Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-09
In Chancery as Nashvilse.-so. ass.

CTATE OF TENNESSEE, once Clerk and hss-
- ter Chsncery Court, at Nashville, April Is
1671, the Sta'e Of Tennessee, complainant, Va
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company
defendants.
It appearing from the allegations Of the orig
nal and amended and supplemental bills aied In
tins cause, and which are duly sworn 70, INA. NE
defendants, Bristol, skidmcre 3 Co, and A L
Maxwell, are non-residents Of the ate Of Ten
nessee, and thai the names and residences Of
number Of the stockholders Of the defendAnfs,
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Con2a-
ny, thu Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Rail
road Company, the McMinavills and Manchester
Railroad Company, the hincheseer Gn1 AlAbams
Railroad CornaaDy, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville k1d Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and kSEleston Railroad Company, the Kzo1-
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Neg
ersvins and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western So-th Carolina
Railroad Company, are al Unknown, although
dfigent inquiry has been made TO ascertain the
same, IS are also the names and residences Of y
number of the holders Of the bonds Issued By the
complainant, the State Of Tennessee, to he BE-
fore named railroad companies, and also OF ne
holders OF the bonds issued By said rail-
road companies, or any OF them, and, also, o. .
number Of the creditors Of said railroad compa-
mics; sn 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 dihgent inquiry has been made
70 ascertain the same; II Il therefore, IN pursn-
ture Of the State Of Tennessee, passed on ne
alst dsy Of December, 1870, entitled "An Act to
amend the act Of 1870 chapter %, for the sale Of
the interest OF the state in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July /, 1870" and slso in fur
Their pursuance Of decree rendered BY us
Chancery Court at Nashville in the above ezsf<led
cause, rendered on the 18th day Of ApEA ISL,
and OF the allegations and prayer Of The original
and amended and supplemental bills In this cause,
ordered that said above named defendants, Brl8-
toll, ekidmore & Co., and A L Maxwell, and Alt
of the said unknown . OckhOlders, holders OF
bonds issued by the State to said companies, or Of
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors Of
said companies, and other persons interessed In
said several roads or railroad companies be4oso
named, enter their appearance herein, on or be-
fore the Seventh Monday Of the present term q
this Court, being the 18th day Of May rex, 1871,
lsaid day being rule day for tne return day Of
orisinal process and for publication IN leu there
Of, By order Of the Chancellor Of said Court, In
pursuance Of the law In such cases, made and
provided,) and that al Of said defendants OF 30
many Of them Of the different classes "a the Court
may deem sufficient to represent AL Of each
class, be required to appear, and put m such de-
fence 70 Eaid bulls 81 they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions Ct said act OF 3lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills viii be taken for con-
fessed IS to them, and set for hearing exparte,
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
NATHANIEL BAXTER, IA,
Clerk and Master.
z. b. Ewing, ". z. Cooper and ". B. Reese,
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