Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-03
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I'm UhancerY at Nashville.-No.6 ,6Ss
CTAFK OF TENNESSEE, once Clerk and Mas
y ter Ohancery Court, st Nashville, April Is,
1871, the State Of Tennessee. complainant, VI.
The Edgeneld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed In
this cause and which are duly sworn to, that the
defendants, Bristol, 6k1dmore b Co, and A L
Maxwell, are non residents Of the SiRte Of Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences Of :
number of tho stockholders Of the defendants,
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail
road Company, the McMinnviIle and Manchester
Railroad Oonp any, the Winchester and Alsbama
Railroad Conaany, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap aud Charleston Railroad Company, the Knox
Vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Rog-
ersvtIle and jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North C2roltna
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
cihgent inquiry has bsen made TO ascertain the
same, ss are also the names aud residences OF 8
number CT the holders OF the bonds issued 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
Eosd companies, or any Of them, and, also, of {
number Of the creditors Of said railroad compe
MES; AMI also, that the names and residences o.
a number Of persons interested in the said before
known, although diigent inquiry has been madi
10 ascertain the same; It Is therefore, in pursu
anoe Of the provisions Of an act Of the Legiels
ture Of the State Of Tennessee, passed ON th'
2lst day Of December, 1870, entitled San Act K
amend the set Of 1870, chapter 70, for the sale o.
the interest of the State in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July /, 1870" and also IN fur
Their pursuance of q decree rendered BY tbs
Chancery Court at Nashville IN tine above entitle(
cause, rendered on the 18th day of April, 1871
and Of the allegations and prayer Of the origina
and amended and supplemental bills in this cause
ordered that said above named defendants, Brts
toll, ekidmore b Co., and A. L Maxwell, and Al
Of the said unknown 9 ockholders, holders o
bonds issued by the State TO ssid companies, or o
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors o
said companies, and other persons interested u
said several roads or railroad companies befor
named, enter their appearance herein, on or be
fore the Seventh Monday Of the present term 0
this Court, being the 18th day Of May next, 1871
said day being q rule day for the return day o
original process, and for publication in lieu there
Of, by order of the Chancellor Of said Court, Il
pursuance Of the Law In such cases, made an
provided and that all of said defendants or Q
many Of them Of the different classes Is the OouI
may deem Sufficient to represent al OF csc
class, be required to appear, and put in such dc
fence to said bulls as they may respectively deer
proper, under the provisions Ct said act Of ais
December, 1870 or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills VIII be taken for col
fessed as to them, and set for heartng expart'
| and tina. q copy Of this order be published Il
| four consecutive weeks In the Nashville Unio
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Copy--Attest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master,
Ell Ewing, ". 2. Cooper and W. B. Ress
| Solicitors for Complainant splo d4w