New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-07


ITO THE HONORABLE 4. H. DURELL. JUDGE OF
a the District Court of the United States for the
District OF Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy:
Orleans her Elm appearing as the asssrnes in bank.
ruptcy of the estate of X. III. Hostein, bankrupt.
respectfully represents that, among the assets sur
rendered by the bankrupt 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 Catalonia, To wit
Plantation fronting on Tensas river, and described
follows: The northwest quarter of south half
west quarter of southwest quarter of section i've
all of the south half of southeast quarter of
Bayou Sours in section six and all that part of sec
tion seven lying east OF saA bayou, in township
nine north, range eight east in the north OF Red
river land district of Louisiana containing 6B So 100
and north half of northeast quarter of sec
ton seventeen, in township nine north range
eight east in the north OF Red river district of Lou
isana containing 70 25 100 acres; and omar.
ter of northeast quarter and southeast quarter of
northwest quarter of section seventeen, township
nine north, range eight east, in the north of Red
river land district OF Louisiana containing 10
22-10o acres; and southwest quarter of section
eight and southeast quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section eighteen, in township nine north,
range eight east, IN the land district north
of Red river louisiana containing l9S 90-iO0
acres; and the northwest quarter of southeast
quarter, southwest quarter of southeast quarter,
and the northeast quarter of west half OF north
west quarter of section seventeen, in township
nine north. range eight east in district north Of
Red river, Louisiana, containing 1873 l3I0e acres;
and west half of southwest quarter of section
teen, in township nine range eight east, containing
70 ol0o acres and east half of northeast quarter Of
section nineteen, township nine range eight east,
containing eighty acres; and north halt or frac-
tional part, north of Tensas river, of southwest
fractional quarter of section twenty, in township
nine, range eight east containing IA 36i0o acres;
and west half of northwest quarter of section
| twenty, in township nine, range eight east, con
tanning seventy-nine acres. and the east half OF
ship nine range eight, containing 7a Is 100
acres. The undivided seventh interest in
| tract of land containing six hundred and forty
arpents formerly belonging to the estate of Henry
! Holsten, deceased, lying Hemphils creek, and
| known as the old Holstein tract, acquired by pur
chase at sheriffs SALE legal divisions not RENE m
| bered.
| Your petitioner slrther represents that the said
hereinbefore described estate is as appears OF
| record incumbered and charged with tie follow
| ing hereinafter specified mortgages, ,judgments,
| heus and privileges resting thereon, to Wit
Judicial mortgage in favor of Louis Mayer for the
| 1863
sum of l40, with interest, recorded June l. 1868.
And your petitioner further represents that it is
impossible for him to determine the validity of
| said membranes ard the amount due thereon;
| that he can not ascertain the value of said prop
| erty by agreement between himself and the cred
itors holding said security provided in section
| twenty of the bankrupt act of 1861 And that it
is necessary in order to ascertain the value of said
| property, and for the due. proper and speedy al.
ministration said estate and the interest of
the creditors therein, that said estate be sold ct
public auction free and clear of all incum brances
| That all said judgments, mortgages, liens and
privileges recorded against said property be can;
celed and erased, so that your petitioner can con.
chaser thereof. reserving to said Louis Mayer and
| R. W. Rane, and to all other persons, all their
rights III 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
gages liens and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased SO that your pc
ttiOner can convey a clear and unincumbered title
to any purchaser thereof reserving to said Louis
Mayer and x. W. Rane 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 all other necessary orders.
(Sgned) A. DEB. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion Of Augustus Deb. Hughes. attorney of
Z. Is. Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting to the
court that he has filed in this court the foregoing
petition, it is ordered that Louis Mayer and
| r. W. Rane, and all other parties in interest,
| do show cause upon the twentieth 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 prayed for, and why all noun
ORANGES recorded against said property should not
| be cancelled and erased
And it is further ordered that notice of this
petition and order BE- served upon said Louis
Mayer and r. W. Rane, and all other per
sons, by serving copy thereof upon them. or
their agent attorney or by said assignee publish
ing copy of said petition aud order three times in
the New orleans Republican, newspaper printed
in New Orleans, Louisiana, the last publication TO
be made at least five days before the day of hear
ing. Signed April 70. 1871.
&. H. DURELL, Judge.
A true copy:
X. LoEw, Deputy Clerk,
Clerks Office, New Orleans, April 20. 1871.
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