Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-27
FstiiInn 10 Amend Chartsr.

No. $50, r. D-stste OF Tennessee.-In the
First Chsncery Court Of shelby county.
WHEREAS, the Memphis and Charleston
W Railroad Company have his day filed
their petition in the said Court, pTaytng that
the Charter of Incorporation OF said COM
pany, and the several acts amendatOry
taereof, may be further amended as follows,
That the said Memphis n Charleston
Railroad Company be authorized end ens
powered 70. purchase, own. control and ope-
rate the following named railroads:
l. The railroad running nom FayetteY1lle
to DecheTd, In said State, belonging TO the
Winchester and Alabama Railroad Company.
2. The railroad runHing from 70
McMinnvtIle. in said State. belonging to the
HcMinnytlle and Manchester Railroad Com
q The abroad running nom McMinuville
to the Kentucky State line. belonging to the
southwestern Rail- Dad Company, and par
tally graded TO a points At or near Sparta;
Aud, in order 70 make the necessary q
proper connections between said roads, and
with the present lin of the Memphis and
Charleston Raiift ad, that thes said Memphis
and Charleston. Railroad Company also be
authorized and empowered 70. construct,
complete, v snd operate the following
j. A railroad from a point on the line be-
tween the tetes.O Of Tennessee and Alaoama,
connecting. with a road to be constructed
from a point on the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, near Fearns Switch, to said
State line thence 70 a point on
the said Winchester and alabama Railroad
AHu .EAAAEAnalEm ~ AgAAA - u
fable. crossing EGtd. last named road n
running to, and connecting with. the said
AcMinnvi1e and Manchester Railroad at or
"a TsfITO-d from Deeherd, connecting
with the said Winchester and Alabama Bail.
road, and %Ipnnipg q. any point on tn Me-
Manchester and TullahOma-
The 81 d Southwestern Railroad, exteni-
ing nom AcAinnvlliey by way Of sparta and
LIVINGSTON. to the Kentucky line:
And that such OF said roads as may be 80
pure assd, OF constructed, should be con-
solidated with, and form a part OF, the satd
Memphis and Charleston Railroad. and be
called and known by that name throughout
the entire line, instead Of the present names
OF said f0sds, and that al the Provisaons o.
The Charter ofthe said Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad Company should be extended
over, and applied to, such OF said roads -
may be 50 purchased or oo~nstructSd. Ano
the construction, control and operation Of
said roads, all the powers, privileges and
the aid winchester and Alabarns Railroad
Company, the McMtnnVtle and
Railroad Company and the So1thWestsrn
Railroad Company, or such o. them as may
purchase thereof, respectively be transferred
20, vested in ano--possessed BY the said
Memphis and Charleston kAtirosd JONI
Aid further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company should be
authorized 10 issue Its bonds, secured by
mortgage % th6EoSds to be purchased or
constructed as afOresaid, to an amount not
exceeding hdtssn Thousand oiar per mile
OF the whole length of the roads SO to be
purchased and consta ucted, said bonds 10 be
Issued on such terms and conditions as 70
said Company may seem roper
And that The said company have and pos
sess all othsr powers and privileges nece%
sary and proper to carry into effect the OBJ
teets above enumerated.
the -sfore, an persons are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at thesCOurt-
house IN the city OF Memphis, on the nrst
Monday of October, ls7l, to show cause Why
the said amendments should % be granted.
iAcopy-Attest
EDMUED A. COLE, CLERK and Master.
BY Z. J. BLACK, Deputy Q. and n.
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