Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25

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STATE OF TENNESSEE, once Clerk and Mas
- tar Ohancery Court, at Nashville, April Is
1871, the Gta'e Of Tennessee, complainant, VS..
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants. ------.-- ..# ..-
It Appealipg from the allegations of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills fled IN
this cause, and which are duly sworn to, thHt the
defendants, Bristol, 6kfdmore 4 Co., and A. L
Maxwell, axe non rsaidsnts Of the 8 axe OF Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences OF q
number OF the stockholders of the defendants,
The EdgeAeld and Kentucky Railrosd COMPANY
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Comps
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail
rosd Company, the McMfnnviIle and Manchester
Llzilraad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad Connaany, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and charleston Ralroed Company the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Rog-
ersyille and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
otigent inquiry has been made 70 ascertain the
same, as are also the names aud residences OF
number Of 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-
road companies, or any of them, and, also, Of q
number Of the creditors Of said railroad comps
MES; an also, that the names and residences Of
number Of persons interested In the said before
named roads, or railrosd companies, are also IN
known, although dihgent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; It is therefore, in pursu-
ance Of the provisions Of al act Of the LegislA-
ture Of the State Of Tennessee, passed on the
2lstdSy Of December, iS79 entitled can Act to
amend the act OF 1870, chapter 79 for the sale OF
the interest Of the state in delinquent rsilrosd
companies, passed July /, 1870, and also IN fur
Their pursuance of decree rendered by the
Chsncery Court ct 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, Brts-
tol, ekidmore Co., and A L Maxwell, and all
of the said unknown 8 ockholders, holders Of
bonds issued by the State TO sad companies or 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 Maybext, 1871,
said day being rule day for the return day Of
oriyinA 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 classes IS the Court
may deem sufficient to represent all OF each
class, be required to appear, and put In such de-
fence to said bills az they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions CT said act Of 3lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills will be taken for con-
feesed IS to them, and set for hearing exparte,
and that copy Of this order be published for
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Oopy-Attest
-... NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
.-r - --.r 49,. Clerk and Master.
EH. Ewing, W. r. Cooper and W. B. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant Rpl6 d4W