New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-09

said BY petitioners, and by duly certified
copies Of the said act of mortgage and Of
the resolution of the society adopted "a
Aforesaid, all of which instruments and
documents are annexed to and made part
Of this petition.
Petitioners aver that the interest which
accrued on said two notes up to the - day
of 49,, was duly paid by or on behalf Of
said society, but that the principal thereof
and the interest which has accrued thereon
since that date remain entirely unpaid.
They further aver that the said New Or.
leans Mechanics Society was . corporation
established by IN act of the General AS
eembly of this State, approved February
II, 1921, whereby charter was granted it
for the term of twenty yeare; that by an
other act of the General Assembly of this
State, passed on March 6, 1888, entitled IAN
act supplementary to an act entitled m act
to incorporate the New Orleans Mechanics'
Society, passed February II, 1921, :" the char
the full term of thirty years from and after
the expiration of the aforesaid original act
of incorporation Of said society.
Now, your petitioners aver that the
charter of the said society, extended as
aforesaid, expired by Limitation on the
seventeenth of February, 1871, and that a.
though more than four years have since
elapsed, NO steps whatever have been taken
BY it's members to liquidate its affairs and
pay it's liabilities. That besides the real
property mOrtgaged as aforesaid, the said
society owns two lots of ground, with the
buildings and Improvements thereon, ad-
joining the lots hereinbefore described. or
situated in their immediate vicinity. That
the entire indebtedness of the said corpora
ton amounting, as petitioners are reliably
informed, to about $1,000, exclusive of in
terest, costs and taxes.
That no provision is made in either the
original charter of said corporation, or IN
any act amendatory thereof, for the mode
in which its affairs shall be liquidated at
the expiration of it's charter.
That, under the circumstances, it is i'm
peratively necessary, for the protection of
the rights of your petitioners, and of the
other creditors of the said corporation, that
the court should appoint liquidat0r to
take charge of and settle its affairs.
Wherefore, the premises and the an
nexed affidavit considered, petitioners pray
that the court do appoint competent per-
son iquidat0r of the affairs Of tho said cor
porstion, with power to take charge and
such claims a. may be due to it and defend
its interests, and to sell and dispose of its
property in order to pay it's debts and lia-
bilities, and distribute the proceeds accord
ing to law under the supervision and sane
ton of the court; said iQuidatOr to furnish
Q bond in such sum a. the court may fix,
with good and sufficient security for the
faithful discharge of his duties as such.
ORDER.
Considering the within petition, and the
affidavit and documents in support thereof,
1t is ordered that Benjamin +. Flanders be
appointed lquidatOr of the affairs OF the
New Orleans Mechanics Society, whose
charter has expired by Limitation, with
entire property; to collect by judicial pro-
ceedin9s OF otherwise, such claims asimay be
due to it; to appear in all courts of justice
in its behalf, and to defend it's interests in
any and all suits or proceedings wherein
the same may be involved, or wherein
claims are sought to be enforced against 1t
or it's property; and to sell and dispose OF
the property of said society, after being
thereto authorized by the court, in order to
pay the debts which it owes, and distribute
the proceeds according to law, under the
supervision and sanction of the court; said
liauida:or, prior to entering upon his func-
tione a such, to furnish bond in favor OF
the Judge OF this court, for the benefit o.
whom it may concern. in the sum Of $2O, OOO
with good and sufficient security, for the
faithful discharge of the duties OF his office
Superior Criminal Court.
TRUE BILLS.
Murder-Joachim Florence.
Carrying concealed weapons - Bernard
Baumgarden, Frank Romeo.
Assault with intent to kill and assault
and battery-J. kerrigan.
NOT TRUE BILL.
False imprisonment-J. kerrigan and W.
j. OConnOr.
Assault. etc.-W. j. O'Connor.
eENTENCED.
Lawrence Williams, breaking and enter
ing, etc.. fourteen years.
Reuben Brown. carrying concealed weap-
ons, ten days.
second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of j. j. blanchard. his wife
Mrs. F. NJ Bernard. Joseph Reignaud anO
James B. Scot opened.