The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-07-01
MONITION.
PARISH COURT,

L ANISH Sothl, #
Parish of St. Landry.
TIME State of Louisiana to whom it may
L concern: Greeting.
Jos. Ellison, a resident of the city of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, has applied to
our Parish Court for a monition or advertise
ment, in conformity with the act of the Legis-
lature entitled An Act relating to monition
and mode of proceeding, approved March Is,
1855, and since incorporated in the Revised
Statutes Of Louisiana, approved March l4th,
1870, to make known that said Joseph Ellison
became the purchaser of the property herein
after described, at public sale, at auction, of
property belonging to the estate of Mrs. Ar.
chic Allen Brand, deceased wife of Frederick
Browder Brand, of said Parish deceased, made
by James B. Walton, Auctioneer, on the 10th
day of May, 1871, by virtue of all order of
said Parish Court, and bearing date the 4th
day of April, 1871, and of a commission is
sued Hereunder by the Clerk of said Court,
and directed to the said James B. Walton,
auctioneer as aforesaid. That pursuant to
said adjudication he has compiled With the
terms Of said sale, and the said property has
been duly conveyed to him by act passed be-
fore Andrew Heio, Jr, a Notary Public of
the city of New Orleans, Of date twentieth
May, 1871.
Description of the property:
A certain piece or portion of ground, to-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privi-
leges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in any wise ap~pertaining, situated in the
Fourth District of the city of New Orleans:
in the square bounded by Coliseum formerly
Ursula), Saint Andrew, Prytania and st.
Mary streets, measuring one hundred and
tw~enty-seyen feet, three inches and four lines
front on said Coliseum street, two hundred
and thirty-six feet, nine inches and one line
in depth and front on Saint Andrew street,
two hundred and thirty-six feet, five inches
and three lines in depth on the opposite side,
and one hundred and seventeen feet, nine
inches and three lines in width in the rear,
and designated by the letter C on a sketch of
the same and adjoining property, annexed to
an act passed before Hilary B. Cenas, late a
notary public in this city, on the fifteenth day
of May, eighteen hundred and ffty-seven, the
whole according to another sketch thereof
annexed in margin for reference. The said
property was sold On the terms and condi-
tons fixed in the order aforesaid. to wit: One
fourth in cash. the remainder of the purchase
price payable in one, two and three years
from the day of sale, purchasers executing
their several promlssory notes bearing eight
per cent per annum interest from date, ven-
doris retaining privilege and lien of vendor and
a special mortgage until final payment of the
purchase price, principal and interest; pur-
| wise cucumber to the detriment of the said
reserved privilege and mortgage, and obi
eating themselves, in the event of failure to
punctually pay said notes at maturity, to pay
5 per cent attorneys fees on the amount sued
on and all other costs, and to assume the taxes
of 1870 and all subsequent taxes; the prop
erty to be insured by purchaser and the policy
transferred to vendors, the note for the pur-
chase price to be made to the order of pur-
| chasers and by them endorsed. And the said
purchaser, Joseph Ellison, having purchased
said property for che price and sum of eighteen
thousand dollars, paid four thousand five hun
bred dollars in ready cash, and for the balance
of said purchase price furnished three certain
promissory notes for the sum of four thousand
five hundred dollars each, in accordance with
the terms and conditions above mentioned.
Wherefore, any person who can set up any
right to the aforesaid property, in consequence
of any i%nformality in the order, decree or
judgment of Court under which the sale was
made, or any irregularity or ~illegality in the
aprraisement or advertisements, in the time
and manner of sale, or of any other defect
whatsoever, to show cause within thirty days
from the day the monitor is first inserted in
the public papers, why the sale SO made
should not be confirmed and homologated, in
accordance with the application of the said
Joseph Ellison, the purchaser.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 2lst day
Il. S.. of June, A. D., 1871.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
July /, 1871.