St. Landry democrat., 1882-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
Petition for appropriation.

To the Hon. Geo. W. Hudspeth, Judge of tho
Thirteenth Judicial District Court of the State
of Louisiana, for the Parish of St Landry:
The petition of the Louisiana Western Rail-
road Company. duly Incorporated by act OF the
General Assembly, + the State OF Louisiana. ny
act approved March 3Oth, 1878, respectfully
shows:
First, That they have built and constructed
the railroad between VarnlliOnvllle i'll the par.
ish OF Lafayette and a point i'll the parish or
Calcasierl upon the line between the State OF
Louisiana aud the State OF Texas, as required
by their charter.
Second, That by their charter they are fully
authorized to acquire land necessary for tli"ll'
road, by appropriation. That the road built by
them runs through the parishes OF Latfayette-
ST. Landry and Calcasieu. That they secured
the right of way for their road from the owners
of the land when the parties conld be foulid'-,
That one Thomas H. Rowan, having entered
thc 81 of the E4 and the n Ell OF the J.! OF
section number four in township ten south OF
range one east and since disposed thereof I"
some person whose name and residence ne can
NOT now recall and after diiigent research for
a considerable length of time your petitioners
have been unable to ascertain the name OF the
owner or his place of residence, as Will more
fully appear by the affidavit OF James q. Park
ers0n, tie general agent of the company, hereto
annexed and made part of this petition.
Third, The land necessary for the pnrlh>se or
building the road, is two hundred feet i'll width.
across over and upon the So OF the FL and
the E3 of the N e. of section four in toWn-
shin ten south of range one east, owned by the
assignee OF Thomas ii. Rowan, whose name,
status and residence is unknown.
That they require full and perfect ownership
of said land,
Fourth, That petitioners are unable. for the
reasons stated. to acquire title to said land
without resortinS to the process OF eXrroprla-
ton.
Fifth That petitioners are unable to state the
name and residence of the owner of the proper
ty described, as the same is unlnhablted open
prairie land and unimproved.
Sixth, That for the reason stated. it is ilnpos-
| sible to cite the owner of said land personally
| and that notice should be given by advertise
ment for three weeks i'll newspaper published
| in the parish where the land is situated, or i'll
| default of a newspaper in said parish, then by
notice i'll daily paper in the city of New Or
| leans and that printed copies of the petition
and notice be mailed to said party, and that he'
| be notified i'll all respects in the manner requir-
ed by the charter of this company.
readv To nav TO the owner of said land, in the
manner prescribed by law, the sum the COM
missioners shall deem to be legally due for said
land as the proper amount OF compensation
| Wherefore, your petitioners pray, that they
| be permitted to eXproprlate sald lands, 1nab
commissioners of appraisal be appointed that
| they hear evidence and ascertain ana award
the amount and compensation to be paid for
| the required property, that they shall IN az
! things comply with the requirements OF said
charter approved March 30th. 1878 and that ON
petitioners paying the amount awarded ana
| otherwise complying with the conditions of
said statute, they be decreed to be the owners
| of said hcreinbefore described property.
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premises as may be necessary and proper, and
! for general and equitable relief
J. G, PARKERsON,
Gen1 Agent La Western r. r. Co.
State OF Louisiana, !
| Parish of St. Landry.}
| James G. Parkerson being duly sworn depo
| ses and says, that all the statements contained
| III the foregoing petition are true as therein al
legged and set forth, that he is the duly author
| lied General Agent of the Louisiana Western
Railroad Company, that he has endeavored to
purchase the property described in the tOregO-
| ing petition required for said railroad and was
unable to do SO for the reason as set forth Ill
the pettion, that he could not find the owner,
though he used due diligence. that the land IS
unilnproved and the owners residence is uli-
known to deponent, and he further says that
the title cannot be acquired to the said proper
y "A'A'''' = ]. q. PARKERsoN.
| Gent Agent l.. W. r. r.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th
day of January, A. d. 1882
| a. E, 3. TAYLOR, Deputy Clerk.
To assignee of Thomas H. Rowan original own. WI
er of the 81 of the N. Ea and the n. Ea or the
N Ell of section four in township ten south OF
range one eeast, southwestern land district OF
| Louisiana. GREETING:
You are hereby notified that as General
Agent of the Louisiana Western Railroad Com
nany. and pursuant to its charter approved
| March 30th, 1878, shall present to the Honora
Bile George W. Hudspeth, Judge OF the Ihlr
teepth Judicial District of the State OF Louisl
ana for the parish OF st. landry, at te Conrt M IT.
, Landry, on Monday the thirteenth day OF Feb
ruary proximo, 1882, the petition OF which the
, foregoing is copy, at which time and place
YOU can appear or not as to you may seem I'll
! and proper. ,,,or
!, Genl Agent La. Western r. X. Co.
Opeiousas, Louisiana, January 10th, 1882
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