The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-20
Parish Court.-Parish of Ascension.
Partition suit between the co-heirs of
J. B. Gaudin and Wife, and
co-proprietors.

l. The HOME PLACE, being sugar
plantation in the parish of Ascension, at
about six miles above the town of Donald
sonville, ON the right bank of the Mississippi
river, having a front on said river of twenty
one arpents, more or less, on the depth there
to appertaining of forty arpents, more or
less, including the double concession and the
batture thereto belonging, the whole contains
ing four hundred and sixty eight superficial
arpents, more or less, bounded above by the
lands belonging formerly to j. N. Dugas,
now to Raphael Anthony, and below by the
lands of Edmond Bujol. ST., heretofore Of
Trasimon Landry, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon and
thereto attached and belonging, with the
stubble and seed cane, including the sugar
house, mill machinery, etc., etc.; also, twenty
two (22) mules working on said plantation,
ten (l0) heads of horned cattle, carts, plows,
cultivators, flukes three (3) sl1iffs, and other
implements of husbandry belonging thereto;
also, corn, hay, one hundred and fifteen (ll5)
cords of wood, block and tackle, sugar ket-
ties, tarpauling, carpenters, coopers and
blacksmiths tools, etc. etc.
The upper line of the Home Place runs to
a post placed at the lower boundary of the
land purchased of Sifrin Babin and now be-
longing to said co-proprietors, and thence to
a division canal between the Home and Ba-
bin Places, following said canal to lands of
Henry L. Dutfel.
q A small TRACT OF LAND on which
resided Mrs. Jean Denou, having front ON
said river Mississippi of two ~ arpents on a
depth of forty arpents, bounded above by
the lot of Mr. Pierre Caussou, of one arpent
front on four arpents in depth, to measure
from the upper line, and by other lands be-
longing to the said parties and eo-heirs, and
below by said tract formerly belonging
to j. n. Dugas and now to Raphael Anthony,
ments thereon: with the exception of the
building at the lower front corner of said
land, which belongs exclusively to Felix Ba-
bin with privilege of occupying the same to
the 10Th of April, 1876, without charge, as
per written agreement of the 10th of April,
1871 but with the understanding also that
the said personal right of occupancy shall
not be transferred to any other person.
8. The BABIN PLACE, being a sugar
plantation immediately above the tract just
described, having a front on said river of
thirteen and onefourth arpents, more or less,
on an irregular depth of say forty arpents.
more or less containing three hundred and
forty-one superficial arpents, more or less,
with the exception of a lot of one arpent in
front and one arpent in depth, to measure
from the upper corner of the said plantation,
belonging to the district school, and the
buildings thereon; and of a lot of one-half.
arpent in front on depth thereto appertaiI-
ing OF about three arpents, to measure from
the lower line of said plantation, with the
buildings thereon, belonging.to the heirs of
Valery Leblanc; the said Babin Place being
bounded below by the land just described,
on which resided Mrs. Jean Denou, and
above by the land of the late Joseph Lee
blanc, now of his surviving widow; together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon stubble and seed cane, sugar-house,
steam mill and engine, etc., etc, twenty-One
f21l mules, carts, plows, cultivators, corn
planters and other implements of husbandry,
two ~ skitfs, carpenters, eooper's and
blacksmitll's tools, block and tackle, lot of
bricks, sugar kettle, lot of lumber shingles
and pickets, eighty 1907 cords of wood,
horse mill, hay, corn and other accessories
used on said plantation and thereto belong
ing.
The lower line of the Babin Place runs to
a post placed at the upper back boundary OF
the~land where resided Mrs. Jean Denou,
thence down the back line of the said Denou
residence to the post placed at the lower
back line of the said Sifrin tract and
division canal and the said Babin Place
having right of drain through two canals
or bitches which run across the Home Place,
and fall into Bayou Joe-Rose, with the
privilege of cleaning said canals through
their whole length.
a. A LOT OF GROUND on which Syl-
yany Gaudin now resides, one mile above
the Babin Place, having a front OF four
arpents on the Mississippi river, on depth
of - arpents, the lines closing, said lot
containing thirteen superficial arpents, more
or less, together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, bounded above by
the lands of Mrs. Henry L.. Duffel, and below
and in the rear by the lands of j. Edmond
s. Co., with the right OF drainage ON the
back lands.
5. Another LOT OF GROUND at about -
arpents from the river, containing eleven
and 20-l00 arpents superficial, more or less,
bounded in front by said lands of j. Edmond
Bujol & CO., above by lands of Mrs. Henry
L. Duffel, and below by lands of said +.
Edmond Bujol & Co., and the above describ-
ed Babin Place and others; and in the rear
by the Babin Place with the right of drain
through the back canal of Babin Place to
Bayou Joe-Rose.
6. Another LOT OF GROUND, forming
part of the tract of j. n. Dugas, now RAJ
phael Anthony, and being all that portion of
said tract which lies back of Bayou Maza,
and containing three and a-half superficial
arpents, more or less, bounded in front by
said tract, below by the Home Place herein
before described, above by the tract herein
described ON which resided Mrs. Jean Denou,
and in the rear by the Babin Place, with the
sub. Nos. l and 2.
Z. A TRACT OF LAND, being part of
N w. Quarter of Sect. Is. T. IL. K. Ia. f.,
bounded on the North, East and West, by
lands of Mccall Bros. and South by lands of
A. Gomez said land being in the parish of
Ascension. on the right bank of the Missis-
sippi river, and containing two arpents front
On fourteen arpents in depth.
s. About twelve Thousand (12,000) shin
giles and eight hundred 5000 pickets, now
lying on the last described tract.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All of the above property will be sold sep
arately, that is, each tract of land with its
accessories, for cash with the exception of
2-42 of each tract, which are payable one
third cash, one-third at one year and one
third at two years after the day of sale, pur-
chasers to furnish their notes endorsed by
themselves to bear interest at per cent per
aanum after due, till paid, and payment
thereof to be secured by special mortgage,
with vendors privilege and the clause de non