New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-05
LEGAL NOTICES.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN THE MATTER OF A. G. LANE & BROTHER,
Bankrupts
In Bankruptcy-No. ESQ.

THO THE HONORABLE E. H. DURELL JUDGE
l. of the District Court of the United States for
the District of Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy:
The petition of E. E Norton, of the city of New
Orleans herein appearing as the assignee in bank.
ruptcy of the estate of A. G. Lane & Brother bank
rupts respectfully represents that among the assets
surrendered by the bankrupts and belonging to the
aforesaid estate in bankruptcy there is the follow
ing described real estate, situated in the State of
Louisiana, in the parish of Carroll, to wit Ne
One undivided half interest in 1872 acres of land
in Carroll parish. being lot No. of section No. %,
lot No. of section No. 80, and the northwest quar-
ter of southwest quarter of section No. "a and lots
Nos. 4, s. 6 and I and the southeast quarter of
southwest quart of section No. rs and northwest
quarter of northeast quarter dissection No. 35 and
the east half of section No. g. and the northeast
fractional quarter of section No. 49, and the north
quarter of section No. IS, in township No. %
north, range eleven east.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereinbefore described real estate appears of
record, incumbeIed and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments, liens
and privileges resting thereon, to wit
Judicial mortgage, in favor Citizens Bank of
Louisiana, for 1863 % with eight per cent per an
mum interest from the fourth of April, 1862
And your petitioner further represents that it is
impossible for him to determine the validity of said
membranes and the amount due thereon; that
be can not ascertain the value of said property by
agreement between himself and the creditors hold
ing said security, asprovided in section twenty OF
the bankrupt act of 1867 And that it is necessary
IN order to ascertain the value of said property
and for the due, proper and speedy administration
of said estate land for the interest of the creditors
therein that said estate be sold at public auction
free and clear of all membranes. That ali said
judgments, mortgages liens and privileges record
ed against said property be cancelled and erased so
that your petitioner convey clear and unincum-
bered title to any purchaser thereof, reserving to
said Citizens Bank of Louisiana and to all other
sons all their rights in law to the proceeds of The
sale of said property upon the distribution thereof
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction free and clear from all
membranes. That all said judgments mort
cages, liens and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased so that your petit
TONER convey clear and unincumbered title to
any purchaseHthereof, reservlng to said Citizens
Bank of Louisiana, 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 pTays
for all other necessary orders.
AUG. DE b. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of Augustus De B. Hughes, attorney of
Z. Z. Norton, assignee aud upon suggesting to the
court that he has filed in this court the foregoing
petition, it is ordered that the Citizens Bank
of Louisiana, and all other parties in interest,
do show cause upon the thirteenth day of
May, A. D. 1871, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ before this
court why the said petition should not be granted
and said property sold as prayed for. and why all
membranes recorded against said property
should not be cancelled and erased.
And it is further ordered that notice of this pc
tition and order be served upon said Citizens Bank
of Louisiana, and all other persons, by serving
copy thereof upon them, their agent or attor
ney, or by said assignee publishing. copy OF said
Republican, a newspaper printed in New Orleans
Louisiana the last publication to be made at least
five days before the day of hearing.
Signed April Il, 1871
E. H. DURELL, Judge
Clerks office. New Orleans, April IA 1871.
true copy:
K. LoEw, Deputy Clerk.
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