The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-08-06

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All the Real Estate is free from anyineumbrance,
and Warranty Deeds OF conveyance will be executed
Immediately after the Distribution to the parties
entitled thereto, upon presentation OF the Mana
gers Certificate contained in the Drawing, as here
matter eaplained.
EXPLANATION OF DISTRIBUTION.
All the expense of advertising and distributing,
including the Managers expeces and the fees for
conveying the real estate, Is paid by the persons
now owning, and in possession OF the property.
Forty thousand tickets will be issued at S. each
amounting to ~s2U0,ooo, which is the assessed yalua-
The Drawing or Distribution will occtf as soon as
all the til kets are disposed OF, which will probably
ue within with SeIand CERTAINLY WITHIN THE NEXT
Due ude,ce will be given b,fmail to each of the
ticket holders and tile time OF Drawing published
in all the papers at least fifteen days before the
time Of the DISTRIBUTE III.
The Drawing will he had in the Largest Public
Hall in the one Of the following cities, purchasing
the largest number of tickets, viz: Philadelphia,
Washington, Cincinnati, II. Louis.
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING. ,
Forty thousand envelopes. containing certificates
FOR the different prizes, or blanks each of the same
size, color, shape and weight, and eloSed with the
seal Of the Managers, will be placed in a large
wheel, which will he rapidly revoived, so as to
mingle them together in the lest possible MANI r..
This done, the wheel will lie placed in the posses
sion of a joint committee Of thirty--ten of the
ticket holders, chosen by the audienee-ten of the
property owners-and ten disinterested citizens,
found then present, to be chosen by the members
before designated. The committee will then pro-
coed to draw the envelopes from the wheel and
number theEl with red ink. upon the upper left
hand corner, from l to 10000 inclusive, according
to the order in which they are drawn.
Each envelope then will be infsdadiately dirpnt I
and sent to the person who holds the ticket cores.
bonding with its number.
Every envelope will contain a full explansh n OF
what the holder has drawn. Those receivi y sizes
in Cash, will fiMd a Draft tor the amount inelosed
md not subject to any deduction, Thuse Dr. ring
certificates for lands will present Jiem to the inu.
gers, and w receive the proper titles, UT OUT
ANY EXPENSE"
Immediate possession will be eiven to ali the
premises above described.
A few of tile farms contained in tile schedule
have been sold, at the above valuation. In each o!
these cases the money has been deposited, and will
ne paid to the ticket holder instead of giving a
title. ~
In ordering tickets. gold, silver, or bills Of any
specie paying bank may be sent at our risk. En-
close the money in a good envelope, with directions
to whom the tickets are to be selt, giving stste
county, and post-ollire. Direct your letters 10 L.,w
RENEE COMPANY, Lawrenceville, Pa.
Tickets invariably s. each. but a club sending
the price OF ten tickets, viz $50, will receive an
extra ticket.
Particular numbers sent, it msold, when re
qnested.
Money received after the tickets are all soldGf'
be promptly returned to the parties sending.
CONCLUDING WORp4
The AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION AGENcY is formed
OF the persons owning the property above described
to be distributed under the management of a firm
chosen expressly on account of their wide spread
reputation for promptness and integrity.
The LAWRENCE COMPANY now hold title to all
the real estate as trustees for the specifc purpoe s
a5ore described, and have executed a bond to The
property owners, in the penal sum of s4o9lo0, con
dltioned for the performance of the Distribution as
advertised. "
They take pleasure in referring to the following
among MANY men of n tie to whom reference cal
ne made. -
Hon. W: II. Seward, Hon. William Biyler, Jude,
John W. Wi>ewell, Ex-senator NewcorlL.
All orders may he sent at our risk, if addressed tt
- LAWRENCE COMPANY,
LawNsreville. Pa.
AZ communications held strictly confidential.