The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-08-20
JUDICIAL ADv'MENTs
Judgment.
0nesia Sicily No. III

ones'a Sicily No: 1850,
VS.. District Court.
EaImont Sicily, her bus. St. Landry.
This is a suit instituted for a separation
of property
On the trial of this cause it appears 10
the satisfaction Of the court by the testimo.
ny adduced and the suits now pending in
this court against the defendant that he is
in embarrassed circumstances.
1t appears further to the satisfaction of
the court that the plaintiff during her mar.
riage inherited from variouS estates amoos
others, that of her father, the sum Of two
thousand four hundred and ninety tbrea
S7L100 dollars which were received nv tho
defendant, her husband, who converted tho
same to his own private use and benefit.
And it further appears to the satisfaction,
tacit mortgage against her said husband.
duly recorded according to law, and within
the time prescribed by law, in the Recor-
der's Office for the parish of St. Landry.
And it further appears to the satisfaction
sof this court that on the 9th of July, 1869.
the said defendant made q lawful dation
en- Placement to the said plaintiff, his wife
in part restitution of her dotal and para.
phernal rights to the amount of two thou.
sand one hundred and thirty-fve 5OJ1O0
dollars for which he is entitledto be credited
protante.
Now, therefore, by reason of the law
and the evid nee being in favor of the plain
tiff, Onesia Sicily, and against the defen-
dant, Valmont Sicily, her husband, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed that Onesia
Sicily, plaintiff, be separated in property
from her husband, the said Valmont Sicily,
defendant, and that she have the entire
and exclusive control and administration
of her separate property.
It is further ordered, adJudged ald de.
creed that the said plaintiff, Onesia Sicily,
have Judgment against and recover from the
said defendant Valmont Sicily, the sum of
two thousand four hundred and ninety
three S7llO0 dollars and that the legal OF
tacit mortgage Of plaintiff on all the immov-
able property Of said defendant be recog-
nized and enfossed to date from the 18th
day of February 1856.
1t is further ordered adjudged aad de-
creed that this Judgment be subject to q
credit of two thousand and thirty-fve
5OT1OO dollars paid by the said defendant
to the said plaintiff, on the 9th July, 1869 ;
and that the said plaintiff, Onesia Sicily be
decreed to be the. owner in her separate
right of the following property, te-wit:
/. The plantation actuarresrdenee of de-
PENDANT situated in the parish of st. Landry,
measuring six arpents front by twenty in
depth, bounded north by Auguste Sicily,
south by land Of Mrs. Versure Guidroy, and
west by land of Joseph Frozard and cast
by the bayou Techer with ali the buildings
and improvements thereon 9. 4 tract OF
land in the same parish measuring ten ar
, penis front by thirty-three in depth, situa,
ted on the bayou Teche, bounded on one
!, side by Adeodate Sicily, cast by the bayou
/ Teche, and west by land of the Lagrange
family. 3. One pair creole Emules, seven
cows and their calves, fous creole mares,
r one pair of oxen, two horses, the plantation
utensils and household furniture now actu-
ally on aforesaid described plantation.
, And it is further ordered. adjudged and
decreed that the defendant psy the costs Of
, this suit.
Thus done, read and signed in open court
this 18th day Of July, 1870.
JOHN f. KING.
i Judge Sth Judicial Dist, La
August 6, 1870.