New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-08

In Bankruptcy-No. s5s.
E'O THE HONORABLE L. n. DURELL
| 4 Judge of the District Court of the Gnitsc
States for the District of Louisiana, sitting in ban
| ruptcy:
Tbs petition of E e. Norton. of the city of New
nsn hs b appearRg The as igneS in ban
respectfully represents that among the assets sur
| rendered by the bankrupt. and belonging to the
aforesaid estate in bankruptcy. th-re Is me follow
ing described real estate situated in the State OF
Louis ana in the parish OF Nalchtoches. to wit
me norm nal: OF northeast quarter north half OF
northwest quarter, southwest quarter of northwest
quarter Of sect on twentyeght; also he northwest
seven, all in township twelve. north of range eight
west IN the nor land district of louisiana,
containing two hundred forty two and forty n me
one hundredths acres as per patent number seven
thousand two hundred.
The north half of section twenty. nine, in town
sh twelve north OF range eight west IN the no
western land district OF Louisiana containing three
hundred t1eaty.one and eighty one hundredths
acres as per pateEt number seven thousand one
hundred and ninety nine.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
herenbefora described real estate is appears of
record encountered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments, liens
AM privileges resting thereon, to wit:
Legal mortgage in favor OF Mrs B-eazeale wife OF
And your petitioner further represent that it Is
Imposs Die Tor him TO determine the validity Of said
membranes and tho amount due thereon that
ne can not ascertain the value OF said property by
agreement between himself and the creditors hold
ing said security. a. provided in section twenty o!
the bankrupt act of 1851. And that is necessary
in Ger to ascertain the value of said property, and
for the due proper and speedy administration of
said estate, and for the lat rest of the creditors
therein tna5 said estate be sold at public auction
free and clear OF all membranes, That all said
Judgments, mortgages, liens and privileges
coroed against SAID property be Cancelled and
erased, so that your petitioner can convey clear
and unlncumbered tlJle to any purchaser thereof,
reserving to said Mrs. BreaZeae. wife of bankrupt,
and to all other persons. eli heir rights in law to
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
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membranes. That all said Judgments. mor5s ages
liens and privileges recorded against said property
be Cancelled and erased, so that your petitioner
convey 3 clear and unincumbered title 10 any pur-
chaser thereof, reserving to said Mrs Breazeale,
rights in law to the proceeds OF the sale of said prop
e,ty according to their rank. And he preys for all
other necessary orders.
tsigned) A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of A. Deb. Hughes attorney of E. E.
Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting to the court
tsat he has FLED IN this cour; the foregoing petit
ton it is ordered that Mrs Breazsae wife of bank
rupr, residence not stated and all other parties in
interest, do show upon the fourteenth day of
May A ID 1870 at eleven o'cloe K A. NJ. before this
court why the said petition should not be granted,
and said property sold, prayed for, and why ali
incumbr ances recorded against said property should
not be Cancelled and erased And it is further
ordered that notice of this petition and order be
and all other persons by serving copy thereof upon
them, or their agent or attorney or by said +. f.
Norton; assignee, publishing copy of said petition
and order three tunes IN the New Orleans Republic
LEGATION to be made at east five days before the day
OF hearing.
Signed April G. ls70.
Z. II. DURELL4 Judge.
Clerks office, New Orleans, April G. 1910
apl0 u myS CHARLES CLAIBORNE, Clerk.