Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION
Patillan Ia Amand charfa--

No. ss2 T. D-stafe Of Tennessee n the
First ChaucerY Court OF shelby count
WHEhEAs me memphis ara CnarL-9 9
w Railroad Company have his daT -
their petition in the said Court, prayinz s-at
the Charter Of Incorporation o. said en-
paay, and the several acts amends ~
thereof may be further amended as ouoEs,
to-Wft:
Thst the said Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company Be authorized sud en-
powered 70 purchase. own. control and o1e-
rate b following named railroads.
Ine railroad running rom fsystteTlte
% Dscnefd, In said state belonging 70 the
Wfnehestsr a Alabama Railroad C0mpany.
2 The railroad runaing ron TuHahOma 70
McMtnnvlle. in said ztsts. belonging to the
MeMtnav1Ie and Manchester Railroad COM
pauy, and
B The rsHToad N ming fron Mc1innvnIs
to The Kentucky STATE line. belonging 70 the
southwestern Ran cad Company, and par
tally graded TO q points At or near Sparta;
And, IN order 70 maze the Necessary ana
proper connections between said roads, and
with the prsEent line of the Msnapdis and
Charleston Railrr ad, tina tins said Memphis
and Charleston B5Iroad Company also be
authorized and empowers 70 corstruet.
eompiets, oWn and cpeiate the following
/ railroad from a point on theI line be-
tween the states Of Tsnnessse and Alsosma,
connecting with q road 20 Be constructed
rom z point On the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad near feernis Switch, 70 said
State line aud running heuce TO q point On
the said Winchester and klabam Railroad.
and from thencs, II found Necessary or dess-
rable. crossing said last named road, and
running to- snd connecting with, the said
MeMtnnville a Nanchester Railroad a. or
a A rsiIroad from Dschsrd. eonnsetfnz
with the said Winchester and Alabama Rail-
road, and running To any point on the Ma
Manchester and TuIahOma-
g. The said oUthWestern Railroad, Extend
Ing rom McAtnnvIlie. By way OF sParta ard
Ltv1ngston, to the Kentucky ltnss
n that sucn OF said roads IS may be %
pgrensseds or constructed, should be con
sOlidated with. and form q part CT. the aaid
Memphis and Charleston RaiIr cad. snd Be
called and known by that name throughout
the entire line instead Of the present. names
OF SAID &5ads, aud that al the provisions %
the Charter ofthe sGfG Hsmphfs and Charles
ton Railroad Company should be extended
over, and applied 70, such Of said ruacs as
may be so purchased or constructed. ana
that, for the purpose OF better providing for
the confirmation. control and Opsrzf111 Or
- 60, AZ the PoNsEs, sd
the said Winchester and Alaoama RaifFoad
Company, the AeMinnvflie and Manchaster
Eairoad company and the Southwestern
Railroad Company. OF such OF them e. NAY
be purchased IS aforeEaia. hould upon the
purchase thereof, respectively be trsns erred
Memphis ana Charleston Railroad Con-
pany
And further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company shOEld be
authorized TO issue its bonds, secured By
mortgage on the roads to be purchased o.
constructed IS Aforesaid. to an amRuuf not
exceeding ddtsen thousand dollars per mfis
of the WhoIs length Of the rosds 30 10 b
purchased and constructed, said nouds 70 Be
tssued on such terms and cunditEu rs As 70
said Company may seem prop
And that the said COMPANY nave and pos
sess all ether powers sud privileges ueces-
sary and proper 70 carry tubo eject the Oh
Jects above enumerated-
Therefore, al persou are hereby notified
to appear before sad court. al the Court
hOuse in the city OF Memphis, o. tie 6rsf
Monday Of October. EI. % shsW cause Why
the said amendments 81. uld nos be eTanted.
Acopy-AIrHzt
EDMUND A COLE, Clerk and Master.
By J. BLACK, De2uty G. q 4.
Elest & Pm Ian. sols. septI