The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-05-20
MONlTION.

PARISH COURT,
Parish. of St. Landry.
T'HE State of Louisiana to whom it ma,
L concern: Greeting.
Know ye, that Samuel Nelson, a res;dru
Of the County OF ss=--~r-1s>-, State Of Mis-
%sisSippi, has applied to our Parish Court, fu
a monition or advertisement, in conformity
with the act of the Legislature entit'c ed "a,
act relating to monition and mode of proceed
ing approved March 18th, 1855, and sine,
incorporated in the Revised Statutes of Lou
| isiana, approved March latin, 1879, TO make
known that said Samuel Nelson became tn,
purchaser of the property hereinafter dcscrih
ed, at public sale, at auction, of property be
longing to the estate of Jesse Andrus, of saiL
Parish, deceased, made by George w. Hubs.
pctl,, Administrator of said estate, on the six.
teenth day of February, 1871, by virtue of an
order of our said Parish Court, and bearing
date the 18th February, 1871, aud Il commits,
sion in pursuance thereof issued by the Dep.
uty Clelk of said Court, bearing date the i4tI
February, 1871, and directed to said George
w. Hudspeth, Admir-, or to any public auc-
tioneer for the Parish of ST. Landry.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY.
1st The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, situated on Bayou Bout. about
seven miles above Washington, bounded
moth by land of Mrs. Charlotte Enochs, east
by swamp lands, south by land of John J.
Andrus, and west by Bayou Bpuf, containing
about four hundred arpents, more or less,
with all the buiIdings ana improye.oci.is
thereon about seven hundred and fifteen
35llO0 acres wild land adjoining the above,
consisting of the n. ! section and W J section
of 81 of section No. 55, t. ! s. of +. 4 e south
western Land District of Louisiana. contain.
ing four hundred and eiglty-onc 5lOO acres.
I'd. Lots No. I. 4 and 5 Of SECTION 3, !. j $.
Of + e containing one hundred and twenty
six acres, south western Land District Of
Louisiana.
Sd Lots No. 2 and 3 of section Sc t.. 4 s. of
r. 4 G.. containing one hundred and eimht
acres, and in the District of land subject 10
saie at Dpelopsas, ALSO, q lot Of gentle horned
CATTLE, three mules, about seven head of creole
horses and mares, a flock of sheep, an old OK
cart, a lot of plantation utensils, an old car
rage, and otller articles too numerous to men
tiohl, sold in block; the said property was
sold or the terms and conditions fixed in the
order aforesaid: to wit: cash; and petitioner
paid therefor, according to said terms and con-
ditions, the price aud amount bid ly him
VIZ: seven thousand seven hundred dollars,
Wherefore, all persons WHO can set IN any
r1giis to lie AFORESAID property, in coust,i ienee
of any intormality in tho order, decree OF
Judgment of Court under whicl. the sale was
made, OF any irregularity or illegality in the
ADVERTISEMENTS or advertisements, in the time
and manner Of sale, OF for any other defect
whatsoever. to show cause gitLin thirty days
FROM the day the moiition i fist ii3ns;el.eli in
the public papers, why the sale so made
should not be confirmed and homologatcd. III
accordance with the application of the said
Samuel Nelson, the purchaser.
La testimony whereof | have hercunro set
t.. ST. Of tic month Of bfay,'.A. d. 1871.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
A true ccpy;
OSEzlME A. GuiDRy, by. Clerk.
May 90, 1871.