New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-22

second District C0urt-Suceessi0n of the
Late John SlidelI-P. b. Foulke, Public
Administrator, Appointed to Admins
strafe ON the Succession.
Thesollowing petition has been filed in
the Second District Court by the Public Ad-
ministrator, in relation TO the property
which is very large-left in the parish OF
Orleans by the late John Shdell.
To the Honorable the Judge of the Second District
Court for the Parish of Orleans:
The petition of Philip b. Fouke, Public
Administrators of the parish of Orleans,
respectfully shows
That John Slidell, formerly citizen OF
the State of Louisiana, and lately residing
in the Republic of France, died in said re-
public on the - day of August, 1871.
That said deceased has left no surviving
widow or heirs, present or represented III
this State. Your petitioner further SHOWS
that in 1861 the deceased Slideii, then a
Senator from the State of Louisiana IN tne
United States Senate, withdrew from said
Senate. and took an active part on behalf
of the Confederate States government by
1oining the same and going abroad as its min
lister and charge dafdirs to the government
of the French That on account of his said
acts, his property in the United States was
confseated by the authorities of the United
States government, and sold to different
parties. now in possession of the same.
Your petitioner shows that by operation
of the constitution and laws OF the United
States, the property so sold under the laws
known as the eontiscation acts, reverted to
the heirs of said deceased at his death, sub
iect to his debts, and during his lifetime,
since the date of said confiscation, the said
deceased could not dispose of the same by
will or testament, and if the said deceased
has left any will, the same can not affect
the property contiscated and sold, as above
recited. Your petitioner therefore declares
that, as far as the contiscated property IS
concerned, the said John Slidell has died
intestate, and there being no surviving
widow or heirs present or represented in the
State, an immediate appointment OF an adj
ministrator, and the taking OF an inventory
are necessary and proper.
Your petitioner further shows that no will
or testament has yet been exhibited or
beard of, as being left by said Slidell.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that he be
appointed administrator OF the succession
of said Slidell, deceased, and as such, put
in possession of all property, rights, titles,
moneys and effects belonging to said sue
cession. That an inventory be ordered to
be taken before Theodore Guyol, notary
public, OF all property, ETC., appertaining to
said succession. That appraisers be ap-
pointed to value the same; that commits
sions issue to the recorders OF the various
parishes in which the property of said sue
cession is situated to take inventories of the
same according to law they to appoint APP
praisers); that an attorney be appointed to
represent the absent heirs of the deceased,
and for general relief.
Order@Let p. B. Fouke, Public Admin
istrator for the parish of Orleans, be APP
pointed administrator of the succession of
John Slidell, and as such be put in posses
sion of all the property left by deceased.
LOUIS DUVIGNEAUD, Judge.
Let Joseph Duvigneaud, Jr., attorney and
counselor at law, be appointed to represent
the absent heirs of deceased; and let an in
ventory of all the property belonging TO this
succession, situate in the parish of Orleans,
be taken by T. Guyol, notary public; and let
L. e. Charbonnet and ]. L. Lewis. be. APP
pointed appraisers.
louis DUvIGNEAUD, Judge.