New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-09
Waited STATES 9Is'TREsr CoCAT
DISTRICT UF LOUISIANA.
II THE MATTER OF THOMAS ". WATTS
Bankrupt.
IN gnaEruncy-No. 1O33.

no THE HONORABLE Z. 4. DURELt;
/ JuC:e Of me Di5tr,ct Court or toe United
States tvr the Ds.rC CT LoulsaIA, sitting II BANK
i1s petition Of { 7. Norton, Of tae city.o5 New
Orleans, herein appearing As me assignee N panN'
ruptcy Of the estat5 or inomas -. hatIs, oanh'
up; respectfully represents, tlat among the assets
surrendered by the bankrupt, ard belonging TO re
aforesaid estate in bankruptcy there Is the +o'-
towing described rea, esta g. stratsd in the State
OF Louisiana. IN the PARISH or RlchIand, formerly
The following tract Of lan3 being sections TWEEN
5y-six twenty-seV5n and Tairty tour IN to"nsn}p
Rad river containing nineteen hundred aud
nineteen acres OF land. more or less together with
all the farm buildings houses and Improvements
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereiDbetore descr ped req estate IS rs appears oL
record, ircumbered ana charged with the tel owing
hereinafter specified NOR cages, judgments, mems
and privileges resting thereon. to Wit,
Sreclal mortgage, with vendors privilege IN favor
of William s. Pike, to secure the payment OF three
fer the of 1896 % eacn, ard one draft Tor
S326O 30; said and draft being the same draWn
by Thomas W Watts and j ohm hntrobus IN soiloo;
said draft beng subject to a credit OF @-UoU SAID
notes and draft Being gwen IN the spring or
of 1860. 80
And your petitioner further represents that it is
apostolic for him del errnins the validity OF sald
incum -ances and the amount due thereon that ne
can not ascertain the vaue OF SAD propsrty ~
agreement between himself and the creditors Ioiu.
ing iaio as ED hal + is necessarg
IN TO ascertain the value OF said property an
| for the due, proper ana SPEEDY ann nstrAllon VI
said estate and for tbs interest OF the creditors
thereh that said estate be sold al public auction,
free and clear of all membranes. That all sald
judgments, mort cages liens and privileges recorded
| against said property be cancelled aud erased SO
| that your petitioner can convey clear and unin.
numbered title to any purchaser thereof reserVng
to said William y PIhe, of New Orleans. Louisiana,
! and Alien Eddngs of WIunsboro. 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. :, - g,
| Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered aud authorized 10 sell said property aDoVe
described at public auction free and clear from al
incuyn ORANGES. That all said Judgments. NOR cages
liens aud privileges recorded against said property
be cancelled and erased t1at your petitioner car
| convey clear and unInCumbsred tite TO any 2 nr
Chaser thereof, reseTvlng to SAID lllIam y flhe
e New Orleans, Louisiana, and Alien Eddings, o
the rights in law TO tue procseds OIL the sac oil san
property, according to their rank And ne pr0ys 10
| all other necessary orders .,,-, .
(oignedl a. DEB. hUGHho, Attorney
On motion Of A. DEB. hughes. attorney OF e
Norton, assignee and upon suggesting to the cour
that ne b flied IN this court the foregoing petition
it is ordered that William s. Pike, OF New orleans
| Louisiana, Allen Eddings. of Winusboro, Louisiana
and all other parties IN interest 90 s9o cause uo
the seventh DAY of May, A, D. IsiO' al eieysl
| O'Clock A. NJ. before This court, Why the sald peJl
ton should not be granted and SAID prope t. soih
| as prayed tor, and WY all lncuinDrhnctS IeC0Fhe
| against SAID property should not be lied an
| erased. no it is further ordered that noL!ce
this petition and order be served upon said Wliiiar
| y Pike. OF hew Orleans, Louisiana, ana lien re
| iings Of Winnsb0r0 Louisiana, and all otner PEI
| sons by serving copy thereof upon them, or thel
agent or attorney or by said T. b Norton assieneS
/ Publishing coDg OF SAID petition ara order tnre
| times IN t1e New Orleans epIoican- ne"spaps
| printed in New Orleans. Louisiana, the last pun
cation 10 be made at least lv9 days before Inc Day
| nearing.
. E. Il. DURELL, Judge.
Cterk's ofHce, New Orleans April T. 1870.
CHARLES OLAIEJRNk 4, CIerK.