New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-14
In Chancery-No. 1913.

11SDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS
u and authority conferred by the Circuit Court
aforesaid i'll decree rendered ~ 'ne sald cause at
the April term Of the said court. a. D. 1874, and
under the terms Of the deeds OF trust established
in the said decree, as made by the New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company in favor of
cakes Ames and Edwin D.. Morgan. their success.
sors and assigns bearing date the fifteenth day of
March. 1870. and the nrst day OF January. 1872.
therein described ard in the deed Of trust
70 the Governor Of the state OF Louis.
lana: bearing date the ftss DAY OF July. a;
direction OF Francis A. Woo!fey. master. as pro-
videG in the sad decree. the entire property EN-.
orleans. on the EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOvEM.
Der NEXT before the Custom house. in the said
city, between iEe hours 81 II A. ~ and +. u. VI
that dav.
The property described consists OF thu railroad
and .ai foads constructed or to be constructed IN
that par: of the State OF LOUISIANA. west OF the
Mississippi river and ia the State OF Texas, or in
either them. constituting parts po:tl0ns or sec.
tions of che main branch lines OF railroads OF
tire New Orleans. Mobile aud Texas halroad Com.
panv. as authorized Dy the laws OF The States OF
Louisiana Texas. including the RICH: OF way
and all other lights. interests ana estate OF the
said corporation TO the lands occupied by said
railroad or railroads and to al! Of tine lands which
have been acquired. OWED ard occupied for con.
structing. repairing. operating or DONG the bust.
ness o. he SAID railroads. including al! depots sta.
ton houses, engine houses. car houses. freight
houses. store houses. sheds. machine shops.
repair Shops business houses offices and buildings
railroad and railroads. with the Superstructutes
tracks. rails and al the appartehances thereof.
with :he rolling stock. cars engines tenders tools,
machinery. vessels. steamboats,. tug boats. boats.
with their engines. boilers. tackle. apparel and
furniture. al! fixtures. fiei. materials and all other
personal property Used or enpioSed exclusively
for the epa;r construction, operation and bust.
Of tie said railroads. together with al! OF the
franchises. rights AID privileges or the SAID corpo'
ration. whether corporate or otherwise. to con.
struct main tain or manage the said railroad. and
the branches thereof. or connected with or relat'
ing to the same. OF the constructor; maintenance
and use thereon. or any par; thereof, whether dc.
rived from tho United States. the s.ates or Ala
balna. louisiana. Texas or other states. or from
counties. cities towns. corporations OF individuals.
with tn. power TO coi.ec: the tolls. rents and in.
Gomez therefrom. with all the tenenents. heredi'
tainents. apPurtensnces AID a.! ths rlsnt title
and estate Of The sad corporation and its assigus
Az fully the are granted Al t:ie deeds afoie.
said or which l am authorized to Sci! ander the
said deeds and the decree OF the court a:
First-Th. section Of the railroad commencing
the west bank of the Mississippi! river. near New
Orleans at Westwego. for the distance of seventy
miles to Donsldsonville, near the Bayou Lafourche
and beyond shat point toward Vermilonviiie. being
the portion completed, or nearly completed, will be
sold. with the rolling stock. engines. cars. depo;s
stations. tracks. suQerstructures. lights. privi'
leges. franchises. and whatever else belongs to or
is a. purtenant 20 the same under the general &c.
SCH .tlUn above set forth.
Second-All that portion OF the said main line.
which commences al a point serenity miles distant
from Westwego. and extends westwardly to Vel.
v!lle in the parrish of Lafayette. and thence
to Sabine river in the direction OF Houston. in
Texas together the lines of railroad authorized TO
be made tnevefIom West Baton Rouge; and I" the
city Of Shreveport III the parish OF Caddo and to
Alexandria other place. ia the parish OF Rapldes.
or else where. north of the main line. with all the
estates. interests rights. franchises. privllege
appurtenances. aud real and persona! property
thereto belonging, held, owned. occupied or used
by IN. said company, and winch are embraced ,lil.
der tn. terms OF the Deeds atUresa aid the de.
cree of the said Circuit Court.
~ fhctl iyle1 of raj reAN M fhs
wes,ward!y from Brashear City TO the town cf
ve1millionville. which the said New orleans. Mo.
bile and Texas Railroad Company acquired from
Charles Morgan, with all the rights OF way. tracks.
supeyt,uctuIes. estates. interests and property.
real and personal. appe!tauing TO the same. and
the franchises. privileges ard ,mmuni1ies attached
TO the line between th" said termiai Of Brashear
City and yelmi!liony!ile. and in said town and
city.
Fourtf-Ay the line Of railroad. with the rights.
estate. interests. franchises. privileges and !nmu.
mites, between the Sab!Ge iivec and the city Ut
Houston. 10 the State OF Texas, AID the entire
estate Of the said corporation. embraced IA the
genera! description. before made within the
state Of Texas.
The terms Of sale are cash. The privilege Of Did.
ding is reserved in she Decree to the Trustees in
she deeds betire mentioned.
Absorption of the property will be placed with
She :nas:e. tea days before this sale.
FRANK Il. AMES, Trustee.
Approved:
oc3sw ?. A. wOOHrLEY. Master.