New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-15

ITO TIE HONORABLE E. Il. DURELL,
L Judge Of the District Court OF the tinted
States for the District OF Louislaoa-Slttng N BANK
ruptcy: 80. NJ
Orleans, herein appearing az the assignee IN BANK
ruptcy Of the estate of A r. Butler hankru ot re-
specially represents that among the assets s1rren
said estate N bankruptcy, there IS the following
described real tate situated IN the state Of LGus
One undivided lif interest in the following tract
OF land owned in common with Pierce u. Butler OF
Fractional section one, in township nineteen
rorth and fractional sections thirtyge and thirty
west in the district of lands north OF Red river,
containing two hundred and seven and II ty-one and
haf one hundredths acres, tOgsther WIN al
buildings and Improvements thereon situated, in
Bosser parish Louisiana, being the same property
purchased by Pierce Nj. Butter and A. p Sotier
your petitioner further represerIs tuat the said
hereubefore described res estate is as appears OF
record, incuabered and charged with tie following
hereinafter specified mortgages, judgments, hens
ana privileges resting thereon, to-wit:
Special and vendors mortgage IN favor CT Jonn
Pickett TO secure payment OF three notes gwen by
ao,es s top sIse4 5C now fed by John Pc1stt and
of said notes for Sl297 %, being new nelo by
Judicial mortgage in favor Of Israel Rogers for
Judicial mortgage in favor Of Elias o'Seil, for
Judicial mortgage in favor OF o'Nei! L Jones,
judicial mortgage in favor OF W. j. sh, tor me
sum of SOL.
Judicial mortgage in favor of Mrs. G. 3 Sign, ad-
ministratriX, for $50
Judicial mortgage in favor of Thomas Il. Norris,
And your petitioner further represents thai II g
impossible for him determine the validity OF SAID
membranes and the amount due thereof thAt
he can ascert ain the value OF SAID properly by
agreement between himself and the creditors hold,
ing said security, as provided n section twenty OF
the bankrupt act of 1867 And that it is necessary IN
order to ascertain the value OF sad properly, ana
for the due, proper and speedy adm,nlssratIon Oh
said estate and for the interest OF the creditors
therein that said estate be sold at pubic auction,
free and clear of all incumbrances. That all SAID
iudgment5 mortgages, liens and privileges recorded
against said property be canoe sd and erased. 60
tSatyour petitioner can convey clear aud unin.
to said John P ckett, George McCalla. Israel
Rogers. Elias O'Nsil, oNe Jones, W. J. Fish.
Mrs. G e. Sigh, admnstratrix, Thomas Il: Nor
rs and to all other persons, all their rights in law
to the proceeds Of the sale OF said property upon the
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction, free ana clear from all
membranes. That all said judgments mortgages,
liens AND privileges recorded against said property
be cancelled and erased, so that our petitioner can
convey a clear and unincumbered title TO any pur-
chaser thereof, reserying to said john fi E
& Jones, w. j. Fish, Mrs. g. B Sigh, adm inistra
triS. homas Morris, and to all other persons, all
the rights in law TO the proceeds of the sale OF said
property according to their rank. And he prays for
q other necessary orders cc 49,.
(Slgned) A. DEB HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion Of A. Deb Hughes, attorney Of E. e.
Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting to the court
that he has filed in this court the foregoing petition
il is ordered that John Pickett. Benton, Bossiel
parish, Louisiana; George MeCalla, Benton. Bossiel
parish Louisiana; Israel Rogers, Rocky Mount
LOUISIANA; Elias Neil. Benton, Louisiana; W. J.
Fish, Benton. Louisiana; Mrs G. B. hllgn admin
istrarix. Benton, Louisiana; Thomas II. Norris
Shreveport. Louisiana, and ONeil Jones, Benton
louisiana all other parties in Interest do shoH
Ncause upon the twenty eighth day OF A pril, A D
As7O at eleven O'Clock, A. NJ, before this court, wh!
the said petition should not be granted. and sait
property cold prayed for, and way all inculn bran
ces recorded against said properly should not %
Cancelled erased. And it IS farther ordered tb
notice of this petition and order b. served upon sale
John Pickett, George Mcl,aIla Israel Rogers, hhI
O'Seil O'Neil Il JONES' w. j. Fish, Mrs q:
Sigh, administrators, Thomas II. Morris, and oil
other persons by serving copy therein upon them
or their agent or attorney or by sad b. +. norton
assignee, publishing copy OF SAID petition an
order three times in the New Orleans republican
a newspaper printed in New Orleans, the last pub
cation to be made at least five days before the day
hearing,
Signed March %, 1870. .r,,, 49,
true copy:
Clerks office, New Orleans. March %, 1870
CHARLES CLAIBORNE, Clerk.
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