Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-18
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state Of Tennessee shelby -C1unEv--1Ll.r
Court, Quartely Term lanuargs ISL
In Open Session.
Tbs Selma. Marion and Memphis RaHa--s
Company o. tennessee and
merry the Memphis, Holly Springs. UEH.-.#
and selma Railroad OmpdUTrD be lL-lE e
dent, n b Forrest and a maioE-y OIL @
Directors, having applied 70 lls Court
take on behalf OF the County OF SHELBY.
Hundre Thousand Dollars f5Ie. C
Capital stock of said Company and lea
ing thaE the interest o. the peol-s %
speedy CONSTRUCTION oE @ia HtLrCll
It Is therefore ordered UT rla Court. T
Five Hundred Luousl1r Dollars b. a-
acrl0eQ U the LaP-lAl ea1Ha s- a . Come
All 10 be paid In I'VE allla. .l -.ua
Of one Hundred Thouaauu Dollars a
without interest up0u LLs lL-Ca .-r
J. The Western terminus OF sl.I E.Ir.
shall be and always remain a L=ll-
Tennessee.
2 me money paid under this Inscription.
or the certificate OF iuIe1l-Lleas l=Es
authorlzsd 70 1e issued, shall be apl-=-
EUs1-Io tle grading oE4E-uE and mason
0fLhat portion 0fLns road within the County
Of Shelby commencing tue w1rE al E.--
phls and completing -cllllu1uslE ready
for the supeEstrugEurH. % the luUULr .la
5ecOudiy-IO the purcnls= Of erls5-Ia5 iron
rails and nsteutugs sufficient Co lay the -.
within the County Of shelby Lu--lJ-.l
me purchase Of lneumoLFA and ears -E
dciant 70 operate that portion OF The road
within the County and 20 Gle LaF1lz OF -.s
track over me same t1uflllF-Lo the -.a
ton OF such dep9u-p platforms section houses.
machine Shops turn tables, water =-zf.H-ar
and Fhe purchase or such machinery rCr -l
shops a. may be necessary for rleeg nom a.
operation OF the road. fLIuLg+l1-.I Any
portion Of the subscription remain al or .r
psrt Of The road In shelby County Isl fully
Completed aud equipped as a Erst-cL--s road
in every respect, Eleu such lueEuEul-G u.
ton shall Be applied to the eErzus.ug VI the
road into Mlssls-lppL, n the same order ann
Tor the same purposes as required Ga Dol ---
pended In SHELBY county ana 40 paE- Ct N#
money hereby subscribed, n1r OF lreE---
EHTaa OF nuEnEE.lH1 hereinafter author. "|.
10 be issued, shah be used Tor the "a.
om-erA salaries, commissions, lH1H ra-
pEntng ~taLlouefyro l-r general -r
calLaue1us expenses OF the clGlUzLE. nor .
right Of way or depot Er0uuear ana any -"
Iatlon Of these conditions on t-s part Of
said Railroad Company shan render Ia
subscription wholly void as To all 1El-=
paymeLts-
subscribed shall be paid oTerto said Railroad
Company. and before any rerll1el-< OF .u-
deb edEtss shall be delivered 20 --e -a-
Railroad Company. the President r. H..
Company shall ole Wtfh the Clerk OF s
County Court an accurate and .E. HI
graphical Map OF the Lua- location 4. .a
Road o4e-uJ county ana
lie OF the same. Town chs quaint "a.
excavation ana borro eEus El=l- r-
masonry and OF uFlcg lE Co N- cone "a each
section, and a copy OF The spec -.sr "a -a.
form OF contract under WELEI the TH-r u
quired 70 De done which map 1l .--
specification shall u5 carLLaa By One ...e.
Engineer OF said Road Gurer uaEl as uH.rH
4 The nuual LnsIaLIeut shall -r Hr.
D- the L4AAa EaaA .E. .a- -- ....
shat tne oLher county - Ha
shall be collected a. the same time rrr.r
County taxes are collected
D. Abthe term OF Inc L11E- ea-l year
ceding the term at which the taxes ore .r
assessed, the CCurt may appoint one orr more
competent Civil Engineers. of llsL -lar-...
for integrity who shah have mo- come. .r
with said Railroad. 60 90 on the lls er
Railroad and make an accurate Mas...
ment Of All Eha wlrE done. an Ge-1lu. on Old
the locomotives, ears mae-nel
and material delivered Tor the EaI. --.
make a detailed, lemlz-1 report1. el=- @
ana the value LueFtoL 4 AeaaLr 6a-Ll-aI-- ..
far and reasonable prises for each item.
/ Said report shall be made by the EE.d E#-.
ueers under oath to the Court AZ the u..
term olLOWluE their a"pucfEEmeL-- --. .-
/ President and chief Engineer OF said Gone
{ pauy shall be bound 20 E-1rI said ElE-ar
appointed Uy LEs Court access O. their uu.H..
Z notes OF the work. and every EEa-UE ur
I irving at a correct measurement and value
I Of the SAME.
g. The President Of the said company s.-.
hls a statement nlsr oath with l-s l-a-s .-
I the COuuly Court each year. C1-aU ln-
ousIy with the report Of r-s sall uz.u-Ha.
[ which statement SHAH SHOW fully the exc
peudtgUre Of all money received from s
subscription Of SHELBY county or nom .--
thoIized 20 be issued showing when and .a
whom paid. and on what account
If il appear Co the sausfac-l1u OF the
court from the repor or the said engineers
that The money received from szI- .rr-
subscription, OF Che ~c-rti1eataE OF indebted
ness hereinafter autlO-Lz-d 20 be issued
been faithfully and economically apple. .Hr
the purposes expressed in article q 0t rla DEE
cree, Glsn no further tax shall De assass." OF
levied tor that purpose and no more r
Gates of indebt8une-s shall be- Issued 1l. Che
subscription as 90 the balance o. the LuH
msnts snail be void.
shall give each taxpayer separate ral=g.
for the amount OF the tax paid ly ElU or .
on account OF this SUBSCRIPTION, which .
celpt shall enrltle the holder tlsr=ofr1
ceivs from the Railroad Company. cerr
Gates OF stock tn said company 70 lleaulUus
or ths rscsipg when presented 90 Inc -
lary o. aal0 company N sums
dve dollars. or certificates OF Faurg-uF T.
iaIs, and tor any excess over twenty-five
aouarsr or OF lE s-ly-l
in the aEl0uHt Of the receipts presented che
Secretary or the Railroad company EaaL
give to The holder a receipt which shall --
wise be converubls into the stock OF lla sllL
COMPANY. when presented by che holder 4
sums OF twenty-five dollars or It's multiple
g.. The acceptance Dy the said kal-raet
Company OF any portion Of the money cole
lecUed under this subscription. OF OF HE r--
ttdcates or Mdebtedness l~erelca1er l-llar-
Lzed % Pc Issued aA--- 1-u- lL- l
fully to al the terms sud conditions O. tlHs
subscription as SET forth In the tlFzElLE
and following articles
only when ratified bT the constitution u
jOrity OF Lhe legal voters of the c-ul- ana ll
ordered, that the Sheriu oil the 51uuET make
publication In two daily newspapers pul-
Ltshed In memphis OF an election 20 De held
Tor Ilal purpose 81 me regular Fl---- pre-
Cincts Of the county on SATURDAY the -lL OF
Msrch, I51l, and that a copy OF this decree
and a statement OF the aDc condition Of
the county be published I'm connection win
such election Otto for Gllty Days prec7--
Ing the election. In EWo daily papers pub
N. Th0ss who favor the subscription shah
at said election write or print on lL--r DALE
lots the Words, -Eor Subscription ana moe
WhO oppose the subscr-Du0l snail write U-
print on their ballots the words No ~Clr
scriDLiou and the SleTlu shan Lmm6ll4.a-
" after the election make due returns Oh the
H.nmE n# che H.muHML Mn~uH D. Lna uDLL I#w f..
The votes poLled for and OF the number OF
votes pOued against subscription
IL It being the object OF the Court % enable
the HallroRu Company 90 the WORK
As speedily as possible
iii therefore ordered. Lnatu 80 slaL app
pear rom said election returns L4aL -e a4l-
scription has been ratlls0 0y the required
gonstitutioual vote, tAa Chairman OF the
County Court shall immediately upon the
fling Of the map, pronAa ana speclla411s
reunited by article 3 issue 90 the said Rail-
road Company certificates OF mcaoted1@s ct
thousand dollars. zaid certificates shall 10
issued IN such sums As the President msT tL-
rec5, and express On wen ace tlaE t4ey are
for subscription OF STOCK % 4eec-m4t Maroon
and Memphis Railroad Company, and rlaE
they are receivable in payment OF sad sEe-
eide tax Audlk8Wlse each succeeding year.
ff &c shall appear % the satisfaction 0f the
Court, nom the report Of the lp-
pointed IS provided In article utthls Decree
mat the money Arising nom the TAX Of the
prscsdLaE year, or the certificates Of LuGall-
Gdness issued the preceding year. have been
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sna4 pe NUMBERED nom one lp"arl tll
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county Court, euQ have lI1 seal o. me county
ablacned ana L4a a4l CLERK slA
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