The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-08
MONITlON.

The State of Louisiana, Parish Of Franklin
E2ercaM District Court.
The STATE or LOUrsryA: To ALL TO WHOM rHEsl
rREsESys SHALL CoxE-GREETING:
WHEREAS, William NJ. Blankins,ip, residen
w of the parish of Franklin, State Of Louisiana
became the purchaser at Sheriff sale at the Cour
house door in the parish Of Franklin aforesaid of tn
undivided one half of certain tract or parcel O
land, situate in the B9uff Prairie in the parish O
Franklin, to wit: the undivided interest of 7. c
Bacw deceased, in and to a tract of land situate.
in BPuf Prairie, in the Land District north OF Rel
river Louisiana containing three hundred and thirty
eight acres, which said land was sold by the Sheriff
Of the parish Of Franklin by virtue Of an order o
sale issued from the Eleventh judicial District Cour
in and for the parish of Catahoula in said State
the succession of Thomas G. Ballew, deceased
And the said sheriff did avertise and offer for SALE
Tor cash, the undivided interest of said decedent IL
and to the said land, with the benefit Of appraise
ment. on the first Saturday, Sd day of May. 1855
and there being bidders the said Sheriff did offe
and sell said unved interest in and to the said land
on the same day, ON credit Of one and two years
for the price and sum of Sevehty-sx ($76) Dollars
when said William N. Blankinship became the pur
chaser Of said land ut Sheris sale as aforesaid, or
credit Of ono and two years for the price and sum
of Seventy six dollars aforesaid be being the las
and highest bidder. The said tract Of land having
been previously sold, to wit in the year 1916, BY
the Sheriff Of the parish Of Franklin, by virtue d
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana and by the powes
in him vested as Tax Collector for the parish Of
Franklin aforesaid for the year lS45, the said land
having been assessed as the property Of Richard
King, nonresident of said parish and the tax rob
containing no numbers, the original title being in
Spanish Grant, or decretal, &c. And the said Sher.
ID after having notified the Clerk Of tho Eleventh
District Court in and for the parish of Franklin, oil
the SEIZURE did avertise aud offer said land for sale
or sufficient amount thereof to pay the taxes and
costs due on the same; ON the first Saturday, 9th
day of June, 1876, for cash, did readvertise said
land, snd on the first Saturday, lst day Of August,
lS4s, did sell said land for the price and sum OF
twenty-five dollars and thity.onc cents casll-when
Thomas G. Ballew and Nelson L. Hover, became
the purchasers of said land at the Sheriff s sale
aforesaid, they having paid the price and sum Of
twenty-five dollars and thrty-onc csnts Aforesaid
they being the last and highest bidder. And where
as, the said William N. Blanknship. has applied to
the Clerk Of the Eleventh Judicial District Court in
and Tor the parish Of Franklin for monition or ad-
verasernent in conformity to act Of the Legisa.
turc of the Stats Of Louisiana entitled An act rel
ative to naonitions, and mode Of proceeding" ap-
proved March, Is, 1855.
Therefore, Know Ye, and all persons interested
herein, arc hereby cited and admonished, in the
name Of the State Of louisiana and Of the Eleventh
Judicial District court in and for the parish of Frank
lin, who can set up any right title, claim in and
to the land herein before described, in consequence
Of any informally in the order, decree, trjddgncnt
Of the court under which the sale was niade or any
ireguadty illcgality in the aPpraisscnts or id
vertsement in time and manner of sale or for any
other defect whatsoever to show cause within thirty
days from the day this mouition is FIRST inserted in
the public papers, why the sale 70 made should
not be confirmed and homologatcd in accordance
With the annlicafi0n of said William Blankinshin
.sss Witness, my hand and seal II the
I LIS Eleventh judicial District Court, this
t.sss 9th day Of September A. D., 1856.
8. G. HAMILTON, Deputy Clerk.
September 20, 1856. 24-st.