The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-03
MONITION.
PARISH COURT,

PARISH COURT,
Parish of st. Landry.
NHE State of Louisiana to whom it may
L concern: Greeting.
Know yc, that Samuel Nelson, a resident
of the county of --, State of MIS-
sissippi, has applied to our Parish Court, for
a monitor or advertisement, in conformity
with the act of the Legislature emitted .'an
act relating to monition and mode of proceed
ing approved March 18th, 1855, and since
incorporated in the Revised Statutes of Lou
isiana, approved March 18th, 1870, to make
known that said Samuel Nelson became the
purchaser Of the property hereinafter describ-
ed, at public sale, at auction, of property be-
longing to the estate of Jesse Andrus, of said
Parish, deceased, made by George W. Huds-
petl, Administrator of said estate, on the six
tcenth day of February, 1871, by virtue of an
order of our said Parish Court, and bearing
date the 18th February, 1871, and a commits
sion in pursuance thereof issued by the Dep
uty Clerk of said Court, bearing date the 18th
February, 1871, and directed to said George
w. Hudspcth, Admr,, or to any public auc-
tioneer for the Parish of st. Landry.
DESCRIPTION OF TIE PROPERTY.
LIST The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, situated on Bayou Bnuf. about
sever, miles above Washington, bounded
moth by land of Mrs. Charlotte Enoclls, east
by swamp lands, south by land of John J..
Andrus, and west by Bayou Bmuf, containing
about four hundred arpents, more or less,
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon about seven hundred and fifteen
35LIo0 acres wild land adjoining the above,
consisting of the n. section ard W ] section
of s.. :! of section No. 55, t. ! S. of r. d e., south
,r,.tor, all 1t,efr.,t n T o,...
ing four hundred and eighty-one 35IIOO acres.
of /. 4 e, containing one hundred and twenty
six acres, south western Land District of
Louisiana.
Sd Lots No. . and 3 of section So t.. 4 $. of
T.. 4 e.. containing one hundred and eight
acres, and in the District of land subject to
sale at Opelousas: also, a lot of gentle horned
cattle. three mules, about seven head of creole
horses aud mares, a flock of sheep, an old OK
cart, a lot of plantation utensils, an old car
riage: and other articles too numerous to NEIL
ton, 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 and amount bid by him,
viz: seven thousand seven hundred dollars.
Wherefore, all persons who can set up any
right to the aforesaid property, in c~onseq uence
of any informality in the order, decree or
Judgment of Court under which the sale was
made, or any irregularity or Illegally in the
aptraisements or advertisements, in the time
and manner of sale, or for 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
Samuel Nelson, the purchaser.
In testimony whereof 1 have hereunro set
my hand and seal of office this 9Th day
l.. $. of the month of May, A. D., 1871.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
A true copy:
OSEZlME A. GuIDRY, by. Clerk.
? Mayo 1871.