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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2442",
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  "heading": "Recordation of sale of immovable to affect third persons",
  "text": "The parties to an act of sale or promise of sale of immovable property are bound from the time that the act is made, but such an act is not effective against third persons until it is filed for registry according to the laws of registry.",
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      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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