New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-06

ITO THE HON. E. H. DURELL, JUDGE OF THE
District Court OF the United States tor the
District of Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy:
The petition of Z. (. Norton of the city of New
Orleans, herein appearing the assignee in bank
ruptcy OF the estate of Paul Jackson Lefebyre
bankrupt respectfully represents that among this
assets surrendered by the bankrupt and belOn giug
TO the aforesaid estate in bankruptcy, there id the
following described real estate, situated in the
State OF louisiana, in the parish of Orleans, to
wit:
|. square of ground, with the improvements
thereon, and al the rights, ways etc, thareuntO
belonging, situated in the First District of tho
city of New Orleans bounded by Canal Gasuuot-
SalcedO and Lopez streets measuring about 203
feet inches front each on Canal and Gasqust
streets aid 3l9 feet inches lines front each
o. Sa!cedO and Lopez stree is
2. square OF ground, with the improve
ments thereon, and al. rights, ways, etc, thereto
belonging, situated in the Second District of the
city OF New Orleans, in square bounded by Canal
CustomhOuse, SalCed0 and Lopez Streets meas
uring about BOB feet inches front each on Canal
and CustCmIouse streets, and 3lS feet inches
lines front each on SalcedO and Lopez streets.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereinbtfore described real estate is appears of
record, encountered and charged with the follow
ing hereinafter specified mortgages, Judgments o
liens and privileges resting thereon to wit:
Mortgage in favor of John Msgget for + y 600.
Mortgage in favor of Louise Constance ReaE.
wife of said bankrupt resulting from marriage
contract.
The drainage tax.
And your petitioner further represents that &c
is impossible tor him to determine the validity of
said membranes and the amount due thereon;
that he not ascertain the value of said proper
" by agreement between himself and the eredi-
tors holding said security as provided in section
twenty of the bankrupt act OF 1867. And that it s
necessary, in order to ascertain the value of said
property and for the due, proper and speedy ad-
minsration of said estate and tor the interest of
the creditors therein that said estate be sold at
public auction, free and clear of all membranes
That all said judgments. mortgages liens and
v,leges recorded against said property be
cced and erased, so that your petitioner can con-
vey clear and unincumbered title to any pur-
chaser thereof, reserving to said John Megget,
Louise Constance Reau and city of New Orleans,
and 10 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 sad property above
described al public auction free and clear from all
iucum brances That all said Judgments mort
CAGES liens and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased so that your Pc
ttiOner can convey clear and unincumbered title
10 any purchaser thereof reserving to said John
Megget Louise Constance Reau and city of New
Orleans and 10 all other persons all the rights in
law to the proceeds of the sale of said property
cording to their rank And he prays for all other
AUG. DE B. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion Of A. de B. Hughes, attorney of Z. o..
Norton assignee, and upon suggesting to the court
that he has filed in this the foregoing petit
ton, it is ordered that John Megget, Louise Con
stance Reau and the city of New Orleans, and all
other parties in interest do show cause upon the
thirteenth dav of February A. D. 1873 at IL A. M be.
fore this court why the said petition should not be
granted and said property sold as prayed for, and
why all membranes recorded against said prop
And it is further ordered that notice of this petit
ton and order be served upon said John Meggett,
Louise Constance Reau and city of New Orleans,
and all other persons, by serving a copy thereof
upon them, their agent attorney, or by said
assignee publishing copy of said petition ana
order three times i'll the New Orleans Republican
a newspaper printed in New Orleans, louisiana the
last publication to be made at least five days be-
fore the day Of hearing.
a. Il. DUREBL, gudSs
January %, 1898.
a srue copy:
Clerks Office, New Orleans January 27, 1873.
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