§ 3237 Privileges on ships and vessels, enumeration and ranking; prescription.
§ 3238 Proportionate payment to creditors of same rank.
§ 3239 Right of pursuit after sale of ship.
§ 3240 Privilege on price of adjudication in case of forced sale.
§ 3241 Voluntary sale, distinction between sale in port or on voyage.
§ 3242 Voluntary sale of ship in port, rights of privileged creditors.
§ 3243 Loss of privilege after voyage in name of purchaser.
§ 3244 Voluntary sale of ship while on voyage, rights of privileged creditors.
§ 3245 Voyage, definition.
§ 3246 Captain’s privilege on cargo for freight charges.
§ 3247 Privilege of consignee or agent on merchandise consigned.
§ 3248 Rights of consignor on insolvency of consignee or agent.

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > PRELIMINARY TITLE > Title XXI > Chapter 3 > Section 3 - Of the Privilege On Ships and Merchandise

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Convention adoption: means the adoption of a child habitually residing in any country outside the United States that is a party to the Hague Adoption Convention. See Louisiana Children's Code 1281.3
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1281.3
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Hague Convention adoptee: means a child living in a Hague Convention country who is under the age of sixteen at the time a Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative, is filed on his behalf and who is found by the Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to meet the definition of "Convention Adoptee" under Section 101(b)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC 1101(b)(1)(G)). See Louisiana Children's Code 1281.3
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.