New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-11

FFIO THE HONORABLE F. H. DURELL, JUDGE
l. of the District Court of the United States fol
the District Of Louisiana, sitting in bankruptCy:
The petition Of E. f. Norton, of the city OF New
Orleans, herein appearing the assignee il
bankruptcy OF" the estate of Joseph q. Ellis
bankrupt, respectfully represents that among the
assetR surrendered by the bankrupt, and belonging
to thaforesaid estate in bankruptcy, there is the
following described real estate situated in the State
of Louisiana, in the parish of Orleans, to wit
One lot Of ground situated i'll the First District Of
the city Of New Orleans, i'll the square bounded by
st. Charles, TerpsiChore, CarOndtlet and Mel
pomene streets, measuring twenty eight feet five
inches front on St.. Charles street, by one hundred
and ten feet deep, with improvements, consisting
OF twost0ry dwelling house (framel, known as
No. 39T st. Charles street.
One whole@uar of ground in the First District
of the city ofNew Orleans being the square bound.
ed by Common, Gravier Clark and Genois strpers
and subdivided into thirty two lots, measuring
tweHty-eight and thirtytwO feet front each, by
depths of one hundred and twenty to one one hun
dred and forty feet according TO plan by g. Reizen-
stein, dated January 80, 1863.
lonr petitioner further represents that the said
heTeIbetore described real estate is as appears Of
record, incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, judgments, ienB
and privileges resting thereon to wit
Mortgage in favor Of j N. Kern for $4826 SO.
mortgage IN favor OF Ih0uy Lafou for $3.50
Mortgage Il favor Of D. Pipes, ST., for $500.
Mortgage in favor of H II. Stanley for S 1850.
Mortgage in favor of Thouy Lafou tor $4,000.
Mortgage IN favor OF Mrs. Caroline (. Potter,
marriage contract.
Judicial mortgage in favor of Columbus Reed for
1922 81.
Judicial mortgage in favor Of C. E. Girardey &
Co. for S5321 rs.
Judicial mortgage in favor of city of New Or
Leafs for $500 3742.
Judicial mortgage in favor of John S. Sterry for
$500.
Privileges in favor of State of Louisiana for
$II6.
Privileges in favor of Draining Company
AND your petitioner further represents that it Is
impossible for him to determine the validity OF
sail membranes and the amount due thereon;
that he can not ascertain the value of said property
by agreement between himself and the creditors
holding said security, as provided in section twenty
of tie bankrupt act of 1867. And that it is neces-
saTy, in order to ascertain the value of said prop
eIty, and for the DUE proper and speedy admins.
tratiOn of said estate and for the interest of the
creditors therein, that said estate be sold public
auction, free and clear OF all membranes. That
all said judgments, mortgages, liens and privileges
reGGrded against said property be cancelled and
erased, SO that your petitioner convey a clear
and unincumbe red title to any purchaser thereof,
reberv1us to said J; NJ Kern, Thouy Lafou D. Pipes,
Sr Charles T. Nash, Henry H. Stanley, Mrs. Caro-
lire E. Potter Columbus Reed, C. Z. Girardey 4
Co., city of New Orleans, John s. Sterry, State of
Louisiana, Draining Company, and to All other
persons, all their rights in law to the proceeds
Of the sale of said property upon the distribution
thereof
Wherefore. your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction free and clear from all
in2um hrances That all said judgments, mort.
cages, ieRs and privileges recorded against said
be cancelled and erased, so that your pc.
tIHoner can convey clear and unimcumbered
title to any purchaser thereof, reserying to said
J NJ. Kern, Th0uy Lafou, D. Pipes ST., Charles T.
Nash, Henry H. Stanley, Mrs. Caroline L. Pot.
ter Columbus Reed, c. E. Girardey & Co., city
of New Orleans John s. Sterry, State of Louis
lana Draining Company, and to all other per-
SONS, all the tights in law to the proceeds of
the sac Of said property according to their rank
And he prays for all other necessary orders.
AUG De B, HUGHES Attorney.
On motion of Augustus De B. Hughes attorney for
z. E. Norton, assignee and upon suggesting to
the court that he has filed in this court the fore
going petition, it is ordered thatJ. n. Kern Thouy
Lafou, D. Pipes Sr., Charles T. Nash Henry H.
Stanley, Mrs. Caroline E. Potter Columbus Reed
G. Z, Girardey & Co., John S. Sterry city of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, Draining Gem
pany1 and all other parties in. interest, do show
cause upon the third Monday Of November
A. D. 1872, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, before this
court why the said petition should not be granted
and said property sold prayed for, and why ali
membranes recorded against said property
should not be Cancelled and erased.
And it is further ordered that notice of this
petition and order be served upon said ]. NJ Kern,
PhOuy LafOu, D. Pipes ST. Charles T. Nash Henry
Il. Stanley, Mrs. Caroline E. Potter, Columbus
Reed, c. Z. Girardy L Co, John s. Sterry, city of
New Orleans State Of Louisiana, Draining Company,
and all other persons by serving a copy thereof
upon them, their agent or attorney, or by
said assignee publishing copy of said petit
ton and order three times IN the New Orleans
Republican newspaper printed in New Orleans
Louisiana, the last publication to be made at least
1--WE days before the day of hearing.
+. H. DURELL, Judge.
true copy
CLERKS Office, New Orleans June g. 1872.
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