The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-12-18

Whereas. the undersigned was appointed con-
and master by said Court on the 9th {
day of February 1897, to sell the said premises
now therefore
Nv virtue of an order and decree of the Hon. 4
orable Circuit Court of the United States, In
and for the 5th Circuit and Western District OF ,
Louisiana, in the matter Of VIM. M. Loree W. ,
the Teche Railroad and Sugar Co.. Ltd. ct ais,
rendered at Monroe on October 10, 1896, and tho
further decree of said Circuit Court. made at
Shreveport. La, Feb. q, 1897. in the said pro-
ceedips. / as said commissioner and master,
will sell at public auction on
TUESDAY the 2sth of DECEMBER 1897.
between the legal hours of said day, on the pre-
misses hereinafter described, in front of the Of
fee of the Teche Railroad and Sugar Company
thereon. the following described property. to-
wit:
A certain plantation konwn as the "Stephanie
Plantation" and now called the Huron Planta-
ton. situstedtin the Parish Of st. Martin. state
of Louisiana, and bounded on the upper line, or
north, by the property known as Bushville,
owned by Adm Durio, and on the lower line. |
or south, by the property of Charles Lastrappes
and others, and on the east by the public land |
and others, and on the west by Bayou Teche;
consisting of a part of the Martin Duraede con- |
firmation, the Louis william tract. the Jean Hem
ri Lastrappe tract, and a small portion OF the
Pierre Guidry tract fronting on the Bayou Teche
and the lands in the rear thereof; the whole is
more fully described and designated on the plan
and survey thereof made by s. valery Martin,
United States Deputy Surveyor, dated the 1Oth
of August 1883. a copy of which is ON hle in the
ofiie of the register of deeds and mortgages OF
| the parish of St. Martin. under No. 1924 Of the
Archives.
| The following described tracts Of land, inclu-
ded in the above description of said plantation
but not a part thereof. are exempted from this
sale: Lot "a on the lower boundary, containing
q. s6 arpents; lot %, Immediately above or north
of lot "a, containing 1880 arpents, and for the
benefit of both of said lots or tracts the privi-
lege and right is expressly reserved to drain in
to a certain ditch in the upper line OF lot -,
dividing the same from the lots above, as well
as the right to use a reversed road on the lower
line of lot "A running north % degrees, q min
utes east, and being 80 links wide, until the
same intersects another reserve OF 40 arpents
from the Bayou Teche. as traced upon the afore-
said plan of survey, thence following said road
from said point Of intersection up to the upper
line of lot No. so of said plan, and from the
said 40 arpent road, which is to be 40 feet wide,
beginning at line separating lot so from lot 10.
, running north So degrees and 40 minutes east.
and another road 80 links wide and running
hack east to the line of lot 90 of said plan,
which said ditch and road the owners OF said
lots q and "a shall be free to use without re-
striction or limitation, save the giving OF theiT
services TO keep the same in proper order; LOT
D No SO back of the 40 arpents containing lOS and
29-lOO arpents; lot No. 80 which is separated BY
a reserved road from lot SO containing lis and
6l-lOO arpents, for the benefit of which said two
lots or tracts the of all of the aforesaid road'
are expressly reserved as above described with
, out restriction or limitation save the giving Of
their services by the owners to keep the same h
proper order; and for the benefit of said tract'
!. 50 and 60 the privilege and right OF drainsg'
over lots rs, 76 and 9S of said plan are also re
= served up to and into coulee which in on sais
lot 9s, the owners of said lots SO and 90 Of salt
plan being authorized to connect their dramas
: with any ditch or canal by which said lands m
Il drained; lot No. IS. adjoining said lot IA. con
4 tanning 40 and 47-100 arpents, both of whicl
front on the public road designated on sal
plan, and for the benefit of said lots IA and
the privilege and right Of drainage is expresst
reserved into ditch or canal on the upper lin
separating the said Huron Plantation fror
what is known as Bushville, sold to Adalin
Durio. all without restriction or limitation, saw
the giving of their services by the owners {
said two lots to keep said ditch or canal in pr,
per order; lot No. Is containing Is and 40-lO0 n
pents.
The area of the several tracts of land excepte
from this sale amounting to &1S.89 arpents are
be deducted from the total area in his plan {
survey as given by said sur or. to-wit. 1888
4 thus leaving 67S2.s4 arpent ore sT less.
Also will be sold Herewith the sugar mi
and refinery" with cane sheds and other bui
dings Herewith connected, all of said building
being known as the Huron Sugar Refinery
situated ON the Huron plantation, with all Il
appurtenances of every kind and nature come
ted Herewith.
Together with said plantation and as a pa
thereof will sell all the buildings and in
provements thereon. except as above reserve
consisting of:
dwelling, two and one half stories, half brit
i, balance weather boarded, nine rooms, all pls
l. tered and ceiled, two stack chimneys.
dwelling. three rooms, ceiled. chimney
center. gallery i'm front.
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