Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-14
.PETITIONs EuR mcoRpORATIon
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No. "a r. D-stats Of Ten the
First Chs7eeU Court ofH y.
/ NTHER4A85 the Memphis estnn
w Railroad Company have I'd
tssiT petition ~ ne - &e15t, Psssi9g y e
thereof may Be fafthsr meadsd a follows,
maj the sesd Memphis and Charleston
Ballroad Company oe authorised snd en-
powered % purchase, own. control and ope-
4 Toe FstlrCad running from FzysttevfIs
/ TO Decherd, in said state. belonging 70 the
I Winchester and Alabama ailroad COMPANY.
2 Ths railroad runzlng frOm TuHahoms 10
MeMinnV1ile. IN said state. belonging 10 the
AeMinnvtle ana Manchester Railroad Com
8 f~hsrsHroad ru1ning from MeNinnvfIIe
to the keufucky STATE line, belonging 10 the
Southwestern RaiEcad Company and par
italy Radsdt 70 a point Al OF rSpartai
And, In order 70 max the necessary and
proper connections between said roads, and
Win the pEesent Line OF the Memphis snd
and Charleston HEtlrDad CCE1pany ais co
authorized and empowered 70 coustruct,
eompiete, own and operate the fOuo8ing
/ Aranroad nom = point oa the Line BE-
tW9en The Beatas Of Tennessee and Alabama,
eonnecttng win q road 70 be constrEcte1
from q point on the Msmphia and Charles
ton Railroad, near Fearuss Switch, TO said
state line and running thence % aPolnt On
and rom Themes, Il found Necessary or desi-
rable. crossing said last named road, and
s=Ta mn 5qi s1d d s2S9nssst1g Win, saS SO
near TulIa1Oma.
2 rafuO9d from Dechera conneetiuz
with the said Winchester ana AEabama Kali
road and running % any p0srt on the Nc
Alnnvile and f~anchester EaIl1oad, bstWesn
Manchester and TEllahoma-
q Tne satd Southwestern Railroad. extend
Ing from McHinuviIfs, BY way OF Sparta and
Livingston TO Kentucky line. -
Ard rhst sueh o. said roads as may bss5
II nnWq~uach m prnEs=aesnH uha-IE - an
solidatsd with aadtorm = part Of the said
Memphis q 6narissbon Eafroad. and Be
cslIsd and known By that name throughout
the entire Ike, instead OF the present names
OF said roads, and that au the provisions OF
the cnarteE ofths said Memphis and Charles-
ton H2lroao Company should Be exteuded
over, and applied 70, such Of said Roads a.
may be so purchased OF constructed. and
that, for The purpOse Of better providing for
sad rOaas, All the powers. privileges ard
franchises poskesseib By. or conferred upon,
the said Winchester snd Alabama Railroad
Company, the HcMfnnVife and fer
Rallro7d Company and the SouthWestern
Railroad Company or such Of them - may
be purchased As aforeaaios should, 1pon the
purchase thereof, respectively be Transferred
TO- vested in ana possessed By the sad
Memphis snd charleston Railroad Com
Aid further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company skoul 5e
mortgage on the roads TO be purchased or
constructed as Aforesaid, to an amount not
exceeding ddteen thousand dollars per mile
Of the whole length OF the rosds 50 TO be
purchased and conzta ucted. SAID bonds 10 be
issued on such terms and condtttl rs as TO
said Company may seem propsr.
And thRt The said company ave and pos
sess all other powers and privileges neees-
sary and proper 70 carry into eject the OBJ
jects above enumerated.
Therefore all persons are hereby notified
TO appear- before sal Court. at the Court
h0uze IN the city 81 Memphis, on the drst
Monday OF October. ls7l, 20 show cause Why
the sStd amsnduleUts sACuid not be granted
ACopy-AttEsr
EDMUHDA COLE, Clerk and Master.
ByRJ J, BIACE, Deputy G. and =.
Elicit 4 Phelsn, sois. sept