St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-20

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Court, for the Western District of Lou,
isiana, in the cause entitled and mum.
bered Bankers Trust Company,
Trustee, versus Opelousas, Gulf &
Northeastern Railway Company" No.
92s of the Equity Docket Of the said
Court, the undersigned, in his capacity
as Special Master, appointed to execute
the said decree and make the sale OF
sales therein provided for, will, on the
29th Day OF March, 1915,
at the hour of twelve O'Clock
noon Tor at such hour and date
to which the said sale may be ad
siourned}, at the passenger station o.
the O~pelousas, Gulf & Northeastern
Railway Company, at the town of Ope
lousas, Parish of st. Landry, State o.
Louisiana, offer for sale at public auc
ton the following described property
belonging to the defendant in the sale
/ cause, the Opelousas, Gulf & North
eastern Railway Company, to-wit:
Its line OF railroad commencing at OF
near the town of Melville and running
thence to the City of Opelousas, ano
thence enthusiastically in the direc.
ton OF Crowley, Louisiana, to a june.
ton point on the line of the Louisiana
Western Railroad Company, q distance
of about sixty miles; also any and al
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, and
including any and all right to super.
structures, rights Of way, rails, tracks,
side tracks, bridges, viaducts, build,
ings, depots, stations, warehouses, ear
houses, engine houses, freight houses,
coal houses, weodhouses, machine
shops and other shops, tHrn tables,
water stations, fences, docks, strue-
lures, erectioRs and fixtures, and ali
other things cf whatever kind owned
by the said Railway company Ia any
wise and at any time belonging or ap-
pertaining to or provided for use upon
or in connection VITA said line of rail
way or any extensions thereof, and any
and all lands designated for sites fol
depots, 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
- anu Ot1CT tOiIkIR 5lONAt .&d0ApAASa
machinery, instruments, tools, nipple.
ments, materials, furniture and Other
chattels owned by the said Railway
Company or provided for use upor
any such line of Railway or extension
thereof, and any and all other property
real, personal or mixed, OF every klne
and description Saving and excepting
only subsidies which may have been OF
may be voted in aid of the construction
OF said railway by any ward, parish OF
municipality in the State of Louisiana
now owned by the SAID Railway Com
pany for use upon or in connection
with or for the purpose of said line 0
| railway or any extension thereof, and
}. any and all corporate or other rights
{ privileges and franchises which the sale
Railway Company now has, in or ap
pertaining to the construction, acqui
sition, maintenance or use OF opera
ton Of said line Of railway OF exten
| sions thereof, and all the rents, profits
tolls and other income Of said line o
railway, or extensions thereof, and any
and all rights, privileges franchises
4 property, real, personal and mixed
and things which the said Railway
: Company owns for the purpose of or il
connection with any such line Of rail
way or extensions thereof, and also an,
and all property of every kind acquired
by the Railway Company through thu
use of bonds secured by the said FRS
!. Mortgage or the proceeds thereof.
The said railroads property, rights
franchises, privileges, immunltles ant
appurtenances to the same belonging
; rolling stock, chooses in action, propesy
/, premises and rights of every kind anc
/, description will be sold in n parce
j and as an entirety.
No bid will be received from any bid
der unless such person SO offering Il
bid shall have deposited with the I'm
dorsigned IN his capacity rs Spec1a
Master prior to the day fKe1 for sue!
, sale, as a pledge that he will make goot
!, his bid in case of its acceptance, tn
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars $4,000
in cash or by certified check upon an,
bank or trust company acceptable t
the undersigned or bonds secured b.
the first mortgage Of the defendant
the Opelousas, Gulf 6 Northeastern
Railway Company, or a certificate Q
deposit representing the same in tn
principal amount of Twenty-Five Thou
5 sand Dollars 1875, 000l.
Payment of the purchase price bl
> for said property in the manner here
matter provided shall be made by tn
t purchaser within sixty 1907 days ate
the confirmation OF the sale, unless til
Court shall otherwise direct; and if an
sale in respect of which a deposit Ia
been made or a portion OF the purchas
Y price paid shall not be confirmed b
the Court, such deposit or portion
. the purchase price shall be returned t
} the bidder, and the deposit of any III
5 successful bidder shall be returned !
him when a bid other than that mad
by him shall be accepted.
In case any bidder or purchaser sha
;, fail to make good his bid upon its a,
ceptance by the Special Master by mad
ing the additional payment herelnafte
mentioned in completion of his pu
chase then the sums paid or deposite
;, by the said bidder or purchaser sha
be forfeited as a penalty for such fai
ure. The Court reserves the right
retake and resell the property upo
such notice as il may direct in case tt
purchaser shall fail or omit to make an
: payment on account Of the purchas
price as hereinafter required.
Upon the acceptance OF any bid an
the confirmation Of the sale, the pu
chaser or purchasers, his or their su