The following list serves as a list of historical act types and modern act types. Act types that are obviously obsolete, such as acts involving slavery, are included for historical purposes only.
| Act Type |
Must Be Two-Party |
Remarks |
|
no |
An appearer agrees to the completion of a contract; a legacy or gift; or conditions. |
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|
adoption |
yes |
Appearers legally receive a person into their own family with concurrence of natural parent or guardian. |
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affidavit/acknowledgment |
no |
An appearer declares that he/she did sign, accept, or confect a document or that he/she owes a debt. |
|
agreement |
yes |
Two parties legally concur in respect to certain rights and obligations.
|
|
amendment to charter |
no |
Authentic officers change text of corporate articles. |
|
apprenticeship |
yes |
A parent or guardian assigns a minor to the residential care of a skilled tradesman in return for instruction of and assistance by the minor. |
|
assignment
|
no |
A creditor confers rights to a mortgage, claim, debt, lease, rent, wages, or other valuable on another. |
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authorization |
no |
An appearer confers legal capacity to act on another person. |
|
no |
An appearer gives surety for the performance of a contract or warrents clear title. |
|
|
bond for deed |
yes |
Two appearers agree to a future conveyance of property upon payment of consideration. |
|
building contract |
yes |
An owner and builder agree to terms of constructing a building or appurtenance to it. |
|
no |
A workman who has filed a lien acknowledges payment and authorizes removal of encumbrance on debtor's property. |
|
|
cancellation of mortgage |
no |
A mortgage creditor declares that money owed has been paid and inscription may be extinguished. |
|
charter/act of incorporation |
no/corporate |
A group of people appear and agree to the organic rules of an organization they are creating for business, educational, leisure, or civic purposes. |
|
charter party [maritime] |
yes |
A vessel owner and operator or supplier agree to the terms of freight, personnel, supplies, insurance, costs, or leasing of the vessel for a specific voyage. |
|
chattel mortgage |
yes |
An encumbrance on movables to guarantee a debt. |
|
contract/goods or services |
yes |
A provider agrees to produce goods and services
for a payer; for employment, etc. |
|
correction, act of |
no |
A party to an earlier act appears to correct an error. |
|
counter letter |
no |
Usually, an appearer states that another person owns property listed in appearer's name. |
|
yes |
A debtor is allowed to clear a debt by giving the property itself to the mortgage holder. |
|
|
declaration |
no |
An appearer makes a statement of fact or clarification. |
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delivery [of legacy, funds, etc]. See also "receipt.", or "receipt and discharge." |
no |
A testamentary executor appears to turn over estate assets to heirs after succession has been closed. |
|
deposit, act of |
no |
Appearer requests notary to receive valuable document -- sale, power of attorney, plan, etc. |
|
destination du pere de famille |
no |
Affidavit by a property owner creating an easement on their property for the benefit of another of their properties. |
|
dissolution |
no/corporate |
Appearers declare a corporation, partnership, or unfulfilled contract extinguished.
|
|
donation |
yes |
An appearer gives property or movables to another, who accepts it. |
|
no |
A parent or guardian gives legal authority to a minor. |
|
|
emancipation of slave
|
no |
An owner gives or sells freedom to enslaved person. |
|
exchange, act of/partition, act of |
yes |
Two or more parties mutually give one another one or more properties and receive one or more other properties in return. |
|
extension of time/prorogation |
yes | A creditor or lessor extends time for payment, lease, etc. |
|
no |
A group of relations or friends assembles to deliberate on the best interest of minors or another person legally incapacitated by virtue of age or mental condition. Ordered by a court. The party name is structured around the noncompetent parties' names. |
|
|
no |
A family or guardian acts to regulate affairs of a mentally incompetent person. |
|
|
inventory of estate |
no |
A notary takes stock of assets and sometimes debts of a deceased person in one parish; ordered by court. |
|
inventory/not of a deceased |
no |
Notary takes stock of interdicted person's assets, or of community property for a divorce. |
|
yes |
An owner and renter agree to terms of renting a property or leasing mineral rights. |
|
|
leave of absence/for notary |
no |
A notary temporarily signs over his office to a designated person, with authorization. |
|
legitimation |
no |
Parents or a father acknowledge parentage of a child. |
|
lien/vendor, workman |
no |
An unpaid supplier or workman files an encumbrance on relevant property. |
|
yes |
A prospective bride and groom agree to terms of community or separate property. |
|
|
meeting of creditors |
no |
An assembly of the people to whom a debtor in arrears owes money makes decisions. |
|
mortgage |
no |
A debtor encumbers property to guarantee a debt to a creditor, who may or may not appear in act. |
|
no |
A debtor encumbers property to guarantee a debt to a creditor, who may or may not appear in act. |
|
|
yes |
Co-owners divide commonly owned property. |
|
|
partnership [articles of] |
yes |
Two or more people unite assets for a business purpose and set the terms of their relationship. |
|
pledge of valuable/crop lien |
yes |
A farmer or debtor pledges movable assets to guarantee a specific debt. |
|
power of attorney/procuration |
no |
A person appears to authorize another person to act for him in legal matters. Note: It is not unusual for a power of attorney to be an ATTACHMENT to an ACT of DEPOSIT. Watch for cases of earlier dates or other notaries' names on the document being deposited. These attachments are NOT free-standing acts. |
|
protest, marine |
no |
A mariner or vessel master makes his fuller case before a notary after trouble at sea and objects to conditions beyond his control. |
|
protest, note of, marine |
no |
A mariner or vessel master makes an initial statement before a notary after trouble at sea and promises to return later with a fuller statement. |
|
protest, of note |
no |
A notary reports attempt to deliver notice of unpaid, arrears indebtedness, on behalf of another person. |
|
no |
An appearer releases any right to a particular current or future action against another party. |
|
|
no |
An appearer agrees that a sale or debt is true. |
|
|
redemption |
no |
A property owner buys back property lost to taxes, within allotted time. |
|
release/cancellation of mortgage/receipt/ quittance/discharge/acquittance |
no |
A creditor declares debt paid or duty discharged, and authorizes mortgage inscription to be cancelled. |
| receipt of legacy | no | A legatee now of age acknowledges legacy delivered and vouchers received; "receipt" may be used more generally. |
|
renunciation |
no |
An appearer may reject an insolvent estate; a wife may renounce dotal/paraphernal rights. |
|
retrocession |
yes |
The voluntary act of returning ceded title or interest in a property from one group to another, as to a mortgage holder in lieu of foreclosure. |
|
yes |
A buyer and seller agree to terms on a movable thing. |
|
|
sale of property |
yes |
A seller and buyer agree to terms on a whole or part interest in an immovable, with express acceptance on the part of the buyer. |
|
sale of rights |
yes |
Appearers agree to terms of sale of rights, as to a claim or inheritance. |
|
sale of slave |
yes |
A seller and buyer agree to terms for the sale of an enslaved person, with express acceptance on the part of the buyer. |
|
settlement [as of dispute]/or community property settlement after divorce |
yes |
Two parties appear to declare a dispute finished or resolved and state terms; may divide property. |
|
subordination |
no |
A creditor allows a second creditor to prime his claim, while not abandoning his own claim. |
|
subrogation |
no |
A creditor substitutes another person fully in his rights to a debt or claim. |
| substitution | no | Appearer transfers right or duty to another. |
|
no |
An appearer offers documents and a consideration to another, who usually refuses it; or notary attests having made the refused offer on behalf of a client. |
|
|
transfer [of right or duty], of lease, note, etc. |
yes |
An appearer turns over a right or duty to another appearer, who accepts same, possibly without a consideration. |
|
yes |
As with a right-of-way, use of an alley or driveway; also may concern money. |
|
|
no |
A person appears to state his last and final wishes and allocate bequests. |