Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-04

I'm UhancerY at NashVille.-Eo.e ,6ss.
CTATE OF TENNESSEE, ofsce Clerk and MAG
- ter Ohancery Court, at Nashville, April Is,
1871, the State Of Tennessee complainant, W.
The Rdgeneld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendAnts. f
1t appearing from tina allegations of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed in
this cause and which are duly sworn to, that the
defendants, Bristol, skidmore 3 Co, and A. L
Maxwell, are non residents of the ate Of Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences Of 8
number Of tbs stockholders Of the defendants,
The Edge6eld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Colnpa-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail-
road Company, the McMinnville and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad ComAany, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and Charleston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Rog-
ersville md Jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
dihgent inquiry has been made to ascertain the
same, as are also the names and residences Of .
number Of the holders Of the bonds Issued by the
complainant, the Stste 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
mics; an also, that the names and residences Of
number OF persons interested In the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also un
known, although diligent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; It is therefore, in pursu-
ance OF the provisions of an act Of the Legisla-
ture of the State of Tennessee, passed on The
2lst day Of December, 1870, entitled Gan Act to
amend the act Of 1870, chapter 49, for the sale of
the interest Of the state in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July l, $780, and also In fur
Their pursuance OF q decree rendered by the
OhAncery COart at 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 supplemental bills in this cause,
ordered that said above named defendants, Bris-
toll, Skidmore Co., and A. L maxwell, and all
of the said unknown Q ockbolders, holders CT
bonds issued by the State to So companies, Of
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors Of
said companies, and 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 Of
this Court, being the 18th day of May next, 1871,
tssid day being rule day for the return day Of
Ori, 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 so
many Of them of the different clSssess as the Court
may deem sufficient to represent all Of each
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence to said bulls az they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions CT said act OF 2lst
December, 1870, or the said original End amend
ed and supplemental bills will be taken for con-
and that copy Of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Nashville Union
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Oopy-Attest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
z q. Ewing ". +. Cooper and W. B. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant. Ap16 d4w