Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-01
No 7,2i9. -
I'm Ch0ncern at .HinShriEEe.


CTATE OF TENNESSEE, OFFICE CLERK
- and Master ChanceTy Court, Nashville, Judy
81, Edward r. Wirslow has this day filed his
petition I'M this court whereby, after stating that
he is the purchaser of the Edgeheld and Kentucky
Railroad, with all of its property rights and fran
chises, having purchased it from the American
Contract Co, which bought it from the County
Of Davidson and its associates, who were the
original purchasers Of said road, etc, sold by the
State Commissioners under decree OF this Court,
in the case of the State of Tennessee vs. The
Edgefeld and Kentucky K. r. Co. and others,
and also stating that the charter of said ROAD
had, under proceedings in this Court, while the
American Contract Co. was the owner thereof,
been amended, and the name thereof changed to
''The Nashville, Chicago and st. Louis II. r.
Co.," the petitioner WinslOw pTays, as the last
purchaser and owner of said railroad, etc, that
he be substituted to ali the rights privileges and
immunities conferred by the original act incOr-
pOrating said Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad
co. and the acts amendatory thereof, and for
such change OF name or privileges as he may de-
sire, (the act Incorporating passed Feb. 49, 1922
and also 10 the benefits and advantages of the
decree of the Court made in the case Of the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad Co. exparte, aud
entered in Minute Book V, page lO6; and also
that the name of said Company be changed TO
"Ihe Nashville. st. Louis and Chicago
Railroad Co.
that the capital stock thereof be limited to one
million of dollars in shares OF 500 each; that
one half thereof may be preferred stock in the
discretion of the Directors; that said Company
have power TO merge and consolidate its road,
property and franchises with those of any other
company, whether the same be within the linn
its OF the state, created by or existing under
the laws of any other State or States with which
it may be connected, either directly or interven-
ing lines, or TO sell lease its said road etc, OF
TO become the lesSees of any such roads or rail-
roads; to have power to issue bonds in manner
and form as authorized by sub section 10 of sec
ton vs., chap. 81, of the acts of 1S70-71 that by
decree of Court in all meetings of the stockhold
ers of said Nashville, st. Louis and Chicago
Railroad Co. each stakeholder shah be entitled
to one vote for each share of stock held by him,
whether common or preferred; that the Board {
Directors shall be elected annually on the =
day of -, or such other day as the Directors
shall determine, and that until such election can
be made, petitioner prays that Edward F. Wins
low, Charles W. GardireT, Henry l.. Morrill,,
Henry W. Gardiner, George S. Winslow, James
H. Wilson and John p. Hart is be empowered to
act as Directors OF said e. mpauy, with as plen-
airy powers il e &c ed by the stockholders, any
tour of whom to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of busness, and that the Directory
be vested with the corporate powers Of the Com
pany.
1t is therefore ordered that all persons desiring
TO resist the prayer Of said petition enter their
appearance at the Courthouse at Nashville on or
before the first Monday in September next |
S72,) and then and there show cause, if any they
can, why the prayer of said petition should not
be granted, and that copy of this order be pub
lshed for thirty days in the Nashville Union and
American. ..a ..sr 40
A COpy-Attest: - |
NATHANIEL BAXTER, JR., |
Clerk and Master |
DemOss & Malone, Solicitors for Petitioner.
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