New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-03

ITO THB HONORABLE E. b. DCkELL7 JUDGE
a Of the District Court of the United States fol
the District of Louisiana, sitting In bankruptcy
The petition of f. E. Norton, of the city of New
Orleans herein appearing as Lue ,6esLshee IN
bankruptcy of the, estate OF Joseph y. Ellis
bankrupt, respectfully represents that among the
asseta surrendered by the bankrupt and belonging
to the aforesaid estate in bankruptcy there is the
following described real estate situated III the State
of Louisiana In the parish Of Orleans, to wit
One lot Of ground situated in the First District of
the CITY of New Orleans, in the square bounded by
st. Charles TerpschOre, Carondeet and Mel
pOmeDe streets measuring twenty -eght feet five
inches front on ST. Charles street by one hundred
and ten feet deep, with Improvements, consisting
of q twostOrY dwelling house (franel, known as
No 397 St. Charles street.
one whole square of ground in the First District
Of the city ofNew Orleans, being the square bound
ed by Common Gravier, Clark and Genos streets
and Bubdivded into thirty.two lots, measuring
twenty-eight and thirty-twO feet front each, by
depths of one hundred and twenty to one one hun
dred and forty feet according To plan by T. Reizen
stein, dated January 80 1869.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
berenbeiOTe described real estate is as appears OF
record, incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments lenE
and privileges resting thereon. to wit
Mortgage in favor Of J. III. Kern for B4826 So.
Mortgage in favor of ThOuy Lafou for $50.
Mortgage in favor of D. Pipes, ST., for $500.
Mortgage in favor of Charles T. Nash Tor $4,000.
Mortgage in favor of H H. Stanley for 8 1880
Mortgage in favor Of Th0uy Lafou for 5000
Mortgage in favor Of Mrs. Caroline Z. Potter,
marriage contract.
Judicial mortgage in favor OF c. B. Girardey
So for 1927 rs.
Judicial mortgage in favor of city of New Or,
cans for $500 81 ~.
$500.
Privileges in favor Of State Of lopisiana for
@ii6
Privileges in favor of Draining Company.
And your petitioner further represents that it is
snpos5ible for him to determine the validity OF
said membranes and the amount due thereon;
that he can not ascertain the value of said property
Sy agreement between himself and the creditors
doidIng SAD security as PROVIDED III Secton twenty
of the bankrupt act OF 1867. And that it is neces-
sary, in order to ascertain the value of said prop
erty, and for the due, proper and speedy admins.
IratlOn 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
ell said Judgments mortgages, iieLs and privileges
recorded against said property be cancelled and
erased, 60 that your petitioner can convey clear
and uninCumbered title to any purchaser thereof,
reserving to said j. NJ. Kern Thouy Lafou D. Pipes
ST., Charles T. Nash, Henry H. Stanley, Mrs Caro-
line Z. Potter, Columbus Reed, G. E. Girardey
Co. city Of New Orleans, John s. SterTy, 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 al
membranes. That all said judgments, mort.
cages, lieRs and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased, so that your pc
titiOner convey a clear and unincumbered
title to any purchaser thereof reserving to said
J. N. Kern, Thouy Lafou, D. Pipes, ST., Charles T.
ter, Columbus Reed, c. Z. Girardey d Co., city
cot New Orleans, john S. Sterry, State of Louis
lana, Draining Company, and to all other per
sons all the rights in law to the proceeds of
Tho sale 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
V. f. Norton, assignee and upon suggesting TO
the court that he has filed in this court the fore
going petition it is ordered that III. Kern, ThOuy
Lafou, D. Pipes ST., Charles T. Nash, Henry H.
Stanley, Mrs Caroline E. Potter, Columbus Reed,
C. f. Girardey il Co, John S. Sterry city of New
Orleans, State of louisiana Draining Com
pany, 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,
&Dd said property sold as prayed for, and why all
IncumhTanCes 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 ]. M Kern,
ThOuy LafOu d. Pipes, ST., Charles T. Nash Henry
H. Stanley, Mrs. Caroline E. Potter, Columbus
Reed G. +. Grardy Co, John s. SterTy, city of
New Orleans State of Louisiana Draining Company,
and all other persons, BY serving copy thereof
Hpon them, their agent attorney, or by
said assignee publishing a copy of said pet
ton and order three times in the New Orleans
Republican, a newspaper printed in New Orleans,
Louisiana the last publication to be made at least
i've days before the day of hearing.
Z. H. bURELL, Judge
A true copy:
J. A. CHARBONEET, Deputy Clerk.
Clerks Office, New Orleans, June 3, 1872.
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