Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-25

/ nave EEeIr HtGEEEI the WoEua Dfa
I 20 RIPIlON.' Those who oppose tie .ga.
I scriptor SHAH have On their tickets be- Sd
i SUBSCRIPTIONS"
/ A list OF Officers, Judges and Clerks, wi. ls
/ published before the day OF Tie election.
1 MARQUIS j. WKLGHI-
/ February g, ls7i. Sheriff shelby County
/ SHELBY COUNTY QUARTEHLT CoURr.I
| JAHUAEF IERl,
/ THURSDAY, January b. lsll
/ state Of Tennessee, shelby COunty-Coul
/ Court, Quartely Tenn January, l57l-
Ia Op8u session.
/ me selma Marion and Memphis aalIr8aI
L Company OF Ieuues See Gnu Al aslaslp ppL. 'lr"
l msriy The Memphis, Holly Spring, ukol'nE
/ aud sci ina Railroad Com pany, b. th-lE El.-
/ deut, N. 3. forrest, aud inli0rlty cd ta.
l Directors, having applied % tlis 0lls .#
1 taEs, on behalf OF the County of SHELBY, rIH.
! Huudrod Thoussud Dollars l3JlJ-lu oi L..
Capital stock Of said Company and DelI...
I ing that the interest OF the people OF tla
{ sDzetiv CONSTRUCTION OF said Ig ,IIraa.I.
| It Is therefore ordered by the Court lU .-
| Five H0ndred Thousand Dollars be suite
/ seribsd % the capital stock Of tus sa % i1a..
Il pauy, 20 b. paid lE i've auuufl inslllul.-.s
l uF ono Hundred Thousand Dollars e.ra.
/ without iu crest. uD0u the following r5r..
/ h mo western terminus OF said Raur--T
/ shall be and always remain a. aemp--.
i Tennessee.
| 2 The money paid under This su1sCrip ptIIH.
\ or the csrtltcate OF iudBbtedueas here. u.ra
| authorized 10 ue issued, shall be lp. ID
/ Fir-t-To the grading, bridging and mason
n
/ Of Shelby, commencing El8 work % NeIr
I phis ana completing % e0utluuouslyr re..-.
I Tor the superstructure, 70 the county ---..
l SecOudly-LO the Pulclltse OF or Elas-llas AIH..
Z rails suu iastenlugs sufficient O. lay lle i.--..
/ within the county Of shelby. Lnlrl9 --.f
l The purchase OF locomotive anu ears a.-
| dcient to operate that portion Of The Eo.-
1 thin the County, and % the iuE %. r-s
l ira. over the same kourLuly-Il lla -.s.-
tIOn Of such depotF, plat forms, section llu .=.
| machine snOpss turn tables water static I..
/ and the purchase of -cn machinery tor @ .-
ia ~ d Z. ..H Hl.
/ OPERA lou OF the road fluhiy iy-5IIoCll aLy
| portion or JheaubscrIptl0n remain al. er ..s.
l part OF the rO1t IN shelby county lz ll..F
completed and ca ulpped as q Llsl-ll ,-a lH...
/ in every respect then such uue1 pended a...
/ tiOn shall be applied 20 the extension OF la-
road into Mississippi, IN the same order ana
I FOR the same purposes as req ulreu % De- -a-
I pended ia shelby County anu no part OF I.ra
/ money hereby subscribed, nor OF the csra-.-
I cafes or Indebtedness here matter autl11lEsI I
/ % be issued, shall be used for the paTul=lt ..
[ Ofieera' salaries, commissions, once r-f..
printing, stationery OF ol n1r general o. i4.--
/ ceItaneOus expenses Of the comp any nor Ll-
/ right OF way or depot gruuuds, and any vaa
l latI0u Of these conditions on The part Of tie
| said Railroad Company shall render ll.s
subscription wholly void, Na 70 an llri--r
/ payments
! subscribed snail be paid 0F or % stld Rail r1si
i Company. aud b-fJre any certificates of iu-
| deb eduess shall be delivered % the sa a.
/ Railroad Company. the President Of DO
/ Company Ahal hle with the Clerk OF r.s
i County Court an accurate and tuL l0El-
l Road Ia shelby County ana an accurate p .-
ME Of the same, showing the qu2ullIIrs of
/ excavation and borrowed embaakmenl, o..
masonry, and OF brLdg ns ID De Done un -dHll
/ section, and copy OF the sp6clnctfL' rs asI..
| form OF contract under which the work Is rr-
quired TO be done, which map proula AMI
| sueci daatiOu shall be certified DF Lle Chic.
| Engineer Of said Rlsd d under oath aa correct
q. The annual iustalInent5 4haL be asse.sr..
| by the Court each year at tue same time
I that the other County tlLss are assessed, ElE
/ sh al be collected AZ the same time otu-r
I COUNTY taxes are collected
| s. AT the term OF the Court each year pIa-
| cedlng the term az which the taxes are tU aH
ASSESSED, The Court may appoint one or more
com petent Civil Engineers Of high cls r e-ar
for integrity. who snail have NO connect. on
with said railroad. % ~ On the lice OF -a a
Railroad and make an accurate measu-
! ment OF all the work done an account gf s--
| the locomotives, ears, machinery, DuildIl-H.
/ and material delivered Tor the Road. l b
! make a detailed, itsnlized report Ui the IS El..
and the value thereof IL detail, esill1 q laL -.-
far and reasonable prices for each ifaH-
said report sball be made By Che said Elz.-
nesrs under oath 20 the CoutL at The us sE.
term f0liOgins their appointments end t.s
| President and Chief Engineer Of sgid Com
pauy shall be bound 20 afford said EuEiur.ss
6Dp5futsd Uv the Court access to tEeir a1G--
notes OF the work, and every iacillfy Tor gore
rlviug at a correct measurement and valls
q The President or the said company shall
! hIe statement under oath With the ClerE 90.
the County Court each y ear, e'lsmpotaa.-
Cusly with the report 0l lle aa44 eu6lI- ---.t-
which statement shall show tully lhl exc
penulJurs Of ash money received nom l.s
/ subscription OF Sneloy Counlyr or HoH -l-
csrtid Gales OF indebtedness hereiuafL. -u-
I thorizsd to be issued. showing when and I'd
| whom PAID and on what ace, unit.
/ z. II it appear to the satisfaction OF the
l court from the report OF the said euglueel--
/ that he money received rom said cuuurF
| subs rlptlun, or the certificates Of lnde2lE--
/ ness hereinafter authOriZa a % % issued have
| been faithfully and economically applied lHr
| the purposes eXp1es sed IN article OF l1e DEE
cree. t1on 40 further tax snail De assessed .F
/ levied for that purpUs6, ami no more Cer.-.-
| Gates Of iuds btel ness snail be is usd and tla
subscription as TO the balance o. tie install
| ments snail be void.
Il 5. in correcting the tax, the Tax CoIIscta-
1 shall give each taxpayer a separate r6czll B..
/ for the amount Of the tax paid by him OF ner
| on account OF this SUBSCRIPTION, which ---
/ ceipt shall sntitle the holder thereof 90 rec
ceiye from the Railroad Com pany, cerl1-
Gates OF STOCK iu said com pany 20 lla az oll-
/ or the receipts when presented % ins S-gr--
| taTy OF said company IN sums of tFFcn |F-
| i've dollars, or CtrJiucat5s OF tE eltT ave d l-
/ lars anu for any excess over twenty -1F1
I dollars, or multlplea OF twenty 1--we 1ol ar=-
I In the aHn6unt Oh the recul pts presented .-s
give 20 The holder a receipt Whlcu shall la a-
I wise he cOuverti bic into tur stock O. the saIl
/ company, when presented by lhe holder ll
/ sums OF w 6uty -uFe dollars OF tls uluilLP--
/ g. the acceptance By che said hallruat
L Company Of any portion o. Tue money cole
| leCted under this Hubscri ptlOu1 or OF ne crr-
/ tfncGtes Of Indebtedness herslEaIe auLl.s-
lied TO be issued, shall bind The company
/ iuIIy TO an the terms and conditions o. t1.s
l and following articles
/ i6 ThIs subscription shall become birdfr-
/ only when ratified By the cuustllui loual ma
iOriHg OF the legal voters ol lls C uLlyi am ll
L lest fbeir sense of this Ques ION, lt Ts hereby
I ordered, that the s1ertu ol the county maa-
L publication In two daily newspapers Fu..
/ llshed IN Memphis OF au election % be held
l for thai purpose as the regular voting pre-
| clncts OF the county, on Saturday. tle 18th .s
l MarCh 1871 aud that e copy 0I this deere.
I and statement Of the financial condition OF
/ the county be published lu connection WIN
u 49, H.na HHH H..nHa
/ ing the election, in two daily papers pul-
/ dshed in Memphis.
I at said election write or print on Llelr la.-
1 lots the words, i'FOr Subscription, and those
i who oppose the aubscrt pIl0u shall write ur
l print on their ballots the words " No slH-
1 serIptfon % and the sheriff shall iumedlzIe-
/ ly amer the election make due RETURNS % ll5
CLERK Of TIE C0unty Court, Of the Dum Der Jt
I The votes polied fOz and Of ths NUN Der ul
l votes polled against subscrl ptiOn.
| III Ii being the object Of the Court % enable
/ the Railroad Company to commence the " ORR
/ IS thsYsioFs Ordered, That II it shall ap-
/ pear IRON said election returns llal lLle o.
/ seription has been ralineo 1y tne req als "a
4 couEtituffonal vote, tie Chairman Of Q. e
l County Court shall immedlalelyr upon -La
hIing Of the map, Pronle ana Spseiis sai;ols
/ road Company certificates OF 1nQs0teduess DE
/ shelby county % the amount Of one nuni r-d
I issued IN such sums as The President ulay die
/ rser and express on their face that they are
4 nFnFIDEI0u OF GllEA 10
I snd Memphis Railroad company and that
| tbev are receivable in payment of said spg-
efhc tax. And likewise each succeeding year.
/ ff tt shall appear 70 the setl8iacliou OF The
Court from the report OF the Engineers app
I pointed as provided In article OF this decree.
| mat the money arising from the tax OF ne
Il preceding year, or the certificates OF tnd6. C.
edness issued the preceding year. have be- "a
nithrully and economically applied as I--
quirsd by article 2 then the chairman Of the
County Court shall issue 70 the railroad cum-
pany one hundred thousand dollars Of cerli1-
Gates in the same manner and form as hereIu-
before provided tll the lul amount OF uFs
hundred thousand dollars has been issued
The certificates OF iudehtedness toF each year
shall be numbered rom one upward, cOnsecu-
lively In the order Of their issuance, and shall
be signed BY the Chairman OF the County
Court and cOuuteTsigned by the Clerk of Tie
County Court and have the seal Of the county
attached; and the said Clerk shall keep an
exact register Of each certified issue, showing
when and to whom issued, and the Chairman
Of the Court shall take the receipt Of tue
Treasurer OF the said railroad company for all
certificates issued, which receipt snal 1e pre-
served In the Offce Of the Clerk or tne county
Court; and the said Clerk shall al each meet
of the Court next following the issue OF c-r-
] tifeates report 10 the Court the nun amount
/ issued 70 date of that meeting
4 The Court shall, in each case, provide proper
/ com peussti0u for the engineers au llorlzel %
/ be appointed under article Of lh.s decree
l The money OF eerlincates s1al o-l5 y lLL
i ont bY said company for WOrk acLla4g 4eA5
I or material actually deliyeTsas o4 ne AlA4
L and class specified ln artlele Z o. tlla l5ll75-
1 The certificates when received py lne Tax
I Collector in payment ol tnls spsclue tl-2. OF
i when redeemed by the louuly 1tei-elt sllA-e
] Is i-1r1 a|7iatalv Cancelled by those officers
i Wv and each shall make report quar-
( fsrIv 10 fhe Court Of the amount recelveI OF
l lss.,,s(F 1r7d lsancalsd That uuon WING
Z INV iustaiuent OF the certificates herein
/ hafora provided for, said railroad company
/ shall give bond IN tne SUN OF one hun4lll
1 thousand dollars, with suCn sureties as small
I be satisfactory % the Chairman OF this Court
/ conditioned that said certificates shall De- ia
good faith applied 70 the objects ana pull97=s
I specided in article Of this decree and tla-
said fcates shall not be used OF neg oLli74
/ by said company q less Than eiglLy --lEe -5