New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-29

ITO THE HONORABLE F.. II: DURELL.
L Judge of the District Di trict Court OF the
unitsd States for the District OF louisiana. sitting
The petition of r. L. Norton, of the city of New
Orleans, herein appearing as the assignee IN bank-
rup,cy of the estate OF James 2 oheheid bankrupt,
spectfulIy represents tlat among he cts sur
rendered by the bankrupt, and belonging to the
AZORES aid estate in bankruptcy, there IS the follow
inp described real estate situated the State OF
Louisans, ~ the parish OF Richland, TO wit
Southeast quarter OF section twsnty- ve. township
sixteen north of rarge siz east containing one
hundred and Sixty acres -.
Your petittioner fur her represents that thu said
before described real estate IS rs appears of
record il cum bered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments, liens
and privileges resting thereof, 10 wit
Special mortgage and vendors privilege IN faVcr
of Shreveport VIcksburg and Texas Railroad Com
a nd your petitioner further represents, that y
is impossible for him determine the validity OF
that he can not the value OF said propert!
by agreement between himself and the creditors
OF the bankrupt act of 1867. And that il IS neces
order to ascertain the value OF SAID properly
and for The due proper and speedy sdnln istTatlon
of said estate and for the in ereat Of the EDITORS
therein that said estate ba sold at prclc aucton,
free &nd clear OF all lpGumo;ance7. hat al
saId Judgments, mortgages, liens and priv
leses recorded against sand property De cancS!eu
and erased, so that your petitioner can consey d
clear and uniucumbered title TO any purchaser
thereof reservlng TO SAID Shreveport, .icksburg
and Texas Railroad Company, and to all o her per
SOILS ali their rights in law TO the proceed OF ne
s,'a ii said property upon the distribution thereof
Whereiore Your petitioner prays that ne may De
ordered ane authorized 80 sell said property above
described at public auction, free and clear from all
cnnbrauces. that all said Judgments, mort
cages, liens and privileges recorded against sald
property De Cancelled ana erased. so that your pet-
toner can convey clear ard uuIncun buried title
to any purchaser thereof, reseryng 70 ss'd HhreVe
port VIcksburs and Texas Ra road company, snu
TO all other perons al the rights in law to the pro
ceeds OF he sale of said property according TO ner
rank And ne prays Tor all other necessary orders
(S:snsd) a. Deb HUGHES, Attorney.
On m 3tion of A. Deb. Hughes, attorney or Z. L.
Norton, assignee and upon suggesting to the court
I'll at he has filed this court the foregoing petl-
top it is ordered that the Shreveport, ilckshurS
and Texas Railroad Company, Monroe, LOUISIANA,
and all other parties in interest co snow ause upon
the seventh day of May, A. D., 1870 at eleven
O'Clock A. M, before this court, why the salo petI-
ton should rot be granted and said property soid
rs prayed for, and why all incumoranees re-
| corded against said property should not be can
! ceed and erased. And it is furoher ordered that
notice of this petiton and order be served said
| Shreveport, Vicksburg and Texas Railroad Com
peny and all other persons by serv ns COPY there.
of upon hem agent attorney, or by ssh
| r. L. Norton. assigree, Publishing copy OF sain
petition order three times IN the New CTlean7
Republican, a newspaper printed 10 New orleans,
louisiana the last publication 10 De MADE at ieaS.
i've days before the day of hearing.
Signed April 4, 1870.
A true copy: $3.50
Clerks office, New Orleans. Aori! 4, 1870.
ans q 30 Clark.