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Succession of Jacques (DemorueCf and	Wo.
Marie Trmoantin wife of J acquest	Second <District Court
<DemorueUe	(Parish of Orleans
?To the Hon. The judge of the 2d (District Court
The petition of Victor (Demoruette, the oldest son of the said deceased, the said petitioner residing in saidparish with respects represents:
That his mother and father, heretofore residing in this parish, died intestate, the first on the 11th day of!Novem6erl874 and the second on the l#h day of (DecemSer, 1875, having the following descendants, all of age: Your petitioner,
(PLaune. ?) Jfypolyte; Tlorian; <Emest; Joseph and Josephine (Demoruetfe and also a large Succession consisiting of various properties, rights, claims and credit e? that there are debts due owing to e? 6y the said succession, and that it is necessary that an administrator should 6e appointed to adminster andsettle the saidsuccession ; That as the oldest child of the said deceased that he is entitled to Se appointed to that qfice, in preference of all other (x), and now makes application for said appointment.
Mefurther (%) (x) that it is necessary to have made an Inventory of the property etc. of the said succession.
Wherefore petitioner prays, that due notice 6e given of his application for the