Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-02
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No. gE2, z. D-Stats OF Tennessee In the
First hsncery Court Of shelby county.
NATHEREA5, the Memphis and Charleston
w Railroad Company hays mis- day died
their petition IN the said court, PRAYING thaJ
the Charter OF Incorporation OF said com
psGy, and the several acts
taersof, may be further amended as follows
Tnat the said Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company be authorised and en-
powered to purchase, own control q ops-
rate the following named railroads:
l. The railroad running rom Fsyettevtlls
to Decherd, In said state, belonging to the
winchester and Alabama Rsilrosd company.
z The railroad runBiDg from zhOme 10
McMtnnvile. in said State, belonging 70 the
Il d railroad turning from McNfnnviue
to he kentucky State line. belonging 20 the
Southwestern RailiOad Company, and par
tally graded TO a point at or near Sparta;
And, in order 20 make the Necessary and
proper connections between said ro&os, and
with the pFsseut line of the Memphis and
Charleston Railrc ad, that the said Msnputs
and Charleston Railroad Company Also be
authorized and empowered 20 construct
com plste. v a operate the following
i railroad from a point on tho line be-
tween the states Of Tennessee and AIabams.
coanecting with q road TO be constructed
from a point en- the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, near F5arn's switch. 70 said
state line and running thence to a point on
the said Wfuchester and Alabama Railroad,
and rom themes, II found necessary or Cesl-
rable. crossing said last named road, and
running 70, and connecting with. the said
NeNfn1viiie aud Manchester Railroad al or
4 A raiIrosd from Decherd, connecting
with the said Winchester and Alabama Rail.
road, and running to any point on the Nc
MfnnvfiIs and Manchester Railroad, between
Manchester and Tullahoma
3. TIE said Southwestern Railroad. EXTENT
Ing rom Meanwhile, by way OF Sparta n
Livingston TO the Kentucky line:
And that such OF said roads a. may be SO
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solfdatsd with. and form q part OF. the said
Memphts and Charleston RailI Dad. and be
called and known by that name throughout
the entire hne, instead of the present names
of said roads, and that AL the provisions of
the Charter ofths said Mefnpals and Charles
ton RAILROAD Company should De extended
over, and applied to, such of said roacs as
nay b so purchased or constructed, and
that, for tho purpose OF better providing for
said roads, al the powers, privileges and
franchises possessed by, or conferred upon,
The said Winchester and Alabama Railroad
Company, Lhs McMinnviue and Manchester
Railroai Company and the Southwestern
Railroad Company, or sucn OF them ae may
ne purchased as aforesaid. shocld. upon the
purchase thereof. respectively be transferred
TO-, vested in ana possessed by the ssid
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
pany.
Charleston Railroad Company should hs
authorized to issue lis bonds, secured by
mortgage On the roads to be purchased or
C0uabfuClEO dh AtOIEoalAs W Al AAAOAAi A1t
exceeding fifteen Thousand dollars per nile
OF the Whol8 Length Of tbs roads so to 30
purchased and c0nst uctsd. said bonds 20 be
Issued on susn terms and conditions as TO
said Com AM may seem proper.
And that the sat0 o1m pany have and pos
sess all ether powers and privileges neces-
sary and proper to carry into eject the OBJ
fscts above enumerated.
Therefore. al person are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the Court
house In the city OF MsmphiF, on the hrst
Monday Of October, 1871. to show cause why
the said amendments should not be granted.
Acopy@Atte5t
EDMUND A. COLE, CLERK and Master.
BY r. J. BLACK, Deputy q. and d.
Elicit & PhsISu. soIs. sep1