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La. Rev. Stat. § 41:421 Recovery by state for illegal or excessive entry of swamp lands
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§421. Recovery by state for illegal or excessive entry of swamp lands Whenever the governor is satisfied from information received, that swamp lands of the state, not subject to tidal overflow, have been illegally and fraudulently entered by private persons or corporations and so…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:422 Certified abstracts
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§422. Certified abstracts The Register of the State Land Office, when requested to do so by the governor, shall prepare from the records of the state land office and deliver to the district attorney of the parish wherein the lands are located, certified abstracts of such lands as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:423 Proceedings
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§423. Proceedings On receipt of the abstract, the district attorney shall, without delay, institute suit against the claimants or possessors for the recovery of the lands, for the value of such timber as may have been taken therefrom, and for the damage to the lands or the timber…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:424 Suits in name of state
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§424. Suits in name of state All suits or process shall be in the name of and for the use and benefit of the state, and shall be issued and served by the proper officials without advance of costs, or security therefor. All suits shall be prosecuted to judgment and final execution…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:425 Compensation of officers and of district attorney
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§425. Compensation of officers and of district attorney The state shall make provision for the compensation of the officers of the court and the state land office for their services under this Part in those cases where judgment may be rendered adverse to the state. Where judgment…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:426 Records and maps to show lands recovered
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§426. Records and maps to show lands recovered The lands recovered shall be placed upon the official records and maps of the state land office as lands belonging to the state, and copies of the final judgment decreeing them to be the property of the state shall be kept on file an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:461 Contest of entries
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§461. Contest of entries In all cases where lands belonging to the state are entered under any of the laws requiring their settlement and cultivation as a part of the consideration received or to be received by the state, and particularly where the entries were made under the hom…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:462 Hearing by register
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§462. Hearing by register On the day fixed for the trial of the contest and in as expeditious a manner as may be consistent with justice the register shall hear the evidence and the arguments, and shall decide the entries, valid or invalid, and shall affirm or cancel them accordi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:463 Contestant's rights where entries are declared invalid
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§463. Contestant's rights where entries are declared invalid For a period of sixty days after an entry has been declared invalid and cancelled, the contestant shall have the sole right, exclusive of all other persons, to enter any or all of the lands under any of the laws then in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:464 Contestant's rights to lands not then subject to entry
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§464. Contestant's rights to lands not then subject to entry If, upon the termination in favor of any contestant of a contest brought under this Part, the land or any part thereof involved therein is not then lawfully subject to entry by the contestants, they shall in like manner…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:5 Receipt to purchaser
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§5. Receipt to purchaser The state treasurer shall deliver to the purchaser or his agent a receipt, which shall contain a correct description, by section, township and range, of the lands sold by the state. The state treasurer shall receive no extra compensation for this service.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:501 Persons entitled to make entry; quantity of land
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§501. Persons entitled to make entry; quantity of land A. Every person who is the head of a family, or has reached the age of twenty-one years and is a citizen of this state may enter one quarter section or a less quantity of the unappropriated public lands of the state, to be lo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:502 Affidavit
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§502. Affidavit A. Any person applying to enter land under the provisions of this Part shall first make and subscribe an affidavit: (1) That he is the head of a family or has reached the age of twenty-one years and is a citizen of this state; (2) That the application is made hone…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:503 Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent
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§503. Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent No person entering land under the provisions of this Part may sell, alienate or encumber the lands so entered prior to issuance of patent therefor except for school, church or cemetery purposes, or for right of way for railroa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:504 Conditions for issuance of patent
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§504. Conditions for issuance of patent No patent shall issue for any lands entered under the provisions of this 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 t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:505 Final proof
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§505. Final proof A. Any person desiring to submit final proof under the provisions of R.S. 41:504 shall first file a written notice of his intention to make such proof with the Register of the State Land Office. The notice shall contain the date and number of the register's rece…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:506 Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs
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§506. Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs All oaths, affidavits or proofs required under this Part shall be made before the Register of the State Land Office or before any officer of the parish in which the land is situated who is authorized to administer oaths and who uses a s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:507 Disposition of fees
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§507. Disposition of fees The Register of the State Land Office may turn into the state treasury, and the state treasurer may receive, the fees received under the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:508 Liability for debts
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§508. Liability for debts No lands acquired under the provisions of this Part shall ever become liable for the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to issuance of patent therefor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:509 Reversion to state; preference rights of person filing charges
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§509. Reversion to state; preference rights of person filing charges If, at any time after filing of the affidavit required by R.S. 41:502, and before the issuance of patent therefor, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Register of the State Land Office, after due notice to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:51 Surveys and plats
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§51. Surveys and plats The governor may direct the Department of Transportation and Development: (1) To make, from time to time, surveys of all unsurveyed lands belonging and that may hereafter belong to this state and to subdivide them into townships, sections and other proper s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:510 Homestead by discharged veterans; deduction of service time
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§510. Homestead by discharged veterans; deduction of service time Any honorably discharged veteran of World War II may homestead land under the provisions of R.S. 41:501 through 509, and the time served in the armed service of the United States in time of war shall be deducted fr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:511 Death of homesteader while in service
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§511. Death of homesteader while in service In every case in which a homesteader under R.S. 41:501 through 509 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:512 Scope and application of provisions
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§512. Scope and application of provisions The provisions of R.S. 41:510 through 511 shall apply to any homestead entries made by honorably discharged veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Korean Conflict, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 41:501…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:52 Records transferred to this state by the former office of the United States Surveyor General of the District of Louisiana
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§52. Records transferred to this state by the former office of the United States Surveyor General of the District of Louisiana The maps, books, records, field notes and documents appertaining to land title in this state which were transferred to this state by the former office of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:53 Federal authorities to have access to records
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§53. Federal authorities to have access to records The United States authorities shall have free access to the records at all times.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:54 Place for deposit; custodian
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§54. Place for deposit; custodian The records shall be deposited and kept in a fire proof vault or room, provided by the register of the state land office, who may appoint a custodian thereof, under his control.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:541 Homestead entry on tax adjudicated land
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§541. Homestead entry on tax adjudicated land At any time after the lapse of three years from the adjudication of any land to the state for any unpaid taxes due thereon for any year subsequent to January 1st, 1880, where the land has not been redeemed from the tax adjudication an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:542 Procedure
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§542. Procedure A. Any person applying to enter land under the provisions of this Subpart shall first make and subscribe an affidavit: (1) that he is the head of a family or has reached the age of twenty-one years and is a citizen of this state; (2) that the application is made h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:543 Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent
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§543. Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent No person entering land under the provisions of this Subpart may sell, alienate or encumber the lands so entered prior to issuance of patent therefor, except for school, church, or cemetery purposes, or for right of way for ra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:544 Conditions for issuance of patent
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§544. Conditions for issuance of patent No patent shall issue for any lands entered under the provisions of this Subpart 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 entit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:545 Final proof
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:546 Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs
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§546. Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs All oaths, affidavits or proofs required under this Subpart 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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:547 Disposition of fees
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§547. Disposition of fees The fees paid by the homesteader, except as may be otherwise provided in this Subpart shall be remitted by the Register of the State Land Office to the State Treasurer.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:548 Liability for debts
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§548. Liability for debts Lands acquired under the provisions of this Subpart shall never become liable for the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to issuance of patent therefor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:549 Reversion to state preference rights of person filing charges
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:550 Register to hear proof
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§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 Subpart and the decision of the Register of the State Land Office as to whether the proof shows full compliance with the requi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:551 Final certificate and patent
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§551. Final certificate and patent Upon a full and complete compliance with all of the requirements of this Subpart 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 leg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:552 Actions to set aside or annul homestead entry, prescription
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:591 Rights of veterans of World War II and of the Korean conflict
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§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 Subpart A of this Part, and the time served in the armed service of the United States in ti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:592 Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service
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§592. Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service Where a homesteader under the provisions of Subpart 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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:593 Residence required of homesteader in armed forces
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§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 Subpart A of this Part in regard to the establishment of residence o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:594 Term of service as equivalent to residence
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§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 s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:6 Issuance of patents
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§6. Issuance of patents The governor shall issue patents: (1) For all lands sold, on presentation of the treasurer's receipt. (2) For lands located by warrants, whenever he is satisfied that the lands have been legally sold and located. Acts 1983, No. 705, §3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:631 Sale of land to school board for public school educational purposes
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§631. Sale of land to school board for public school educational purposes The Register of the State Land Office may sell, at the price stipulated by law, to any school board of this state any amount of land not less than five acres on which to erect a school house. The land must …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:632 Boundaries of land sold
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§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 d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:633 Reservation of school lands in townships without school sections
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§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 conflic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:634 Issuance of scrip in certain cases
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§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 twent…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:635 Cancellation of school land warrants and refund of money when land unavailable
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:636 Price of seminary lands
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§636. Price of seminary lands The price of the seminary lands shall be one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
