Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-19
I'm Chancery az NashviIie.-ko. cess.

CTATE OF TENNESSEE, ONCE Clerk and Mas
y ter Chancery Court, at Nashville, April is,
1871, the Sta Of Tennessee, complainant, vs..
The Rdgeneld and Kentucky Railroad Company
defendants.
! 1t appearing from the allegations Of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed in
this cause, and which are duly sworn 10, that the
defendants, Bristol, skidmore Co, and A. l.
Maxwell, are non residents Of the s ate Of Ten
nessee and that the names and residences of
number of ths stockholders OF the defendants,
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
n.y. the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Rail
rosd Company, the McMinnville and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad Comaany, the South western OK Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and charleston Ralroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the RogD
ersyille and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tenn ssee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all e. known, although
uiiigent inquiry las b. en made 20 ascertain the
Same, as are also the names and 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 tAe bonds issued by said rail
road companies, or any Of them, and, also, OF
number OF the creditors Of said railroad comps-
mics; an also, that the names and residences Of
number Of persons interested In the said before
named roads, or railroad compares, are also un
known, although diligent inquiry has been made
ancB OF the provisions of an act of the Legfsla-
ture Of the STATE OF Tennessee, passed on the
lstday of December, 1870, entitled Gan Act TO
amend the act OF 1870, chapter 79, for the sale Of
the interest OF the state in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July l. 1870" and also in fur
ther pursuance OF s decree rendered by tho
Chancery Court st Nash nile, 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,
ordered that said above named defendants, Brts
knI = M A T. uran QT0da all
Of the said unknown 6 OckbOlders, holders If
bonds issued by the State TO 81 companies, or OF
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors OF
said companies, and 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 Gay of Msy nexS, 1871,
lsafd day being rule day for the return day Of
orr 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 all of said defendants or SO
many Of them Of the different classes as the court
msy deem sufficient to represent all OF eScA
class, be required to appear, and put In such de-
fence to said bulls as they may respectively DEF d
proper, under the provisions Ct said act OF 2lst
ed and supplemental bills will be taken for con-
fessed as to them, and set for hearing expsrte,
and that copy Of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks In the Nashville Union
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Copy-Attest
T NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
z. b. Ewing. W. F. Cooper and W. B. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant. epl6 d4W