New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-28

| The above tact of land, having according to
the title) eight arpens front on the Bayou st. John
bounded on one side by the public road leading to
the bayou 'camnO real, and the other side by
other land grarte on the said bayou" is part Of
two grants Of land made by the French govern.
| ment, the one to Stephen Lang0is the twenty
first of September 1920. and the other to Provanche
| OF Pervenche, on the fourteenth Of April, l12I
having together eight arpents front on the Baycu
st. john by forty arpents in depth-cOpy Of a sur
vey and plan whereof can he seen at the Office of
The said grants were acquired BY Louis Brazil
lier, alias TOur.ngeau, the preceding of the
above tract of land, whose title. inherited by Made
line BraZillier, was conveyed to the present
as follows:
On the fifteenth of October l774, the above tract
of land together with tract of land acquired
from Madame Gauvre de MOnleOn, was sod 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
the act of sale passed before j. B. du Care, then
notary.
By this act the said tracts of land were made
and became part Of land or plantation then III
possession of ChalOn and Desruisseaux, and &C
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.
1868. Wy VI '"'''
On the twenty -second day of July, 1920 the whole
order Of court and was delivered up without re-
serve by the said issue, whO ON the invent fourth
OF July 1870 per act passed before P. Ped. scaux,
then notary, conveyed all the titles relative
thereto to FRANCOIS DliebecOurt not as the pur-
chaser and owner of the One land or whole, sold
by them as heirs and legally described in their
act but as the purchaser and owner of another
land or whole sold by them actual owners.
and not legally described in their said This is
proved by the act itself, thus: 1t is shown in the
act that all the titles conveyed by the said act
titles that were acquired by the predecessors of
Chaon and Desruisseaux, and, consequently, titles
to lands belonging actually and in their own right
to the children Issue of the marriage Of ChaOn and
Desr1isseaux. Now, with the authority of FRANCOIS
DHebecOurt, it is shown that the said children,
IN their own names and with their own authority,
legally described in their act only zone land" or
a whole, inherited by themselves, which land is
shown, by their own act to be only part of Abe
whole acquired by the titles conveyed by thsm
and it is further shown. with the authority of the
tansi those who might claim title in their names
and with their authority. as heirs) to the zone
sand children and so th w" so 'e
did, by their said act legally divest themselves of
all their rights and in the names and with the
thority of the preceding owners convey to the
purchaser and actual owner Of "anOi her land or
whole, not legally described in their act, all the
titles acquired by them in the names of their
parents giving to the owner OF the said other and
lndescribed 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 predeces-
Of their parents thus vesting in him the ex-
elusive right of survey.
This interpreta of this act does not admit OF
contradiction for. without the authority of the
actual owner of the other and unde crifed land
there could not and can not he any knowledge or
possession OF the whole or any pant oi the lands
here shown to have been publicly sold and de-
livered up inasmuch as there is not any authority
gTn in the act for the titles thereby conveyed.
On the sixth of June 1888, the whole of the other
and undescribed land then clam C. No 81 was
publicly sold by order Of court, and delivered up by
the widow and heirs of FRANCOIS DHebeconrt, who,
with Ferttinal d " HebecOurt the adjudcatee, did
on the seventh of September. 1883, per passed
before Felix de Armas, then notary legally tliyest
themselves of all their rights; and avinS limited
fIpIl6QIypA or " 1sna L.,
scr1bed in the foregoing act; they 'the DIiebe.
courts, in the and with the authority of the
Desruisseaux and Girardey owners on the one mart
and Madeline Braziilier, owner of the other part
conveyed all the titles acquired aforesaid to the
present vendor and actual owner Of the whole of
the unsuryeyed land claim G, No. 81, giving him as
to FRANCOIS DHebecOurt, absolute authority over
all the titles Lad and given, aud the exclusive
tight of survey.
Now, ever since the seventh of September, 1888,
and undisputed posse sson Of tine
Whole OF the sald nnsuryeyed LAND claim c. No. g.
has been held IN the names of Desruissearx Cir
ar'iey and Madeline Brazilier. by and with the an
thorty OF the vernment 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, and confirmed
by the treaty Of 1903; evidence of the possession
whereof was furnished by the claimants with the
of the present HOLDER which evidence |
was. and is, approved by the commissioners ap-
pointed under the aforesaid act of Congress thus
confirming the possession OF the lands. STE report
on claims under said act.
The above tract of land will be sold in block and
will be delivered up with the title of Louis Brazil
lier, the purchaser to put himself in possession I'M
der a survey by the United States Surveyor Cen
eral, at New Orleans.
Terms of sale-One fourth cash, and the balance |
at two and three years, in notes to order &c.
cured by mortgage and bearing interest At eight
per cent ,er annum from the day of sale until paid
Act Of sale before AMedee Ducatel, at the ex-
pense of the purchaser; stamps and other c0ndi- |
tons ~ usual.
For further particulars apply to the auctioneer.
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