New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-13
In Chancery-No. 1913.


1YxDER AND By VIRTUE or The POWERS
u aDd authority conferred by !he Circuit Court
Aforesaid III decree rendered 10 the said caute
the April term OF the sSla court, A. u. 1874, and
under the terms OF the decide OF trust established
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company in favor Of
Oakes Ames and Edwin D. Morgan, their srcces.
aud assigns, bearing dale the fifteenth Gay Of
March. 1870, and the first day Of January. 1872,
and to provide for the payment Of the debts
therein described and in the deed Of trust
lana. bearing date the first day Of July, Z.
D. 1870, will sell, undef the superintendent snd
direction Of Frsncs A. Wooiiiey master, as PFC.
vil-d in the said decree She en.ire property en-.
hraced in the said deeds OF tIast al the city Of New
Orleans, On the EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOvEM.
Der NEXT before the Customhouse. in the said
city between the houvs Of u A. y. and p. u. VI
tina. day.
The property described consists Of the railroad
and Ia ilroads constructed to be constructed N
tina: part Of the State of Louisiana, west Of the
Mississippi river. and IN the State o: Texas. IN
either OF them, constituting parts portions
tons OF the main OF branch lines OF railroads OF
the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Com.
pany. as authorized by III. laws OF the States Of
LOUISIANA or Texas. including the Right OF way
and all other tights interests and estate Of TIE
said corporation to she lands occupied by said
railroad railroads and TO all Of the lands which
have been acquired owned ard occupied for con.
structing. repairing, operating or doing the bust.
ness OF the sald railroads. including ali depots, sta
lion houses. engine houses. car houses. freight
hclses. store houses. sheds. machine shops.
pair shops business houses, Offices and buildings
owned occurred in connection with the sad
railroad and railroads. with the superstructures
tracks rails and ali the apparteDances thereof.
with the rolling stock. cars. engines tenders tcos
machinery. vessels. steam ooSts tug boats. boats,
with their engines. boilers tackle. appareI and
furniture. all fixtures :uel materials. aud all other
personal property used or employed exclusively
:oE the repair. construction. operatiOn and eusl-
Of II said railroads, together with all Of tie
franchises. rights and privileges of the said cor,O.
ration. whether corporate or otherwise, TO con.
strnc:. maintain or manage the said railroad. and
hruy fhSyAnf yUrft
ing to the same, or the construction, maintenance
aud use thereof. OF any part thereof whether de-
rived from the United States. the States of Ala.
bama. Louisiana. Texas or other States. or from
counties. cities, towns, corporations individuals,
with tine power to collec: the tolls rents and in.
comes thsIefrOm, with a.! the tenements. hereGi.
:aments, appurtenancss. ana all the right title
and estate of the said corporation and its assigns,
fully as the same are granted in the deeds atoie
said deeds and the decree Of tie court.
The said property Wi! be cold in separate par.
GELS as follows:
First-The section Of .he railroad commencing
on she west bark OF the Mississippi river near New
Orleans. at Westwego for tine distance Of seventy
miles to Donaldsonvllie near the Bayou Lafourche,
and beyond that point toward verm.liolvlle beir
the portion completed. or Dearly completed viii be
sold. with the rolling stock. engines. cars depO;s
stations. tracks, euperstsuctures, rights priv.
ieges franc ses, and whatever else belongs TO OF
is a. purtenant 30 the same under the general de.
SER ton above Get forth.
Second>Aii :ha, portion o: the SAID MAN line
which commences at point seventy miles distant
from WestwegO. and extends wes:wardiy TO Ver.
miliOnv!le. in the parish OF LAFAYETTE, ard thence
to Sabine river. IN the direction Of Houston. ia
Texas. together the lines Of railroad authorized TO
be made thertfrom TO West Baton Rouge; and to the
city Of Shreveport. IN :he parish of Caido, and to
Alexandria or ether place, i'll the parish OF Rapdes
OF elsewhere. north o: the main line, with all the
estates. interests, rights, franchises, privileges,
appurtenances. ana real and personal property
thereto belonging, held owned occupied or used
by the said company, and ich are embraced un.
der the terms OF the deeds etoye said and the de-
cree of tie said Circuit Court.
Thiyd-Al that line Of railroad running north
westw acGly from Brashear City 10 the town Of
!eImlllonville, which the said New Orleans. No
bile and Texas Railroad Company acquired from
Charles Morgan, with all the rights of way. tracks,
supertIuctureS. estates. interests and property.
real and personal appe1,a!uns to the same. and
the franchises privileges ard .nmUnilies attached
TO the line between the said .ey,uini o. BIashear
City and VeTmionv1lie, and ~ said town and
city.
Focrth-Ali the line Of railroad. with the rights
estate interests, franchises prive ges and immu.
mites between the Sabine river and the city Of
Houston. in the STATE Of Texas, and the entire
estate Of the said corporation embraced in the
general description, as before made, within the
State of Texas.
The terms of sale are cash. The privilege OF bid.
ding IS reserved il the decree 70 the trustees IN
the deeds before mentioned.
Absorption OF the property will be placed with
the master tt. days before the sale
Approved
Oc3 ow ?. A. WCOyFLEY Master.