The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-20
NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA RAIL-
ROAD.

A convention Of tho stockholders Of this road
met on Wednesday, August IA. r. M. HooKE,
ESQ.,, Of Chattanooga, was elected Chairman.
Gov. ]. E. Brown offered a resolution 10 appoint
a oommitteo OF five stockholders to confer with
Col. HAw1LL, United States Government ngent, 10
learn the best terms tho road can get from tho
Government in tho settlomont OF tho Government
debt. E. A. KEEnLE, Jr., Cleveland, J. E. BRowN,
HENRY CoBIA, and JoHN P. KINu woro appointed
on this committee.
On Thursday, the following resolution, offered
by Gov. j. E: BnowN, was adopted:
Resolved, Tint IN appeal having boon takon last
decision OF the judges Of tho election which snid
decision denied TO tho Georgia Railroad and Bank
ing Company and to tho City OF Charleston tho
both said railrond company and said city, by their
proper representation, had tentlcred tickets pro-
posing to vote for the candidates for Directors,
which tickets wcro headed by Thos. II. Galloway,
and arc now on hle and tho decision Of said judges
that no part OF tho raroad company or city trans.
Directors after its transfer.
On motion, NJ: Burns Was appointed on the
Committee to wait on Col. Hnmill, United States
Government Agent, in place Of L. A. Kceblo not
present.
The following resolution was then offered by
Gov. ]. e. Brown, and unanimously adopted:
Resotbcd by tho stockholders Of tho Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad Company, That the
President Of this Convention is hereby instructed
to appoint committee Of threo to investigatc the
aftars including tro receipts and expenditures Of
said road and it's management, and TINT said conf
mittee have full access to ail the books and papers
OF said company, with power to call upon any Off
Ger or agent of said road for any explanation they
may think proper or for any information in his
possession, and that tho expenses of said investi-
cation be paid out of the income Of the road; and
thnt said committee report to tho next mcolinp of
the convention or stockholders.
Iho sSndS 9PRUntea sqd
II. G. Spence
Tho Convention then proceeded to vote by
ballot. '' y
Upon counting out tho votes it was found that
ciaion Of tho Judges of Election, and in favor of
the right Of tho city OF Charleston and tho Geor
gin Railroad and Banking Company, each 20 vote
shown 10 the oi that PEN tSa
city OF Charleston by her representation tendcred
to vote t500l fyo hundred votes 10, Thomas H.
Galloway and others directors which said ticket
iB here produced and tcndered to tho Convention
Of Stockholders. Said city claims that said ticket
be counted. And IT having been further shown 10
this Convention that the Georgia Railroad and
Banking company, by its proper representation,
Judge john Z. king, rendered to said Judges OF
and offered to vote t6OO) aye hundred votes for
said persons named as directors as the vote of
said COMPANY, which is represented by him, which
be counted; and said John p King OBJ proxy for o.
II. Warren, having rendered copy OF the ssmo
tcket anu ouercc 10 vote t6OO) five hundred votes
for tho Same persons ~ directors, which he now
here tenders.
And d. l.. Mckay, Geo. ". Williams & Co., and
A. Simons and ". g. Magrnth, having each ten.
Willis, and offered TO yoto each fyo hundred {5O0l
for said parsons for directors each of which ticket
were n jected by tho judges OF election and oacb Of
which is now rendered, and demand mado that thev
be counted. And IL having boon further shown 10
the convention that tho following named persons.
known as the Burns ticket, received for directora
acCeDtcu COunted hy ba S,Jo
OF election, the number OF votes ANNEXED To
each OF their names, to wit: