New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27

The above tract of land, Having according to
the title eight arpents front the Bayou st John
| least bank, by twenty-five arpents in depth,
bounded on one side by the public road leading
the bayou, 'camino real and the other side by
| two grants of land made by the French govern
| ment, the one to stephen LanglOis the twenty
first of September, 1920 and the other to PrOvanche
or Pervenche, on the fourteenth of April, 1871
having together eight arpents front on tile Ba YOU
st. John by forty arpents in depth-copy OF sur
vey and plan whereof can be seen at the office OF
the auctiOneer.
The said grants acquired by Lonis Brazil
lier, alias Tourangeau the preceding owner of the
above tract of land whose title. inherited by Made
line Brazil!ier, was conveyed to the present owner
as follows:
Of land. together with a tract of land ac,uired
from Madame Gauvre de MOneOn, sold to
Joseph ChalOn and Marie Elizabeth Desruisseaux.
his wife. by Madeline BraZillier. who by their
common consent conveyed the titles to the chill
dren, issue of their marriage. by special clause in
! notary.
By this act the said tracts of land were made.
and became part , Of land or plantation then in
tually belonging in their own right to the children
issue OF their marriage, who acquired the same
from FRANCHISE Elizabeth Girardey, widow of
Joseph Desruisseaux, per act passed before J. B
1863.
On the twenty second day of July 1920. the whole
OF said land or plantation was publicly sold by
order Of court, and was delivered up without
serve by the said ISSUE who, the twenty fourth
Of July. 1920, per act passed before p Peds scaux,
then notary. conveyed all the titles relative
thereto to Francois D'HebecOurt not IA the pur.
chaser and owner Of the 'one land whole, sold
by them as heirs and legally described i'll their
act, hut as the purchaser and owner of another
and not legally described in their said This is
proved by The act itself thus: 1t is shown i'll the
titles that were acquired by the predecessors of
ChalOn and DesrUisseauX, and, consequently, titles
to lands be longing actually and in their right,
to the children issue Of the marriage Of ChalOn and
Desruisseaux. Now. with the authority OF FRANCOIS
DHebecourt, 1t is shown that the said children.
in their OWL names and with their own authority,
legally described in their act only zone land" or
whole, Inherited by themselves, which land is
shown, by their own act, to be only part u: the
whole acquired by the titles conveyed by them
and 1t is further shown. with the authority OF the
purchaser, that having thus limited themselves
land those who might claim title in their names
and with their authority as heirs? to the "one
land or whole, so legally described they, the
said children and actual owners OF the Whole sold
did by their said act legally divest themse yes of
all their rights and in the names and with the
thority Of the preceding owners, convey to the
purchaser and actual owner OF 'anO her lan.i or
whole not legally described in their act al! the
titles acquired by them in the names of their
parents. giving to the owner OF the said other and
undescribed land absolute authority over all the
titles had and given by them and in their own
names, and by and in the names of the pre.leces-
of their parents, thus vesting in him the ex-
elusive right of survey.
This nterpretatio Of this act does not admit of
contradiction: for, without the authority of the
actual owner of the other and un,ie -cribed land
there could not and can not he any know led ge OF
possession of the whole or any pant OF tire lands
here shown to Lave been puhiic!y sold and de.
HNefed up lnaSnich rs there is not authority
given i'll the act for the titles thereby convened
On the sixth of June 1888 the whole of the othe-
and untescribed land (then claim &, No 81 was
publicly sold by order of court and delivered IN by
the widow and heirs OF FRANCOIS DIebecourt Who
with Ferdinand DHebecourt, the adjldicatee did
on the seventh OF September 1898, per acts passed
before Felix de ArLnas, then notary legally ,iiyest
themsel YES of all then rights and, having limited
themselves to the "opc land or whole legally de-
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courts. in the and with the authority of the
predecessors of Chaon and Lesruis,eaux 70 vii.
Desrrsseaux and Girar'iey, owners On the one part
and Madeline Braz Her owner of the other mart
conveyed all the titles acquired as afores to the
present vendor and actual owner of the whole of
the .nslirveyed land claim G. No. ST. giving him as
to FRANCOIS ID liebecourt absolute authority over
all the titles had and given, and the exclusive
right of sur ~.
Now, ever s.nce the seventh of September 1888,
uninterrupted aud undisputet possession of th.
whole Of The said unsurveyed land claim e. No 81
has been held IN the of Desrussearlx i Cir
artiey, and Madeline Brazer. by and with the au
thOrity OF the government of the United States and
OF the present holder of the titles all derived from
grants made by the French government well and |
publicly known and duly recorded ami confirmed
by the treaty OF 1903 evidence of the possession |
whereof was furnished by the claimants with the !
authority OF the present holder, which evidence |
was. and is approved by the commissioners APP |
pointed under the aforesaid act Of Congress mus
confirming the possession OF the lands. See report
Gu claims under said act.
The above tract of land will be sOl.t IN bof < and
will be delivered up with the title of Louis Brazil
her, the purchaser to put himself in possession
der a survey by the United States surveyor Cen |
Terms Of sale-One fourth cash. and the balance |
at one two and three years, in notes to order &C.
cured by mortgage: and bearing interest at eight
Act Of sale before Amedee Ducate2, at the ex
Pense Of the purchaser; stamps and other condi
For further PARTICULAR apply to the auctioaeer
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