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

ITO THE HONORABLE E. II. DURELL,
L Ju dee OF tina District Court Of the United
States or the District OF LOUISIANA sitting IN BANK
ihe petition of E. f. Norton. of the city of New
rnptcl OF tie estate OF L. j. Philips bankrupt, re-
speotfuy represents that among the surren-
ss 5ss IN aaa the
described real estate, situated the state of Lou.
Isians, in ne parish of Claiborne, to wit
The southwest quarter Of the northwest quarter
OF ton twentyfour and the northeast quarter OF
nine west, excepting the northwest quarter of the
last namen quarter section; also, the northwest
quarter the southwest quarter OF section twenty
Jour- township twenty, range nine west
Your petitioner further epresents that the here-
record, incumbsred and charged With the following
hereinafter specified mort cages, judgments, liens
| Mortgage in favor OF o. Krous for $500.
And your petitioner further represents that 1t Is
membranes ard the amount due thereon; that ne
| can not ascertain the value of said property py
| irg said SECURITY as provided in section twenty of
the bankrupt act of 1851 And that 1t Is necessary
for the due. proper AID speedy administration of
| said estate and fer the interest of the creditors
| therein that said estate be sold at public auction,
! free and clear of all membranes. That all said
judgments mortgages liens and privileges recorded
that yoar petitioner can convey clear and unin-
numbered title to any purchaser thereof, resersing
their rights in law the proceeds of the sale of said
| property upon the distribution thereof.
| Wherefore your p5Jt1oner pFaJS tlat ne nay %
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction. free and clear from all
incumbrapees. That all said Judgments, mort gas 60.
liens and pr viegss recorded against said property
be Cancelled and erased that your petitioner can
convey a clear aud unncumbered title to any pur-
chaser thereof reserving to said f. u. krous, and
to all other persons all the rights in law to the pro-
ceeds sale of said property according to their
rank And he prays for all other necessary orders.
| (Signed) A. DEB HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of A. Deb. Hughes attorney of z. e.
Norton. assigned, and upon suggesting 10 the courf
| that he has Med in this court the foregoing petit
| t,on it Is ordered that Il. o. Krous, Germantown,
Louisiana and all other parties in interest do SHOW
cause upon the fourteenth day of May, A. d 67l a.
oclock a. NJ. before this court, why the said
| petition should not be granted and said property
| Sold as prayed for, ana why all incumbrances re-
| corded sgainst said property should not be- can
| celed and erased. And IL is further ordered tnAt
notice this petition and order be served upon said
f. q. Krous and all other persons by serving cop
thereof upon them, their agent or attorney, or D,
| said Z. L Nsrto3. assignee, publishing copy 81
said petition and order three times IN the New Or
| leans Republican a newspaper printed IN New vi
leans. the last publication TO be made at least nv
| days before the day of hearing.
| Signed a pril 6, 1870.
| A true copy i. b. DU REIsL, JucSo
| Clerks Office, New Orleans April 8, is70.
api02l m,8 CHARLES CLAIBORNE, Clerk