Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-26


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CTATE OF TENNESSEE, Office Clerk and Mas
- ter Chsncery Court, at Nashville, April IS,
1871, the STATE Of Tennessee, complainant, va
The Edgeneld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants. .--. =
1t appearing from the allegations of the origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed In
this cause, and which are duly sworn to, that the
defendants, Bristol, ekidm0re b 90, and A L.
Maxwell, are non residents of the SAFE Of Ten
Dessee, and that the names and residences Of .
number Of the stockholders of the defendants,
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad CompA-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail-
road Company, the McMinnyille and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad Qomaany. the Southwestern OF Southern
Railroad Company the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and hArleston Railroad Company, the Knox
vile and Charleston Railroad Company, the Bog
ersville and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
dihgent inquiry hiss bsen made TO ascertain the
same, rs are also the names aud residences of q
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, also, Of
number Of the creditors OF said railroad compa-
mics; an also, that the names and residences Of
number Of persons interested In the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also IN
ul4lBtHt mas Deem I0a0o
to ascertain the same; II Is therefore, in pursu-
Ance Of the provisions Of an act Of the Legisla-
ture Of the State Of Tennessee, passed on the
2lstd4y Of December, 1879, entitled "An Act TO
amend the act of 1870, chapter 70, for the sale of
the interest of the state IN delinquent railroad
companies, passed July /, 1870, and also in fur
Their pursuance OF Q decree rendered By the
Ohancefy Court at Nashville, In the above entitled
cause, rendered on the 18th dsy of April, 1871,
and of the allegations and prayer OF the original
and amended and supplemental bills In this cause,
tol, skidmofe b o., and A L Max well, and al
Of the ss1d unknown 8 ockh0lders, holders CT
bonds issued by the State to said companies, Of
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors Of
said companies, 6nd other persons interested in
said several roads or railroad 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 May next, 1871,
tss1d day being rule day for the return day OF
ORIGINAL process, and for publication in heu there
OF, by order Of the Chancellor Of said Court, in
pursuance of the law in such csses, made and
provided,l and that all Of said defendants or so
many Of them Of the different classes a. the Court
may deem sufficient 10 represent all of each
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence TO said bulls Is they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions CT said set Of 2lst
December, 1870, or the said original and amend
ed and supplemental bills viii 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 Nsshvile Union
and American and Republican Banner.
A true COpy-Attest .
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk and Master.
z. q. Ewing, ". T. Cooper and ". B. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant. Ap16 dlv