Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-22


name Of 'sTae ST. Louis and Memphis
Pq1road C0mpdRV,n y for the purpose of
constructing a railroad from point OPP
pOsite the city Of Memphis, in the State
OF Arkansas, to a point Oh the Cairo and
Fulton railroad, IN Lawrence county,
Arkansas. a distance of about eighty
five miles. in nOrthwesterly direction,
and on an airline from Memphis TO
F[ansas CITY. Under this organization,
Sol d. Kitchen, of st. Louis, has been
,sIectef president. and the undersigned
na, been app1inted agent and commits
siouer. as evidenced by the following:
1,y-r~F -. LOWS AND MEMPHIS r. r. Col
5lU CHESTNUT srEEEr, 1T. LOUIS Mo-,
April 10, 1873
We do hereby certify that at a meet
lug of the board of directors of said rail-
road company, held at this Office as
aforesaid, on the ninth day of April, 1873,
James y. Burk was appointed as agent
and commissioner for the purpose of
procuring subscriptions to the capital
stock OF said railroad company.
In witness whereof the president of
said company has hereto set his hand
and caused the same to be attested by
the secretary OF said company, with the
seal thereof hereto affixed, the day and
date aforesaid. SOL G. KITCHEN,
President.
Ntiest. BETHUNE. Secretary.
BY an act Of the general assembly, of
the State Of Arkansas, approved by the
governor, April 3, 1873. 1t was en-
acted:
section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the
county court clerk OF each county in
This state, on OF before the first day Of
June. 1873, TO examine the records Of
deeds for his county, and to make out
therefrOm q list Of all lands and town
lots which may have been subscribed or
donated by any person or person, TO any
railroad company, and FLED for record
with the proper officer of such company,
on or before the first day of July, A. d.,
IS7I, as IS required by section two, of
an act of the general assembly of this
State. entitled, can act TO protect the
State revenue" approved March q,
ISL: which list, duly certified, shall be
forwarded by such clerk on or before the
first day of June, 1873, to the auditor of
this State, and shall by him be filed in
his office.
Section ,. On or before the first day
Of June, 1873, the auditor of the State
snail make out correct list of all lands
and town lots claimed to be exempt
road companies, making a separate
list for each company, and be shall, on
az before the teRth day Of June, 1873,
ur0ceed % compare the list made out by
himself with the list forwarded to his
office by the county clerks, in accord
sDce with the provisions of this act, and
snail forthwith classify all such lands
and lots; and all such lands and lots as
snail be claimed by any railroad COM
many as exempt from taxation by reason
of having been donated or subscribed to
such railroad company, and for aCbich Il
shall be f0lt7d NO DEED HAS BEEN FILED
FOR RECORD zCith the proper officer Of
fbg c1,rytfy in which such lands are sit1-
at-d. on or before the first day of July,
1871. shall be made subject to the rev.
enue laws: and any deed of quit claim,
or release, by which the claim of the
State to such lands or lots, for the taxes
a.1a thereon, may have beenrelinquished
n, favor of any railroad company, shall
6e c,ynceHed and dHnUlled, and the aud
;foy. of the State shah so declare; and
shall notify any railroad company claim
irr such land of his action in the prem
ises.
Section 8. If any person or persons
owning. OF claiming to own any OF the
lands or lots mentioned in the preceding
section Of this act, shall donate or sub
scribe the same as stock to any railroad
comuany chartered or organized under
the laws of this State, and shall sub
scribe or donate them by and to such
railroad company, and shcsH JUe s1ch
deed for record with the proper officer
of the county iD which said lands are
sitl,ated, on or bgOre TIE Jyteenth ddy
sf .JfRU, 1873, then the state shall re-
lease the claim which 1t may
have TO said lands, or lots,
IN eccount Of taxes, as is now
provided Ny law in such cases; ana tne
L,vrs of thfs State in relation TO lands
-.1,l,scTibad or donated to railroad COM
NAMES shall be enforced as to such tdtUs;
!-,d an sucb lands or lots which are not
re8seroed or subscribed TO any railroad
..on11,auy on or before the fifteenth day
~ JIiv. ls78. shall be sold by the audit
or al the next regular sale OF forfeited
lands thereafter, or otherwise dlsposeu
If according to law; and the county
clerks OF the several counties IN TINS
state shall, on the said fifteenth DAY OF
JuIy. 1873. make out and forward to the
auditor Of the State a correct list OF ali
such lsud and lots as may appear from
deeds then on tle in the proper once ior
recurd. TO have been subscribed or DO
mated 10 any railroad company.
Now. I'm accordance with the proVl-
sioug of the above and foregoing act,
me 81. Louis and Memphis BdiLToad
pyDlDaag will receive as subscription TO
toa capital stock Of said road all good
lands. where the titles are perfect with
the exception of the taxes above pro-
,.ided for. la. gne counties adjacent 10
said road. al the price Of two dollars per
.,cra 10 1be peid Tor as follows, tO-wit:
One-fourtb in first mortgage bonds of
tba road. and three-fourths in paid-up
,.anital stock. Deeds taken on cOndi-
ION that ii the road is not completed
-,yithiu three wears the lands are TO re-
,,ert 10 the owners. Blank deeds for
yy.uded upon within application;
A ,., NJ and Commissioner 81 Louis and Mem
1ht Railroad Company.
.frv.oHTs, TENN, June Il, 1873.
+ ,y,uld further state that an ar
rangenn, mt has been made with
MI Tb,hnas Allen, Of st. Louis,
rresideut OF the ST. Louis ana
IRON Mounl ain railroad company and
,,resideut Of The Cairo and Fulton rail-
road company, for the building OF the
- Louis and Memphis railroad; ana
tbe beginning OF work on the 81. Louis
aud Memphis railroad this fall, as VIII
he seen from the following letter.
AGENT aud Commissioner for 81 Louis and
Memphis Railroad Company.
I.,lrIs AND IRoN MoUNTAIS r.. r.. Coz
PREsIDEST's OFFICE,
81 Louis, No June 9, ls78.J
Ar Z r. Burk, Agent and Commi ssioner -.
i,,1is is A nd Mem phls Railroad Company
SB-I ha We considered the subject OF
3. branch railr. 'ad 10 Memphis, ana aIe
desirous that a D. ranch should De Dnlit 70
connect Memphis ana 81; Louis, ~ 1 ule
Cairo and Fulton rm.' 'roaG on tne sioL.1 Il'iIl
est and lest line i Sd, QUO say l1 S'lV.i'e s.'
run in a nearly direct linz rom q po5u'
opp0site Memphis 10 Vll1t On lne
cairo aud Fulton railroad, in Lawrence
county. Arkansas. We do not eAPect
ta be prepared to- take hoic OF this
luanch road and build il until we COM
,,J.ete our main line to its Texas cor uec-
zion. We are expecting 70 nnlsh 20
Texas the coming fall. knowing sne
importance of immediate acuoL'
10 secure the land subscriptions
under the recent acts of the general as
senlhiy OF the State Of Arkansasi
would advise that you 90 10
work at once to complete your
laud and county subscriptions. IN
re ,tion to the proposed cooperation 0i
fbe city Of Memphis ia building the
Memphis branch OF the Cairo and Fulton
railroad, we think that a donation OF
two hundred thousand dollars would be
preferable to a subscription Of five
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