St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
Petition for appropriations.

To the Hon. Geo. W. Hudspeth. Judge OF the
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 Ct the State of Louisiana, by
act approved March 3oth, 1878, respectfully
shows:
First. That they have built and constructed
the railroad between VarnilliOnvie in the par
ish of Lafayette and d point IN the parish or
Calcasieu 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 their
road, by appropriation. That the road built by
them runs through the parishes OF Lafayette,
St Landry and Calcasieu. That they secured
the right of way for their road from the owners
of the land when the parties could be foil1lG.-
That one Thomas H. Rowan having entered
the S5 of the N E4 and the n Ed of the "a Of
section number four in township ten south OF
range one east, and since disposed thereof to
some person whose name and residence he can
not now recall, and after diligent 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 VIII more more
erson, the general agent OF the company, hereto
annexed aud made part of this petition
Third, The land necessary for the purpose or
building the road, is two hundred feet i'll width.
across. over and upon the 81 OF the n Ii and
the n E3 of the n E4 of section four III town
ship ten south of range one east, owned by the
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 resorting to the process OF eXproprla-
ton.
Fifth, That petitioners are unable to state the
name and residence of the owner of the proper
ty described, as the same is uninhablted open
prairie land and unimproved.
SIXTH That for the reason stated. 1t Is lnlpoS-
ISjh ln to cit
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 Ill
default OF a newspaper in said parish, then by
notice in 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 in all respects III the manner requlr-
ed by the charter of this company.
Seventh, That petitioners are prepared and
ready to pay to the owner OF said land, III the
manner prescribed by law, the sum the cont
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 appropriate said lands, that
commissioners of appraisal be appointed, that
they hear evidence and ascertain and award
the amount and compensation to be paid for
the required property that they saall y IN ~ ali
charter approved March 30th. IS S78; and that on
petitioners paying the amount awarded and
otherwise complying with the conditions OF
said statute, they be decreed to be the owners
of said hereinbefore described property.
And they pray for such other relief in the
premises as may be necessary and proper, and
for general and equitable e relief e. a.1prpsoD
Gent 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
ID 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 foreSo-
ing petition required for said railroad and was
unable to do so for the reason as set forth i'll
the petition, that he could not find the owner
though he used due diligence, that the land is
unimprOved and the owners residence is nI-
known to deponent, and he further says that
the title cannot be acquired to the tsald proper
y "'' ~ J. G. PARKERsoN,
| Genl Agent l.. W. R. R.
| Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th
Gay Of January, A. ID. 1882.
E, 3. TAYLOR, Deputy Clerk.
| To assignee of Thomas III. Rowan original own
| er of the 81 of the N. Ea and the N. Ea OF the
N Ell of section four in township ten south OF
range one eeast, southwestern land district or
Louisiana, GREETING:
| You are hereby inotified that as General
Agent of the Louisiana western Railroad COM
pany, and pursuant to its charter approved
bic George W. Hudspeth, Judge OF the Thir-
teenth Judicial District of the State of Louisi-
| ana for the parish Of st. Landry, at the Court
house in the town of Opelousas, parish OF ST.
Landry, on Monday the thirteenth day of Feb
ruary proximo, 1882, the petition of which the
| foregoing is a copy, at which time and place
! you can appear or not as to you may seem tit
| and proper. -
Gen'l Agent La Western r. R. Co.
Opelousas Louisiana, January 18th, 1882.
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