Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-02
FetiiIsn to Emsnu Chartsr.

No. ss2, r. D.-state Of Tennessee In ths
First Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
nTHEREAS, the Memphis and Charles
w Railroad Company have his day dlsd
their petition IN the said Court, praying that
the Charter of Incorporation or said com
pany, and the several acts amendato-v
tdereof, may be further amended - follows,
that the said Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company be authorized aud en-
powered to purchase, own. control and upB-
rate the following named railroads.
1. Ths railroad running from Fayetteville
to Decherd, in said State, belonging to rha
Winchester and Alabama Railroad Company.
The railroad running rom Tull shOms %
McMinnvills. in said Stste, belonging TO tina
MeMinnville and Manchester Railroad Com
pany, and
8. The railroad Iur ming from MoMiunviIla
TO The Kentucky State line. belonging 20 the
Southwestern Railroad Company, and par
italy graded 70 q point at or near Spsrt7;
And, In order 10 make the necessary and
proper connections between said rnaua and
with the pres snt line of the MemDhis and
Charleston REilrC ad, thas the said Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Com pany also be
authorized and empowered 70 construct.
omplete, own and operate the following
L A railroad nom a point on the line be-
tween the states of Tennessee and Alabama.
eonneSng conn lt Win ,s FSsa 70 9s & esns5rnesd
ton Railroad, near FeRrR's Switch. TO said
State line and running thence to point on
the said Winchester and Alabama Eallroa1,
rabie crossing said last named road. and
running TO, and connecting with. the said
hc11nnville and Manchester Railroad a. or
near Tlllahoma
z A railroad non Deoherd, CONNECTING
with the said Winchester and Alabama Rail-
road. and running 20 any point on IN Nc
MinnvilIe and Manchester railroad. between
Manchester and Tullahoma.
3. The said Southwestern Railroad. extent
ing from McMtnnvilie, By way OF Sparta and
Livingston. to the Kentucky line:
And that such Of said roads as may be 80
sOltdRted with, and form part Of, the said
Memphis and Charleston Railr DAD, and be
called and known By that name throughout
the entire line, instead OF ths present names
OF said fOsds, and that AL the provts 'Ons o.
the Chart on offhe said Mem mpnts and Charles
ton Railroad Com pRny should De extended
over, and applied to, such Of said rORcs as
may be 80 purchased OF constructed, and
that, for the purpose of better providing FOR
the confirmation. control and operation OF
said roads, All the powers privileges ara
franchises poss essed BY, or conferred upon,
the said Winchester and Alabama Ra1irosd
Company, the AcMinnv1lle and Manche-ter
Railroad Company and the Southwestern
Railroad Company, OF such OF them a. may
be purchased as Aforesaid. should. upon the
purchase thereof respectiyelyy yoe Trans erred
TO, vested IN and possessed oy bns shla
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
And further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company should be
authorized to issue its bonds, secured By
mortgage on the roads TO De purchased or
cOusbruCbel - aoLtsAAuf - a. AlAOAlt -
exceeding hnteen thousand dollars per mile
of the whole length Of the roads so TO %
purchased and cOnsti ucBed, said ponds 10 Do
issued on sucn terms and conditions as 20
said Company may seem proper.
And that the said company have and pos
sess all other powers and privileges neces-
sary and proper to carry into eject the Oh
teefs above enumerated.
Therefore. all peraOn5 are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the Court
house IA the city Of Memphis, on the nrst
Monday OF October, ISL, TO show cause W1T
the said amendments shCuld not be granted.
A cOpy.-Attest
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk snd Master
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