The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-14
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The state Of Texas.
County Of Ellis.

To the unknown owners. the I'M
known heirs % John @. Cooch. de-
ceased, ] r Patton IL living. "
dead. his unknown heirs. John =.
Morris and d II Patton and To any
and all persons owning OF having
or claiming any interest in and TO
the following described land.
You are hereby commanded
to be and appear before the
Honorable District Court Of Ell
lis County. TeSas. at the next
regular term thereof 60 be held
at the Court House ia tho City OF
waxahaehie on the first day OF May
i9ie, then and there TO answer
plaintiffs petition filed in suit Ia
said court on the 9Th day OF April,
1916. wherein the State of Texas
II plaintiff aud the above named
parties defendants. the file number
OF said suit being 1894.
The nature OF plaintiffs demand
ia as follows: Suit by plaintiff for
taxes that are delinquent To the
State OF Texas and County 81 Kills
from the year 1885 10 and inelud.
Ing the year 1914. aggregatlng the
sum OF s2s232 which amount IS
due "a delinquent taxes To the state
of Texas and county OF Ellis on tho
following described property. to-wit .
Being l02 acres out OF the VIM. r..
Harrison survey in Ellis county.
Texas. beginning at u stake which
stake is the y w corner OF the
Sam Shupe headrigh, survey No,
967. and also the y T. corner Of
survey No. SID. and In the $ line
OF the La Fayetie Brock survey !.
thence 5 co w 392 yrs TO stake
for corner: thence $ 80 r ii75 yrs
to stake in Ash Slough for corner:
thence n so T. 392 yrs TO atake
which stake Is the s w corner OF
Ike Westbrook's tract. thence y 80
w 1475 yrs TO the place OF begin.
ming, containing Ice acres la all
Variations 4 As r.. Said land
being part of the VIM u. Harrt.
son 900 acre survey. Abstract No.
I5l4. Survey No. see. Vol 3. dated
July IA. 1870. all OF which said
land and iots and real estate lies
aud is situated within said Ellis
County, Texas.
That said land above described il
delinquent for taxes for the follow
ing amounts si6s.a5 for County
Taxes aud 1887 for State Taxes,
and you are hereby notified that
suit has been brought by the state
for the collection of said taxes and
you are hereby commanded TO np-
pear and defend such suit at the
May Term of tho District Court OF
Ellis County. State OF Texas. and
show cause why Judgment shall not
be rendered condemning said land
and ordering the sale and foreclos-
ure thereof for said taxes aud costs
published IN some newspaper pub
lshed In said county one time for
three consecutive weeks. that said
land aforesaid is rendered and
placed on the tax rolls on the Tn
known Owner list but from the mea-
gre records pertaining TO the title
In said property. said defendants
may have some interest or equity or
right or interest In said land but
that whatever right or title or In.
terest defendants or either OF them
may have In said premises, that 1t
is subordinate and subject to tine
lien asserted herein by the plaintiff
That statement OF the taxes due
the State and County Is attached 10
plaintiffs original petition and
marked Exhibit A" and made IA
ptfI lHtiS0i EFitltb1t II Hfftbf
made 20 said statement and It's con-
tents Is hereby adopted and made a
part hereof
Plaintiff prays for Judgment for the
amounts above specified with G per
cent interest thereon from their re-
spective dates OF accruaI and In de
fault thereof. that said land be sold
TO satisfy said judgment for taxes.
interest and costs as required by
Law and for such other relief 20
which plaintiff may be entitled un-
der he law and the faass.
Herein fail not and You have then
and the 9 before this court this
writ with your endorsement thereon
showing how You have executed the
same
Given under my hand and seal
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