New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-08

ITO TIE HONORABLE E. Il. OURELL,
Il Judge Of the District Court OF the United
States fo- tie District OF louisiana sitting IN Bank
Ire petition Of E E Norton, of the city Of New
OreAns, herein Appearing as the assignee IN 5ank
ruptoy of the estate OF Thomas ~ Watts. bank
rDt respectfully represents, that among the assets
urrsnjered by the bankrupt sDd belonging 10 tAe
Aforesaid estate in Bankruptcy. there IS the 1o-
loving described real ssts5e situS'ed in the n-2;e
OF Louisiana, in the parish Of Riohiand, formerly
The following tract of len9. being sections TWEEN
tY-six, twentys-Van and thirty four IN toWnonIp
seventeen. north Of range eight east. north of
Rad river contain ng niueteeu hundred and
nineteen OF land more or less. together with
al the farm build ngd houses and Improvements
Your petit!oaor further represents that the said
record, incumbered and charged wILh the following
herein after specified mortgages, Judgments, liens
ana PRIVILEGES resting thereon, TO Wit
Sveclsi mortgage, with vendors privilege IN favor
of William D. Pike, TO secure the payment or three
the sum of 1886 Is each. ard one draft tor
S326O 3d. said notes and draft being the erawu
by Thomas w. Watts emo John An5robus. in scido;
said draft being subject to a credit OF $1,000. said
notes and draft Being given IN the spring or summer
of 1890.
And your petitioner further represents that it is
for him 10 determine the validity OF said
incumb ances and the amount dae thereon; that ne
can not ascertain the value of said property by
agreement between himself and the creditors hoo
ing said security provided in section twenty oil
the bankrupt act of ls67 And that it is necessary
in order to ascertain the value of sal property and
tor the due proper Al0 speedy STANDARDIZATION OF
said estate, and for tina interest Of the creditors
therei, that said estate be sold at public auction,
free and clear of all incumbrances That sill snid
Judgments mort cages liens and prIvilsges recorded
against said property be cancelled au6 erased, SO
that your petitioner can convey clear and unln-
numbered title to any purchaser thereof, reserving
to said William 5. PIKE, of New Oclean,. Louisiana
aud Alien Eddings, of Winusboro. Louisiana, and
to all other persons all their rights in law, TO the
proceeds of the sale OF said property upon the dis
tribution thereof
wherefore your petit; onar p-sys that he may DO
ordered and authorized sell said property ABOVE
described at pubic auctiou free and clear from all
liens and privileges recorded Sgain5t SAID perry
be cancelled and erased so tnat your petitioner can
| convey clear and unincumb9red tite to any ur-
chaser thereof reserving to said v lillian ). Pike.
| of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Alien EGdlngs, OF
WiDusboro, Louisiana, and to sill other persons all
the rights IN law to the proceeds or the sale oil sio
properly, riding to their rank and az prays Tor
| all other necessary orders
(SignedJ A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion Of A. DEB. auehes, attorney of e. Z.
| Norton, assignee sud upon suggesting to the court
THAI he fled this court the foregoing petition.
it is ordered shat Will am S. Pike, Of New Orleans.
| Louisiana, Allen EodpEs, Of WlnEsDoro Louisiana
and ali other parties in interest do snow cause upon
| the seventh day or clay, A u. 1870, ST eleven
O'Clock A M before this court, why thu said petit
ton should not granted and saiG prope " SOLD
| as PRAYED Tor, and why all incumbrsIces recorded
sagainst said property should rot be cancelled and
| erased NJ it Is further ordered tha1 notice OF
this petition and order be served upon said " illani
| n tike of rev Orleans. Louisiana, and <lieu I'd
dings, OF WinnsD oro. Il lsiana, ana 2'l oner per
sons, By serving copy thereof upon them or Their
agent or attorney, oY said E L. Norton, assignee
o.. Olsh ng s. COPS o. said petition ana order three
| times III the New Orleans Republican. rewspapeE
| printed in New Orleans Louisiana. tas last publ
De ma ie ut least Eve days before the day o
| Sigped April I. 1879.
| Z. L. DURELL, JGfee.
! Clerk otfics New Orleans April l. 1870.
CHARLES UAAtB JENh. CLERK.