Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-18

U 4 u.
auL other citizens of Missouri, and J. n
Burk, W. 4. Cate and J. a. Lindsa!
and other citizens Of Arkansas, and 9th
eys, have been incorporated under th'
name OF "Tijc 81. Louis and Megaphi
Rgs3roOd COnlDdnu,n for the purpose Of
constructing a railroad from a point Op
pOsite the city Of Memphis, in the StaIt
of Arkansas to point Oh the Cairo and
Fulton railroad, IN Lawrence county
Arkansas, distance Of about eighty
live miles, in a nOrthwesterly direction
and on an airline from Memphis t.
Kansas City. Under this organization
Sol q. Kitchen, of st. Louis, has been
elected president, and the undersigned
has been appointed agent and commits
siOner, as evidenced by the following:
OFFICE ST. LOUIS AND MEMPHIS r. R. Col
5l0 CHESTNUT STREET, ST. LOUIS No., :.
April 10, lS73.
We DO hereby certify that at a meet
ing Of the board OF directors of said rail
road company, held at this Office as
aforesaid, GA the ninth day Of April, 1873
James \. Burk was appointed as agent
and commissioner for The purpose oi
procuring subscriptions to the capital
stock Of said railroad company.
Ia witness whereof the president OF
LallU
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,
Attest: BETHCNE. Secretary.
BY an act of the general assembly, OF
the State Of Arkansas, approved by the
governor, April 2S, 1873. 1t was en-
acted:
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the
county court clerk OF each county in
this State, on or before the first day of
June, 1873, to examine the records of
deeds for his county, and to make out
theTefr0m a list of all lands and town
lois which may have been subscribed or
donated by any person or person, TO any
railroad company, and filed for record
with the proper officer Of such company,
on or before the first day of July, A. D.,
IS7l. as Is required by section two, of
an act Of the general assembly of this
State, entitled, "An act to protect the
State revenue approved March q,
lS7l; which list, duly certified, shall be
forwarded by such clerk on or before the
first day Of June, 1873, TO the auditor of
this Stale, and shall by him be flied in
his office.
Section >. On or before the first day
of June, 1873, the auditor of the State
shall make out correct list of all lands
and town lots claimed to be exempt
nom taxation by the various rail-
road companies, making a separate
list for each company, and be shall, on
OF before the teHth day Of June, 1873,
proceed to compare the list made out by
himself with the list forwarded to his
FH-- Nnn ~,
auca with the provisions of this act, and
shall forthwith classify all such lands
and lots: and ali such lands and lots as
shall be claimed by any railroad COM
pany as exempt from taxation by reason
Of having been donated or subscribed to
such railroad company, and for t0hich Il
shall Be found NO DEED HAS BEEN FILED
FOR RECORD lUith the proper officer OF
the county in which such lands are stu
atea, on OF before the first day of July,
ISL, shall be made subject TO the rev
enue laws; and any deed of quit claim,
or release, by which the claim of the
StaBU 60 such lands CT lots for the taxes
due thereon, may hsve been reiinQuished |
i'm favor Of any railroad company, shall |
De cancelled and dnRUlled. and the aud !
itJr Of the State shall so declare: and |
shall notify any railroad company claim |
ing such land Of his action in the prem !
ises.
Section 8. If any person or persons /
owning, OF claiming 10 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
company chartered or organized under
the laws of this State, and shall sub
scribe or donate them by and to such
railroad company, and shall file such
de6d for record with the proper officer
Of the county in which said lands are
situated, on or before the fifteenth day
of Jug, 1873, then the State shall re-
lease the claim which il may
have 10 said lands, or lots, |
on account Of taxes, as is now
provided by law in such cases; and the |
laws Of this State in relation to lands |
subscribed OF donated to railroad COM /
panies shall be enforced as to such lars;
and sll such lands or lots which are not /
redeemed or subscribed TO any railroad /
company on or before the fifteenth day
Of July, 1873, shall be sold Dy the audit 1
OF at the next regular sale of forfeited /
lands thereafter, or otherwise disposed /
of according TO law; and the county /
clerks Of the several counties in this /
July, 1873, make out and forward to the
auditor of the State a correct list of all |
such land and lots as may appear from
deeds then Og file ia the proper Office for
record, 10 have been subscribed or do
mated TO any railroad company.
Now, in accordance with the prOvi-
sions Of the above and foregoing act,
The 81. Louis and Memphis Railroad
Conlpdly viii receive as subscription to
the capital stock of said road all good
lands, where the titles are perfect with
the exception of the taxes above pro-
Yided for, in the counties adjacent to
said road, al the price Of two dollars per
acre, 10 be paid for as follows, tO-wit:
Oue-iOurth IN first mortgage bonds Of
the road, and three-fourths in paid-up
capital stock. Deeds taken on condi-
ton that if the road is not completed
within three years the lands are to re-
vert to the owners. Blank deeds for
warded upon within application.
j. n. BURK,
Agent and Commissioner ST. Louis and Mem
plls Railroad Company.
uENrags, Tenn. June Il, lS73.
4 would further state that an ar
raugement has been made with
Mr.. Thomas Allen, Of st. LOUIS,
president OF the st. Louis and
Iron Mountain railroad company, and
president OF the Cairo and Fulton rail-
road company, for the building Of the
st. Louis and Memphis railroad, and
the beginning Of work on the st. Louis
aud Memphis railroad this fall, as will
be seen from the following letter.
j.. n. BURK,
Agent and Commissioner Tor ST. Louis and
Memphis Railroad Company.
rr. Louis AND IEoN MOUNrAIN r. K. COZ |
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, /
81. LOUIS, Mo June 8, l9&)
Mr.. J.. n. Burk, Agent and Commissioner ST
Louis and Memphis Railroad Company.
SIR have considered the subject Of
a branch railroad to Memphis, and am
desirous that branch should be built to
connect Memphis and st. Louis, Uia the
Cairo and Fulton railroad on the short
est and best line. ! should say it should
run In a nearly direct line from a point
opposite Memphis 70 a point on the
Cairo and Fulton railroad, in Lawrence
county, Arkansas. We do not expect
to be prepared TO take hold of this
branch road and build il until we COM
plete our main line TO its Texas cOnnec-
lion. We are expecting to finish to
Texas the coming fall. Knowing the
importance of immediate action
10 secure the land subscriptions
under the recent acts of the general as
seuib.y Of the State of Arkansas, !
would advise that you go to
work at once to complete your
land aud county Subscriptions. In
relation 70 the proposed cooperation of
the city Of Memphis in building the
Memphis branch Of the Cairo and Fulton
we think that a donation of