Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-18
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CTATE OF TENNESSEE, oface Clerk and Mas
y ter Chsnoery Court, at Nashville, April Bs
1871, the sta of Tennessee, complainant, VS..
The Edgeneid and Kentucky Railroad Company,
at a,,raslrine from the allegations ofthe origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed IN
this cause and which are duly sworn TO, that the
defendants, Bristol, skidmore & Go and A; Ia
Maxwell, are non residents of the s ate of Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences OF
number of tho. stockholders of the defendants,
The Edgeheid and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad COmpa-
nv the Memphis Clarksyille aud Louisville Rail
road Company, tie McAInnyile and Manchester
Railroad ppaHy, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad OomAaDy, the Southwestern or southern
Railroad Company, the KNOXVILLE and AentucEy
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
| Gap and harleston Railroad Company, the Knox
VILE and Charleston Railroad Company, the hog-
ersyille and Jefferson Railroad Company, tine
| East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
| Railroad Company, are all Unknown, although
| diigent inquiry has b'en made to ascertain the
| same, are also tins names aud residences OF a
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 .
l number OF the creditors Of said RAILROAD compa-
mics; an also, that the II lmes and residences OF
number OF persons interested IN the said before
named roads, OF railroad compan es, are also un
| known, although ditBent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the me; II Is therefore, in pursu-
anoe Of the provisions or an set OF the LeglslA-
ture Of the State Of Tennessee, passed on the
2lst dxy of December 1870, entitled "sn Act to
amend the act OF 1870, chspter 70, for the sale Of
1 the interest OF the state Ia delinquent railroad
companies, passed July !, $780, and also in fur.
Their pursuance OF decree rendered By the
Chancery Court at Nashville, In the above entitled
cause, rendered on the 10th day OF April, 1871,
and OF the allegations and prayer OF the original
and amended and supplemental bills in this cause,
l ordered that said above named defendants, Bris
4 Nol n 10 nd II. NAY an M al
Of the said unknown Ockuolders, holders #
bonds issued by the State to sad companies or OF
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors Of
| said comps nles, aud other persons interested IN
said several roads 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,
lsaid day being rule day for the return day Of
OIL 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 al Of said defendants or so
many Of them Of the different classes as the Court
may deem sufficient 20 represent all Of each
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence to said Bulls as they may respectively dee m
| proper under the provisions Ct said act Of 2lst
December. 1870, or the said original and amend
| ed and supplemental bills will be taken for con-
| fessed as to them, and set for hearing exparte
| snd that q copy Of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Nashville Union
| and American and Republican Banner.
| A true Copy-Aitest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
-..a- Clerk and Master.
Ell. Ewing, ". f. Cooper aud W. B. Reese,
| Solicitors for complainant spl6 d4W