New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-09
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
IN THE MATTER OF JOHN AUGUsTIN STEVENS.
Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy-No. iva.

! THO THE HONORABLE E. H. DURELL JUDGE
Il of the District Court of the United States for
the District OF Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy:
The petition of E. E. Norton, of the city of New
Orleans herein appearing as the assignee in bank.
| ruptcy Of the estate OF John Augustin Stevens,
| bankrupt, 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 Siard being
| the northeast 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-fve in township
twenty north, range four east, as win make twenty
acres lying on the north side of the township line
| the whole containing 100 1900 acres.
Also lands adjoining the above tract being the
west halt of the northeast quarter and the north
west quarter of the southeast Quarter and the east
half Of the southwest quarter and the southeast
quarter OF the northwest quarter and the south
nan OF the southeast quarter of section two town
snip nineteen north, range four east, containing
about 3l8 acres.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereinbefore described real estate is as appears OF
record, mcumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter speclhed mortgages, judgments, liens
and privileges resting thereon. to wit
tutor, for $4,000
D Special mortgage 5gage in favor of John Chahe
Privilege in favor of John Chaffe & Brother 70
$2973 81.
Judicial mortgage in favor of John w Rro,,,, f
$3.50 50. 'i0"h ior
Privilege in favor of John Smith and Francis Nor
ton for work done
And your petitioner further represents that if ia
impossible for him to determine the validity Of
sald lncumbranees and the amount due thereon;
that he can not ascertain the value of said Dronert
Dy agreement between himself and the creditors
holding said security, provided in section twenty
OF the bankrupt act of 1867. And that il is neces.
sary, in order to ascertain the value of said nrop
erty, and for the due, proper and speedy adnlnis-
tratiOn of said estate and for fine fnteIa+ of The
sal Ac+ ~ H.
auction, free and clear Of all incumbr9nces That
all said judgments mortgages liens and privileges
recorded against said property be cancelled and
SIaSeu' 50 tIiaI your Peuuoner can convey clear
and unincumbered title to any nurcha ser thereof
Teserying 10 SAID A. W. Sanford, tutor John Chae |
q Br0theli Jonn w. Brown, John Smith and Fran |
els Morton, and to I'll 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
escLLpeu AT pubic auction, free and clear from all
my iLig u aLces' Ihat all said judgments, mort
cages, mems and privileges recorded against said |
properly pc Cancelled and erased, so that your pc
s''iT N " any purchaser thereof reservlng to said
a W. Sanford tutor John Chate 4 Brother
oOLH " Brown, John Smith and Francis Morton
i iSLu 70 all other persons, all the lights in
law to the proceeds of the sale of said property
according to their rank. And he prays for ali
AUG. DE B. HUGHES, Attorney.
i, On motion of Augustus De B. Hughes attorney for
\. Z. Norton, assignee, and upon suggest1nS 70
the court that he has filed in this court fine fora
going petition it is ordered that A. W. Sanford IN
tor, John Chaffe & Brother, John ". Brown. Jobn
smith and Francis Norton and all other parT es in
interest, do show cause upon the eighteenth d. 81
Nay A. D. 1872 at eleven o'clock A. Nj betoro 3b G
court, why the said petition should not be- Granted
Ind said property sold as prayed for and WV al
ncumbrances recorded against said ,,7 Wy 81
hould not be -- e3nceled and erased
And it is further ordered that notice of This
'etlt1On ana OrueI pc served upon said A. W San
ord, tutor John Chatfe Brother, John W Bro SSti
Ohm Smith and Francis Morton, and ali other per
ons, oy setnLmg copy thereof upon them or their
edition and order three times IN the New Ore s
'epiu9dcah, a newspaper printed in New Orleans
We days before the day Of hearing --'10 @O leaS'
Signed April "a, 1872
A true conv. E. H. DURELL, Judge!
C, =. a; CHARBoNNET, Deputy Clerk
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