Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-25
PETTIONs FoR IEcORPORATION.
Petition TO Amend Charter,


No. $50, r D-Stats OF Tennessee IN the
First Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
"HEREAB, the Memphis and Charleston
their petition In the said Court, praying that
the Charter of Incorporation OF said COM
pany, and the several acts ~smendatory
thereof, may be further amended as follows,
Thaf the said Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company be authorized Snd em<
powered to purchase, own. control and opes
rate the following named railroads:
l. TGe railroad running from Fayetteville
70 Decnefus IN said state, belonging 70 the
winchester and Alabama Railroad Company.
2 Ene railroad ruu2tnR nom Tuil zhOna to
MeMtnnv1lle. IN said Sgste. belonging to the
NcMinnvflio and Manchester Railroad Com
8. Therailroad N ming from Mc3innviIle
70 The kentucky s,ate line belonging TO the
Southwestern Fail cad Company, and par
italy graded 10 a point 81 or near Sparta;
And, in order 70 make the necessary and
proper connections between said roads, and
With the pra.ent Iine of the Memphis and
Charleston Railrcad thas the said Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company also be
complete, own and operate the following
/ a railroad from a point on the liz be-
tween the States Of Tennessee and Alaoamsl
connecting with g road 10 be constructed
from a point on Ghs Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, near fearnis Switch, 10 ssid
state line and running thence to a point or
the said Winchester and Alabama Railroad.
and from thence, n fOund necessary or 1esi-
rEDlG crossing EalA LAaL uAulEu L0dIa Ell
running to, and eonneeting with, toe said
Worthwhile and Manchester Railroad 81 or
near Tuliahoma.
q A railroad from Decherd, Connecting
with the said Winchestss and Alabama Raj.
road, and running to any point on ths Nc
MinnvilIe and Manches Ter Railroad, between
Manchester and TalishOms.
g Tee said Southwestern Railroad, EXTENT
Inc from McMinnytie, by way OF sparta and
Livingston. 70 tue Kentucky lines:
And that such OF said roads as may bsso
PURCHASED, or constructed, should be con-
EO}idata6 with aud form q part Of, the said
Memoirs and Charleston Railroad. ana be
called and known ny that name Throughout
the entire line, instead Of the pTe7ent names
CT said leads, and that AL the provisions OF
the Charter oithe sei9 Aemp1ls aEa Cnarles-
ton RanTo2d COmpan snouid % extended
over and applied 10, sueh OF SAID guacs IS
may be SO purchased or Constructed and
that, for the purpose o. better providing i0f
the constructors. control end OIersfion o.
said roads, all the powers privileges ard
franchises pOss esSe1 by, Or conferred upon
the said Winchester and AIa1ane Railroad
Company, ths AcainaTiiis END aaEcAsster
Railroad Company and the Southwestern
Railroad Company or such q then IS nay
BE purchased % Aforesaid should upJn the
purchase thereof, respectively ,n5 transferred
to, vested IN emo possessed by the said
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
And further that the said Memphis and
Charleston Railroad C3mpany should be
authorized TO issue its bonds, secured By
mortgage or the roads 70 he purchased or
constructed as Aforesaid. to an amount not
exceeding fifteen thousand dolaTs per mile
Of the whole length OF the rOsds so to be
purchased and constauetsd, said bonds 10 be
issued on such terms and conditions as 70
said Company mag seem proper.
And that the said company have and pos
sess all other powers z privileges neees-
sary and proper to carry into effect the OBJ
ioct5 above Enumerated.
The -efore, al pereOns are hereby notified
TO appear before said Court, at the Court
house in the city OF Memphis, on the first
Monday of October. 1871, to show cause why
the said amendments should not be granted.
Acopy.-Attest
EDMUND A. COLE, CLERK and Master.
By r J. BLACK, Deputy G. and u.
Elicit & Phelan, sOls. ssptl