§1793. Adjudication of property to state for non-payment of taxes; resale and conveyance

If in the enforcement of the collection of the acreage tax or forced contribution assessed against the lands within a gravity drainage district or gravity sub-drainage district, it becomes necessary to sell the property for the payment of the acreage tax or forced contribution, and the entire property thus offered fails to sell at an amount sufficient to pay the acreage tax or forced contribution, together with the state and other taxes assessed thereon, the sheriff of the parish in which the property is situated shall adjudicate the land to the State and when the adjudication is made, then the Register of the State Land Office shall immediately take possession of the lands in the name of the state and lease or rent the lands. As soon as one year in which the property can be redeemed expires, then the register shall offer the land for sale and sell it either at public or private sale for the best price obtainable. It shall not be sold for less than all taxes or forced contribution due thereon, together with interest and penalties. Any conveyance made by the Register of the State Land Office of the property after the period of redemption has expired, to-wit: twelve months from the date of the recording of the act of adjudication to the state shall convey a good and valid title to the purchaser, and all prescriptive statutes enacted in favor of the sales shall apply with equal force to any tax adjudication under this statute. All bonds issued under the constitution and laws of Louisiana and especially under the provisions of this Part, shall be protected by all the guarantees herein set forth and shall constitute a valid and binding contract which shall be enforceable before any court of competent jurisdiction.