New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23
OFFIClAL---OFFTOIAT,

purchase of any real estate or the right Of
way tnereupon, or any estate therein le-
CURED for the use and purposes of said
company, as provided in the preceding sec
ton, or is unable to obtain the title or right
OF way therein, itshall have the right to
| acquire title of the same in the following
manner: The said company may apply to
the District Court of the parish in which
the iand-the title wherein is sought-is
situated for the appointment of commission.
ers Oh appeal, at any general or special term,
OF to any judge thereof, in vacation; such
| application shall be made in writing and
| signed by the president or one of the di.
rectors of said company, or by an agent or
attorney of said company Eau horned for
snat purpose and shall substantially set
First-lt must be entitled SO as to describe
the court wherein or the judge to whom the
| application is made, and the character of
! the application.
Second-The name and official character
OF the person applying in behalf of the COM
| pany must be stated.
Th.rd-The real estate which the company
seek TO acquire must be described by metes
and bounds, and the estate therein which
inc company seeks to acquire must be set
forth and several parcels of land, owned
oy dlnerent persons, may be included in one
Fourth-That the company has not been
! able to acquire the estate in said lands re.
CURED and the reason of such inability,
tlith--the names of all owners or parties
interested in said real estate, so far as the
| same are known to the applicant. must be
set Iofth, and II not known, that fact must
Ue stated; copy of such application and
notice OF the time and Place the same will
be presented, must be served on all persons
/ named IN said application, as owners or
interested in said real estate, at least ten
days prior to the presentation of the same,
| provided such owners SO named are resi-
| dents, and can be found within the State of
Louisiana. and are not Infants, idiots, or
| pers ms OF uns ound minds, in that case
upon their tutors CllrAt0rs or guardians.
| SEC, D. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
| on presentation Of the application to the
court or judge therein named, and no per.
| con appearing to oppose said application.
and whenever it shall satisfactorily appear,
| from said application, and proofs thereunto
| attached, that service of notice of the time
and place of the presentation of said appli-
| cation upon all the owners and persons in
terested in said land has been made, the
| said court, or the judge thereof, shall forth
| with make an order appointing three dis
interested and competent freeholders who
reside in the parish where the premises are
| situated, or in adjoining parish thereto, as
| Commissioners to ascertain and appraise the
| compensation to be made to the owners or
| persons interested in the real estate pro-
|
| purposes, and shall fix the time aud place
| for the first meeting of said Commissioners
In case any person who shall be the owner
| or who shall have Il vested interest in said
| premises, shall appear at the time and place
| OF the presentation of such application, the
| said court or judge. before making said ap-
polntmept OF Commissioners, may hear such
person aud said company in relation to any
persons proposed Tor appointment as such
Commissioners, their place of residence,
their competency and interest; and after
such hearing the said court or judge
shall make an appointment of three
| commissioners, as aforesaid, in accord
ance with the discretion and Judgment
OF said court or judge IN case it shall
appear by said application that any person,
or any Of the persons owning or interested
IN the said premises described in the appli-
cation, or any part of the same, are not
| known to the said company, or are not resi-
dents OF the parish wherein said real estate
is situate, or can not be found therein after
due diligence, or are infants, idiots, or per
sons of unsound MUD, then. and in such
case, the said Court or Judge, before max.
ing said appointment of Commits sioners
shall make such inquire, as to such own
ers and parties intsrts ed in said premises
and shall make such orders for service OF
| notice upon them, or upon any persons in
regard TO said application, and such other
order or orders in the premises as the SAID
| court OF Judge may ueeql NJ Ces5a y, proper,
and just; aud sinai then make such APP
poiItment OF Commissioners rs Aforesaid;
and IN connection Herewith make such or
ders AS to the service OF any future notice
upon the owners OF SAID premises, OF the
meeting and appra sement Of said Commits
sloners, and the CONFIRMATION Of the SAME,
as may seem TO SAID Court or Judge equit-
abe ana Hst.
sec. o' be IL lurther enacted, etc, That
me Conmlssloher5 appointed, or ma
Jorlly OF thelh shalI hold thtlr hrst meeting
at q lline ana pace appointed by the Court
or Judge, ana may ADJOURN from time to
une ny ll.Ir hlscietoh; lhey snail take
anu sqosc'i oe an oath before any officer
aethorizea 10 administer oatnS III the State
OF Louisiana, To Ihe eurct tha6 they and
sach " 5llenl WI lhlpaItitliy, ana 10 the
oesV on llelt JuH5 tileht ana 'tpllty' perform
tne aq9ies s OF salu Commissioner Aud any
one Oh salg O3l1ihisslohers may issue sub
R%9inas anu Suaiills d oaths 10 witnesses.
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near Wy t'tllti' ;, tSctPb Ny appointment Of
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Jo. .Ill of tlley snall cause reasonable
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oL tut parties III l9.efesI VINO shail nave
ttoLote appeafea pgdore thet1, OF TO their
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