benefit of certain townships in the district, he shall receive and cancel all such warrants as may be presented for that purpose and pay to the legal possessors thereof or to their orders the full amount received by the state on account of the warrants. The money shall be taken from that fund in the treasury which was credited by the sale of the warrants.
LA Rev Stat § 41:636 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§636. Price of seminary lands

RS 636 - Price of seminary lands  The price of the seminary lands shall be one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
LA Rev Stat § 41:637 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§637. Use of property for educational purposes; stipulation, abandonment and use as dedication

RS 637 - Use of property for educational purposes; stipulation, abandonment and use as dedication  Wherever any real property has been acquired by any association, organization or non-profit corporation by virtue of a deed which contains a stipulation that such property is to be used for educational purposes and thereafter the use of said property is abandoned to any school board and is used by such school board for such purposes for a period in excess of ten years, such stipulation, abandonment and use shall constitute a dedication of such property to the public for such purposes and the right to administer and use such property for educational purposes shall be in the school board which has exercised the use of such property; provided that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any property owned by an agency of the state, municipality or other public body. Acts 1954, No. 572, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:638 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§638. Dedication of property for public school purposes; administration

RS 638 - Dedication of property for public school purposes; administration  Whenever any real property has been acquired by the state of Louisiana, any municipality, parish school board, or any other subdivision or agency of the state of Louisiana by virtue of a deed, act of sale, donation, or other form of transfer, which contains a stipulation that such property is to be used for public school or public educational purposes, said deed, act of sale, donation, or other form of transfer, shall constitute a dedication of such property to the public for such purposes and the school board in whose district the property lies shall have the right to administer and use the property for public school purposes. Acts 1960, No. 527, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:639 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§639. Sale or disposition of property with no right of reverter

RS 639 - Sale or disposition of property with no right of reverter  Unless the deed, act of sale, donation, or other form of transfer by which said property is conveyed, contains specific provisions prohibiting the same, such school board may sell or dispose of any such property which is unused and unnecessary or is unsuitable for public school purposes, provided the mineral rights are reserved therein to the state of Louisiana and use the proceeds thereof to procure one or more new public school sites. In such event, the former owner, his heirs, successors and assigns shall have no claim by right of reverter to the property originally dedicated or to the proceeds thereof. Acts 1960, No. 527, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:640 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§640. Sixteenth section lands; adjustments; distribution of proceeds; lease and use

RS 640 - Sixteenth section lands; adjustments; distribution of proceeds; lease and use  A. Where sixteenth section or indemnity lands granted by Congress for public school purposes have been erroneously sold by the state or paid by the state as fees for services rendered, such deficiencies shall be properly adjusted, as provided by the Constitution of 1879 and R.S. 41:641, and the amounts so determined shall be credited to the parish school boards of the parishes in which such townships are situated in proportion to the percentage of the townships lying in each said* parishes. The amounts so credited shall be treated as loans to the state on which the state shall pay interest at the rate of four percent per annum. B. The parish school boards of parishes within which there lies a township or any portion of a township containing a sixteenth section or any portion of a sixteenth section shall be entitled to a portion of the proceeds derived from the sale of the sixteenth section or any portion thereof, including the sale of timber thereon and revenues arising from mineral leases, agricultural leases, contracts, royalties, and all other revenues arising from said sales, leases, and contracts heretofore made or which may hereafter be consummated. The proceeds and revenues thereof shall be credited to the parish school boards in which such townships are situated in proportion to the percentage of the townships lying in each parish. On the funds so credited to the respective parish school boards arising from the sources above mentioned the state shall pay interest at the rate of four percent per annum so long as said funds remain on deposit in the state treasury. However, any school board shall have authority to direct by resolution that the state treasurer shall return any funds on deposit to its credit in the state treasury or which may accrue to its credit from such sixteenth sections, and said parish school boards shall have the right to use the said funds in the acquisition, construction, and equipping of public school buildings and other school facilities. C. The parish school boards of parishes within which there lies a township or any portion of a township containing a sixteenth section or any portion of a sixteenth section shall have the authority to lease, contract, or both, with any other governmental agency or department for the use of sixteenth section lands within the boundaries of their respective parishes. The proceeds and revenues thereof shall be credited to the parish school boards in which such townships are situated in proportion to the percentage of the sixteenth section lands lying in each parish. Added by Acts 1975, No. 508, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 328, §1; Acts 1983, No. 395, §1. *In Subsection A, so in enrolled bill.
LA Rev Stat § 41:641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§641. Free school fund; seminary fund; agricultural and mechanical college fund; state indebtedness; interest

RS 641 - Free school fund; seminary fund; agricultural and mechanical college fund; state indebtedness; interest  A. The debt due by the state to the free school fund arising from the sale of lands granted by Congress for school purposes may remain a perpetual loan to the state on which it shall pay to the several townships four percent per annum interest or the parish school board of any parish in which there lies a township or the major portion thereof containing a sixteenth section so sold shall have the right to use these entire proceeds in the acquisition, construction, and equipping of public school plant facilities, and the state shall no longer pay four percent per annum interest thereon. B. The debt due by the state to the seminary fund is hereby declared to be one hundred thirty-six thousand dollars, being the proceeds of the sale of lands heretofore granted by the United States to this state for the use of a seminary of learning, and the state shall pay an annual interest of four percent on said amount. C. The debt due by the state to the agricultural and mechanical college fund is hereby declared to be the sum of one hundred eighty-two thousand three hundred thirteen dollars and three cents, being the proceeds of the sale of lands and land scrip heretofore granted by the United States to this state for the purpose of a college for the benefit of agricultural and mechanical arts. The state shall pay an annual interest of five percent on the said amount. D. The above funds shall be kept separate on the books of the treasurer of the state as a perpetual record of said loans. Added by Acts 1975, No. 508, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§643. Vermilion Parish; Sixteenth section land; distribution of mineral proceeds, and ownership of minerals and mineral revenues

RS 643 - Vermilion Parish; Sixteenth section land; distribution of mineral proceeds, and ownership of minerals and mineral revenues A. The state of Louisiana, the State Mineral and Energy Board may enter into and execute a compromise and settlement with the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the ownership of certain mineral and mineral revenues together with the disposition of mineral revenues derived from a certain area alleged by the school board to be a "Sixteenth Section" located in Township 15 South, Range 1 West, in East White Lake, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. B. The mineral board shall have all of the power and authority necessary and incidental to entering into and executing such compromise and settlement, and such compromise and settlement is hereby specifically authorized to provide for the following: (1) That any and all revenues arising out of or in connection with mineral leases covering such area in existence on May 30, 1989 shall be shared equally by the state and the school board, insofar as such revenues are attributable to the area covered by each lease. The school board and the mineral board are hereby authorized to enter into any letter or division order necessary to effectuate this Section, including specifically a division order portraying an equal net royalty interest in leases payable to the school board and mineral board. (2) That upon the termination of all or any portion of mineral leases covering such area which are in existence on May 30, 1989, the mineral board may lease all or any portion of such area under such terms and conditions as may be approved by the mineral board, without regard to the minimum royalty provisions of R.S. 30:127(A), and that such state lessee may be required to acquire for the same consideration payable to the mineral board, a lease from the school board on the same acreage without regard to the minimum royalty provisions of R.S. 30:127(B). Acts 1989, No. 474, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 2009, No. 196, §6, eff. July 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 41:671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§671. Determining value of improvements and of the use of the land

RS 671 - Determining value of improvements and of the use of the land  When the sale of the sixteenth section is legally ordered, and it appears to the satisfaction of the parish treasurer that any person had settled and improved the section or any part thereof prior to the extension of the survey over it, the treasurer shall appoint one appraiser; the settler or his agent may appoint another; the two shall select a third; and the three, after being sworn, shall assess the improvements put upon the lands, and the value of the use of the land. In all cases the assent of a majority of the legal voters within the township shall be given to the provisions of this Part which shall be taken at the same time that the votes are taken for the sale of the land.