Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-27

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In OhancerF at NashvIiae-Fo. 6,sss
GTATE OF TENNESSEE, Once Clerk and Mas
~ ter Chsncery Court, at Nashville, April is,
ISL, the State OF Tennessee. complainant, vs..
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
1t appearing from the allegations of the oriRi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed In
defendants, Bristol, ekidrnore 4 Co, and A. l.
Maxwell, are n0n-residents of the 6, ate Of Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences Of q
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 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 and charleston Railroad Company, tAe Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Oonlpany, the Rog-
ersytlle aud Jenerson Railroad Company, the
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
dflgent inquiry has bsen made to ascertain the
same, 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 Esid rail.
road companies, or any OF them, and, also, Of
number OF the creditors Of said railroad comps-
MES; AMI also, that the names and residences OF
a number Of persons interested In the said before
named IOAQS, OF RAILROAD companies, are also IN
known, although diigeGt inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; 1t is therefore, in pursu-
snce OF the provisions of an act Of the Legisla.
ture Of the Stste Of Tennessee, passed on lhs
2lst day Of December, 1870, entitled San Act to
sIasnd the act OF 1870 chapter 70, for the sale
the interest of the State IN delinquent railroad
companies, passed July !, 1870" and also in fur
Their pursuance OF 8 decree rendered by the
ChAncsry 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 above named defendants, Bris-
tol, Skidmore & Co., and A. I. Maxwell, and all
of the said unknown ockholders, holders Of
bOnd5 issued by the State to said companies, OF
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors Of
said companies, and other persons interested in
said several roads 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 a rule day for the return day Of
final 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 ell Of said defendants or SO
many Of them of the different classes as the Court
may deem sufficient to represent all of ZACH
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence to said bills as they my respectively deem
proper, under the provisions CT said act Of 2lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills viii be taken for con-
tossed as 60 them, and set for hsaring exparte,
and that a copy of this order be published for
and American and Republican Banner,
A true Copy-Attest
f,ATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
z. Il. Ewing, ". E. Cooper and W. E. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant. spl6 d4W