The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-25
Meeting of the Railroad Commissioners
at Pittsbero'.


Be it remembered, that in pursuance Of no.
tice given through the public newspapers pub
lshed at Grenada, Pittsboro, houston and
Okolona, in the counties of falobusha, Cal-
houn and Chickssaw, meeting OF the cofpor-
ators named in the charter of the Grenada,
Houston & Eastern Railroad Company, was
held at the town Of PittsbOro, in Calhoun
county, on Monday, the 9th day OF April 1ooo
for the purpose of organizing said Company IN
accordance with the provisions OF said charter;
when the following namei corporators were
present:
Nathaniel Howard and J. L. Richardson
from the county Of Yallobusha.
A. Woodward, T. L. Enochs, l.. Brasher,
| R. D. Petree, A. NJ. Reasons and Z. a. Lew
ers from the county of Calhoun.
j. NJ. Thomson, T.. n. Martin and j. L. D.
| Hill, from the county OF Chickasaw.
| Who severally accepted their appointment
| as such corporators, and undertook the per-
formance of said trust.
The meeting of said corporators so present
and acceotius was, on motion of C. A. Levers
organized by appointing the Hon. j. M. Thom-
| son, of Chickasaw, President ; who on accep-
ting said appointment, explained the objects ol
the meeting in very appropriate address.
1 u. D. vi SdiHOohy
act as Secretary pro tenn.
On motior OF L. n. Martin, Of Chickasaw
county, the charter of the Grenada, Houston
& Eastern Railroad Company, passed at the
late session OF the Legislature of Mississippi,
| was read.
And on further motion of Col. n. Howard,
of Yallobusha county, the act Of the Legsia-
ture in aid of said charter was also read
Of V0llOhIlhQ c0IlntV.
offered the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted
WHEREAS at the regular session of the Le-
gislature of Mississippi for l859-6O, charter
was obtained, for the Grenada, Houston d
Eastern Railroad Company )" and whereas
certain persons are named in said act as Com
missioners for said Company and whereas
said Commissioners met in the town OF Pitts
boro, ON the 9th day of April, 1860, and were
duly organized, as per record SHOWN Inere'
fore
Belt Resolued, That we, the Commission.
ers, accept of the trust offered by the above
named act and will carry it out In COED ialth
to the best ofour ability.
The Commissioners then adjourned until
two O'Clock, P. n.
At two O'Clock P. NJ the meeting was called
to order.
! The following resolution was then adopted
Resolved That the following named persons
be, and they are hereby, appointed Commls
sioners, with full power and authority 10 opeL
books and receive subscriptions for the capita
stock of the Grenada, Houston & eastern
Railroad, separately or conformity, as to tnsn
NAV seem most convenient, and they, or eitn
er of them, are authorized to take subscnp
tons and give receipts for the same IN th'
form adopted by this Commission
In Yalobusha county,. L. Richardson
L. c. Lee, o. II. Perry, B. F. johnson, W. d
Wyatt, G. F. ingram, James, Weir, n. How
ard, j. B. Pass, Paschal Tiliman, n. Williams
B. Williams and K. d. Crowder.
In Calhoun county-T. L. Enochs, j: 5
Ryan, Henry Fox, G. L. Pulley, L. Brasher
Josiah, Fiser, j. H. Thetford, NJ. +. Ross,
w. Creekmore, John B. Brown, j. Z. Nc
Larty, Samuel Brown, S. d. Powell, Z. X
Enochs, s. NJ. Hampton, d. w. Hardin, j.
Hannah, Z. S. Byars, w. I. Young and K. ID
| Petree.
In Chickasaw county,. NJ. Thomson |
B. Baldwin, 6. w. Thornton, H. r. FItzpa
trick, L. n. Mai tin, John w. Davidson, DI
w. +. Walker, j. L. 3. Hill, John Mcintosh
B. F. Wheeler and j. b. Gladney.
In Monroe county,. NJ. Rogers apd D.
sheppard.
form for receiving subscriptions, certif
Gates &C., was then presented and adopted.
J. S. Ryan was elected Secretary and ac
ting Treasurer for the corporations and CON
misSoners.
On motion of I. n. Martin, ESQ.,
ResoEued, That this Commission most II
specttully request the Boards of Police Of Ca
houn and Chekasaw counties to take the ne
ceSsary steps to submit to the voters OF the
respective counties the question of taxation an
subscription for stock in the Grenada, Hous
ton &; Eastern Railroad, according to the az
of the Legislature in that case made and pr
v'ded; and would further suggest that tn
said election be held on the first Monday
August, 1860.
On motion of Mr.. Reasons, of Calhoun,
> Resolved, That the President of this Con
mission appoint an executive committee
nine, whose duty it shall be to superinter
and conduct the canvass for subscription
stock in said railroad along the line there
= as they may deem most advantageous to Il
e interest of the road.
e The f flowing were appinted said committe
: From Chickasaw-T. n. Martin, B.
Fitzpatrick and j. L. s. Hill.
From Calhoun-A. N. Reasons, c. A. Le'
ews and T. T. Enochs.
= From Yalobusha-D. L. Lee, N. Howa
and Oliver H. Perry.
On motion of j. L. S. Hill
IL Resolued, That the papers published in Gre
,e ada, Houston, Pittsboro, Okolona and ABB
= deem, be requested to publish the proceedir
4 of this meeting.
- Col n Howard, of Yallobusha, was elect
Vice President of this Commission.
After an address by the President,
le Commissioners adjourned, subject to the c
"a of the President.
'' SIN. THOMSON, President
J. S. RYAN, Ssc'y