St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-07-24

Zack 7. Cary, w of y f and n Of
Sc / Sec I 7SR3 Z.
Mentor Guillory, lots 2. 3. and and n
W ! of n W ! Sec 3TGS SRI E..
Louis Taylor, S w Sec 27T6S1
Joseph A. Soilleau, Lot No. 1, or n f
fractional Sec Is T S 2 E.
Hypolite Richard, n W / Sec II T 6
Orin Elliott, N ! of w fractional
and Z ] of n w / Sec 13 3S1W.
Patrick j. Scanin, n E Sec 3 7S2
+ La. Meridian.
Please notify parties to the several
filings hereof, and of their right to ap-
peal from this action.
Very Respectfully,
(signed) c. b. DAnRALl.
Register, W.
Note-All the foregoing preemptiou
declatOry statements went up on appeal
with the cases of Courvile and Oar
deau, May 25th, 1885.
j. ID. HAGERTY.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, ,
New Orleans, La, %. 1885.
J. d. Hagerty, Washington, La.
Sir-Herewith | return the following
preemption declaratory statements for
Warded to this Office with your letter of
nhC llIl ttuu lSjCCbtu 1OI Tic
reason that the tracts claimed there
under are fonnd to be embraced in the
grant to the n. o. Pacific R. r. Co., as
signee of the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Eicksburg Railroad .Compa-
ny, act March Sd, 1871, to-wit:
William Carpenter, to the extent of
5 W of S W sec q y Z of n
f ! sec % T S Ri f.
Thrrance Jeansonne s of N w
and n ! of S w ! sec 8 r. 6 S re- Z.
Paul G. johnson S ] of \ E S Ell
of \ W ! and y Z Of S W ! Sec
3 I ) r l w La. Mer.
The usual time will be allowed you
to appeal from this action.
Very Respectfully
Signed c. B. DARRALL,
Register.
Note-Appeals on the foregoing three
eases swere mailed from Washington
La. April 14th 1885, in Registered Let
ter No. 30 and the following is the ar
gument transmitted with said ap-
peal.
Before the Hon. Commissioner Ger.
Land office Washington d. C.
In the matter of William Carpenter,
Paul c. johnson and Therance Jean
some VS.. the New Orleans Pacific
hdliibtu w. Hppcdi ITOlI G16 l6Cl-
sion of Register and Receiver U. S.
Land Office New Orleans La. bearing
date March %, 1885. Rejecting the
declaratory statements of William
Carpenter for w of S w sec 80
T2 s R E late South Western Dis
trict now New Orleans La. Statement
of the cases. William Carpenter set
tied upon wild lands in the parish of
st. Landry La. in October 1861, where
he now resides, and is the subject Of
this appeal. The land applied for,
was at said date October 1861, within
the granted limits of the New Orleans
Opelousas and great Western Railroad
under Act of 1856. Said grant was
forfeited July 14th 1870 Is Status page
-2T. The lands are also within the
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad,
under Act March 3 1871, as decided by
the local land Office which | admit
yet your honor / claim that the inter
ests of my Giants are protected 10y K.
S. e. S. 1881 10th Status, 269. See sec
2C4 Capp l.. L. Vol. 1 page 102 and
cases cited therein. The same state
of facts exist in the cases of Paul C..
johnson and Therance Jeansonne,
except as to date of settlement which
i'll my opinion is not material, prov.-
ded the settlement was made prior
to the definite location of the line Of
said railroad. Thus leaving it a mat
ter between the claimants and the
Government. We pray that your
honor may issue instructions to the
Register and Receiver to allow the
said pre-emption claims, That we are
prepared to prove our rights thereto,
at such time and place as your honor
may designate to prove up and pay
for the same. Wherefore we pray
for special and general relief, all Of
which is respectfully submitted.
Signed j. D. HAGERTY,
for appellants.
The appeals in the cases of Joseph
II. Fringe. Acduille Fontenot, Olibt
Manuel and Oneil Fruge and Benja-
min J. FOntenot. for / 7 G. n N
w S w of N w I and N w of
S w / sec 80 6 S E 2 cash Z N
E sec 90 6 S w Sd cash S w of
S ! sec 10 T. S R E..
4th Cash N S E / sec . 7 S w
the above ware disallowed by u s
Land Office New Orleans December
31st 1888. Appeals are same, mailed
from Opelousas La. January q 1884.
In Registered Letter, No 66.
J. d. HAGERTy.
The Justices of the Peace of the rural
districts of Georgia, in the absence OF