New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-02

/ ITO THE HONORABLE E. H. DURELL JUDGE
Il of the District Court OF the United States fol-
the District of Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy;
The petition OF E. E. Norton, OF the city OF New
Orleans, herein appearing the assignee in bank.
ruptcy OF the estate OF John Augustin Stevens,
DankFuRf respectfully represents that among the
assets surrendered by the bankrupt and belonging
to the aforesaid estate in bankruptcy there is the
following described real estate situated in the State
OF Louisiana, in the parish Of Ouachita to wit
A tract of land situated on Bayou de Sard being
the Dortheast quarter of the northwest quarter
and lots one, two and three and the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of section two
and lot eight of section three, township nineteen
north, range four east and also as much of lot
eleven and of the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section thirty-ive in township
twenty north, range four east, will make twenty
acres lying on the north side of the township line
the whole obtaining 100 1900 acres.
Also lands adjoining the abeve tract being the
west half Of the northeast quarter and the north
west quarter of the southeast Oualter and The east
half OF the southwest quarter and the sOuthra #
quarter of the northwest quarter and the sontb
half OF the southeast quarter of section two town
snip nineteen NORTH range Tour east, containing
about 3l8 acres.
herenbetOre described real estate is as aDDe9rs Of
record inCumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments liens
and privileges resting thereon, to wit
tutor, for $4,000
Special mortgage in favor of John Cba4a &
Brother for $4,000.
Privilege in favor Of John Chaffe 4 Brother f,
$2973 81.
Judicial mortgage IN favor Of John W. Brown for
$3.50 90, D'0"n lo'
Privilege in favor OF John Smith and Francis Nor.
ton for work d, ne.
And your petitioner further represents that If ie
impossible for him to determine the yaiidftV of
salQ cumorances and the amount due thereon;
tat he can not ascertain the value of said DrnDerty
by agreement between himself and the creditoS.,s
holding said security as provided in section twenty
OF the bankrupt act OF 1861 And that il is npcps.
saTy, in order to ascertain the value of said mon
erty and for the due, proper and sneeJv ad,IIiIis
tratiOn of said estate and for the in+orost Of H.
&c tafo
auction free and clear OF all incumbIances Thai
all said Judgments mortgages liens and privileges
recorded against said property be cancelled and
erased so shat your petitioner can convey ciaar
and unincum0ered title to any nIIrchgsrr thereof
~ " Salu a. Sanford tutor John Chatfe
X Br0thet, JOhn w. Brown, John Smith and Fran
els Morton, and to oil other persons all tIrir !
nights III law to the proceeds of tlfu sale of said
properly upon the distribution thereof
HneEeIOr5' our petitioner pra VS. that lie NAV he
Ilu authorized to sell said property above
at pubic auction free and clear from an
gaseS, mems and privileges recorded against said
SttGpVIlS De Cancelled and erased, that your De.
4 " 'VSdL4 purchaser the reOt reserving TO said
4, W; sanford, tutor. John Ch'te & Brother
a" md w. Brown, John Smith and Francis Morton
i oLu 10 an other persons, all the lights i'm
ID" "a The proceeds of the sale of said prOnertT
a. sgiforonS to their rank And he prays for ali
AUG. De B. HUGHES. Attorney
On motion of Augustus De z. Hughes atto,.,..- -.
y r.. Norton assignee, and upon su1onett-ll3 'oI
ne court that he has filed in tins CONF FL iE 10
,OIng petition, it is ordered that A " So cue loFe'
or, John Chafs Brother j. Inn " RrIlord ju-
ninth and Francis Morton, ami all other nv, H. JoHu
interest DO SHOW cause upon the eighteenth d6 rs m
Iay, a D l@iE at eleven o'clock A. h,t 5 }, Vi
ourt why the said petition should nor oeIGre this
no said property 5%d as prayed for and hTa
hOud not be Cancelled aud erasad s"'u property
And it is further ordered mt .,
,rd faor john RTr5 cha M SrEed s sns
Ohm Smith and Francis Morton M 1Gl M, W. Brown
ge6 or 1 stto[ copy Thereon upon them U o per
ston and oIdesr G fPr 9y publishing copy Of said
oisians IA newspaper printed in Ne[ o orleans
We daHs 5e se last publication to be- mad
Signed April "a, 1872 u nearing i
A true copy: (. H. DURELL, Judge. +,
Cylsr - a; o SsIHAR8oNNET, Deputy CIerk q
apes my4 70 Sl'eaASi APrl "a, 1872