Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-29
In Chancery at NashviIIe.-Eo. s,sss

In ChancerY at Nashvilles-Eo. 6,6Ss.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Office Clerk and Mss-
- ter Chancery Court, at Nashville, April IS,
1871, the Stale of Tennessee, complainant, vs..
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
1t appearing from the allegations of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills fled In
tins cause, and which are duly sworn to, 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 the stockholders Of the defendants,
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail-
road Company, the McMinnviIle and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad Conaany, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and Charleston Railroad Company, the Knox
Vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the ROg-
ersTille and jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
dtigent inquiry has been made to ascertain the
same, are also the names and residences Of 3
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 the bonds issued by said rail-
road companies, or any Of them, and, also, Of .
number Of the creditors Of said railroad comps-
MES; ant also, that the names and residences of
number Of persons interested in the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also IN
known, although diligent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; It is therefore, in pursu-
ance Of the provisions of an act Of the Legisla-
ture Of the State Of Tennessee, passed on the
2lst day Of December, 1870, entitled Gan Act to
amend the act Of 1870, chapter 49, for the sale Of
the interest Of the state in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July l, 1870" and also in fur
Their pursuance of q decree rendered by the
OhSncery Court at Nashville, in the above entitled
cause, rendered on the 18th day of April, 1871,
and of the allegations and prayer Of the original
and amended and supplemental bills in this cause,
ordered that said sbOYe named defendants, BTis-
tol, skidmOre & Co., and A. L. Maxwell, and all
Of the said unknown 8 ockbolde-s, holders Of
bonds issued by the State to sad companies or of
the bonds issued byssid companies, creditors Of
said companies, and other persons interested in
said several roads or 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 day of May next. 1871,
tsaid day being rule day for the return day Of
ortE insl process and for publication in lieu there
Of, by order Of the Chancellor Of said Court, in
pursuance Of the law In such csses, made and
provided and that all of said defendants 50
many Of them of the different classes as the Court
may deem sufficient to represent all Of each
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence to said bills ss they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions q said act Of 2lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills will be taken for con-
fessed IS to them, and set for hearing expaEte,
and that copy OF this order be published for
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Oopy-Attest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
E. H. Ewing, ". 2. Cooper and W. B. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant api6 d4w