New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-26

ITO THE HONORABLE E.. H: DuRELL.
4 Judge of the District Di trict Court OF !h9
ntsd S ates for the District OF LOUISIANA sitting
Tie petifiol of f. E. Norton of the city of New
Orleans, herein appearing as me Sssasnee IN oanh
respectfully represents tnat. among me ass cts sur
rendered By the bankrupt. ana beionging TO the
aforesaid estate bankruptcy, there IS the follow
ing de- real estate, situated In the State OF
Louisians, N the parish OF Ricbiand, to wit
Southeast quarter OF section twenty i've, township
sixteen, north of ge siz east. containing one
hundred and sixty acres
hersjnbefore described real estate IS appears Of
record il crnbere and charged with the following
hsreipatter specified mortgages Judgments, hens
and privileges resting thereon, 10 wit
Special Mortgage and vendors privilege in favor
of Shr eveport. VIcAsburg and Texas Railroad Com
And your petitioner further represents. that il
is impossible tor him to determine the validity OF
said membranes and the amount due thereon
that ne not ascertain the value OF SAID property
| by agreement between himself and the creditors
OF the bankrupt act Of 1867. And that It is neces
sary order to the value of said proper y
and for the due, proper md speedy administrators
Of said estate and for the interest OF the creditors
therein that said estate bs sold at pubic auction
| free and clear of all inc1mbrauce5. 1hat az
| saId Judgments, mortgages, liens and PRIV
leges recorded against SAID property De calceIeu
ait,, "a nincnhsred lille to any purchaser
| thereof. reserving said Shreveport, Nlcks0prt
and Texas Railroad Company, and to all her per
sons, all their rights IN law; 10 the procseos o.
sale Of said property upon the distribution tnere3f
| Wherefore, your petitioner prays That BE ma! d
ordered ana authorized sell said property aooV,
desert bed at public auction free and clear from al
| membranes .lhat all said Judgments, mort
| gases liens and privileges recorded against salS
property be Cancelled ana erased so tnau your pen
| toner can convey ciesr and unincum hured tttt
| to any purchaser thereof reserving 20 sad ohre'e
| port IicEsburg and Texas railroad Eompan!, an
10 all other persons al the rights in law TO the pro
ceeds OF the sale OF said property according to tnel
| rank And ne prays tor all other necessary orders
| (Sjgnedl "A. DEB. hUOhho, AItorheS
| On motion of A. DEB. Hughes, attorney or Z.
| Norton, assignee and upon suggesting TO the cour
that ne has filed in this court the foregoing pei
ton, IL is ordered that the Shreveport, Slchsour
| and Texas Railroad Company, Monroe, Loulsland
and all other parties in interest CO show cause upo
| the seventh day of May. A. D., 1870, at eieye
clock A. NJ, before this cosrt, why the s&io pet
ton should lot be granted, and said property solt
as prayed for. and why all incumbraneeS re
| ceied and erased. And it is furIher ordered ina
notice of this petition and order be served upon sai
Shreveport, Vicksburg and Texas Railroad Con
| pany and all other persons by serv ng copy tner!
| of upon hem or their agent attorney, or by Sd!
| 4. L. Norton. assignee publishing copy OF SAL
| petition ana order three times IN the new OTieai
| Republican, a newspaper printed IN New Oriean
| Louisiana, the last publication to be mace at lea
| five days before the day of hearing.
! Signed April T. 1870.
A true copy: ~
Cerk' 5 Office New Orleans, April a. $50.
CHARLES CLAIBORNE,
| ana u N Clerk