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| State of Louisiana City of New Orleans Be it known that on this Ninth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the seventy-ninth. Before me Edward Barnett, Notary Public in and for the City and Parish of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn. Personally came and appeared Mr. Louis Ranson, of the Parish of St. Charles in this State, sole and only heir of his late deceased father, Norbert Ranson: Mistress Adele Labatut Widow in community of the late Zenon Ranson, of the Parish of St. John the Baptist in this State; Mistress Lise Ranson, wife of Emile Fossier, of the Parish of Point Coupee, in this State; Mistress Clilie Ranson Wife of Jules Labatut of this City Pierre Zenon Ranson, of the Parish of Point Coupee, aforesaid and Freder- Ick Antoine Weinberg of the Parish of St. John Baptist aforesaid the latter acting as the sole and only heir of the late deceased wife, Louise Adele Ranson co-heirs of the late Zenon Ranson, all of the full age of majority the said wives being herein and hereunto duly authorized and assisted by their said husbands. Which appears mutually declared that whereas the said late Norbert Zenon Ranson, of who they are the heirs and representatives, acquired conjointly at the public sale, made by Henry F. Knoblock, Parish Judge of the Parish of La- fourche Interior, on the 3rd. day of October 1836. A certain tract of land or plantation called "Vacherie Dome" situate in the Parish of St. Charles, in this State, at about five leagues from the Mississip- pi, on the left bank of the Bayou des Allemands fronting on the said Bayou and bounded on the other three sides by the Bayou called the "Saut D'Ours, the Lake Malin and the Bay Dome. That whereas the parties having agreed to make a partition and divis- ion between them according to their share and interest therein, of in and to all the part or portion of said tract of land, fronting about five arpents more or less on each side of the tract of the New Orleans, & Oppelousas Railroad, and extending in depth to a distance or four arpents; which for the purpose they have caused to be divided into ten arpent lots fronting on said Railroad numbered from one to ten inclusively; The said lots Number Two, Three, Four and Five being subdivided into lots designated by the letters "A.,B.,C.,D.,E.,F.,G., & H." as the whole will more fully appear by reference to the annexed plan countersigned "Ne Varietur" by the said parties and me, Notary, and intended to make part of the said parties they have agreed and do by these presents, agree as follows viz; That the said Mistress Widow Ranson, being entitled one tenth interest therein shall have and take the lots designated by the "One" and that part of the lots numbers Three, Four, & Five, designated by the letters C:E:&G That the said Frederick Antoine Weinberg, shall have and take that part of the lot Number Two, designated by the letter "B". That the said Pierre Zenon Ranson, shall have and take that part of the lot Number Three, designated by the letter "D.". That the said Mistress E. Fossier shall take that portion of the said lot number four designated by the letter "F:" That the said Mistress Labatut shall have and take that part of the lot number Five, designated by the letter "H". And that in order to make up for the full share and interest of the said Frederick Antoine Weinberg, Pierre Z. Ranson and Mistress Fossier and Labatut each of whom are entitled to one-sixteenth interest, they shall jointly have and take that part of the lot number two, designated by the letter "A". Therefore the said parties do now in pursuance of the said agreement and division each severally and respectively by these presents, convey, transfer, assign and set-over to each other their respective heirs and assigns, all the right, title, interest, ownership, claim and demand which they severally have of in and to the lots or portions of said tract of land so divided and taken by each of them; hereby divesting themselves and their heirs respectively in favor of each other, their respective heirs and assigns of all their said rights. To have and to hold the said lots and appurtenances to the said parties respectively their heirs and assigns. as his and their full part and interest and share in and to the portion of said tract so divided between them to their proper use and behoof forever. And thereupon the said parties declared that they do by these presents mutually dispense with the certificate as required by the Article 3326(8?) Civil Code of this State, and exonerate the undersigned Notary from all liability in the premises. This done and passed at the City of New Orleans aforesaid in the presence of Alphonse Barnett and Alphonse C. Weysham, competent witnesses who have signed their names with the said parties and me, the said notary the day, month and year first above written. Original signed -- Louis Ranson, veuve Zenon Ranson, Lise Fossier, E. Fossier, Clelie Labatut, Jules Labatut, F.A. Weinberg, P.Z.Ranson. A. Barnett, A.C.Weysham, Edward Barnett Not.Pub. State of Louisiana City of New Orleans I, Martin Voorhies, Custodian of Notary Records, in and for this City and the Parish of Orleans, Duly commissioned and qualified do hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the orig inal act extant and of record in the archives of Edward Barnett late a notary in this City whose notorial records now belong to and are on file and of record in the archives of my office. In faith whereof I hereunto set, my hand and affix my seal of office this 25th. day of March A.D.1892. Signed--M.Voorhies Custodian Notorial Records. Recorded December 12th. 1903. (signature "Lau Bishop?") By. Clerk & Recorder |