Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-16
In Chamccry at NashviIIe.-No. s,688.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, ofice Clerk and Mas
- ter Chsncery Court, at Nashville, April Is,
1871, the sta OF Tennessee, complainant, VS.
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
1t appearing from the allegations Of the origi
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed III
this cause, and which are duly worn TO, that the
defendants, Bristol, skdmpre & Co, and 4. L.
Maxwell are non residents Of the a.e Of Ten
Dessee, snd that the names and residences Of
number Of tn, stockholders of the defendants
TIE Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad COmpa-
ny, the Memphis, ClarksvillC and Louisville Ra.l-
road Company, the McMiDnville and Manchester
Railroad Company the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad Comaany, the Southwestern or Southern
RAILROAD Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati Cumberland
GaP ard hArleston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile aud Charleston Railroad Company. the Rog-
ersyIlls gud jefferson Ia l-O5d Company, the
East Tenn sses and Western Moth Carolina
Railroad Company, are al II known, although
oiLigent inquiry las b en- made to ascertain the
a-me, as are also the names aud residences Of a
number Of the holders Of the bonds Issued by the
complainant, the Stste OF Tennessee, to the be-
fore named railroad CompaLie3, ard also OF the
holders Of the bonds issued by said rail-
road companies, o. any Of them, and, also, OF o
number OF the creditors Of said rsiIO DAD cOmpa-
MES; an also, that the nsnes aud residences OF
4 number Of persons interested III the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also un
known, although diligcut inquiry has been made
anCe OF the provisions OF al act Of the Legisla'
Iure Of the StAte of Tennessee, passed on the
2lstdsy Of December, 1870, entitled "sn Act to
amend the act Of 1870, chapter TO- for the sale If
the interest Of the state in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July /, $780, and also in fur
Their pursuance Of 4 decree rendered By the
Chancery Court at Nashville, in the above entitled
cause, rendered on the l6th day OF April, 1871,
and OF the allegations SID prayer Of the original
and amended and supplemental bills in this cause,
ordered that sald above nsmed defendants, Bris-
tol, SkIdmore Co, and 4. /. Maxwell, aud ali
of the said unknown ockGOlders, holders e
bonds issued by the State TO sA companies or OF
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors o.
SAID comp Intcs, ana other persons Interested in
said several reads or railroad companies before
named, enter their appearance herein, on or he
fore the seventh Monday OF the present term OF
this Court, beiug the 18th day of May next 1871.
isaid DAY being a rule day fOT the return day OF
OIL iual process, aad for Publication in Leu there
Of, by order If the Chancellor OF said Court, IL
pursuance Ct the Law il such c1sep, made and
proylded,) and that al Of saii defendants or 60
many of thom OF the different classes as the Cont
may deem sufficient to represent all Of e-ch
class, be required to appear, and put in such Ge-
fence to said bills ss they may respectively dem
proper, under the provisions If said act OF =
ed and supplemental bills viii be taken for con
fessei ss 70 them, a1d set for hearing expzrte,
and that copy OF this order be published for
four consecutive weeks IL the Nashville Union
and American ard Eei uUlican ulunoT.
4 true COpy-Attest
NATHANIEL BAXIEB, JR.,
CLERK and Master.
Z. Il. Ewing, ". E Cooper aad W. b Reese,
Solicitors for complainant. apis d4y