New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-04

ITO THE HONORABLE e. H. DURELL,
Ju dge of the District Court of the United
Ststes or the District OF Louisiana, sitting in bank
The petition of E. E. Norton. of the city of New
ruptcy of Interstate of L. j. Phillips bankrupt
spectuly represents that among the assets surren-
said estate in bankruptcy, there is the following
described real estate situated IN the state of Lou
The southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of section twenty FOUR and the northeast quarter of
nine west, excepting the northwest quarter of the
last named quarter section; also. the northwest
quarter ofthe SOUTHWEST quarter OF section twenty
tour, township twenty, range nine west.
Your petitoper further represents that the here
record. incumbsred and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages. judgments, liens
Mortgage in favor Of f o. Krous for s4oo.
And your petitioner further represents that it is
membranes and the amount due thereon that he
can not ascertain the value of said property by
ing said security, as provided in section twenty Of
the bankrupt act OF 1861 And that it is necessary
in order to aseertai me value Of said property and
said estate, and for the interest of the creditors
therein; that said estate be sold at public duStion,
free and clear of all incum brances. That all said
judgments, mortgages liens apd privileges recorded
against said property be Cancelled and erased, SO
that your petitioner can convey clear and unin-
cumbered title to any purchaser thereof, reserving
to said I. O. Krous and to all other persons. al
their rights law the proceeds of thesale OF said
property upon the distribution thereof.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction. free and clear from all
membranes. That all said Judgments mortgages,
liens and privileges recorded agains. said property
be cancelled and erased. that your petitioner
convey clear and unincumbered title to any pur.
CHASER thereof, reserving to said Z. .. Krous and
TO all other persons all the rights in law to the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of said property according to their
rank And he prays for all other necessary orders.
(SigneO A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
- On motion of A. Deb Hughes. attorney of E. E.
Norton. assignee and upon suggesting to the court
that he has filed in this court the foregoing petit
ton, it Is ordered that +. O. Krous Germantown,
Louisiana, and ali other parties 10 interest. do show
cause upon the fourteenth day of May A D. 1876, at
eleven o'clock A. NJ before this court, why the said
petition should not be granted and said property
sold, as prayed for, and why all inoumbrances
corded against said property should not be can
notice Of this petition and order be served upon said
f. o. Krous and ali other persons, by serving copy
thereof upon them, their agent attorney. or by
said E. e. NertoHs assignee, publishing copy of
said petition and order three times the New Or
leans Republican, newspaper printed in New Or.
leans the last publication to be made at least five
days before the day of hearing.
Signed April 6, 1870.
true COPY: E. e. DURELL, Judge.
Clerks office, New Orleans, April s, 1870.
aplO Fl my8 CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Clerk.