Choat/Landis, Succession Box 88,Franklin  Parish, LA. 

Submitted by: Shawn Choat Martin  SMARCMAR@aol.com 

May 2003





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Succession Box 88



State of Louisiana

Parish of Franklin



    Be it know and remembered that on this 2nd day of February 1912 

before me H. J. Lea clerk and exofficio notary public, personally 

appeared B. S. Landis whose wife is Mrs. Elise Landis, who in presence 

of the undersigned competent witnesses, declared and acknowledged that 

for and in consideration of the price and sum and on the terms and 

condition hereinafter expressed and set forth, he does by these presents, 

grant bargain sell and deliver with full warranty of title unto 

W. F. Choat whose wife is Mrs. S. A. Choat, present and accepting 

this sale for himself his heirs and assigns, free from all mortgages 

or other incumbrances whatsoever, the following described land situated 

lying and being in the Parish of Franklin and more fully described as 

the East Half of the South West Quarter of Section 19 Township Fourteen, 

North Range Seven East containing 80 acres more or less.



    This sale is made and accepted for the price and sum of one thousand 

two hundred dollars of which sum the vendee herein has paid cas at and 

before the signing hereof, the sum of one hundred dollars, the receipt 

of same is hereby acknowledged, and for the remaining portion of said 

sum to wit the sum of Eleven hundred dollars is to be paid in two annual 

installments of Five hundred and fifty dollars each, for which the vendee 

herein has made executed and signed two certain promissory notes for 

Five hundred and fifty dollars each payable to his own order and by him 

endorsed in blank the first note bearing 8% interest from date and the 

2nd note bears 8% interest from Feb 2nd, 1913, said notes are due and 

payable on the 2nd day of Feb 1913 and 1914 respectively, stipulating 

to pay 10% as atty fees in case of suit to collect same, and in order 

to secure payment of said notes the said vendor herein retains a 

special mortgage and vendors privilege on the property herein sold and 

conveyed as above described, which the vendee herein said W. F. Choat 

agrees shall stand so specially mortgaged hypothecated and affected to 

an in favor of said vendor or any holder or owner of said note until 

the full and final payment thereof.





The vendee herein further agree that he will not sell mortgage or incumber 

the said property to the prejudice of this mortgage.



The parties to this act herein agree to dispense with the production of 

the mortgage certificate and tax receipts required by law and exonerate 

me said notary from all liabilities therefor.



Thus done passed and signed in presence of ________ and _________ two competent 

witnesses and me notary on this 2nd day of Feb 1912.



ATTEST:

I. L. Choat                 B. S. Landis

M. L. Thompson              W. F. Choat

                            H. J. Lea, Clerk

                            and exofficio Notary Public