Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-20
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, Office Clerk and Mas
y ter ChAncery Court, at Nashville, April IS,
1871, the State Of Tennessea, complainant, VS..
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
defendants.
1t appearing from the allegations Of thu origi-
nal and amended and supplemental bills filed in
this cause and which are duly sworn TO, that the
defendants, Bristol, skldmOre b Co, and A. L
Maxwell. are non residents Of the S ate Of Ten
nessee, and that the names and residences Of
number of tbs stockholders of the Defendants
The Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad Company,
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Ccmpa-
ny, the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Rail
road Company, the McNinnviIle and Manchester
Railroad Company, the Winchester and Alabama
Railroad OOmaany, tho Southwestern or Southern
Railroad Company, the Knoxville and kentucky
Railroad Company, tie Cincinnati, Cumberland
Gap and Charleston Railroad Company, tie Knox
vile and Charleston Raiirosd Company. the Reg
ersvile and Jefferson Railroad Company, the
Eat Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Railroad Company, are all unknown, although
d1ligent inquiry has b5en 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 Ia,d rail
road companies, or any Of them, aud, also, o.
number OF the creditors Of said railI cad cOmpa-
MES; an also, that the names and residences Of
a number Of persons interested in the said before
named roads, or railroad companies, are also IN
known, although diHgent inquiry has been made
to ascertain the same; It Is therefore, in pursu-
snce OF the provisions Of an act OF the Legisla-
ture Of the State of Tennessee, passed On shs
2lst day Of December, 1870, entitled Gan Act to
amend the act Of 1870 chapter 49, for the sale oil
the interest Of the state IN delinquent railroad
companies; passed July l, 1870 and also in fur.
Their pursuance OF decree rendered by Tho
ChaDcery Co1It at Nashville in the above entitlsd
cause, rendered on the 18th day Of April, 1871,
and of the allegations and prayer of the original
and amended and supplemental bills in this cause,
ordered that said above named defendants, Bris-
toll, SkidmOre & Co., and A. L. Maxwell, and all
of the SAID unknown 3 Ock1Olders, holders If
bonds issued by the State to SAID companies or oil
the bonds issued by said companies, creditors Of
said companies, and other peraOnG interested in
said several rCads 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,
Gsaid day being rule day for the return dag Of
OF ,inal process, and fOr publication in lieu there
Of, By order Of the Chancellor OF Eaid Court, in
pursuance Of the lGw in such cIses, made and
provided,l snd that all Of said defendants or so
many of them of the different classes Is the Court
may deem sufficient 70 represent all Of each
class, be required to appear, and put in such de-
fence to sGid bulls as they may respectively deem
proper, under the provisions Il said act of 2lst
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 exparte,
End that copy OF this order he published for
and American and Republican Banner.
A true Copy-Attest
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR.,
Clerk end Master.
Z. Il. Ewing, Vt. Z. Cooper I'D ". Z. Reese,
Solicitors for Complainant. apis d4W