Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-20
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION
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81, f. D-statsn oETenneasse IN the
First ShanearY CourtOf Shelby county.
"a HEEEASthe Memphis me Charleston
w Railroad Company have ais day lid
their petition tn tds said LOuEt. pfaging O. IS
me Cnarter OF Incorporation Of said e1lst-
panys and the several scfa smendasr ,
t1efeofs may be further mendec as folio 5,
to-Wits
That the said Memphis and CharIssi1n
aaltroa9 be q orizsc end err
powered % purchase, Own. cOntrot and 0ps-
rate tbs folloWiES named raflroafF-
The railroad Tunl Dg from FsystssvfIIs
20 Deemed, IN said state, belonging TO the
Winchester and AIsbsma Ealroad C0mpany.
2 TIE railroad unsfug Ton TuUzhadua -
NeM1nnv1lle. IN SAID SITE. belonging % tia
HcAtnuv He and Manchester Railroad Com
pany,and
to ne ksutUcZ safe line belonging 70 ~
Southwestern R2iIlOad COApaEy, and psr-
italy graded % a point Il or near sparta;
And In order % maze the Necessary and
proper connections between said roads. and
with the present line Of The Memphis and
Charleston HalirCad, that the said Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company also be
oompie1s- own and opsJ ate the following
Arsiroad from q point On the a be-
tween the states OF fennezsss and Alabama.
connecting with q road 70 be- cOnstruc ed
nom point on the Menphfs and Charles-
son Railroad, near Fearnis Switch, 70 said
the SAID Winchester and Alabama Railroad,
and rom thence, IL fou1d necessary OF cesf-
EaDLcs IAae144A aaAA NE4M uAu8u road. and
rHnnlng 70, aud connecting with. ths said
MeALnnvtle and Manchester Railroad AZ or
near T1llahOmA
2 A rairo q from Uecherd. eonneeffnz
with the said Winchester and Alabama Rail-
road, and running 70 any point on tbs Me-
a~tnny1ile and A~a1eneEtsr Railroad, between
Manchester and TuIlshoma-
me s,dsculnWestern Railroad. extend
ing from Mcz1RnViue, by way OF sparta and
Livingston. to the Kentucky line.
And thzt SUCH OF said roads a. may be 50
purchased, OF Constructed, should be en-
soft1at-d with auc form a part . T. said
memphis anc Charleston Railr DAD, aua De
called and n Va BY that name throughogt
the entire line, instead OF the present. names
Of sad -1scs, and hat al the provisio 3 %
ton Railroad Company should be luded
over, and appited 70. such OF said rCaJs IS
may De 50 Purenased CT co~nsIruct . and
Nat lOr tns purposeOI nedber rrovldtng for
the contraction, control and operation OF
said rOsGE, al the pOWars, PRIVILEGES aud
franchises posFesSed ~, OF conferred upon.
the said Winchester and Alabama 2aIlrOad
Company. me AsAtnnVtIe and H~aBcnzrter
Railroad Company and the SOul1WeslsTn
- purchased a. aforesaia. should upln the
purcnase thereof. respectively be trans erred
% vested In ana possessed BY he said
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Conn
A1d further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company should be
auBhOr1zsd 70 issue It's bonds, secured BY
mortgage on ne roads 70 be purchaeed or
con~Etructed 50 Aforesaid, to an amoulC not
tAeetAlus 4lbtt4 tuOA1aI4 4DAha ; per ms
81 the Wnnls length Of the TO IS 80 20 to
purchased and const ucsed, said oouds % be
issued on such terma and conllIl-as as %
said Company msy seem proper
Ana that the said ccmpany hzvs and pos-
sess all other powers n priv lagss neces-
sAry and proper % carry into eject the OBJ
ject5 above enumerated.
Therefore, 81 pectons are Eareby notified
20 appear before satd Court. II the court
house IN the city OF MemphiE. On the h-ss
Monday Of October. b7l. q show cause way
the ssio amendments snEu1d n0t be ranted-
Acopy-Attest
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
By r ]. BLACK, Deputy O. and n.
Elect & Pusisa. s1ss. sspU