Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-15
YfqaI Notirfs.
CTATE OF VERMONT, Rutland,

RENSSELAER, & SAROTOGA RAIL
Road COMPANY,
DANIEL s. MILLER and "a May, 1859.
SHEPARD KNAPP.
Whereas the Rensselaer, & Saratoga Railroad
Company, a body corporate under the laws of the
State Of NV York, having It's principal place OF
business At Troy, III the State OF New YORK
n for,ssaid have ii Ell their Bill IN Chancsry
against DAME! S. Miller and Shepard Knapp,
both az the Cry County and safe OF New orK
SETTING FohTH. That macy yesrs since a BODY
corpsyiltt. vas created by act OF the leeisia-
ture 81 the State - Vermont ~ the name OF the
and ..d Washington Railroad COMPANY,
ana uIier it.s chart-r but t, nd tor some time
operated n line Of railway from Rutland, III the
state OF Vermont through the towns OF Rutland,
1ri Castleton. Poultney, Granville, Pawlet ana
Ruperr, and so to salem, III the State OF New
York that subsequently, and prior to the pro-
ceedings hereinafter mentioned, said Company
executed a mortgage deed Of said road In the
State OF Vermont, to Daniel 5. Miller and shep-
ard Knapp, aforesaid, as trustees 10 secure the
PAYMENT of two hundred and fifty bonds, 80
called. of said company, for the sum Of one thou
sand dollars each and interest, to such persons
as should become holders OF the same; and that
under said mortgage two hundred and twenty
five of such bonds and upwards, Were issued by
said company, and taken, held and transferred
by various persons.
And afterwards and prior TO the proceedings
hereinafter mentioned, said company executed
another mortgage OF said road and other property
to certain trustees to secure the payment OF GER
tain other Indebtedness of said company, and the
Trustees under said last named mortgage took
and he'd possession OF sail roat and operated the
same until the events hereinafter mentioned.
And further showing that default being made
in respect to said first mortgage, the parties In
interest or some of them, hereunder instituted
a suit III the Couct OF Chancery, III the county of
Rutland aforesaid, in the name of said Miller
and Knapp as Trustees to toreclose said first
mortgage for the benefit Of the bondholders
hereunder and that the 22d day Of April A..
d. 1863 said Court finally ordered and decreed
that unless the SAID company or the other de-
tend ants in said action shOult pay the sum then
U>ceTtnned TO be due upon such bonds, with IN
t,res. and costs on or before the Sth day OF June
A. ID. 500. said company and the other defend
ants in said cause, and all persons claiming un-
Ger them, should be forever torecosed OF all equl-
ty of redemption arising under said mortgage.
And further showing that said day OF pay nent
passed without any payment beng made under
said decree, and that SAID foreclosure OF said
equity OF redemption became thereupon con-
Aud further showing that On the I'd day of
November. \. ID. 1906, Jacob Sleeper, Josiah
BarIwel Thomas W. Pierce, Andrew Piercs, Jr.
and Peter Butler, ali of the state Of Mas-achu-
sets and George L. Edmunds, Thomas Ii. Can
field and Ienuel b. Patt, OF the state Of YER
mont beng then the owners and holders OF a
majority IN number ard amount Of all the bonds
unaer sand murt- sgc, formed new corporation
called the Salem aud Eutiand Railroad Company
by articles of ASSOCIATION OF that date, duly exc
cutcl by sand last uamoi parties and recorded IN
the office 81 the Secretary Of state Of the state of
Vermont, on the 9-l day 81 DECEMBER. A. ID.
lsGi, and also in The County { Jerks Cthr rs in
Rut}at.d and bennington caua...-. Wher,ln saId
road l. torated and the ~ tnluatinuS aut U"Ttl.
hc4tos were III ale, no Ices FIhlFsaei, u.bs taken
and tou6s >uIrrrl.3tl all SIS pr yl1-l by law, a
copy or winch arsse!"s o. association Is appended
to said bill.
Anl.turrher -Aasgiu, thit in II. wear 49, rlil-
Der certain Judicial pa, #gaIH-s in the state OF
New lolS. The Trustees under said mortgage
secor els above referred t., Ind surrendered the
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