The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-11-30
Annual Meeting of tn Stockholders

Of the IL II. 4 va! Raj Road.
Thls body met In the Court House 10 this place on
yesterday, aud proeesdsd 10 sIscI 4 Board " DhSeturS
for the coming year. We are under obligations 20 our
polite aud energetic Depot Agrps, Dir. IL. :. MathsS,
for . copy Of the preeSediuys. which will b. fouud b.
low. II will bs seen that shS entire old D 'aTi, " 18th the
exception Of Msasrs. saApp B EarnsSls wrre r~v''lscted.
The work accomplished within the pAs' year comprll'
us 10 say that the Es.elsetion Of the Vld Board, PrvSi.
dsat, Superintendent aud Secretary was not only SJuSt
BAT a wise a0t-And The Road will now b. a saee %
JOEEsBoko', T nm, Thursday. Aov. 20, 1885,.
Pursuant 70 pIsVlou, notice, Ghd aeeordlnE to Ad
JouTnmrnt Of the last Annual Convention 1t Knoxville
ths Stockholders Of thS kast Tenbsssso 4 Virginia Nal
Il I'd Company, met IN Cont ntiOn 81 JOneBbpro tbs
18th day u November, lsUB, for the purpose " oleetinB
Ansus DirseIOrS for the ensuing y'Ar' aud for other
purposes.
Vaa appointed Chairman Of the Convention, AAd Jos.
u. LoEan and james o. Mitchell WEs appointed seere'
% motion. A. Armstrong, OF Knox county, s. I.
Newman OF Jsnlrs0s, and John Lylr, ~ Warrington,
were appointed judges " the r~eetlon and n. J. PAT.
rot. q Knox, samael hcGanghey, o. Greco and
JOhn P. Hamm =, u SulliVAn. were Appointed CLERKS
q said 'lsetlon, who we're duly qualified ~ such ~
Go. W. Tslford, Eaq.
The Report u JOhn r.. Banner, President. vas read
and received. The Report Of che Sap .riatrndsnt was
also rial aud resolved. The Report o. the Treasurer
was d~ispenssd with, but WAS received and 100 copies
OF aAl0 Aepor0 NorA oruekrQ 70 lc printed Iog tAo use
OF the stvekholdsrs Of this Company.
The Convention adjourned TO meet At I O'Clock, ?. n.
EVENING SESSION.
W. D. BieVins, OF Sullivan county, offered the FOL.
lowing Resolution, Whirh Was unanimously adopted
Rssolped, That w, the BtJckhuld. 70 VI the East Ten.
Aosses 4 Virginia Rail Road Company, do heartily Ap.
prove aud hereby tender our thanks to Col, John Il.
branAer, PTesidrnt, and the Superintendent. Secretary
and Treasurer, and The Directors Of said Road, for the
full and satisfactory Reports Of the condition and proc
prets Of eur Boai. Also, for The skill, energy and d.
hAneiAl ability manifested b, tAsm In managing the
Ths Chairman ikeH announced to The ConVshtiOn.
that th. polls would b. q once. opened. Whersupen,
che legAi voters present ptpeeeded 10 the election OF az.
teea Directors. 70 serve for the ensuing year. The
Chairman then DECLARED that the following gentlemen
we're duly asd legally elected DirreiOn; %
JOHN R. BRANHEB, JOS. u. EARNEST.
4. q. JGGKsoS, GEo. v. TELToab.
WIN. e%ALBRAIIH, PETERh REEyEs.
=. A. sAMYERs, ANDdEw SHELL,
WM. q. KYLE, JOHN II. FAIN,
SAMUEL &. sNGPP.
Ths fOllawIng Resolutions we're offered By Mr.. wm.
ealbrAltb, lnd unAnIpOusly adopted
RessFss6, That the ghzHgs W tsis AsStihg are hereby
rendered TO Hon. 8. J. w.. Lucky, for the eoartssy IN.
thu CoaVshtE,n the ussOf tho Court House.
Rsaiged, That thu thanks Of the Convsniion are ASo
rendered 10 the Chairnan and the nniesrS o. the Con.
vsntl0n, and 70 the Judges aud Ularkg Of the election.
RsoISsd, Tha. the thAnKs Of ihii C,ntyntion are here.
By tsndrfod 10 tbs Stale Ex ,eutlve. his Exc
Gov, W. Q. BraHnlow, for hhs hbsIal rscomms ndAtions
Of stats I'D to onT Company. and also 70 the state Leg
iIlaiuU fT ,hslT pFompinsss snd hberAltJ in ErAnhng
us AID.
RnoIvsd, That oar nsEt GnBuAl sioekholderS' Con.
FentIon b. held 81 the C,hpaBy's DrpOt, at knSHynl',
aBd that the proceedings u this Conventnn b. publish
ed In the Jon sboro' Usion Flag. GFsrnsVills hsT Era,
Knoxville WAig snd thu Bristol Noes.
The ConTvntion then adlaurned.
JOHN hcGAUGHEY, Chairman.
Jn. o. MIfeHSlb and Jos. u. Local. Secretaries '
The Directors tAru net aud organised By o. letting
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