Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-10
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c,TATE OF TENNESSEE, Once Clerk and Ma
= ter Chancery Court, at NASHVILLE, April rs,
1871. the state Of Tennessee, complainant, ".
The Edgsaeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
Il appearing from thu allegations Of ne origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills hled In
this cause and which are duly sworn 20, that the
defendants, Bristol, 6kidmore 3 Co, and A. L
Maxwell, are non-residents Of thu State Of Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences OF
nnmber OF the stockholders Of the 6efendxnts,
The EdReheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, the Memphis, Clarksytile and LOUISVILLE Rail
road Company, the McMinnville and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and AlAbAms
Railroad Coraany, the Southwestern or southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
can and CbArieston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railrosd Company, the Bog
ersville and jefferson Railroad Company the
East Tennessee and western North SsronnA
railroad Company, are all Unknown, although
dfliQent inquiry has been made TO ascertain the
same a. are also the names and residences Of .
number Of the holders of the bonds issued By the
complainant, the State Of Tennessee, to ne De-
fore named railrosd companies, and also Of the
holders Of the bonds issued By s1d fal-
road companies. or any OF them, and Aso, OF
number Of the creditors Of said railroad compa-
mics: and 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 diligent inquiry has been made
TO a6CerLAu LHo taaLcs A Au1NoA1rof IL B1NaA-
Ance Of the provisions Of an act Of the LegislA-
ture Of the State Of Tennesoee, passed on NE
2lst day Of December, 1870, entitled "An Act 20
amend the act Of 1870, chapter %, Tor ne sale Of
the interest OF the State in delinquent railroad
companies, passed July I, 1870 and also IN fur-
Their pursuance Of Q decree rendered by the
Ohancery Court at Nashville, In the above entitled
cause, rendered on the 18th day Of April, 1871,
and Of the allegations and prayer Of he original
and amended and supplemental bills In this cAuse,
ordered that said above named defendants, Brts-
toll ekidmore Co., and A L Maxwell, and AL
Of the said unknown ockholders, holders OF
bonds issued By the State to sad companies, or Of
the bonds issued By said COMPANIES, creditors Of
said companies, and other persons Interested In
said several roads or raAlroaa 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 Nay nex-, 1871,
(sAid day being rule day for he return day Of
ORIGINAL process, and for publication IN lieu there
Of by order Of the Chancellor Of said Court In
pursuance Of the lEE In such cases, made and
provided,) and that all Of said defendants or 50
many Of them Of the different classes As the Court
may deem sufficient to represent AL Of each
class be required to appear, and put IN such de-
fence 10 said bills they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions q said act OF list
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills win 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 HaAhEtle Union
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Oopy-Attest
Ell Ewing, ". r. Cooper and ". B. Reese,
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