The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-29
LEGAL.
NOTICE.

1 L@SSAAs
NOTICE.
STATS OF KANSAS, LYON COUNTY.
In the District Court CT said county.
The Board of County Commissioners OF ~ OF
county, in The state Of Kansas, Plaintiffs
The Union Pacine Railway Company South
! ern Er3aeh, Otherwise known and sly led 4.
the Missouri, Kansas s. Texas Railway Tom
p2ny, Robert ;. Stevens, George L. clark
Levi ISrsous, August DeImoat, George
II. A. johnson, Francis Skiidy, j. Picrponl
Morgan, Shepherd Candy, J. Il. Dick iuSon
] 4 u. Jaynes, J. l.. Barrett, II. L. Henson
J. II Frothinghan, {. I. Carleton, Hiram
4. Hale, Z. u. Taylor. Thomas 5. EEuffaker
) W Mcmillan. Z, H.. MaXson, p. q
I Goss. 1. W. bow and T. IL. Walker; the
Land Grant Railway and Trust Company,
Dabney, Morgan < Company, partnership
doing business in the city OF New York. the
names of the members Of which are ua-
known 20 the PLAINTIFF; Russell Sage. y. 4.
land Grant Railway i Trust Company, OF
Missouri, and each and all those persons
other than those above named, claiming to
own any OF the capital stock of the first
above named defendant; and each of those
persons other than those above named, who
under any unrecortied deed or contract
81. i'm amy interest in any land or lands
heretofore owned by said first aboYe named
defendant; and each OF those persons other
than those above named. who claim TO own
any bond or bonds of the first above named
defendant. Defendants.
\ on, the above named George {. Gialk, Levi
Parsons. August Belmont, George Dennison,
l. T. Morton, ID. Crawford, Jr., H. a Johnson
Francis Sktddy, j. PiIrpont Morgan, Shep-
herd Candy, j. Il. Dickinson, A. ID. Jaynes, j
L. Barrett. ii. b Henson, =. IL. Erothingham,
G. T. Carleton, the Land Grant Railway aud
Trust Company, Dabncy, Mon gan & Company
q partnership doing business in the citv Of
New York, The nsnsc> OF the members of
winch ale unknown I" tao plaintiff: Russell
sage y 20 Gle tt'' nion Trust unpa-
nNa Ili,. il'.5 -.f'1'tt its}iway X Trust tOmpa-
ny, OF Missouri AMI each and all those ner
Iax-4a .sRf..
names ia the title Of the above entitled suit
claiming to own any OF the capital stock OF
the defendant first named il said title of said
suit, and each of those persons other .han
hose named who un(cr any unrccertled flecd
~ ~ Si.sln 1af lateiSst N any iantt or
iands heretofore owned BY said defendant
nTst named in said tit of said suit. and each
of those persons other than those above nam
cd, who claim to own any bond or bonds of the
defendant first named in title To said suit
lreai names unknownl, and each of you are
hereby notified that you and all of lac above
named defendants have been sued hy the
above named plaintih, ihc " Board Cf County
Comm issioners OF The COUNTY of Lyon in
court. aud that said piaiutif has, IN said court
fled its petition against You. and the other
defendan above named in said suit. and that
YOU must answer said petition on or before the
s6sh day Of June, \ ID. 1874, or said
petition viii b. taken - true and Judgment
Will be rendered accordingly, OF the following
nature. tO-Wit:
That said plaintiff Is the owner and holder
of two thousand shares OF the CAPITAL stock Of
tlE said Hrst named defendant Of one hundred
dollars each. amount ting 10 two huntired tIolI-
sand dollars of the capital stock thereof and
that SAID plaintiff l. the holder and owner of
all the capital stock of said first named de-
PENDANT. and that the defendants in said suit
10 Hpt any CT tuGIA hatd or own any OF the
caHltai stock OF said first named defendant
and the Land rant Railway and Trust { on1-
pany. dated OF the 18th day of November, A.
ID lsGS, and the several bonds mortgages and
certificates of stock made, executed or issued
under or in pursuance thereof and that certain
pretended mortgage OF said ,hrst named de-
icndant made on or about the ed day of Jan
uary, \. ID. 1eHi, signed by j. Il. Dickinson rs
president and George & Clark ns sccretsTy
thereof and all the bends and contracts thorc-
in mentioned, and that certain written iDstTu-
nent dated OF the first day OF February &
PENDANT and the Union Trust Company, and
all deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and
III 9Snds, mortgages ana contracts, and all
certificates OF stock ever made, executed or
issued by or for or Oh behalf of said first nam
cd defendant, other than the certificates of
stock issued to said plaintiff be cancelled an
nuliSd, set aside and wholly for nauglt held
And that the defendants In said s0It other
than said first named defendant and their
agents attorneys and proxies cnioiucd and
restrained from ever voting and rom permit
election OF director or directors CT said first
named defendant Of IT any meeting Of
. ~ ioII because. OF GA account OF the
iorty-two thousand ami five hundred
pretended shares Of the capital stock of said
ltf>t nahcd defendant mentioned ia tho iIre-
tended contract i.rst aforesaid q. any thereof
any share representing aug Of the same or
founded thereon. or any duplicate or any
representatives Of any thereof or a.:
,cndeI -bsyS 10 "'s t; ,S
stock Of tha said iirlt named ,IefeS Sasi53i
ether than such shares thereof as belong
10 said plaintiff; ana that the several de-
PENDANTS in SAID suit other than said lrst
named defendant, account ia and with
ediI plaintiff. aud said fret named de-
iendant, Of and coHeCTnin. ali moneys.
notes. bonds, certificates GI stock. chcscs
tu action, anu property of every kind and
description ut said lir>l named defendant
which has been received by. or which is
III the possession or under the control Of
the defendants in said suit, or any of
them, and that they and each Of them be
required TO account therefor.
Ana thai the several defendants In said
suit account to and with said plaintiff
anu said hrSt named defendant Of and
concerning the several matters above
mentioned, and bring into court and dc
liver up tor cancellation aid pretended
contracts; ami all bonds, mortgages, and
certificates of stock issued, eSecutei, or
made by or for or on behalf OF said lin ST
named defendant, which they or any or
either of them claim or pretend to have,
hold or own, and that the same be can
eellea and destroyed, ami that said first
named defendant j. the real and legal
owner Of ali the lands promised, assigned,
granted donated, or given either in whole
or in part, by the United States of Ameri-
ca or the State OF Kansas, or any company,
corporation, city. person or persons, other
absolutely or couditionally, by treaty,
statute, deed, contract, resolution or 9TH
vfwise, TO said first named defendant. and
OF all LANDS which the United States, or
the State Of Kansas or any company, cor
poration, city, person or persons ever,
either by contract, treaty, statute, Feso.
luton, deed, or otherwise. pToiaised or
agreed in any event Of under any eli cum
stances to give, grant, donate, sell, assign
or convey to said first named defendant,
or TO any person on persons, body, or cor
Porat!on, to the rights of which, so far rs
any lands are concerned, the said first
named defence has succeeded or become
entitled to, ci,- j.s whole or in part, alb
soiutely or eaus,. ally, and of all notes
and bends ever MA delivered 10 said
frs named defendant - any one on its
behalf; and that all patents, deeds and
conyeya1ces to any of the defendants in
said suit, other than said hrst named de-
ieddant, Of any of the lands or property
aforesaid be cancelled, anuuilcd, vacated
and set aside. and that said first named
defendant and said plaintiff and each of
them, have and recover of and from the
defendants aforesaid, other than said first
named defendant; thc SUN Of five million
dollars.
Dated thIs 18th day Of May, 1874.
ALMEHIN GILLETT.
County Attorney