Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-11
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION
Petition 10 Eme1d cesrtsr.

No. $50, r. D-6tate Of Tennessse.-I In The
FIRST ghaucery Court OF shelby eountr-
WHbkEA5s the Memphis and Charlie ton
w Railroad Company have his day dled
their petition IN tns said Court, praying tnat
ne Of IEcorporsito1 o. said com
ps1y, and he several acts a~mendatory
thereof. may be farther amended as fOiiowss
That the said Menphis and Charlssfon
Railroad Company Be authorised End sm-
powered to purchase, own. control and one
rate the following nElaed railroads.
L The railroad running from Faysttsviilo
to Dseherd IN said State. beionxfng to tie
Wtnehester q AIabaIna Railroad Company.
2 The railroad runaing from TulIShOma %
McAinnvtlle, In sad State, belonging 70 the
BeMinnv1ls and Manchester Railroad Com
q d sraiIroad ming from McNfnnvfIIe
70 ne Kentucky safe Hne- belonging 70 ne
Southwestern Ralroad Company. and par
tally graded 70 q pointat or near sparta;
And, IN order 70 make the necessary and
proper connections between said roads,, and
With the prssent line OF the Memphis and
Charleston Eailrcsd, thai the said Memphis
snc Charleston Railroad Company also %
authorized and empowered 70 Construed.
compists. own and operate the foIlOTtcz
L A railroad nom a point on the line BE-
tween the states Of Tennsssse and Alabama,
connecting with a road to De constructed
ton Railroad, near Fearn's Switch. % said
state line and running thence to a point on
the said Winchester and Alabama Railroad,
and rom thsncs, II found necessary or deEf-
rable. crossing said last rEmed road, and
running to, and cOnnecting with. tna said
AeA1nnElile and Manchester Railroad az or
2 A railroad nom Decherd. connecting
with the said Winchester and Alabama Rail
T en- Snd ~ n IN 70 any 5olns On =. &c
Manchester and T1uahoma-
3. TIE sad Southwestern Railroad. EXTENT
Ing rom ~McNtnnViies BY way OF Sparta and
Livingston. 70 the Kentucky line.
And that such OF said roads a. may be 40
purchased, or Constructed, should Is con-
UnNfNaWan with aud fA-. 49, - . a.an
Memphis and Charleston RaIlr cad, and Be
called and known By that name t~hrouehour
me entIrelne, instead OF the present names
OF SAID loads, and that al the provisions Of
the CharieI ofthe said Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad Com psny should De extended
over, and applied TO- such OF said roacs -
may be SO purchased or consrruefed. and
that, Tor the purpose OF better providing for
the construction, control and operation OF
franchises POSSESSED ~, on coaferrsd noon
theBaid Winchester and Ala5ama RafIToaf
Company, ths McNi1n vile and Manchester
Company and the Southwestern
Company, OF such OF them a. nay
be purchased a. aforesafd. should. Up6n the
pareasse shsreoh rssPeetiysly pc transferred
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
And further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Ratlroad Company hou be
authorized TO issue It's bonds. secured 81
mortgage on the roads to be purchased or
as Aforesaid, % an amount not
exceeding ddtesn thousand collars per mile
0f the whole length Of the roe ds so to Be
purchased and eonst- uc-et, SAD bonds 10 be
Issued on such terms sad camdiElcns as 70
said Company nay see1 proper.
And that the said c-r1pauy haVs and pos
All other powers and privileges neces-
iRry and proper to carry into effect the OBJ
ectS above enumerated.
Therefore. al portions ara hereby notified
10 appear before said Court. at the Court
house In the city o. Memphis 2, on the drst
Monday CT October. ISL TO show cause why
he said amendments s11uIdno be srznted.
Acopy-Atfest
EDMUND ACOLE, Clerk aud Master,
BY B. ]. BLACK, Deputy T.. and a..
Euett q PhsLsn. soils ssptI