Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-28

In ChancerY at NAshyIIIe.-Ho. 6,6Sa.
@ TATE OF TENNESSEE, Office Clerk and Mas
- ter Ohancery Court, at Nashville, April Is,
1871, the State 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
this cause, and which are duly sworn TO, that the
defendants, Bristol, Skidmore b Co, and A. I.
Maxwell, are non-Iesidents of the State 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 GompA-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail
road Company, the McMinnville and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad Comaany, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap aud Charleston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Rog-
ersville and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
diligent inquiry has been made to ascertain the
same, as are also the names and residences Of
number of the holders Of the bonds issued bJ 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 compa-
MES; an also, that the names and residences of
number of persons interested in the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also I'm
known, although diligent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; Il is therefore, in pursu-
anoe Of the provisions of an act Of the LegislA-
ture Of the Stste of Tennessee, passed on the
2lst dsy Of December, 1870, entitled Gan Act to
amend the act Of 1870 chapter 70, for the sale of
the interest of the State in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July /, 1870, y and slsO in fur
Their pursuance OF 8 decree rendered by the
ChAncery Court at Nashville, 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, Bris-
toll, SkidmOre & Co., and A. L Maxwell, and all
Of the sald unknown ockholders, holders CT
bonds issued by the State to said companies, or Of
the bonds issued by said 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-
this Court, being the 18th day of May next, 1871,
orr inal process, and for publication in lieu there
of, by order of the Chancellor of said CoGrs, 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 the Court
may deem sufficient to represent all OF each
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence to saiRbtls as they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions CT said act Of 2lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills will be taken for con-
fessed as TO them, and set for hearing exparte,
and that a copy of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Nashville Union
and American and Republican Banner
A true Copy-Attest
NATHAN Ell DAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master,