A digest of the civil laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans, with alterations and amendments adapted to its present system of government. - A digest of the civil laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans, with alterations and amendments adapted to its present system of government.

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Title
A digest of the civil laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans, with alterations and amendments adapted to its present system of government.
Date Created
1808
Publisher
New Orleans : Printed by Bradford & Anderson
Description
Contents: Index. Of the titles of laws contained in the digest -- Book I. Of persons. Title I. Of the distinction of persons, and the privation of certain civil rights in certain cases -- Title II. Of domicil and the manner of changing the same -- Title III. Of absent persons -- Title IV. Of husband and wife -- Title V. Of the separation from bed and board -- Title VI. Of master and servant -- Title VII. Of father and child -- Title VIII. Of minors -- Title IX. Of persons insane, idiots, and other persons incapable of administering their estate -- Title X. Of communities or corporations -- Book II. Of things and of the different modifications of property -- Title I. Of things or estates -- Title II. Of absolute ownership -- Title III. Of usufruct, use and habitation -- Title IV. Of predial services or services of land -- Book III. Of the different manners of acquiring the property of things -- Title I. Of successions -- Title II. Of donations inter vivos (between living persons) and mortis causa (in prospect o f death) -- Title III. Of contracts and of conventional obligations in general -- Title IV. Of engagements formed without agreements, or of quasi contracts and quasi offences -- Title V. Of marriage contract -- Title VI. Of sale -- Title VII. Of exchange -- Title VIII. Of letting and hiring -- Title IX. Of partnership -- Title X. Of loan -- Title XI. Of deposit and sequestration -- Title XII. Of aleatory contracts -- Title XIII. Of mandate or commission -- Title XIV. Of suretyship -- Title XV. Of transactions -- Title XVI. Of respite -- Title XVII. Of compromises or arbitration -- Title XVIII. Of pledge -- Title XIX. Of privileges and mortgages -- Title XX. Of occupancy, possession and prescription -- Title XXI. Of the title by judgment or seizure.
Note
v, xxi, 491 p. ; 25 cm. English and French on opposite pages. 516 digital pages. Includes Moreau Lislet's source notes in ms. in margins.
Type of Resource
text
Language Code
en
Language Code
fr
Source
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special ) Baton Rouge, La. KFL30 1808.A213 CAGE
Digital Collection
Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Collection
Contact Information
E-mail lsudiglib@lsu.edu with questions or comments. See instructions for ordering reprints of this item here: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/services/duplication.html
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Cite As
The Louisiana Purchase: A Heritage Explored, Louisiana Digital Library, Baton Rouge, La.
Item Number
lb000118
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