New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-30
In Bankruptcy..NO. S55


THO THE HONORABLE &. H. DURELL, JUDGE
l. of the District Court of the United States for
the District of Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy:
The petition of Z. f. Norton, OF the city OF New
Orleans, herein appearing as the assignee IN bank
ruptcy OF the estate OF X u. Mooten; re-
rendered by the bankrupt and belonging to the
aforesaid estate in bankruptcy, there is the follow
ing described real estate, situated IN the state OF
Louisiana in the parish of CatahOula, to w.t.
l. The undivided three fourths of lots numbers
the undivided three-fourths of the south hall OF
southeast quarter, containing 10 8olOO acres all IN
section five, township seven, range NORTH SIX east
2 The fractional east half OF section eight, town
ship seven, north range, six east, containing Two
hundred and sixty eight acres.
g. Southeast qutrter and east half OF southwest
quarter and the-southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section thirty-one. township eight
north range six east, containing TWO hundred ana
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereinbeore described real estate is as appears OF
record incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments liens
and privileges resting thereon, to wit
Vendors mortgage in favor of Edward Maize, New
Orleans Louisiana, for about Sl4,toJ.
Mortgage in favor Of Edward Male for :, 1909
Judicial mortgage in favor of K. w. Tallaferro.
Catalonia parish, Louisiana, for 1865,
Legal and tacit privilege and mortgage in favor of
L. A. Wooten Catahoula parish, Louisiana, for
s2is9
Caldwell parish Louisiana, for %660.
Mortgage i'll favor OF A. l.. "iikron, paflsh OF
CatahOula, for 4bUO
And your petitioner further represents that it is
impossible for him determine the validity of said
membranes and the amount Que thereon; that
he can not ascertain the value of said property bv
srreement between himself and the creditors hold.
ing said security provided in section twenty OF
the bankrupt act of 1867 And that it is necessary
in order to ascertain the value of said property,
and for the due, proper and speedy administration
of said estate and the interest of the creditors
therein that said estate be sold at public auction
free and clear of all membranes That all said
judgments, mortgages, liens and privileges record
ha cd 1sr1 sod hat
your petitioner can convey clear and unincum-
bered title to any purchaser thereof, reserving to
Taliaferro Catahoula parish, Louisiana L. A.
Wooten, Catahoua parish Louisiana; Gray &
strodes Caldwell parish louisiana; a; Wllkron,
sons all their rights in law and the proceeds of the
sale 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
| incumbrances That all said judgments mort
| cages, liens and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased that your petit
TONER can convey clear and unincumbered title to
any purchaser thereof reservng to said Edward
| Male New Orleans, Louisiana; R. w. Taaterro
Catahoula parish, Louisiana; L. A. Wooten Gaia,
houla parish, louisiana; Gray & Strodes Caldwell
parish Louisiana; A. Z. Wilkron Catahoula parish,
louisiana and to all other persons, all the rights
in law to the proceeds of the sale of said property
according to their rank. And he prays for all other
necessary orders.
tsignedJ A. MICoU, Attorney.
assignee and upon suggesting to the court that he
has filed in this court the foregoing petition, it is
ordered that Edward Male, New Orleans Louislana
R. W. Taliaferro, Catahoula parish, Louisiana; L. A.
Wooten, Catahoula parish, Louisiana; Gray
Strodes Caldwell parish louisiana; A. E. Wilkron
Catahoula parish, Louisiana, and all other parties
in interest, do show cause upon the twenty first
day of November, A. D., 1870 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 that all ncumbrances recorded against
said property should not be Cancelled and erased.
And it is further ordered that notice of this petition
and order be served upon said Edward Ealls, New
Orleans Louisiana; T. W. Taliaferro, Catahoula
parish, louisiana; L. A. Wooten, Catahoula parish,
Louisiana; Gray & Strodes Caldwell parish Louis
ana; A. E. wilkron, Cataloula parish, Louisiana
and all other persons, by serving copy thereof
K. Norton, assignee publishing copy of said petit
ton and order three times in the New Orleans Re-
publican a newspaper printed in New Orleans the
last publication to be made at least five days besore
the day Of hearing.
Signed June Is, 1870
(Signed) & H. DURRLL, Judge.
A true copy:
u < LOW, Deputy Clerk.