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(4.) Tout occupant ou detenteur de titre evince jouira, dans le cas de vente ou de cession ulterieure de l'immeuble, et a moms que sa mauvafse foi n'ait etc etablie, dun droit de preference a tous autres pour le rachat de l'immeuble dont il aura etc evince. S'il y a disaccord entre le proprietaire et l'occupant ou le detenteur de titre evince pour la fixation dv prix de rachat, cc prix sera determine d'office par le Tribunal. S'il existe plusieurs personnes evincees pouvant pretendre a l'exercice dv droit de preference ci-dessus prevu, le Tribunal fhera, d'apres les faits de la cause, I'ordre dans lequel cos personnes seront successivement admises a faire valoir cc droit. (5.) Lorsqu'un titre afferent a une propriete contestee ne contiendra pas une description suffisante de l'immeuble, le Tribunal en fixera, apres enquete, la situation et les limites. (6.) Tousles litiges immobiliers portes devant le Tribunal feroiit de sa part l'objct dun preliminaire de conciliation. (7.) Dune maniere generate, le Tribunal devra, dans ses decisions, s' egalement dcs interets dcs populations indigenes et de ceux dcs acquereurs non-indigenes dont la mauvaise foi ne sera pas etablie. Article XXV. — Transcription dcs Jngements. (1.) Lorsque le Tribunal aura prononce la validite dune revendication conforinement aux prescriptions ci-dessus, le jugement ainsi rendu sera transcrit d'office sur un registre d'immatriculation. Cette transcription devra enoncer : (A.) La situation, l'etendue, les limites de I'immeuble; (B.) La nature dcs droits accordes et les charges y afferentes. (2.) L'expedition de l'acte de transcription servira au beneficiaire de titre definitif de propriete. Article XXVI. — Immatriculation dcs Titres de Propriete. (1.) Toute personne pourra, meme en l'absence de tout litige, requerir dv Tribunal la transcription sur le registre d'immatriculation dont il vient d'etre parle d'uu titre de propriete lvi profitant, et en obtenir une expedition duinent certifiee. (2.) Ces requetes a fin d'immatrieulation seront publiees par les soins dv Tribunal suivant les formes qu'il determinera. Elles seront admises comme valables et fondees si, dans un delai dun an a partir de leur publication, elles ne sont l'objet d'aucune contestation. Dans le cas contraire, le Tribunal statuera sur elles conformement aux stipulations dcs Articles XXII, XXIII, et XXIV ci-dessus, et Taction devra etre portee par le contestant devant le Tribunal dans le delai de six mois, sous peine de forclusion. (3.) Les expeditions delivrees conformement aux prescriptions ci-dessus constituerout dcs titres transmissibles par voie d'endossement. Aucune charge nouvelle ni aucune transmission de propriete ne pourra affecter l'immeuble si elle n'a au prealable etc mentionnee au registre d'immatrieulation et transcrite sur l'expedition delivree. .

(4.) An occupier or holder of a title-deed who has been evicted shall, in tlie case of subsequent sale or grant of land and unless his bad faith has been established, enjoy a prior claim to the repurchase of the property from which he has been evicted. If the owner and the occupier or holder of a title-deed who has been evicted should disagree as to the amount to be fixed as the price of repurchase, the Court shall determine the amount. If there are several evicted persons claiming to exercise the prior right above specified, the Court shall fix, according to the facts of the case, the order in which these persons shall be entitled to exercise this right. (5.) When a title-deed to a disputed property does not contain an adequate description of the land, the Court shall investigate and determine the situation and boundaries thereof. (6.) It shall be the first duty of the Court, in all land suits, to endeavour to effect an amicable arrangement between the litigants. (7.) Generally, the Court shall, in its decisions, pay due regard to the interests of the Native populations and those of the non-Na-tive purchasers whose bad faith has not been established. Article XXV. — Entry of Judgments. (1.) When the Court, in conformity with the above regulations, shall have decided that a claim is valid, its decision shall be entered in a land register. THis entry shall declare, — (A.) The situation, extent, and boundaries of the land in question; (B.) The nature of the rights granted, and any limitations thereof. (2.) A copy of the entry shall constitute a conclusive title to land. Article XXVI. — Registration of Titles. (1.) Any person may, though no dispute exists, require the Court to enter in the abovementioned register a title-deed in his favour, and may obtain a copy thereof duly certified. (2.) The Court shall cause the applications for registration to be published in the prescribed form. They shall be complied with and given effect to unless, within a period of one year from the date of their publication, they have been opposed. In case of opposition, the Court shall deal with them in accordance with the provisions of Articles XXII, XXIII, and XXIV above, and action must be taken by the objector before the Court within six months, oi- his claim will be barred. (3.) Copies of the entries in the register issued in accordance with the above provisions shall constitute title-deeds transferable by way of indorsement. No subsequent charge on or transfer of property shall affect the land unless and until it is entered in the register and inscribed on the copy issued,

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