St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-29
RxpreprIatiem Of ERnds for Raiir"a"
Purposes.

To tho Honorable te"rTr v. iluAapcln' iuHtc |
OF the Eighth judicial DISTRICT or 'h,, @ @H'hlt
Of Louisi:,na. for the Parishes "T ~ Landry
and CHlra>iru: -. rat,
Th, petition o. the L"uiaiauA W"1tcrl. Ealt !
Eoad Company, duly in"nrI'"rH'rf ny Act ~
the General Assembly OF the ~ta'""i i'"uE't''
approved March :hth, !e.-, uoulcIl'd In ii!''
CITY. Of New Orleans, state "I A"'l!-lala' =. y
Mctynrub of the city AMI State OF New YORK
President respectfully Show: ,,,.
Fir.t-That they are now engaged III DnlloinS
aud roust r,,ctne he Railroad brtNf en- stuIil-
lionv let the Paris! 81 Lafayrht' and poh' III
me Paris uf Cal,a:sicu- upon iin" the between
lilr STATE. nf lonisa,sa and til" stat. pI lcHaS''
required by their charter. ,
Gccond-Thst hy thcir cil;irt'.r they an In!!E
authorized to acquire land necessary Tor ll''r
rn;>tt h+- e< appropriation.
,Thni me road being built u, thprn luna through
iii. Parishes Of Lafayette, st. Landry ana
CaicHsi.,l. =, ::
Thai mos, ui the land OF the lluc Of their
ro;.d and necessary tor the n1r ~ the roAd. -
unIuproved .tlrt uIlnhaDIls'f.
frhst they have used iili=tnt efforts TO rs
certain the names W the owners o' t'h r',', @
estate and to 3ruu}l.' 1ltic +" iht -hiH'' ana
they have been uu:!'iC 10 do So is VIII 1thfr
;ulv appear by III" ani.';,vi, "f l. q. P"rh"r,"1i,
tie agent al Ih,' company irr''l" ''H'I'A'h ah"
nj 9d, part III this ptllt."n.
l,hi1tl m. lond nccv.-alv for The pnrp".r ri
hui,siug the road is tWo hundred feet III width,
ttrrt~s, over and upon the 5""Wln. dt@rTioch
tracts and nwi:cd ~ follows. viz: |
J same residence and status OF owner DT pv Ii
~, unknown, supposed to have hr"n for
iei1ed to 'hc S'atrsot Louisiana Tor hfl!n-
rlt1,t taSts--sertiOnR thirty seven, thirty
,,l.llt thirty mine ami forty. IN toWnsGip
ten south range one vest.
:. J. II. Crppcr "r ut. farhN."d kftluentt
aud status ADMINISTRATIONS l0r'I ono,
,oytv-twu Fort three. forty four. f"rlN-hVc
and forty-siN, iu township ten, ouihnf range
vast
/ !. Name rcedcnce and stains ~ owner or
ovucr- unsn0wr--sunp 10 have been
| forfeited 10 the stat" tor delinquent LAKES -
Sections ioIty-scve and ioriA u. INT III t""!!-
ship ten south nf range one Wtht.
| l. Mrs ParhWuo1-- e-itleilrc ami statue m
manifestations tiitv one and tirty-twc. in
! township ten south of range on" west
! a Francois Carmourh- -Re-idencc and >,a'ui
! 7uk1ioWn--Srctions i}f1E-suuE. III township
TN south Of rang" one Weoi.
q. Frairpi~ Arruenu1-R Resj'icn,t and -ialn-
| unknown-S Sections til1C five, III township
ten south of range one west.
: Th;s; tH,.v will require full and perfect OWL
ershiu OF said land.
t Fn,irtl.--rhat petitioners are unable for tht.
| r,.,son. ,t.t,.; 70 acquire llii., IN said land
without resor,nS to the process OF cSpropria-
ton.
! Fifth Petitioners are nnah'' +" 'tot" the.
name. and residences Of all "l the owners ol
4 the property described, As the do NOT live on
the SAID property, it being open wild lands.
siXth--That for the reasons stated, II Is m
nnSIiblf ellie the owners OF sam l3!!u PERSON
:ily aud that notice should BE- gwen 10 them ny
advertisement for three weeks III Il newspaper
published in the Parish where ih' and -
s,tuated and thst printed copies Of petition and
notice he mailed to said parties. and that they
h. uo1i;ieI in oil r,.aptrls in the manner u
Gulred b.! the charter o1 thls Company.
seventh That petitioners arc prepared ana
ready 10 nav 10 the owners of said land in the
I rnaniicr prescribed by law, the sum the COM
| uissiuncrs shall decree to h" legally due tor
said lands as the proper ;'hohnt OF colnpel7a-
, ! ton. ..
; Wherefore your petitioners pray that they he
permitted to appropriate said lands, fnat com.
., nissicners of appraisal hc ,appoin'ed, INA,
they hear evidence and ;tscfr;Hln aud award
. the amount and compensation 10 De Pald TOT
! tho required property; that they SHALL IN al
things comply WIZ the re4nirrn!rn's Q, thn, shl'
| on petitioner paying the amount anarded and
. otherwise complying with tn" conolllons OF
said statute. they be dec1eed TO ne rue owners
> of said herelnbefOre described property.
, And they pray for such other reilel III tnt
premises as may be necessary and proper and
for all general aud equitable relief;
t q ~s Agent La. Western Il. X. Co.
: STATE OF LoulsIANA.
Parish OF 81. Landry.
, lanes &. Parktrsou, hcInc duly -WoTu. die
: poses and says, that all III. -tatements con
tan-d in the foregoing petition aro true Il;
therein alleged and sci fortl that h. ia the
, tuh authorized agent Of tic Louisiana Western
Railroad Company: that he has endeayored Il
purchase the property described III the fore
going petition required Tor said Railroad ant
c was unable 10 do so for the reason as set fortt
= in the petition ; that he could not find the own
. ere. though he used due diligence; that th'
i. land is unimprnved and the owners reside II
- other parishes auu IN places unknown 10 ue
ponen1 and he 7nrther says thar till" cannot bi
acquired TO the said property without espro
% j. G.. PARkEESQN,
| Agent Ii. Western H. +. Co
n Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2.t]
v day OF November. 1879.
= GILBERT l.. DUPRE,
e by. Clerk District Court
s oJ. II. Crpper. DIR. rackHood, Mrs. Pack
a wood FRANCOIS Car1nonch. Francois Arce
:: ne3uX and party or parties owning UrdaiI
- ing Sections 81. IS. 50. 40 Il and AZ, il
township 10 south range west.
Greetns;--
You are hereby notified that agent of tn
Louisiana Western Railroad CoHpany, an
pursuant to its charter, approved March 3otl
1875 shall present to the Honorable &.
Hudspeth Judge OF the Eighth Judicial lti'
s. trict OF the State Of Louisiana for the pri=he
"a IT St Landry AMI CaieaseI at his Office III Il,
"a town'Of Onclousas. Parish OF ST. Landry, q
g TUESDAY, the i23dl twCntythiul day {
I. December, 1879 (proximul the petition /
le which the foregoing is q copy, at which tim
IA and place you can appear or not, as You Ina
=, deem advisable,
i J. G. PARkERsON.
n Agent la Western t. Il. Co.
J. OpeiousRs, La., November eth, 1850. az s.