The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25


MONITHON.-DIsTRICT COURT, PAR
IVA ish Of st. Landry.-The State of Louisiana
10 whom II may concern. Greeting:
Know 1e that Samuel Haas, q resident of an(
dOmicillated i'll the parish OF st. Landry, STATE
OF Louisiana, has applied to our District COurr
for Il monition or advertisement, in conformity
with the act Of the Legislature, entitled g an ac
relating to Mention and mode of proceeding
approved March the 18th, 1865, and same incOr
pOrated i'll the Revised Statutes of the State OF
Louisiana, approved March 14th, 1870. to make
known that the said Samuel Haas became the
purchaser OF the following tracts of land, al
situated in the parish of st. Landry, tO-wit:
1st. A certain tract of land, situated i'll Baeou
Chicot, measuring 480 four hundred and eighty
acres, bounded north by land of * son
south, east and west by public Iands, together
with all the buildings and improvements thereon
End. A certain tract of land, situated on Bay.
gu ChIc9t, measuring (200l two hundred arpents
bounded north by land of Fogleman, south and
east by public lands, and west by Bayou Chicot.
Bird. A certain tract of land, situated OIL BAYOU
Crocodile, measuring about 10000 two thousand
acres OF arpents, being section No. 81, in town
snip two, south range two east.
4th. A certain tract OF land, situated near
Bayou Chlcot, measuring one hundred and TWEEN
ty-nVe acres, bounded north by land of J. B.
kOehler, south by land of Mrs. Heath. together
with all the buildings and improvements thereon
5th. A certain tract of land, situated at Bayou
Chlcot, measuring 400 one hundred acres,
bounded north by lands of Hudson and Whit
tlngton, south by land of T. II. THOMPSON. east
by land OF Thomas {. Anderson, and west by
land of James McEachen.
9th. a certain tract OF land. situated on the
NeZ-Plque, measuring (677 211OW six hundred
aud seventy-seveu 21I100 acres, being section
thlrty-elght, i'll township three, south range one
east.
7th. A certain tract of land, situated on the
Bayou ChicOt, bounded north by the heirs of
Glaze, south and west by public lands, and east
by, containing two hundred acres.
That said Haas acquired said lands thus:
The tract first described, for the price of one
hundred and twenty dollars and forty-one cents,
on the Sth OF November, 1873, at a public sale
made at the Courthouse i'll Opelousas, st. Lam
dry, of the property of 7. T. A. Lyons, by iona
than J.. Morris, State and Parish Tax Collector,
IN ana for the parish of st. Landry, State of
louisiana.
The tract secondly described, was purchased
by said Haas for the price of fOrty-four dollars
and siXty-one cents, on the 9Th of December,
1873, at a public sale made at the Courthouse in
OpelouSaS, st. Landry, of the property of Vim.
Mcdaniel, by Jonathan L. Morris, State and
Parish Tax Collector, in and for the parish of
st. Landry, State of Louisiana.
Thu tract which is thirdly herein described,
for the price of three hundred dollars and TWEEN
tyttye cents, on the 22d of NOyemher, 1873, at
a public sale made at the Courthouse in Opelorl.
sas, St. Landry, Of the property Of Boatwright
Il Glaze, by Jonathan l.. Morris, State and Par
ish Tax Collector, in and for the parish of st.
Landry, State OF Louisiana.
The tract which is fourthly herein descrih-5
for the price OF seVenty-two dollars and t;ftoor,
cents, on the Sth of N0vembe" ,o5a 'n u ~ r,,tfia
sale made at the '''"srI,Iouse in opeio,isas' ST,
ID Ii Jonathan j.. Morris, State and Par
nsh Tax Collector, in and for the parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana.
The tract which is filthy herein described,
was acquired by saidH Haas for the price of forty
one dollars, on the fourth of October, 1873, at a
public sale made at the Courthouse in OpelOu-
sas, st. Landry, of the property Of Mrs. Winfred
Louisa Smith, made by Jonathan L. Morris,
State and Parish Tax Collector, i'll and for the
parish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana.
The tract siXthly herein described, for the
price of fifty dollars, on the 31st of October, 1874,
by act recorded in office of the Recorder of st.
Landry, on the 4th of November, 1871, from
Thomas G. Anderson, who had purchased for the
price of forty three dollars and twenty cents, on
the oath OF October, 1871, at a public sale made
at the Courthouse in Opelousas, st. Landry, of
the property of Sarah Collins, by ID. G. Sittig,
State and Parish Tax Collector, in and for the
parish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana.
The property seventhiy herein described, for
the price of three hundred and fifty dollars, on
the 4th of November, 1874, by act recorded in
office of the Recorder of st. Landry, 0n.the oath
of November, 1874, from Thomas c. Willis, who
had purchased for the price of forty-six dollars
and fifty cents, on the 4th of December, 1863, at
a public sale made at the Courthouse in Opelon-
sas, st. Landry, of the property Of Thomas Du-
ford, by u. G. sittig, agent for the securities of
J. j. Butler, State and Parish Tax Collector, in
and for the parish OF st. Landry, State Of Lou
isiana.
Wherefore, all persons who can setup any title
to the aforesaid described property, in conse-
4uence of any informalityin the time, and place,
aad manner of sale, and for any other defect
whatever, are hereby called upon to show cause,
within thirty days from the day of said lnoni-
ton, rs inserted in the public papers, why the
sales so made should not be confirmed and no.
i'll accordance with the application
Of said Samuel Haas.
III testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
land and seal of office, at Opelousas, st. Landry,
La., this 2d day of December, 1874.
ONEZIME A. GUIDRY,
dee list Dep. Clerk.