Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-02
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Q TATE OF TENNESSEE, ONCE Clerk and Mas
= ter Chsncery Court, at Nashville, April 10,
1871, the STATE OF Tennessee, complainant, Va.
The Edgeheld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
1t appearing from the allegations of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills hled in
this cause, and which are duly sworn 10, that the
defendants, Bristol skidmcre a Co, and A. L
Maxwell, are Presidents Of the ate Of Ten
ressee, and that the names and residences OF
number Of thu stockholders OF the defenoants,
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Kali
road Company, the McAIinnville snd Manchester
Railroad COMPANY, the Winchester and AlzbaIna
Railroad ComaaDy, the Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and ChaIleston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Beg
ersyille and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
East Tonnes &c and western north Carolina
Railroad Company, are all Unknown, ethougn
diiSent inquiry has been 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, slso, OF
numUer OF the creditors Of said rsilIos compa-
MES; an also, that the nsmes and re- dences OF
a number Of persons interested in the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also IN
known, although diligent inquiry hiss been made
to ASCERTAIN the game; 1t is therefore, IN purSu-
snce Of the provisions OF an act Of the Leg1sls-
ture Uf the State of Tennessee, passed on the
2lst day of December, 1870, entitled ian act TO
amend the act CT 1870 chapter 70, for the sale OF
the interest CT the state in delinquent railroad
companies passed July l, 1870" sud slsO in fur
Their pursuance Of decree rendered by tnS
Chancery Court al Nashville, in the above entitled
cause rendered on the 10Th day of April, 1871,
and OF the aliees and prayer Of the original
and amended and supplemental bills in this cause,
ordered that said above named defendants, Bril-
r. EkidmOre & Co., snd A L. Maxwell, and all
of the said unknown 3 OckhOlders, holders OF
bonds issued by the State to said companies, or Oh
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors OF
said companies, and other persons interested In
said several rJads or railroad companies before
fore the Seventh Monday the present term OF
this Court, being the 18th day Of May next, 1871
(said day being rule day for the return day OF
oTi, inR process, and for publication N lieu tnere-
of, by order Of the Chancellor OF said Court, IN
pursuance Of the Law in such csses, made and
provtded,) and that sl of said defendants or 80
many Of them of the different classes as the Court
msy deem sufficient to represent all OF esoh
class, be required to appear, and put IN sucn de-
fence to said bills as they may respectively oeem
proper, under the provisions CT said act OF list
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 expsrte,
End that copy Of this order be published Tor
four consecutive weeks In the Nashville Union
and American and Republican Banner.
true Copy-Attest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
F.H. Ewing, ". T. Cooper and W. B. BE ase,
Solicitors for Complainant. sp16 d4w