Holly Springs gazette., 1845-11-08
Distri-f CAanee.y Court OF the Siatt
Mississippi. at Holly Spr1ags.
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Jshn d. Bradford Ia Vacation Ii
SIS vs. tooer Sih. Isl
The President. Eirec | UPoN oPrning
tors and Company Of cinaelers olinis .
tF49 rs,ion rank Of Len. il appearing I'll
ne,see. John n. Bass the defr ndsnls Al
ard Carey. got iRha0iauts /
fbe State ef Nississippi. out that the Unid
Bank OF I'enne- see is an incorporated IaslI
luton. located at Nashville III SAID S'a-4
ard said Bass and Corey are residents q
I'll State. 50 that the ordinary process q
this Caaft capnot be served on taem i
Therefore Il IS ordered ttat unless the deI
fendanis upIeor before The Vice ChanceiiorI
at The Coutt room in Holly Springs. on the
first Monday Of January next, and plead,
nswer or demur to Complainani's Bill.
the several allegations thereof will 5e taAen
for confessed, and such order and decree
made therein as shall. appear equitable anu
just
AMI it l. further ordered hat a copy Of
this order be inserted in the Holly Springs
Gaz- -ue." a newspaper published IL the
towa Of Holly Springs, Mississippi, once
week for two months. succea,iveIy.
list JAMES G. ANDERSON, Clerk
ABSTRACT
CHARGEs. Taat OH the OH January. 1915,
CompI purchased Of lhe President, Direc
tors aud Company of the Union Bank. of
Tennessee, The fJilowiug described lands.
living 10 The State Of Mississippi 10 wit: sec
ton / , ia iogHshiP Of range 8, east Of toe
Basis Meridian IN Pontotoc County, ard
section tWo of township ;, range b, east, ID
fisheminca County. that COmpl with Ben-
jlmin NJ Bradford. his security and joint
drawer, executed his sseveraI noles ~ "a
President, Directors & Co. for the pur-
chase money. payable as follows, ore for
9ii60. 1900 pyable on the l2tb October
1855, one ior 8 1917. payable i2th OcIober,
1916 one fr 3l5I3. 81 100 Payahle 1Zth
OcloDer, 1917, that John NJ. Bass. Presi
ieni, and j Corey, Cashier Of said Bank.
executed to Compl bond, 20 make TO him
a good aud valid title to SAID lands, when
said notes should be paid off, by what au'
hority said Pre- sident and Cashier executed
bond. Compl is wholly ignorant, and
requires full proof of theiyauthority 10 exc
cute the same.
That at the time Compl made said pur-
'hase. he believed said President, Directors
& Co, was possessed Of a clear, iudefeaSi-
1ie aud uneucumbered tile u said lands.
md il was not Ill long afterwards, that he
discovered that at the time Of said sale and
purchase. they had no right or title TO said
ands, except mere contingent one, or eq>
iity Of redemption, which is now entirely
ost by limitation of time. that both said sec
ions O. land, had been sold for the taxes
Iur and owing The State and County, 10
Wit: section - had been sold in 1913 for
he taxes of 1912 cXceDt the north WeSt
Iuarter which is Of little or no value, and
ormed no inducement TO the purchase b.
Compl, that the purchasers at the sale for
axes. have procured a deed thet efor, which
: OF record in the proper Office, that said
;ec,ion two was sod Tor the taxes of 1912,
md Has bid of Tor the State of Mississippi,
and deed has been executed vesting II
,aid Stale valid tile to be same. that the
lime Of npti0n Of said lands has long
since ranspired Placing il OUT Of the power
OF defendants to comply with their cove.
nant in said bond.
That compl is ready, able and willing
to comply on his part. that said lands were
purchased by CompI with view to sell
them, aud 10 their present incam5ered con-
dItlon II Is impossible to 90 50.
That the defendants well knew. at the
time Of making said contract and sale, that
saId Iunds had been sold for the taxes. and
that they had no title thereto
PRAYER, Thai said contract be rescind-
ed and SAID notes delivered up and cancell-
ed.
JAMES C. ALDERSON, Clerk.
ToTTEN g. BRADFORD. Solicitors.
Oct Ill. 1919 nS-2fn.