St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-27

NOIlce Is HtTEDy gwen
cordance with the terms or a decree
rendered on the first day OF Feoruary'
1915, by the Honorable Aleck
Judge of the United States Distrlct
Court, for the Western District OF Lou
isiana, in the cause entitled ana mum
bered Bankers Trust COMPANY,
Trustee, versus Opelousas, u DC
Northeastern Railway Company" NO;
928 Of the Equity Docket OF the said
Court, the undersigned, in his capacity
as Special Master, appointed to execute
fhe said decree and make the sale or
sales therein provided for, will, on the
.29th Day Of March, 1915,
nj the hour of twelve O'Clock
noon Tor at such hour and date
TO which the said sale may be ad.
;ourned|, at the passenger station OF
HE Opeiousas, Gulf & Northeastern
Railway Company, at the town Of Ope-,
lousas. Parish of St. Landry, State o.
Louisiana, offer for sale at pubic u
fion the following described property
belonging to the defendant IN the SAD
cause, the Opelousas, Gull &c North-
eastern Railway Company, to-Wlt:
IFS line Oh TdIlTUdu IUlLllttSlIIa5 - ~
near the town of Melville and running
thence to the City of Opelousas,, ana
thence enthusiastically in the dlrec-
tion of Crowley, Louisiana, to a juno
ton point on the line OF the Louisiana
Western Railroad Company, a distance
of about sixty miles; also any 4 all
extensions OF or additions to said line
of railway constructed or acquired by
the use of bonds issued under the First
Mortgage of the said Railway Company
or by the proceeds of such bonds, n
including any and all right to super
structures, rights OF way, rails, tracks,
side tracks, bridges, viaducts, build
ings, depots, stations, warehouses, car
houses, engine houses, freight houses,
coal houses, woodhouses, machine
shops and other shops, turn tables,
water stations, fences, docks, struc-
lures, erections and fixtures, and all
other things of whatever kind owned
by the said Railway company in any
wise and at any time belonging or ap-
pertaining to or provided for use upon
or in connection with said line OF rail-
way or any extensions thereof, and any
and all lands designated for sites for
deDots, warehouses or other structures
at any terminus on, at or along said line
Of railway or extension thereof, and
any and all locomotives, engines, cars
and other rolling stock, equipment,
machinery, instruments, tools, imple-
ments, materials, furniture and other
chattels owned by the said Railway
Company or provided for use upon
any such line of Railway or extension
thereof, and any and all other property,
real, personal or mixed, OF every kind
and description Saving and excepting
only subsidies which may have been or
may be voted in aid of the construction
of said railway by any ward, parish or
municipality in the State of Louisiana)
fnow owned by the SAID Railway Com
lpany for use upon or in connection
with or for the purpose OF said line OF
railway or any extension thereof, and
aany:and all corporate or other rights,
privileges and franchises which the said
Railway Company now has, in or ap-
pertaining to the construction, acqui-
Siti0n, maintenance or use OF opera
ton of said line of railway or exten-
sions thereof, and all the rents, profits,
tolls and other income of said line of
railway, or extensions thereof, and any
and all rights, privileges, franchises,
property, real, personal and mixed,
and things which the said Railway
Company owns for the purpose of orin
connection with any such line Of rail-
way or extensions thereof, and also any
and all property of every kind acquired
by the Railway Company through the
use of bonds secured by the said First
Mortgage or the proceeds thereof.
The said railroads property, rights,
franchises, privileges, immunities and
appurtenances to the same belonging,
rolling stock, chooses in action, property,
premises and rights Of every kind and
description will be sold in one parcel
and as an entirety.
No bid will be received from any bid
der unless such person so offering to
bid shall have deposited with the I'M
d~orsigned in his capacity as Special
Master prior to the day fixed for such
sale, as a pledge that he will make good
his bid in case of its acceptance, the
of Ten Thousand Dollars $40, 00O
in cash Or by certified check upon any
bank OR trust company acceptable to
the undersigned or bonds secured by
the first mortgage of the defendant,
the Opelousas, Gulf & Northeastern
Railway Company, or a certificate Of
deposit representing the same in the
principal amount Of Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars ($25, 000).
Payment Of the purchase price bid
for said property in the manner here
matter provided shall be made by the
purchaser within sixty 800 days after
the confirmation of the sale, unless the
Court shall otherwise direct; and if any
in respect Of which a deposit has
been made or a portion OF the purchase
prise paid shall not be confirmed by
the Court, such deposit or portion Of
me purchase price shall be returned to
the bidder, and the deposit of any un-
successful bidder shall be returned TO
am, when a bid other than that made
5y him shall be accepted.
aEalecase any bidder or purchaser shall
asto7make good his bio upon its ac-
by the Special Master by max
ng the additional payment hereinafter
an completion of his pyr-
then the sums paid or deposited s
" the said bidder Oh purchaser shall I
re forfeited as a penalty for such fail g
re. The Court reserves the right to {
etake and resell the property upon S
UGH notice as it may direct in a S the
urchaser shall fail or omit to make any S
ayment on account of the purchase 4
rice as hereinafter required. Y
Upon the acceptance of any bid and Y
le confirmation Of the sale, the pur- d
laser or purchasers, his or their sue n
.ssors or assigns, shall, after the ap-
thereto OF any amounts de-
1sfSSd in cash. make PAYMENT in
TO the Special Master, un-