Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-23

In GhancerF at NsShViIIe.-Eo. cess.
STATB OF TENEEssFs, Office Clerk and Ms
- ter Chsncery Court, at Nashville, April u.s.
1871, the Sta e Of Tennessee complainant, vs.
The EdgeAeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
1t appearing from ths allegations of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed in
this csuse and which are duly sworn TO, that the
defendants, Bristol, skidmOre Co, and A l.
Maxwell, are non residents of the ate Of Ten
nsssee, and that the names and residences of
number OF tn stockholders Of the defendants
The Edgeheid and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad COmpa-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and louisville Rail
road Company, the McMinnvile and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad OoDAany, the SOutl western or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Gun berisnd
Gap and hsIlestOn Railroad Compsny, the Knox
VILE and Charleston Railroad Company, the Reg
ersville and Jefferson Ra lTosd Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all "a known, although
dtngent inquiry Las b en- made to ascertain the
same, as are also the names and residences OF
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 compa-
pics; an also, that the names and residences of
a number Of persons interested in the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also un
known, although dlltgent 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
tdIy Of December, 1870, entitled can Act to
amend the act of 1870, chapter 79 for the sale Of
the interest Of the state in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July !, 1870" and also in fur
Their pursuance OF g decree rendered by the
Chancery 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 eaid above named defendants, Bris-
tOl, skidmore b Co., and A L Max we'll, and all
of the said unknown 8 ockhOlders, holders Of
bonds issued by the State to ss 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-
fore the Seventh Monday Of the present term Of
this Court, being the 18th day of May next, 1871,
said day being rule day for the return day of
oriE inRl process and for publication in lieu there
Of, by order Of the Chancellor Of said Court 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 as the Court
msy deem sufficient to represent all Of each
class, be required 10 appear, and put in such de-
fence to said bills IS they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions Il 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, aud set for hearing exparte,
snd that copy of this order be published for
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Oopy-Attest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
Ell Ewing, W. E. Cooper and ". B. Reese,
Solicitors for complainant. apis d4v