Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-21
PETITIONS FOR IMcOsPORATIOn
PaffInn Ii AmaaA 60.

No. So, r. D-state Of TenHesses. In TIE
First ghanceIy Courtof Shelby county.
] MHEkEAs, The Memphis and Chariest
w Railroad Company have mis- day dItd
tner pei1tlOn in the said court, pEaFiug u rs
ne Inarter Or transportation Ok -ssid ccn-
Pauy. and the several acts ~amendaroiy
ersgt may Dc turther amended as follows,
fnAr the said Memphis and Cha-Iesfon
railroad Company be authorized sud en-
powered 70 purchase, oWu. control ana ope-
rate the following named railroads:
1. The railroad running rom Fa~ystbevlIa
% Dechsrd, n said state, belonging % the
Finchestsf and AlabGma Railroad C6muauv.
2 The railroad runHfng from TulIshOnaa "
McMlnnvules IN SAID 5ta1e. belonging 10 Che
1cMinuy LIE and Manchester Railroad Com-
pany, and
3 The abroad rurning from MsNInuvll.s
% he KsntuckT STATE Lns. belonging % toe
southwestern Rail cad Company. and par
italy graded 20 a pot1tat OK near SPARTA
And, In order % make the necessary and
proper connections between said roads, AID
with the present line of the Memphis and
Charleston kailrC ad. thaE the said MrmDrtE
and Charleston Railroad Company also be
authorised and empowered % construct.
roads, tO-wtt:
z railroad fsom a point On the Hns be-
rWeeu tbs states OF Tennessee ana Alabaus.
connecting with q rOsd 70 b eonsrructed
rom q point Oh b MsmphEs1aud Charles
on asllroads near fearn's Switch, 70 said
STATE line and mi thenae to a point on
the said Winchester and Alabama RaErOaf.
and rom themes, II found necessary or aesf-
N1A9 kAea1ALa 49, 49, A4-4IA AlMAn Eu1
running 20, n connecting With. the said
A~csfinnvtile and Manchester Railroad az OK
near Tullahoma.
4 raIro-d from peeherd. eonuesfir4
with the said and Alabama Rail-
road ana running % any point on u Ne
htnnyIle and Hangnester Railroad, between
Manchester and TulahOmA-
D. The ss.d southwestern Railroad. extsnst-
tnz nom M~oAinnvtl1s, oy way OF spsrsa aid
Livingston 70 the Kentucky line.
And that suen OF said roads a. may b. 80
purchased, OF constructed. should be en-
s~oiidatsd with, ana form q part %, the ala
I Memphis snd Charleston BALL Dad. arf be
called and known BY that DRus throu. nost
1 the entire line, Instead Of the present : 4mes
Of said roads, and that al the prnvistoas OF
the Charter ofths said AeDphfssrd aries
ton Railroad COmpany should 1a ax snded
| over, and applied TO- 5uGh OF safd RAGS AZ
may oe 50 purchased or conslruaiad, and
nats Tor Eh9 purpose OF better prov tu1g for
the continuation. control ana Oper1uau OF
said roauE. al the powers, privileges ard
! rancntses possessed by. OF confer ID uD0n.
the said Winchester and Alauaua 8afIroad
Company b AcHianVtHe and = ~2rchaster
Railroad Company and the Southwestern
be p~urchaeed - aforesai5. should upon tns
purchase thsre0f, rspsctfvsly be Trans erred
20, vested IN III possessed b. the SAID
AemPhls and Charleston Railroad Com
And further tina the said Memphis snd
Charleston Railroad Company should be
authorized TO issue its bonds, secured by
mortgages on the roads to Re pureh aed o.
/ constructed as Aforesaid, to an mount rot
exceeding aIteen mOusand 0OLErsP Per mile
Of the 9hOls lenglh Of the 70 Is SO TO De
purchased and cont nc ed. sald &c be
Issued On such terms and conditions as 70
said Company may seem proper.
And hat the aid com panY haVs and pos
sess all other powers and privileges meces-
sary and proper 20 carry into eject the OBJ
jsets above euumsTetsc.
Therefore al persOna are hereby notified
TO appear before SAID Court, at the court
house in the city OF MsmNAs, On she first
Monday OF October. k7l. to shuW causs WY
the satd amendments snruit not De GRANTED.
Acopy.-Atts5b
EDMUND A. COLE, CLERK and Master,
By r J. BLACK, Deputy Q. and M.
Elicit & Fhelan. sOis. HeDtI