Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-21


En ChRnCorY at Esshvf'ie.-Eo. 6,6sS.
CTATE OF FENNEssEs, Office CLERK and MIS-
- ter ChsDcery Court at Nashville, April If,
The Edgeneid and Kentucky Railroad Company
defendants. ..t- $50
1t appearing from the allegations CT the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed IN
this cause, and which are duly sworn TO, thst the
defendants, Bristol, ekidInore Co, and A l..
Maxwell, are non-residents of the 8 ate of Ten
hessee, and that the names and residences Of .
number of tn stockholders Of the defendants,
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, the Memphis, Clsrksville and Louisville Rail-
road Compal!, tIe McMinnville and Manchester
Railroad company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad OOnsany, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, CunberGAnd
Gap and hafleston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Rog-
ersville and jefferson Ra lrO-d Company, the
East Tenn. ssee and Western North Carolina
Railroad COMPANY, are al II known, although
niigent inquiry has b en- made to ascertain the
same, IS are also the names and residences OF =
number Of the holders Of the bonds ued By the
complainant, the State OF tennessee, to the be-
fore named railroad companies, and also Of the
holders OF the bonds issued by said rail-
road companies, or any of them, and, also, Of
number OF the creditors Of said railroad comps-
MES an also, that the nzmes and residences OF
a number of persons interested in the said before
name roads, or rsilToad companies, are also I'm
known, although diIigent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; 1t Is therefore, in pursu-
snce OF the provisions of an act Of the Legisls-
ture ~ tbs State Of Tennessee, passed on The
2lst day of december, 1870 entitled "An Act to
amend the act Of 1870, chapter 10 the sale Of
the interest Of this state in delinquent railroad
eompsuies passed July ], 1870" and also in fur
Their pursuance Of q uecree rendered by the
Chancery Court st Nashville, in the above entitled
cause, rendered on the 18th day OF April, 1871,
and OF the allegations and prayer OF the original
and amended and supplem slal bills in this csuse,
ordered that said above named defendants, Bris-
toll kkidmors & Co.. and A. L. Maxwell and all
Of the sad unknown . ockaOlders, holders If
bonds issued by the State TO sa Companies, or OF
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors OF
said companies, ana other persons interested IN
said several roads or railroad companies before
named, enter their appearance herein, on or be-
fore the Seventh Monday of the present term CT
this Court, being the 18th day of May next, 1871,
said day being rule day for the return day Of
oria inal process and for publication in lieu there
Of by order of the Chancellor OF said Court, in
pursuance Of the Law in such cases, made and
provided and that all Of SAID defendants or 50
many Of them of the different classes as the Court
may deem sufficient to represent all of each
fence to said bills as they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions CT said act Of 2lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills viii be taken for con-
fessed a. to them, and set for hearing exparte,
snd that a copy of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Nashville Union
and American aud Republican Banner.
A true Oopy--Attest
-t. NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
E.H. Ewing, ". F. Cooper and W. B. Reese,
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