Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-28

In response TO the announcement that
there would be meeting in cooperation
with the City Council yesterday morning
the citizens responded by the hundred
There was large crowd at the Council
rooms before the appointed hour, and
among them was our most substantial and
influential citizens. Without the necessity
of formal organization, the objects of the
meeting being well understood, they re-
paired to the Court House; and in the room
of the Chaneery Court signed the bonds
and made valid the injunction prohibiting
the sale of the property of the city. Per-
sonswere still calling and signing up to the
hour of ~ o'clock. The following is the
SleO, 900 bond with the names of the sign
ers attached:
Know all men by these presents:
That we, the Mayor and City Council of
Nashville, principles and sureties, are held
and firmly bound to ]. @. Fisher, n. o.
Love, F. Otterville, William Watkins, and
others, defendants named in the bill holding
judgments against the corporation, and also
TO such others as may hereafter be made de-
PENDANTS, or shall come in, having judg-
ments against the corporation, in the penal
sum of one hundred thousand dollars,
for which payment, truly to be made, we
bind ourselves, and each of US, and each of
our heirs, executors, or administrator,
signed with our seals and dated this 27th
day OF November, in the year Of our Lore,
1869.
The conditions of the above obligation are
such that, whereas, the Mayor and City
Council of Nashville have, on the day and
date hereof prayed for and obtained from
the Court of Chaneery, holden at Nash
vile, in the State of Tennessee,
writ of injunction returnable to the
Chancery Court, holden at Nashville on the
first Monday in April next, to enjoin the
said defendants and all persons holding
claims or demands against the said Mayor
and City Council of Nashville, growing out
Of transactions with or acts Of defendants,
Alden and his associates, from commencing
suits on such claims, or further prosecuting
suits already commenced, until the further
order of this court, or from the issuance of
further proceedings with exactions already
issued on judgments, or pretended judg-
ments, recovered against the said Mayor and
City Council of Nashville, on such claims or
demands, whether in the shape of notes,
bonds, coupons, checks, warrants or other
wise, until the further order Of this court !;
and that all the said defendants be further
enjoined from selling, transferring or other
wise disposing of the notes, bonds, cou-
pons, checks, warrants or other evidences
Of their several claims, until further or
dered. All as set out in the bill which is
here referred TO and made part of this bond:
Now, if the said Mayor and City Council
of Nashville should prosecute the said in
junction with effect, or In case they fail
therein shall well and truly pay and satisfy
the said ]. G. Fisher, N. o. Love, F.. Of
terville and William Watkins and the other
obligees or either of them, all such costs
and damages as shall be awarded and re-
covered against the said Mayor and City
Council of Nashville in any suit or suits
which may be hereafter brought for wrong
fully suing out the said injunction, and
shall moreover abide by and perform such
orders and DEGREES as the court may make
in this cause and pay such costs and DANA
ges as the court may order, then the above
obligation to be void, otherwise to remain
in full force and effect.
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