La. Civ. Code art. 3209
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3209, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Prescription of action; extent of privilege.
Official statutory text
Retail dealers who have furnished such supplies, ought to demand their money within a year from the time of the first supply; but they have a privilege only for the last six months, and for the rest they are placed on the footing of ordinary creditors.
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