Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-23
PETITlONs F0R INcOaPORATIOE.
PstElan 10 Amsna Charter.


No. gS2, e. D-State OF Tennessee In the
First Chancery court Of Shelby county.
WHEREAS, the Memphis and Charleston
their petition IN the said Court, praying thaf
the Charter Of Incorporation or said COR
pany, and the several acts ameodatorT
ersa1 may De urtner amenceo a. iouoWHs
That the said Memphis and Charleston
EaiirOad Company be auhhoriEed end em-
powered 70 purchase, own control GndoPe-
rate the following named railroads.
l. The raLrosd running from Fayetteville
10 Decherd, IN said state, belonging 70 the
Wfncbesrer and Afabama asfiroaf C0mpauv.
2 b railroad ruEEing from Tullehoma 70
M~cMiuuVtlls. In said g57ts. belonging to the
McMinnytHe n Manchester Railroad Com
g. Thsrauroad running nom McHinnviue
70 the Kentucky Stats line, belonging 70 the
southwestern Railroad ~1pa and par
italy graded 70 q pointa at OF near sparta;
And, IN order 70 make the Necessary and
proper connections between said rcacs, and
with the present line of the ZemDnig and
Charleston Eailrcad, that the said Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company also %
Compiete, Own and operate the following
TArsIroad from a point on the line be-
tween the States Of TannasBse and ALABAMA
connecting win a road 70 be constructed
from a point on the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, near Fearn's Switch, % said
the said Winchester and Alabama Railroad.
and frcm thence, n found Necessary OF deEi-
rabIe. crossing SAID last named road, and
running to- and coun5eClnR W1tns the said
Meainnvile and Manchester Railroad &C or
near uIIahoma.
4 "A railroad from Dechsrd. e1nneefInz
with The said Winchester and Alabama Rail-
road, and running % any point on tao Nc
MtnnyfIle and Manchester Railroad, betWsen
Manchester and Tullah0ma-
3 The said Southwestern Railroad. extent
ing from MeAtnnvtIta, D. way or sparta and
Livingston, 70 the Kentucky nnes
And that suca OF said roads - may beE
-TTWpHnHpnL Or Nnugrrnglea- gnnuNa "a nrHe-
oltdatsd with, ana form q part or the sad
Memphis and Charleston Eallroad. and De
eaIied and knoEn BY that name Throughout
tht entire line, Instead Of the present naues
OF Iafd roaus, and that ali the provisions o.
the Charter ofths said Memphis M Charles
ton Railroad Company should De eZlenCed
over. and applied TO- such OF said rua1s ~
may be 50 purchased OF constructed, and
that, for ths purpose OF better prOVid ag for
the contraction, control and operation o.
said roads, All the powers, privileges ara
franchises possessed BY or conferred uponi
the said Winchester and As5ama Railroad
Company the ana
Railroad Company snd the Southwestern
Railroad Company or such OF them - may
be purchased IS Aforesaid. should. upon the
purchase hereof. respectively, be trans.sTrad
60, vested in ana POSSESSED By the saZd
Memphis md Charleston Railroad Com
And further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company Should be
authorized 70 issue It's bonds secured bT
mortgzge on the roads 10 De purchased o.
Constructed As Aforesaid. to an amount not
exceeding fifteen thousand dollars per mile
OF the whole length OF the roads Sc TO be
purchased and Constructed, said 10 be
issued on such terms and conditions as 70
said Company may seem 0roper.
And that the said company have and pos
sess all other powers and privileges necss-
sary and prOper to carry Into eject bhs OH
iects above enumerated.
Therefore, all persons ars hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the Court
in the city o. Memphis, on the first
Monday OF October, E7L- 70 show cause WAY
the said amendments snCulu not be granted.
ACopy.-AtteE6
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk and Matter.
By e J. BLACK, Deputy G. and Il.
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