New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-22


u7oTHE HONORABLE E. II. DURELL, JUDGE
: OF the DIS ricG Court OF the UEIted states Tor
the district oi Louisiana, sitting III nanSrnptoy:
The petition Ct e. n. Norton. OF tae ciiy OF sew
| Orleans, here Ia appearing as the az lgnee IN BANK
ruptcy, OF tie estate OF l.. hlgour, oansrupt, res
p~ectia!ly represents tuat, among the sssets sorren-
| dereo by the bankrupt, and belonging to the aiore-
SAID estate IN BANKRUPTCY. iaere IS the ioiowlng de-
| scribed real es ate, situated IN the State OF Louis
Iana, in the parish OF Nj dlsou, to wit
Plantation on which bankrupt formerly resided,
| beng the northeast quarter OF section twelve,
| the southea.t quarter OF section twelve, me
! northsss st quar-, er of section thlrtsen, and lot num-
! Der one in township hf;een norm. range nine east,
in the district or lands north OF Red river, Louis
lana, containing i've hundred and eighJ acres, with
dwelling, cabins AND other oqthouses, Of winch
| three nun cred and fifty acres have cen cleared.
! Also. one hundred and thIrty-nine acres bought ~
bankrupt irontDr. andrew Owens, as per deed on
record in Manson parish; the numbers are M
known. TINS tract adIoins the above, aud formerly
constituted part of the plantation Of bankrupt.
| Your petitioner further represents that the said
! herein before described real esta g is, as appe ars of
record, ~incumbereds and charged with the ioilow ng
hereiuait-r specified NOR cages, Judgments, ilens
| and privileges resting there n, to wls-
Vendors mortgage IN favor Of Andrew Owens,
Mis-. John u. MaSJn, tntriX, Tor $4,000,
special mortgage III favor Of estate Giyen, watts
az Co., Tor $500. K. h. norton and j. .. larieton,
JIdiciai mortgage in favor OF Rhorer Il Z1rts,
L. h. Norton, assignee, for S4Z96 Il.
for SI00O.
ana yo1r petitioner further represents. that it IS
| impossible for him 10 determine the 7slidity Of said
ipcum braaces. add the amount cue thereon, tnat
he Ca rot ascertain the value OF SAID property -
1 agreement between hmsSIf ana TIE creditors Eold-
Ing said security. as provided IN ssctioo twenty OF
nank apt act OF 1851. and that 10 Is necessary IN
order TO ascertain the vatue OF said property. and
for the due, proper aud speedy adtninlslrat.?n o.
said estate, and tor toe interest OF the creditors
therein. that said estate be so d at pubic auction,
free and clear of ali inclaD Urauces That all sara
Judgments. mortgages. liens ana PRIVILEGES record d
against sad property be cancelled ana erAseo, 50
that your petitioner Can convey T. clear anu uuln-
cum bereu ute to any purchaser thersof, rsstrVlnS
to said Mrs. Joha I. Mason, tutrix OF estate o An
crew owens; +. +. Norhor and ): j. TaIietor, as
slguees of estate of Gwen, ats d CO.; y. L. t'or-
ton, assignee of NJ. j. Zunts;,~ resent City baDk.
ana TO all other persons, ali their r-gnts Ia law, TO
the proceeds OF the sale OF SAID property Gpon ths
distribution thereof.
Wherefore, !our petitioner prays, that ne may De
ordered aud authorized to sell said property above
described at pubic auction, tree ana clear from all
membranes. That sill said judgments, MORTGAGES,
liens ana privileges recorded against said property
be cancelled and erased, SO that your petitioner can
convey a clear and unlncumberea litie 70 any snr'
chaser thereof, re.erving to said Mrs John I. Ms
son, tutrix of estate of andrew Osens; Il. f. Nor
ton ana j j. Tarleton. asslsnees 81 estate OF Gisen
Warts l. Co L. e Merton, assignee OF estate of NJ.
J. Zunts; Crescent City Bank, and TO ali .ther ger
sons, ali the rights in law to the proceeds OF tue sale
of said property according 10 their rank. AND he
prays for ali other necessary orders;
tsigned, A. DEE. HUGHES Attorney.
On motion of A. DEB. Hughes, attorney of Z. z.
Norton. as 'guee, and upon suggesting to the court
tion, 1t is ordered that Mrs. John T. Mason, tatrjx
of estate of andrew Owens. Delhi, Louisiana; E. L:
Norton and j.. j. Iarleron, assiguees OF estate OF
Given, Waits 4 Co., New Orleans; E: Z. Norton,
assignee OF estate of N. J. Zunts. New Orleans,
Louisiana: Crescent City Bahk, New Orleans. and
to all other parties in interest, DO snow cause upon
the twenty eighth day of April 4. D., 1870, at eleven
O'clock A. NJ. before this court, why Tie said pe1l-
ton should not be granted, and said properly sold,
as prayed for. and why all membranes recorded
against said properly should not Re cancelled and
erased. And II IS further ordered that notice OF
tbs petition and order be served upon said Mrs
John e Mason, tutrix of estate OF andrew Owens
e L. Norton and j. j. Tarleton, %assignees OF estate
OF Given, Watts d Co; Z. g.. Norton, ass gnee
OF estate of VI. J. Zunts; Crescent UIty
BanE, and al other persons, By serving q
copy thereof upon tte-L, or their agent CT
attorney, OF bu said +. Z. Norton, assignee
publishing a copy of said petition and order three
times in the New Orleans Republican. s newspaper
| printed in New Orleans. Louisiana, the last puOiicar
! ton TO be made at least i've days before the cay Of
! hearing.
Signed Mar.t 20. 1870.
E.. L. DURELL, J1dGe.
: trre COP:
Clerks office, New Orleans. March q, 1870.
uh3I spl4a CLAIBORNE, Cisrs.
BATTED STATES DfSTRECT COGKL
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.