St. Landry democrat., 1879-12-20
Expropriufion Of sIund~ tor Raiirond
Purposes.

TO the Honorable George W. IIudspcth, Judge
OF the Eighth judicial District of the State
Of Louisiana. for the Parishes of st. Landry
and ta.cHsjeu:
The l,rt!iun of the Louisiana Western Rail
Road Company, daily incorporated ny act OF
HE General Assembly OF The State Of Louista
city of New Orleans, stat" Of Louisiana, J. J.
Mr(ulnh OF the city aud State of New York,
President respectfully shows:
FIRST they are now engaged III building
and constructing the Railroad hctwccn Ncrmil-
iionvillcln tn" Parish OF LnInyctt and point i'll
tIn. Parish ot Caloasirn, upon line the between
the stat" Of Louisiana and the State OF Texas as
rctluil ed by their charter.
~rcontt-That by their charter they are fully
authorized 10 acquire land necessary for their
ruIl by appropriation.
That lht road being built by them runs through
the Parishes of Lafayette, st. Landry and
C,,lca&irU.
'Tnnt most Of the land on the line OF tllcir
road an0 necessary fnr the use OF the road, Is
improved ut uni!t hltt'l.
That they have used dligcnt efforts to as
certain Tie names OF the OWncIS OF tie real
est ate and to acquire titlc to the same. and
hey |ilI been unable to do 50, rs Will more
fpiy appear ny the affidavit Of J. &. P,rkcrHon,
the agent of tie conIrHny, hereto annexed and
made part uf this petition.
TLirG--Thc land necessary for the purpose Of
buiE!mg the read, is two hundred feet ip width,
across, over and upon the following described
tracts aud owned Us follows, viz:
j. Maine. residence and status of owner oruWj.-
crs unknown, supposed to have hren for
t"it",t to the Statc:nf Louisiana for drln-
Gut.lt 1;,Xcs-iSertions thirty yScvcn, thirty
eight, thirty y-liint and forty, i'll township
tc.. south range one west.
2. J. II. sTlli.cr or Dr. Observation-Disclosures
uuh Sttt;;S unknUWn--ScctiOnS forty -onc,
iov:E-two. forty three, forty -four. lorty-fve
"ndforty-slN, i'll township ten, south of range
one west.
;, Name. residence and status Of owner or
UWHtre supposed to have been
forfeited to the State for delinquent t:tNcS-
SECTIONS forty il ana f"rty-elSh III town
snip ten S"1l Of range west
/. Mrs. PacaN ood-Rrsldcnce and status III
liuu~'n--Sertnns fifty one and ttty-tWo, i'll
township ten south OF range one west.
;. FRANCOIS CHrtnouch-Residchce and status
UulliUWn-SCctiuns fifty -four, i'll township
ten south OF range one west.
s. FRANCOIS Observation-Disclosures and status
unknown-scctions ifty-tvc, i'll township
ten south of range one west.
That they will require full and perfect OWN
rrS4l' OF said land.
Fo,lrti,--That petitioners are unable for the
reasons stated to acquire title to said land
without resortins to the process OF eXpropria-
ton.
Eiftli-Pcttioners are unable to state the
names and residences of all Of the owners Of
the pr"prrty dcscribe4, as they do not live on
the said property, it being OpCC wild lands.
SiXth-Iliat for the reasons stated, it is ilD-
ally and that notice ~hollld be given to them by
advertisement for thHie weeks il I newspaper
published III The Irish whetl the land is
situated and that printed copies Of petition and
be notified iii all respects i'll the manner
QUlred by the charter of this Company.
Srvcnth-That petitioners are prepared and
ready to pay to the owners OF said land in the
manner prescribed by Jaw, the sum the COM
nliSsoncr~ shall decree to be legally due for
said lands us tue proper amount of f0npensa
tlnH.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that they be
permitted to c4 pro: .'Iats. said alds, that com
'iSSonC1s Of arppraiSttl he app"int@i that
they hear evidence and ascertain url award
lp II
the required property that they shull i'll all
Things comply with the requirements Of said
charter, approved March 3oth 1875; and that
on petitioner paying the amount awarded AMI
otherwise complying with the conditions Of
said statute, they be decrecd to be the owners
of said horclnoefore described property
And they pray for such other leGf i'll the
premises as may be necessary and proper and
ior Ill general and cquitaDic relief.
j. G. PARkERSON,
Agent La. Western Z. r. Co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF st. Landry.
James G. Parkersor, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says, that all the statements con
tanned in the foregoing petition are true as
therein alleged and set forth that he is the
duly authorized agent OF the Louisiana WestcEa
Railroad ConpanyQ that he has endeaNorcd to
purchase the property described III the fore
going petition required for said Railroad and
was unable to do so for the reason as set forth
il the petition that lie could not ind the own
crS though he used due diligence; that the
land is uIif:lprnved and the owners reside in
other parishes and i'll places unknown to de-
p0uent aud lie further says that title cannot be
acquired to the said properly without eSpEo-
nri&tion. a.-
Agent La. Western r. II. Co.
Sworn to and subscribed before NE this 9th
GILBERT L. DUPRE,
Dy. Clerk District Court.
To !. II. Crippcr, DR.. Paclwooit, Mrs. Pack
wood Francois CarmOuch Francois Arce-
nra,lX and party or parties owning nrdain-
in" Sections 81, 39, 50, 40, At and As, in
township 10 south range west
GrcCtin@;-
You are hereby notified that as agent Of the
Louisiana Western Railroad Company, and
pursuant to its charter, approved March 30th,
1878. I shall present to the Ionoi:,5lc Z. ".
Hndspntli, Judge OF the Eighth Judicial Dis
trlct OF the state Of Louisiana Tor the parishes
of ST. Landry and Calcasien, at his office i'll the
town of Opelousas, Parish OF ST. Landry, or
TUESDAY, the esd twenty-thrd day of
December. 1879 (prOximo,l the petition Of
which the foregoing is copy, at which time
and place you can appear or not, as you may
deem advisable. ~.- -.
J. G. PARKERSON,
Agent La. Western r. r.. Co.
Opelouses. La. November 9th, 1879.
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