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1902
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES for the Eastern District
of Virginia
In the matter of John N Jones. bankrupt
in bankruptcy.
At Petersburg, this 18th day of March, 1874.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby that petition has
BEEN to wit on the 18th day Of March, 1874,
filed in said District court by John N. Jones,
of Stafford county, in said district, VINO
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under act of Congress entitled can act to estab.
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the United States" approved March I'd. 1867,
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| his debts and other claims proyable under said
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| NH 19-Th2w# 4th Cong Dist OF va.
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ARTHUR ROONEY,
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
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Railroad Company. Negligence would be-

Railroad Company. Negligence would be
criminal.
We therefore respectfully recommend
the adoption Of the accompanying resolu-
tons, as substitute by way of amend
ment for the substitute proposed by the
majority by way of amendments the reso-
luton offered by the delegate from Scott
county.
Respectfully submitted.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
l. Resolued by the General Assembly of ViTgiaio,
That the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail.
road Company be. and is hereby notified and
informed, that the Commonwealth Of Virginia
as contracting party insists and demands that
said company shall forthwith begin, and within
six years after the orgauz ,tion of said company,
shall complete the construction OF the Virginia
and Kentucky Railroad from Bristol to Oumber-
berland Gap, according to the true intent and
meaning of the act approved June 18th, 1870.
entitled Gan act to authorize the formation of
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company
I'd That the said Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company Is hereby required by
the Commonwealth OF Virginia as a contract
ing party to deposit forthwith with the treas
urer of Virginia the three millions tive hundred
thousand dollars of unsoli first mortgage bonds
of said company of the fifteen millions loan,
bearing interest at the rate of per cent per
annum, payable in gold, and secured by deed OF
trust or mortgage, dated the 9th day Of Sep.
tember 1871, to- be held by said treasurer in
trust to secure the fulfflment and performances
by said company of its obligations TO complete
the construction of the aforesaid Virginia and
Kentucky Railroad, or division, as IL is some
time called, from Bristol to Cumberland Gap
within six years after the organization of the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad O I'M
pany and to be disbarred under the direction
of the Board of Public Works for and during
the construction of said division.
Sd. In case the said Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company shall fail within sixty
days after the passage of these resolutions to
comply with what is required in the last fore
going section, 1t shall be the duty of the attor'
ney.g eneral, acting in concert with such other
counsel learned in The law as may be selected
and appointed by the Board of Public Works.
to institute and diligently prosecute in the
Circuit Court of the city of Richmond suit In
equity in the name OF the Commonwealth OF
Virginia as plaintiff against the Atlantic, Mis-.
sissippi and Ohio Railroad Company and the
president and directors thereof, and all other
proper parties as defendants, praying for an in.
junction to prevent and restrain the sale or
otherwise OF the three millions five hundred
thousand dollars of bonds hereinbetore referred
to, and for the appointment of receiver to take
charge OF said bonds and for the taking OF all
pertinent accounts, and for such discoveries as
may be necessary or proper, and for such other
relief as may be law full and equitable
4th These resolutions shall be in force from
their pas sage.
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SUPERIOR DARK AND LIGHT
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Showing an apparent de-
fioit Of.,,,,,. ..........,
81, s6l,74O 46

lClI Sl''''.'s''''''' '''''''''''
It will be borne in mind that the forego-
ING statement takes no account of any mo-
new derived from sales Of bonds, unless
they have been so ntermixed with the
company's general funds as to have lost
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for the whole of this large apparent deficit
il the losses of l,270, 999.36 above re-.
ferred to include allowances :or discount
on bonds sold.
These facts and others that may be COM
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q court Of enquiry to make adequate pro-
vision for the safety of the $500, 900 re-
naming. They should be brought within
the jurisdiction Of Virginia courts and
placed in the custody OF virginians.
We are impressed with the conviction
that the commonwealth is bound by duty
to taxpayers and bondholders to secure, i
nossible. the safety Of $4,o00,000 due hel
| by the Atlantic, Mississippi and ohi'
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OF the deposit with Duncan, Sherman
& 90. there had been (by retirement of
bonds on account Of the divisionsl released
and made subject to the uses Of the COM
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terest bonds amounting to $5G7 900, which
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of bonds subject to use $4,597 900, OF
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1873. the sum of 81 ,097 900, leaving the
sum of SO, 500, 900, in respect to which nc
specific purpose has been as yet indicated
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directors.