New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-16
Ia Bankruptcy-NO. 5s2.


To THE HONORABLE f. Fl. DURELL,
Judge OF the District Court of the United
States for tie District OF Louisiana, sitting in bank
ruptcy: -
The petition of Z. Z. Norton of the city OF Neu
Orleans herein appearing as the assignee N BANK
specrfuy represents thar among the assets surren-
dered by the bankrupt and belonging to the ators-
said estate IN bankruptcy, there Is the following
described real estate situated the state of Lou
islans, in he parish of Claiborne, to wit
The southwe ST quarter OF the northwest quarter
of section twentyfour, and the northeast quarter OF
section MY three, IN township twenty OF range
nine west, excepting the northwest quarter of the
last named quarter section: also, the northwest
quarter the 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
arG privileges resting thereon; to VT: eco
And your petitioner further represents that 1t is
impossl for him determine the validity Of sad
incuE ORANGES aDd the amount due thereon; that ne
can ascertain the value of said property by
agreement between himself and the creditors hold.
the krupt act of 1851 And that it is necessary
in order to ascertain the value of said property and
SAID estate and for the interest Of the creditors
therein; that SAID estate be sold at public auction,
judgments mortgages, liens and privileges recorded
against said property be Cancelled and erased, SO
that yocr petitioner can convey clear and uni1-
numbered title to any purchaser thereof, reserVlns
to said r. q. Kfous and to all other. persons, al
their rights the proceeds OF tbs sale said
property upon the distribution thereof.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may De
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction. free and clear from all
membranes That all said Judgments mort gag es,
lens and privileges recorded against said property
be Cancelled ana erased, so that your petitioner
convey clear and unincuUbered title to any pur-
chaser thereof, reserving to said E. o. krous, AMI
to all Other persons, ali the rights in law to the
ceeds OF the sale of SAID property according to their
rank. Ard prays Tor all other necessary orders.
(Siguec) a. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On moIIOn Of A. Deb. Hughes, attorney of Z. E
Norton. assignee, and upon suggesting the court
that ne has n!ei In this court the foregoing peCI
ZION, It ordered that Il. o. Krous, Germantown,
Louisiana, and all other parties 10 interest. do SHOW
cause upon toe fourteenth day of May, A. 1870,
eleven clock n. b., before this court, why the said
petition should not be granted and said property
sold, prayed for, ana why all membranes
corded against said property should not be can
celsd and erased. And it is further ordered tna-
notice OF TINS petition and order be served upon said
r. ., hrous ard all other persons, by serving copy
thereof upon them, their agent oriattorney, by
said Z. L. 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 th 9 day OF hearing.
ogn5d April g. 1870.
Z. H. DURELL, judge
true copy:
Clerks once, New Orleans April g. 1870.
apl0 Il nJS CHARLES CLAIBORNE. Clerk