Land Transfer of Richland Parish, LA for W.F.Choat-1877
Submitted by Shawn Martin



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 Richland Parish, LA Deed Book F, Page 166-167

State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans
Office of the State Auditor
	Whereas H. D. Daughtry late state Tax Collector of the State of Louisiana, for the Parish of
 Richland by virtue of the power in him vested by law as Tax Collector aforesaid, after having 
fulfilled and complied with all the previous legal requisites did seize and sell at public Auction 
the following described property, viz:  East one half of north west one quarter, north East one 
quarter of South West one quarter section thirty, Township fifteen north of Range six East containing 
one hundred and twenty (120) acres more or less, being the property of W. F. Choat, as per Assessment 
roll of the State of Louisiana of the year 1871 & 1872 to satisfy a debt due Said State of the unpaid 
Taxes unto W. F. Choat residing in the Parish of Richland he being the last and highest bidder, on the
 second day of December 1873 at the Tax Collectors sale at the Courthouse on Beunedett Street between 
Eugene and Julia Streets town of Rayville, Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for the price and 
sum of one hundred and nine and 40/100 Dollars, then and there in hand paid by said W. F. Choat to said 
H. D. Daughtry Tax Collector.
	And whereas, the said H. D. Daughtry Tax Collector did on the second day of December 1873 
by virtue of the laws of the State of Louisiana, in such case made and provided make, execute and sign 
a deed or act of sale, transferring unto the said W. F. Choat in the name of the State of Louisiana, 
all the right, title and interest of said W. F. Choat in and to the afore described property, which act 
of sale was duly inscribed in the Record of Conveyances of the said Parish in Book N. II folio 471 & 472.
	And whereas, due payment has been made to me by the Recorder of the Parish of Richland of the 
facts aforementioned, and that the said property has not been redeemed by the owner or any legal 
authorized agent within six months form the day of sale aforesaid.
	Now therefore, I, Allen Jewel, Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Louisiana, under 
and by virtue of the authority in me vested by law, and by virtue of section six of an act of the 
Legislature of the State of Louisiana, approve March 14th 1873 being act No. 47 of the session acts 
of the year 1873, do hereby ratify and confirm with full and complete title in the name of the State 
of Louisiana unto the said W. F. Choat purchased aforesaid, his heirs and assigns forever, all and 
singular the afore described property, and all the right, title and interest which the said W. F. 
Choat has or had in or to the same.
	In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal of office in the 
presence of Chas. A. Benedict and John J. Peniston competent witnesses at New Orleans, State of 
Louisiana, this 21st day of Sept. one thousand eight hundred and seventy and the one hundred and 
second year of the independence of the United States of America.

Witness:
Chas A. Benedict                          Allen Jewel,
John J. Peniston                          Auditor of Public Accounts of
                                          The State of Louisiana
A True Record, Sept. 24th 1877
							Wiley P. Mangham, Recorder