The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-12-11
CHANCERY
SALE
OF THE
TECHE RAILROAD and
SUGAR CO.,
Which Includes The Huron
Plantation.
Valuable Property Situated
In St. Martin Parish.
The Sale Will Take Place Or
Tuesday Dec. %, 1897.
VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION, REFINERY AND
RAILROAD IN THE TEcHE VALLEY, La, FOR
SALE BY SPECIAL MASTER IN
CHANCERY.

Whereas, the sale of the premises hereinafter
described made on the 10th of February 1871,
was ON the opposition of proper parties at the
hearing thereof at the u s. Circuit Court In the
Western District of Louisiana, in the 9Th Judi
cjal Circuit Of the U. s.. decreed by the said
court To be now confirm al and set aside.
Whereas, it was further ordered and decreed
that the said premises be again offered Tor SAFE
as hereinafter provided, aud
Whereas, the undersigned was appointed con-
missioner and master by said Court on the 9th
day of February 1897, to sell the said premises,
now therefore
BY virtue Of an order and decree OF the Hon.
orable Circuit Court of the United States, in
and for the 9Th Circuit and Western District OF
Louisiana. in the matter of Vim. NJ. LOree vs..
the Teche Railroad and Sugar Co., Ltd, ct ais,
rendered at Monroe on October 10, 1885, and the
further decree of said Circuit Court. made at
Shreveport, La. Feb. "a. 1877, in the said pro-
ceedipg, az said commissioners 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:
certain plantation konwn as the 'Stephanie
Plantation" and now called the Huron Planta-
ton, stuatedsin the Parish Of st. Martin, state
of Louisiana, and bounded on the upper line. OF
north, by the property known as Bushville,
| owned by Adlin Durio, and ON the lower line.
or SOUTH by the property of Charles Lastrappes
Al .,s ..ul.l LAM
and others, and On the west by Bayou Teche
consisting Of part Of the Martin Duraede con-
| frmation, the Louis william tract, the Jean Hen
| 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 10th
of August 1883, a copy of which is on file in the
ofiic 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 { he above description Of said plantation
but not part thereof, are exempted from this
sale: Lot "a on the lower boundary, containing
$3.50 arpents; lot q. Immediately above or north
Of lot "a. containing $3.50 arpents, and for the
benefit Of both of said lots or tracts the privi-
lege and right is expressly reserved to drain in
to certain ditch in the upper line OF lot "a
dividing the same from the lots above, rs well
as the right to use a reversed road on the lower
line of lot "a running north Go degrees, q min
utes east. and being 10 links wide. until the
same intersects another reserve of 40 arpentf
! 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 uppeI
line Of lot No. 80 of said plan, and from the
said no arpent road, which is to he 40 feet wide
beginning at line separating lot 80 from lot 60
running north IS degrees and 20 minutes east
! and another road 80 links wide and running
back east to the line of lot % of said plan
which said ditch and road the owners of sait
lots q and "A shall he Tree TO use without re
striction OF limitation, save the giving of thei
services to keep the same in proper order; 10
9 No 50 back Of the 10 arpents containing 1903 ant
, 29-l00 arpents; lot No. 60 which is separated b.
=, reserved road from lot 80 containing 1i3 AM
6I-iOO arpents, for the benefit of which sal tw'
lots or tracts the of all Of the aforesaid road
! are expressly reserved as abose described with
, out restriction or Limitation save the giving O
. their services by the owners to keep the same il
proper order; and for the benefit of said tract
10 50 and 80 the privilege and right OF drainag
over lots 75 Is and 80 of said plan care also re
: served UP to and into a coulee which in on sal
lot SO, the owners of said lots SO and 80 Of sal
plan being authorized to connect their drainag
with any ditch or canal by which said lands ar
I drained; lot No. 30, adjoining said lot IA, cor
f timing 40 and F-100 arpents, both OF whic
front on the public road designated on sal
plan, and for the benefit Of said lots IA and Z
the privilege and right Of drainage is expreesl
reserved into a ditch or canal on the upper lin
separating the said Huron Plantation froi
what is known as BushviIIe, sold to Adalin
Durio. all without restriction or limitation, say
the giving of their services by the owners
said two lots to keep said ditch OF canal in pr,
per order; lot No. Is containing 10 and Ao-lOO a
penis.
The area Of the several tracts of land excepte
from this sale amounting to 1889 srpents are
survey rs given by said surveyor. to-wit, 1888
!. thus leaving 67s2.3i arpents, more cr less.
Also will be cold 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
proxema nj q tbereon exceDt as above reserve