Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-16
PETITIONS FOR INTERPRETATIONS
Petition 10 Amend Charter.

No. go. r.. D-state OF Tennessee IN the
First Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
WHEREAS, the Memphis and Charleston
w Railroad Company have fhis day dlsd
their petition In the said Court, Praytng tfst
the Charter of Incorporation OF said com
s~eereof. may be further amended as follow.
Thaf the said Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company be authorised end en-
powered to purchase, CWns contrDi p oPe-
rate tbs following named railroads.
- nsa1hosa Lnnnang rem Esyesss94ls
Winchester and Alabama Railroad Company.
2 Tn railroad runHing from Tullahoma TO
AcMinnvule. IN said state. belonging to thu
pans, and
s. lhs railroad ru5ning from MeNinnviIIe
to the Kentuczy STATE line, belonging 70 the
Southwestern RatllCad Company, and par
italy graded to q point 81 or near Sparta;
And. IN order 70 make the necessary and
rope connections between said roads, and
with the present line of the Memphis and
Charleston RailrC ad, that the said MempGia
and Charleston Railroad Company also be
eompiete, own and operate The following
reads, tO-wft:
1 Arailroad rom a point on the line be-
tween the States OF Tennessee snG Alabams,
connecting with g road TO Be constructed
from a point on tbs Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, near Farms Switch. 20 said
State line and raining thence to q point on
the said Winchester and Alabama Railroad
and from thence, II found necessary or 6ests
AGLA1H EAL6aauE Az ~ AaA1EA LDA4a III
running 70, and connecting with. the said
Aeainnv1ue and Manchester Railroad - or
A raiIrosd from Decherd. connecting
with the said Winchester and Alabama Rail-
road, and running 70 any point on the Nc
Atnnynle aud Manchester Railroad, between
Manchester and Tnlahoma-
& TIE said Southwestern Railroad. extent.
inc from McAinnvii1e, By way OF Sparta and
Livingston. 70 the Kentucky line:
And that such OF said roads as may be -
purchased. or constructed. should be con
sotdat5d With, and form a part Of tina sid
Memphis and Charleston RatIf DAD, and De
called and known BY that name throughout
the entire line, instead or The present M nes
OF said s0sds, and that All tie proVisiOl . OF
the Charter ofthe said Memphfs snd Charles
ton Railroad Company should be ext nded
over, and applied to, such OF said rOacs as
may ce 50 purchased or constructed, and
mai, Tor me purpose Of better providing for
the control and OperaLtOn Of
said roads, all the pOWsrs, privileges ard
franchises Possessed by, on eOnfsrrfe upon.
the said Winchester and Alabama Eaffoad
Company, the AcMinnYflle and NJ uehseter
Railroad Company and the Southwestern
be purchased IS Aforesaid. should. upon the
purchase thereof, respectively be q ans erred
tc, vested in ana possessed by the said
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
And further that the said MeIephis and
Charleston Railroad Company should be
authorized to issue It's bonds, scared By
mortgage on the roads TO be pm chased or
constructed as Aforesaid, to an rdornt not
exceeding ndteen thousand doua 3 per mile
OF the whole length Of the roses 20 20 bs
purchased and const. ucSsd, said 1eDds 10 be
Issued on such terms and c0nd items as TO
said Company may seem proper
And that the said company have ID pos
sess all other powers and privileges neces-
sAry and proper to carry into eject tbs OBJ
Jscts above enumerated.
Therefore. al persons are hereby notified
to appeal before said Court, al The Court
hOu=e in the city OF Msmphis. on the nrst
Monday Of October. ISL. to show cause why
the said amendments snruid not be granted.
A copy.-Attest
EDMUND A COLE, OerE and Master.
BY ]. BLACK, Deputy e. "a Il.
Elicit z PheIan. EofF, sent