New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-20

TITO THE HONORABLE E. H. DURELL, JUDGE
L of the District Court of the United States for
the District Of Louisiana sitting in bankruptcy:
The petition OF (. E. Norton OF the city Of New
Orleans, herein appearing as the assignee in
bankruptcy of tie estate OF Joseph G. Ellis
bankrupt respectfully represents that among the
assets surrendered by the bankrupt and belonging
to the aforesaid estate in bankruptcy there is the
following described realestate situated in the State
OF Louisiana, IN the parish Of Orleans, to wit
one lot OF ground situated IN the FIsJ District Of
the city Of New Orleans, in the square bounded hv
st. Charles, TerpschOre, Caroudelet and Mel.
pOmene streets, measuring tweuty-eght feet five
inches front on st. Charles street By one hundred
and ten feet deep, with Improvements, consisting
of a twO-stOTy dwelling house GIamel known as
No 397 81. Charles street
One whole square Of ground in the First District
of the city ofNew Orleans, beng the square bound
ed by Common GIavieT, Clark and GeLOs streeIs
and subdivided into thirty.twO lots, measuring
JWenty-eigAt and thlTty-tWo feet mont each, by
depths of one hundred and twenty to one one hun.
bred aud forty feet according TO plan by 2. Reizeu
stein dated January ~, 1863.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
heTeinbeOre described real estate u.s. as appears of
record, inCumbeTed and charged with the following
| hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments, liens
and privileges resting thereon, to wit
Mortgage il favor of J. NJ. Kern for 1896 SO.
Mortgage in favor of ThOuy Lafou for $3.50.
Mortgage in favor Of D. Pipes ST., for 5000.
Mortgage in favor of Charles T. Nash TOR s3OOO
Mortgage in favor Of II. H. StalleY for s 1850
Mortgage in favor OF Thouy LafOu for $4,000
Mortgage in favor Of Mrs Caroline Z. Potter,
marriage contract
Judicial mortgage in favor of Columbus Reed for
1922 ST.
Judicial mortgage in favor CT c. E. Girardey 4
Co. for 1927 IS
judicial mortgage in favor of city of New Or.
leans for $500 81 3.
Judicial mortgage in favor of John S. SteTry for
$500.
Privileges in favor of State of Louisiana for
SIG.
Privileges in favor of Draining COMPANY.
And your petitioner further repre- SCENTS that it is
impossible for him to determine the validity OF
said membranes and the amount due thereon;
IhdJ ne can lO ascertain me F&Iu+ OF sa.u property
by agreement between himself and the creditors
holding said security, as provided IL section twenty
OF the bankIu pt act OF 1901 And that it is ueces.
sary, in order to ascertain the value OF said prop
erty, and for the due, pfoper and speedy admins
tTaOn OF SAID estate, and Tor the interest of the
creditors therein, that SAID estate he sold at public
auction, free and clear OF all membranes. That
all said judgments, mortgages, liens and privileges
recorded against said property be Cancelled and
erased, so that your petitioner can convey clear
and uI,incumbered title TO any nurchas ser thereof
reserving to said }. NJ Kern, ThOuy LafOu, D. Pipes
ST., Charles T. Nash, Henry H. Stanley, Mrs. Caro-
line Z. Potter, Columbus Reed, G. L. GiraTdey Il
Co, city OF New Orleans John $. SteTrY State of
Louisiana, Draining Company, and to oil other
persons, all their nights 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 suction, free and clear from all
membranes. That Al said judgments, mort
cages, heEs and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased, so that your ne.
ttiOuer can convey a clear and UniucumbeTed
title to any purchaser thereof, TeseTving to said
J. NJ Kern, ThOUy LatOu, b. Pipes, ST., Charles T.
ter Columbus Reed, c. E. Girardey X Co., city
Of New Orleans, John S. SteTTy, State of Louis
lana, Draining Company, and to all other per
sons, all the rights in law to the proceeds of
the sale Of said property according 20 their rank
And lie prays for al other necessary orders.
AUG. De B. HUGHES, Attorney
On motion Of Augustus De B. Hughes, attorney fol
E. E. Norton, assignee, and upon suggesting 10
the court that he has filed in this count the fore
going petition, it is ordered thatJ Nj. Kern, ThOuy
LafOu, D. Pipes, ST., Charles T. Nash. Henry H.
Stanley, Mrs. Caroline E. Potter, Columbus Reed
c. +. GiraTdey & Co, John S. Sterry, city of New
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, Draining Com
paay, 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
aud said property sold as prayed for, and why all
membranes recorded against said property
should not be cancelled and erased.
And II IS further ordered that notice of this
petition and order be served upOu said J. VI. Kern
TLOuY LatOu, d. Pipes ST., Charles T. Nash, Henry
4. Stanley, Mrs Caroline Z. Potter Columbus
Reed, G. Z. GTardy II Co, John s. SteTTy, city of
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, Draining Company
and all other persons, by serving copy Thereon
upon them, Or their agent or attorney, or by
SAID assignee publishing a copy OF said petit
ton and order three times in the New Orleans
Republican. newspaper printed IN New Orleans,
five days before the day of hearing.
<. H. DCRELL, Judge
A true copy:
J. A. CHARBONyET, Deputy Clerk.
CLERKS Office New Orleans June 3, 1872.
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