New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-15
Ir BanErupc~No. lo3t.

ITO TIE HONORABLE Z =. DUEELL,
I Judge Of tire District Court OF the United
STATES ter The District OF louisiana. sitting = bauk
ire petition ot z f. Norton, of the city OF New
Orleans, herein appearing as me assignee n bang
rrptcy Of the estate OF ihomas ". Watts. bank
r1pt respectfully represents, that among the assets
surrendered by the bankrupt, and belonging 20 me
aforesaid estate IN BANKRUPTCY there Is the fo-
loving described real estate sltuated in TIE state
OF Lousiaua, IL the PARISH Of HIGHLAND, formerly
The following tract OF Land, being sections TWEEN
ty-six, twenty-sever ana thir5yfo1T IN township
seventeen, norta Of range eight east, norta q
Fed river containing ninetse1 hundred and
nineteen OF land, more or less, together v1tb
all the farm, blild ngs, houses and inpTo' tnents
Your petitioner further represents that tie said
herein described real estate IS appears OF
record Incambered and charged with the +el owing
hereinafter spec fed mortgages, judgments, Liens
and priviIe ges resting thereon 10 Wit
Special mortgage, with vendor s privilege. IL favor
Of William ). Pike. 20 secure the paymen; OF thTee
$3.50 50; said and draft being the same 6Iawn
by homas w. Watts ano John Antrobus. = sohdo;
said draft beng subject TO credit OF S-GOu nalo
and draft BENG given Il the spr1ug or SIMMER
OF 1865.
Judicial mortgage il favor of Alien Eddiags for
the SUN Of soc
And your petitioner further represents tina. j, IS
fmpossb for him to determine the validity OF saId
inGum and the amount dae thereon; that ne
can not ascertain the value Of said property by
| agreement between himself and the creditors hold.
ing said security, provided in section twenty OF
the bankrupt act Of ls67. And that it Is necessary
in order ascertain the vaue OF said PROPERTY and
said estate and for the interest of the creditors
theren that sad estate be sold at public auction;
| free and clear of all incum bfances mat al sac
Judgments mortgages liens ano privileges recorded
against sad property be cancelled ana erased, 80
that your petitioner can convey clear and unln
cumbered title to any purchaser thereof, reservng
to said Will am s. Pike OF New Orleans Louisiana,
| and Allen ,Eddpgs of Winnsboro, Louisiana, and
10 all other persons, al tnelr rights IN law to the
proceeds OF the sale Of said property upon the dis
| .ribution 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 al
membranes. That all said judgments, mortgages
liens and privileges recorded against said PROPERTY
be cancelled and erased tnat Your petitioner car
| convey clear and unincumbered title to any p UT
chaser thereof, reservlng to SAID " llllam D PIKE
| of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Allen EddIngs, o.
Winnsbo Louisiana, and to all other persons, al
the rights in law to the proceeGs o. the sale Of salt
property according to their rank. And he prays to
oil 0 'Sjgned, a. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
Or motion Of a. Deb. Hughes, attorney Of F.
Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting to the cour
il is ordered that William 5. Pike. OF New Orleans
Louisiana Allen Fddngs, of WInnsOoro Louisiana
tns seventh day of May, A. ID. $50, at elevol
O'Clock a. M before this court, why the SAD petl
ton should not be granted and said property sold
as prayed for, and why all lncu ORANGES f9coroe'
| against said property should not be cancelled AM
! erased And IL is further ordered that notice
his petition and order be served upon said william
| s Pike or New Orleans, Louisiana, and Ilen &c
| Gings. OF WirnsDor louisiana and an DINER PEI
| sons, bg serving copy thereof upon them, or thei
"gent or attorney or oy 3sa T. Z; No[Tyn assiene'
! times in the New Orleans kepUbllcar. pewsUape
, printed il New Orleans Loulsian8, the last p1ot
cation be made a. least h7s cay5 oeioi tne Gag
| hearing.
z L. DURELL, judge
Cierl.'s otfce New Orleans, April /. 1915.
CHARLES CLAlboE1'H, C'e5E-