New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-16
LEGAL NOTICES,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES In
and for the District of louisiana

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES In
and for the District Of louisiana
TIME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO
Il Mrs. G. POussin, executrix of the last will and
Francois Poussin, deceased, and to Augustus
Chevaler, and to all other persons whom 1t may
whereas The Honorable William W. Belknap,
the Secretary of War of the United States of Amer
lea, hath by authority conferred on him by the
statutes of the United States of America in due
form of law appears in our said Circuit Court aud
in due form of law exhibited aud filed his petition
for and in behalf of the United States of America
understand. and be informed that under
and by virtue of the authority conferred
States in such case made and provided, he has
heretofore lawfully entered upon. and for and in
the name, aud in behalf of the said United States
has taken possession of certain lot. piece par
Gel of land, situated in the parish OF Rapides, in
the Stste and District of louisiana and has Occu-
pied and appropriated the same as and for ma
tiOna1 cemetery, the said property being in his
opinion and Judgment suitable and necessary for
the purpose of carrying into effect the act of Con.
gress aforesaid, and being needed and necessary
for national cemetery for the burial of deceasd
officers and soldiers of the army, and sailors and
marines of the navy of the United States, and has
established the same as Rational cemetery and
that the same is now continued as such.
And that the said piece or parcel of land is de-
scribed as follows: That certain tract or piece of
land situated in the parish of Rapides, in the State
of Louisiana, known and described fully and
at large set forth in the plat and map thereof,
office thereof as part and portion ofthe petition
OF the said Secretary of War and at all times open
to the exan sation and inspection of all persons.
describing in detail said land, which ia situated
the town or village in said parish of Rapides,
known called Pinevile. Said cemetery being
part of the tract of land known as the POussin
district, located within the limits of the original
Adam Huffenan claim, o. B. B., 327, as specified,
anu denOminated on the official United States sur
vey of township four north, range one west, and
now in possession of, and actually occupied by the
United States as national cemetery as aforesaid.
And whereas, it has also been represented unto
said court that the ownership of SAID real estate
is involved in some dispute uncertainty to whe
is the real owner of the fee simple title thereto,
and that the said Secretary OF War is informed
that you or some of you claim to have or
some ownership title or interest therein thereto,
and that the said United States, through said Sec
retary OF War, is unable to deal with safety with
any of said persons in acquiring lawful title to
said properly as and for a national cemetery by
reason of unce rtaDty concerning the ownership
and title thereof
And that the amount of money to be paid there
for by the United States can not be settled, fixed
and determined for the same reason.
And orr sad court having considered said appli-
cation of the Secret Of War in this behalf and
having made It's order in the premises;
Now, therefore ycu the said above named per.
sons, respectively, as well as all persons whom it
may coucern, and who may have, or pretend to
ing any right, title or interest in or to said real
tate, any part or portions thereof pursuant to
the decree or the orders of said Circuit Court in
the premises, hereby cited, admDnished ana
required to ne aud appear in said Circuit Court,
holden a. the city of New Orleans in said district
OF Louisiana. on or before the first Monday in No
vember next, A. D. 1874, and make and file in said
court statement in writing, under your several
Oaths afirmatiOns, stating and setting forth any
and all interest claim or title wherein you, each
or either you have claims pretend to possess in
and to said property any part or portion there.
Of and further herein stand to and abide any such
order. Judgment decree the court shall OF
may make in The premises, or as shall or may be
or become necessary or proper to secure the ap-
prasement of said property and its transfer to the
said United States by indefeasible titles in fee
simple hereof fail not
Witness the Honorable Morrison R. Waite, Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court of the United States
of America, at the city of New Orleans, this tenth
day of July. A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy
four and of the independence of the United States
of America the ninety ninth year.
F. A. WOOLFLEY, Clerk.
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