Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-18
District CAan<esy Court Of the STATE Of
MissiSsiDri. at HoEv Seyiars

UlssisssPFs. at Holly Springs.
Jahn ID Bradford In Vacation Oc-
5T5 vs tnoer Sth, 1915.
The President. Direc. UpoS open np the
tots aud Company of matters ofihis sill,
the union Bank Of Ten> IL appearing lha:
nessee, John NJ. Bass the defendants are
aud j. Corey. j not inhabitants of
The State of Mississippi. but that the Union
Bank of Tenne ser Is an incorporated insti-
tuition, located al y ,shvilie in sail State,
and said Bass and Corey are resiients OF
said Stale, so that the ordinary process of
this Court csnno; be served on them -
Therefore 1t is ordered The, unless the de-
fendan.s appesT before the Vice Chancellor,
at the Court room in Holly Springs. on the
first Monday of January next, aud plead,
answer or demur TO Complainant's Bill.
the several allegations thereof will be taxen
for confessed, AMI such order and decree
made therein as shall. appear equitable and
inst.
AMI it is further ordered that copy of
this order be inserted IN the Holly Springs
GazetIe," newspaper published Ia the
town of Holly Springs, Mississippi, once
week for TWO months. successively.
TEsT JAMES G. ANDERSON, Clerk
ABSTRACT
CgAaGEs That OH the 9th January. 1915,
| CompI pure hased of The President. Direc-
tors aud Company Of the Union Bank of
| Tennessee, the f flowing described lands,
| lying M the State of Mississippi, TO wit: sec
ton Il 2 in township of range 5, east oil the
| Basis Meridian in Pontotoc County, and
section tw o. of township 5, range g. east. In
| Tishemingo County, that ComPl with Ben
| lamin NJ. Bradford, his security and JOINT
drawer, executed his several notes TO sa
| President, directors s. Co, for the pur-
chase money, payable as follows, one for
/ SllSO, 10 100 ayable on the 18th October
1915, one for l247. payable 18th October,
| 1916. one fer SI3I3, 81 100 payable 18th
October, IS47 that John Nj. Bass PfesI
dent, and j Corey, Cashier of said Bank
| executed to Compl bond, 20 make TO him
g.od aud valid title to SAID lands when
said notes ,ould be paid off, by what au
thority said President and Cashier executed
said bond, Compl is wholly ignorant. anc
req lres full proof of their authority 10 exc
cut,. the same.
That at the lime Compl made said pur
chase, he believed said p President, Director
& Co. was possessed of n clear. indefeasl
ble and unencumbered ed title 10 SAID lands
and il was net til long afterwards that b
discovered that at the time OF said sale an
purchase, they had no right or title TO sal
lands, except a mere contingent one, or eq
ui,v of redemption, which is now enarel
lost by limitation of time. that both said SEE
tons oc land, had been sold for the take
/ due and ow ing The State and County,
i Wit section i2 had been III ia 1913 to
e the taxes OF 1912 except the north we'
e quarter, which is of little or no value, an
: i.,rIned n.. inducefneall 10 the purchase
$ Compl, that the purchasers at tne sate y
n taxes, have procured deed therefor, wh:c
e is of record IN the proper office, that sa
y sec;iun two wa !. sold tor the taxes OF lo4
: and vas bid of for the Stale Of MlssIsslp!
II aud deed has been executed vestIng
le said Stale valid iii To The same, that u
~ tine of rtde nption of saiG lands has loi
since transpired placing it out of the pow
- lof defendants to comply with their Gov
nan, in said bond.
Thar Compl is ready, able and wllll'
to comply on his part, that said lands we
purchased by Compi with view TO
Ihem, and in their present incum5ereo &C
di.on it is impossible TO 90 SO.
That the defendants well knew. at
time of making said contract and saie' u
sand lands had been sold for the taxes
that they had no title thereto.
PRAYER. That S lid contract be rescli
ed and SAID notes de tlivered up and canc'
ed.
JAMES C. ANDERSON, Clerk
ToTrEN s. BRADFORD, Solicitors.
Oct il, 1S45. ho-~n