The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-08-13
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1000 Prizes worth 100000.

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1000 Prizes worth 100000,
TICKETS ONLY s5!!!!. =
All the Real Estate is free from any incumbrance,
and Warranty Deeds Of conveyance will be executed
immediately after the Distribution to the parties
emitted thereto, upon presentation of the Mana.
gers Certificate contained i'll the Drawing, as here.
matter explained.
EXPLANATION OF DISTRIBUTION.
All the expense of advertising and distributing,
including the Managers expenses and the fees for
conveying the real estate, is paid by the persons
now OWING, and IN possession OF the property.
Forty thousand tickets will be issued ut s. each
amounting to $780, 900, which is the assessed yalua.
ton of the property.
The Drawing or distribution will oc N as soon as
all the tickets are disposed of, which will probably
he within sixty, and CERTAINLY WITHIN TIE NExT
NINETY DAYS.
Due notice will be given by mail to each of the
ticket holders and the time of Drawing published
N all the papers at least fifteen days before the
time OF the Distribution.
The Drawing will be had in the Largest Public
nan IN the one OF the Following cities, purchasing
the largest number of tickets, viz PHILADELPHIA
Washington, Cincinnati, st. Louis.
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING.
Forty thousand envelopes, containing certificates
TOR the different prizes, or blanks ; each of the same
seal of the Managers, will be pllhed in a large
Wnecii, which will be rapidly reyolyed, so as To
mingle them together in tile best possible manner
ihis done, the wheel will be placed in the posses.
sioh OF a joint committee of thirty-ten Of the
ticket holders, chosen by the aldience-ten of the
property owners--and ten disinterested citizens,
iouhd then present, to he chosen by the members
before designated. The committee will then Dro-
ceed To draw the envelopes from the wheel and
i1tloef them with red ink. upon the upper left
haiu corner, from | to 40, 900 inclusive, according
to the order in which they are drawn.
Each envelope then will be Immediately directed
ana sent to the person who holds the ticket cores.
pondlng with its number.
every envelope will contain a full explanation of
what the holder has drawn. Those receiving nrizes
III 1ash, VIII lind a Draft tor the amount inclosed.
ana not subject to any deduction. Those Drawing
certncates for lands will present them to the Mana,
gers and VIII receive the proper titles, WITHOUT
ANY EXPENSE.
Immediate possession will be given to all the
premises above described. sid
A few of the farms contained in the soh.a,,o
nave been sold, at the above valuation, In each of
these cases the money has been deposited. and will
ne paid to the ticket holder instead of giving n
title. " s"ius d
In ordering tickets, gold, silver, or bills Of any
specie paying bank may be sent ut our risk. M.
close the money in a good envelope, with directions
=" whom lhe tickets are to be sent, giving state,
RENEE COMPANY. Lawrenceville, Pa.
l1ckets invariably IS each. But q club send;no
tne price OF ten tickets, viz: $50, will receive an
extra ticket. 'ee'e Ill
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Money received after the tickets are all sold will
ne promptly returned to the parties sending.
CONCLUDING WORD.
The AMERICAN D1sTEIBuTIoS Agency i sor,rod
e' 'ee persons ownlns the property a'o,c DESCRIBED