The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-04
JOHN 4. GARDNER,
j. II. DoDDs.

HG port was aQOpfeQ.
Colonel Caldwell offered the following
resolution, which was adopted
ResolUed, That Major r. c. McNai-
~, Alvin Hawkins and Y. S. Allen, are.
in the opinion Of the meeting, entitled
by virtue Of general and unrevoke ed
proxies, to cast the following votes, viz
Major R. e. McNairy, 1904 votes; AL
vim Hawkins, 307 votes Colonel V. S.
Allen, 81 votes; Major a Gardner n
votes, and D. D. Hicks, y votes.
Captain H. a. Tyler offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions
WHEREAS, Commissioners upon the
part aud for the State of Tennessee, did,
on the 9TH day Of October, 1871, sell to
the Nashville and Chattanooga Company,
and John NJ. Bass and his associates the
State of Tennessee $ interest in and to
the Nashville and \ Northwestern Railroad;
now, therefore,
Resolced, by the stockholders Of the
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad in
general meeting assembled, That upon
and Northwestern Railroad being 50
amended as to require the State Of Ten
nessee to pay to the stockholders IN said
road five per cent. in money upon the
amount Of their paid up stock and re
quire said purchasers to guarantee unto
the counties Of Davidson, Humphreys
aud Weakley, in the State Of Tennessee,
and the city Of Hickman, 10 the State Of
Kentucky, aud their associate stockhold
ers in said road, that they and their sue
cessors viii perpetually run and operate
said road upon It's present line and every
part thereof from the city of Hickman,
in the State Of Kentucky, to the city OF
Nashville, in the State of Tennessee.
unless stopped by operation Of law, and
said provisions be incorporated in the
contract Of sale as we'll as the DEGREES.
ReSotUed. That thereupon the Board
of Directors fsaid Nashville and North
western Railroad be hereby authorized,
empowered aud instructed to dismiss the
appeal pending in the Supreme Court of
Tennessee upon the part OF the stock
holders to prevent said sale; also with
draw their supercedeas aud consent to an
absolute sale of said road, its property
franchises, etc.
The resolution provoked considerable
discussion which lasted for about two
hours. 1t was finally adopted by 3,0I3
for, and 959 against.
Mr. Tyler offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted:
Resolred. That e. D. Hicks, NJ Burns
and r. II, Gardner be appointed com
mittee to confer with the State Commis
sioners and Attorneys, as also the pur-
chasers, and solicit their acceptance Of
the terms of compromise this day en-
bodied in the resolutions adopted at this
meeting of Stockholders, and after the
acceptance of said terms to report to the
President of the company, who is re.
quested thereupon Immediately to call a
meeting Of the Board of Directors to
carry the compromise into effect.
The following protest was entered
against the adoption of the resolution:
We protest against the adoption of the
resolutions at the present meeting, di-
recting the dismissal of the writs Of
error and writs of supersedeas sued out
by the Nashville and Northwestern Rail-
road Company, now pending in the Su-
preme Court of Tennessee, in the case
of the State vs.. Edgefeld and Kentucky y
Railroad Company, and others, and ask
respectfully that the same be spread
upon the minutes Of this meeting. Alvin
Hawkins, n 2, Clark, Y. S. Allen, a.
II. Hicks, and 10, Il. Hubbard
The meeting then adjourned.