Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-10-19
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
The State of Louisiana VS.. the Mexican GnlI

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
The State Of Louisiana vs.. the Mexican Gnlf
Railway Company.
DISTRICT COBRT-.No 2I.77g-By virtue
of an order of sale to me directed by the Hon-
orable the District Court Ct the State ofLou-
%isiana, and in pursuance with the decree Of
the Honorable the Supreme Court Of said
State, rendered in this case, and of the 9Th
section Of the act Of the Legislature, entitled
can act providing for the adjustment and
liquidation Of the debts proper of the State,
fand for other purposes, :" approved on March
Is, 1874, will be offered at public sale, at the
City Exchange, st. Louis street, between Char
tres and Royal streets, on Saturday, the Both
day of November, 1874, at12 O'clock meridian,
the following described property, to wit;
Isl. The Shed used as the Depot of the Mex-
lean Gulf Railway Company, situated at the
corner Of Elysian Fields and Good Children
streets, two Locomotives, named Yer8aiHes and
Ne1o ORLEANS, the Freight and Passenger Cars,
the Rails laid or unlaid, four pairs of large
wheels, called DfobLes, extra sets of wheels,
driving wheels, a Blacksmith Shop, with all
the Implements and Tools thereto appertain-
ing; and generally all The Machinery, Tools,
and materials Of whatever kind, belonging 10
the Mexican Gulf Railway Company.
I'd. The rail road Of said company in two
divisions, the first Of them beginning al the
junction of ElYsian Fields and Good Children
streets, having about Is miles in length and
extending into the Ter1e aux Bmufs settle
ments, and the second having about 4 miles
in length, on two of which only the rails are
laid down, situated near Lake Borgne and pas
sing through Proctor's plantation.
Sd. 4 house built at the place known as
Dncro's landing or station, and called "The
IERail= Rad -HGfaI.3 tbrna nieforpc holding
about 200G gallons each; four mules, a wag-
gon and horse.
4th. The following Slaves, TO wit: Westly,
alias West, 81 years; Julia, his wife, about 81
years, and their four children, William 3 years,
Nero 8 years, Henry 23 years; Lewis Hey, 81
years; Patsey, his wife, 80 years, and their 2
children, Fanny, IL years, and Lewis 6 years;
Robert, u years; Sam Clark, u years; Bill
Fesy's 20 years; John Bull, 81 years; Bastien,
80 years; Jean Baptiste, 81 years; Tom Cha
bert, SO years.
9Th. All the sums Of money due to the Com
pany by Judgment or Notes, or on subscrip-
ton or otherwise, and fully described in the
acts ofdeposit passed before Joseph Cuvillier,
notary public, on the 18th and 18th October,
1912, with the exception of the claim of said
Company against the late Antoine Bienyenu,
which has been heretofore recovered.
9Th. All the privileges and immunitieS of
any kind granted by the State of Louisiana 10
the Mexican Gulf Rail Way Company.
Terms Of Sah.-AIl the above described pro-
perry will be sold in block, with the express
condition that the purchaser or purchasers
shall keep said railway in operation, on the
terms and conditions originally imposed upon
the Mexican Gulf Railway Company by its
charter. Thepurehaser will have to assume
ard make himself responsible for a privileged
| o1a1,, m tLY,# I,,l yootirya I'M, nrIoaVs - I1o
to Joseph Albert, and amounting to S1771 81,
with 5 per cent interest from the 31st of Au-
gust last. The sums due to the ompany and
described under No 5, and still more fully in
the aforesaid act of deposit passed before Jo-
seph CuViIlier, notary public, on the 18th of
October, 1912 are subject to pledges in favor
of various PERSONS, as is also specified in said
act of deposit; and the sums due 20 said pied
ges are stitl the same which are described in
said act of deposit, with the following excep-
tons, to Wit:--the claim of Joseph Albert is
| reduced to the aforesaid sum ofSl77l or, with
5 per cent interest from the 3lst of August
last, the claims on which judgment was ob-
tanned in the name Of ). w. Smith and others
are reduced tn S with five per cent in
terest from the 24th of August, 1912, the suits
of the United States VS. the Mexican GulfRail-
way Company, for the costs Of which the
aforesaid claims are also pledged, are suits
Nos 992,993, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1899, To-
40, 1917, 1913, ISL, 1852, 1853 and 1854 of
the Circuit Court of the United States at New
Orleans. The six last of said suits have been
instituted by the United States on duty bonds,
amounting to S8877 80, bearing 6 per ~centin-
terest. From the answer on file the defence
of the company will be understood, and the
company has also applied to the Secretary Of
the Treasury and to Congress for a remission
of these duties. If, however, the United States
should obtain judgment, and entitled to a pri-
ority to the property on which the State had
not a special mortgage or lien, to wit THE
| locomotive New Orleans the railroad, with
the exception of the first six miles common
cling at the corner of Elysian Fields street, the
8 miles of rails hereafter mentioned, and the
claims described under No 5, The said pro
perty will be subject to said priority and judg-
nents in the hands of the purchaser.
And lastly the claim of francisco de Liz
ardi \ Co, is reduced TO 1892 70, with6 per
cent interest from the 3Ist of August last. the
said Francisco de LIZARD & Co. have hereto
fore seized and bought in at Sherif's sales on
the 1stof April, I843, under the judgment OBJ
Istained by them on their aforesaid claim, the
iron rails laid down on 9 miles of said rail-
road; sand 9 miles beginning alta point distant
6 miles from the commencement of said rail-
road at the junction of Elysian Fields and Good
Children streets, and going to the end of the
| above described first division of said railroad;
but.said Francisco de Lizard & Co, have con-
scented to waive the benefit Of said sale and to
allow said 9 miles of rails to be sold with the
remainder of the railroad, on condition that the
purchaser or purchaaers shall at the moment
Of The adjudication, pay into the hands otthe
Sheriff, in specie, or in the notes of the specie
rrr,r1 b,,F. cf tb1 1Tt- TIE af0rozoid g,1vr rs
$500 79cents, with 6 per cent. interest, from
the 3Ist august, 1914.
And the balance to be not less than $4,000
over and above the aforesaid assumptions or
contingencies. will be payable at six, twelve,
eighteen and t~wenty-four months credit, the
purchaser or purchasers to furnish notes ell
dorsed to the satisfaction of the Treasurer of
the State, with mortgage on the property sold;
provided, that the purchaser or purchasers
may give in lieu Of said notes or in payment
of the same as they mature, any Of the bonds
or obligations of The State which may then be
due, or if none be due, those ofthe series next
maturing, except the bonds issued by THE State
| to the Property Banks for the purpose of rais-
ing capital for banking purposes, and those is
sued to the Municipalities, Nos. Two and
Three ofthe city of New Orleans; and provi-
ded, also, that the purchaser or purchasers
shall under no circumstances; either on ac-
count of the above described assumptions or
contingencies, or for any other reason what
ever, be entitled to refuse the payment or
claim the reimbursement of any part Of the
aforesaid notes.
A.sIDNEY LEWIS, Sheriff Of the
oct. IA, 1914. District Court.
NJ And, on the same day, at the same time
and place, and by virtue of the same cited 9th
section of the same act Of March 18th, 1914,