Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-26
T4IiOCAL NEWS.
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26.

a LEGAL DEc1sIoN-AN INDEX OF TIE
TrMEs.-The following is copy of the lnJunc'
ton served yesterday upon James S. French,
ESQ. Hon. R. J. Brent and Gen J. l.. Brent,
ofBaltimore, counsel for the plaintiffs.
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limited States Circuit Court, District Of Virgin
ia-Ss.-Horatio r. Riddle, ct AL VS.. James 5,
French, ct al.
ORDERED, This 18th February, 1867, that
James S. French, his agents, attorneys, soilcl-
tors aiders and aDettors, and servants be en- DIN
aI and restrained until the further orders OF this
Court from using the corporate name or seal of
the Washington and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany or from authorizing any person to use the
same, or from pretending or asserting any right,
title or claim to the franchises or property OF
the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown
Railroad Company or from setting up or claim
ing or authorizing any person to set up or claim
rnnt the dissolved corporation formerly known
rs the Washington and Alexandria Railroad
Company is q legal and existing corporation,
or from institutng any action at law or pro-
ceeding in equity tor the recovery of the pos
session of the franchises and route now held by
the Washin gton, Alexandria and Georgetown
Railroad Company, or by persons claiming by,
through or under it, or from impeaching the va
lidity of the deed executed 18th April, 1862, by
Joseph B. Stewart trustee. substituted by order
of the County Court of Alexandria county, in
lieu of Walter LennoX, IN favor OF Alexander
HAYS, Joseph Thornton, and the Washington,
Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad Company,
which deed is duly recorded amongst the land
records in said Alexandria Co or from selling or
disposing Of or hypothecating, or agreeing Sc to
do any alleged property Of, or interest, or cap
ital stock in the said dissolved corporation call
ed the Washington and Alexandria Railroad
Company, or from creating or und ertaklng to
create or acknowledge any obligation or con-
tract against or in respect to the same.
Provided, nevertheless, that this order shall
not be understood to restrain the said French
from defending or coHsesting this present SUIT
and defeating if he can the p-etenSons OF the
4eomplainants herein, or from promoting accord
ing to the practice and law Of the State OF Viz
gra. by means Of writ of quo warranto or
scre fsciss apt and legal proceedings to test the
lawful existence of the said Washington, Alex
sndria and Georgetown Railroad Company,
And it is further ordered that this order shall
be effective and operative Immediately, but that
the defendant, French, have leave to move its
dissolution, without notice, within five days at
ter its service on him. provided that q bond on
behalf the complainants and in his favor con-
dtioned in the penal sum Of twenty thousand
dollars, and with such conditions as may
be approved by the Judge. making this order
together with 1T least ten (or two) approved
sureties shall not be executed and filed and up,
on the approval and filing of such bond the SAD
French shall be restrained rs aforesaid until the
further order of this Court.
(Signed,) JOHN G. UNDERWooD.
U. S. District Judge.
A true copy,