New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-17

ITO THE HONORABLE E. Fl. DUKELL,
L Judge of the District Court of the United
States for the District OF Louisiana sitting IN bank
ruptcy .
The petition of E. e Norton. of the city Of New
h ere ar a I Pbps m
spectfuy represents thai among the assets surren-
BY the and belonging h tho to t9s ai9Ts
described real estate, situated IN the state OF Lou
isisna, in he parish OF Claiborne to Wit
The southwest quarter of The northwest quarter
of sec ton twentyfou and the northeast quarter OF
section TIVE nty three in township twenty OF range
nine west, excepting the northwest quarter OF the
last uamen quarter section; also the northwest
quarter othe southwest quarter OF section twenty
tour, township twenty. range nine west.
Your petitioner further represents that the here.
| inbefore described real estate is. as appears OF
record incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, judgments, liens
| and privileges resting thereon to VT: e.oo
And your petitioner further represents thst 1t is
impossible for him 10 determine the validity o. salo
ncumbrances and the amount cue thereon; tnat ne
can ascertain the value of said property BY
agreemen. between himself and the creditors hold.
the bankrupt act OF 1851 And that it is necessary
in order ascertain the value of said property and
for the due, proper and speedy adIninistraton OF
said estate and for the interest of the creditors
therein. that said est ate be sold at public aucton.
free and clear of all mbrances That all sald
judgments NOR cages liens and privileges recorded
against said property be canceied and erased so
that your petitioner can convey clear ana unln"
numbered title to purchaser thereof, reserving
to said f. o. Krous ard to all other persons, sli
their rights in law to tbs proceeds OF the sale OF said
properly upon the distribution thereof.
Wherefore your petitioner pays that he may be
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction. freq and clear from Gil
Membranes = hat al said Judgments mortgages.
liens and pr vileges recorded against said property
be Cancelled and erased, so that your petitioner
convey a clear and unincumbered title to any puy-
chaser thereof, reserving to said F; o. Krous, and
to all other persons, all the rights in law to the
ceeds of the sale of said property according to their
rank. And he prays for all other necessary orders.
lSigned) A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of A. Deb. Hughes. attorney Of E. Z
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 all other parties in 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. prayed for, and why all ipcumbrances re-
corded against said property should not be can
celed and erased. And it is further ordered that
notice of this petition and order be served upon said
+. o. krous and all other persons, by serving copy
thereof upon then their agent attorney by
said +. f Norton, 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 Eve
days before the day of hearing.
Signed April &, 1870.
4. Il. DURELL, judge.
true copy:
Clerks Office, New Orleans. April 6, 1870.
apl0 2lmyS CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Clerk.