New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-10

| ITO THE HONORABLE +. II. DU2ELL. JUDGE
l. of the District Court of the United states for
! the istiict OF Louisiana sitting i'll bankruptcy:
| The petition OF +. +. Norton. of ,he city OF New
Orleans. herein appea airing as the assignee in bank
| ruptcv OF the estate of George ". SIzrr bankrupt
respectfully represents that among tn. assets sur
| rendered by the bankrupt, and belonging TO the
afoItsi.!d estate i'll bankruptcy there is me follow
ing d. .ibed real estate situated in tie State of
! Louisiana, in the parish OF orleans, to wit
lot of ground in the First District OF this city,
with the buildings and improvements thcI con, III
square number twelve, bounded by Canal. Gasguet,
Aarais and IRENE streets, being portion of lot
number five of said square, and measuring, in
French measure about twenty feet front on Canal
! street by one hundred and twenty feet deep,
| bounded on the side nearest IRENE street By lot
number four and the other side by the reIna N.
ing portion of lot lumber five, per plan of j..
Pile surveyor, dated February g. 1877, xed to
| an act of sale from the city corporation to Will
| liam Brother, pas sed before J. de Armas late
| notary public in tins city. on February H. 1927.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
herein before described real estate is appears of
ing hereinafter specified mortgages, judgments
liens and privileges resting thereon, to wit
Mortgage in favor of Charles 6. E. baquie for
Mortgage in favor of Martin L. Ainswor1h for
10000.
Privilege in favor of the State of Louisiana for
SI.4.
Judicial mortgage in favor of Shropshire
Broi hers tor $20S6.
Judicial mortgage in ia Of Benjamin A. Moss
for s 1854 s..
judicial mortgage in favor OF Fisher johnson \
Co. for + 1857 %.
Judicial mortgage in favor OF Or. B. H. Moss Tor
$455; 81.
And your petitioner further represents that it is
Impossible for him to determine the validity of
SAID membranes and the amount due thereon;
that he can not ascertain the value of said property
by agreement between himself and tie creditors
holding said security. as provided il section twenty
OF the bankrupt act of 1867. And that it is ueces
sary In order 10 ascertain the value OF said prop
erty, and Tor the due, proper and speedy admins
tralon OF sud estate, and for the interest OF the
creditors therein. that said estate be sold at public
Thai
all SAID Judgments, mort cages, liens and privileges
recorded against said property be, cancelled and
erased. so that Your petitioner convey clear
and un!ncum bcrcd title 10 any purchaser thereof
rcser.ing to said Charles G. /. 'Baquie, Martin h.
Ainsworth, the State of Louisiana, Shropshire
Brothers, Benjamin A. Moss, Fisher. johnson x CO..
DR.. B. A. Moss, and to all other persons all their
rights IN law TO the proceeds Of the sale oil said
property upon the distribution thereof
therefore. No,tr petitioner prays that he may he
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described al public auction, free and clear from al
membranes. That all said judgments. mort.
Cages. liens and privileges recorded against said
property be cancelled and erased SO that your pc
title to any purchaser thereof, resrrvin. to said
Charles q. E. Baquie, Martin l.. Ainsworh the
state OF Louisiana, shropshire Brothers Benjamin
A. Moss Fisher, Johnson 4 Co., Dr.. L. II.
Moss and 10 all other persons, all the
lights III law to the proceeds OF the sale of said
property according TO :her rank. And he prays
ior a.. other necessary orders.
AUG. Dr B. HUGHES, Attorney
On motion of sug. he 3. Hughes, attorney OF E.
r. norton, assignee, and upon suggesting 10 the
count that he has filed III this court the tOreg going
petition. 1t Is ordered that Charles G. Z. BaqlIit
Martin l.. AluswOr:h. State OF Louisiana shroi,-
Ire hers. Benjamin A Moss, Fisher, johnson l.
Co. Dr. B. II. Moss and all other par in interest
90 show cause upon the went y-seventh day OF April
A. d. 1872 at ii A. NJ, before this court why the
SAID petition should not be granted, and said prop
erty sold as PRAYED for, and why all incunbrances
rtcoi ded against SAID pr4elty should moi be can
celed and erased.
AID it is further ordered that notice of this pet
ton and ORDER be- served upon said Charles g. +.
Baqul", Mar in l.. AIMS worth, State of Lou sana
Shropshire Brothers. Benjamin A Moss, Fisher
Johnson Co., Dr. b. H. Moss. and all other persons
eY serving copy thereof upon them their agent
or attorney, or by said @nee publishing copy vi
said petition and order three times in tile New or.
leans Republican. a newspaper printed III New or.
leans Louisiana, the last publication to be made at
least five days before the day OF hearing
Signed Marcl!23 1872.
f. II. DURELL, Judge. |
true copy:
J. 4 CHAKBoNNET Deputy Clerk
Clerks office, New Orleans, March %, 1872.
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