The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-16

SO. a58i-siias sliced ~ =. ". calder.
"s. Hi--s'IfRsSar ~ E'us,iteggson.- ss-
~u@'s. 2St's sasargn-y. 1875 -sg...,ess
-. a EsnFwoo1s tcsss IT 1tss. s5issrEes
Court. Ass;i..s s'"uusz, Fczss.
l~HE STATE or FESAs-Ic, the -rerig
L. or any Dopstaoiso 1 Islli.ss County greet
Tug; You are harony 60 l1lzl,iea tn.st
county OF Dallas, fuF .uar u-r.szs .,5,.
vioe> 90 the le;uru day harasf. soa = alu-
mon /. tSi1er, x nE.ta KOS .lu.. Algi
Company, sud bennett. l.ay7su,i : 40. .so
arr uoi-resideglts ct .tig 7sltg nF Fsxss o., he,
ana appear before The District CoErt. 10 H..
Roieieit in and fer he cSsit:y 81 Dallas. ~,
he fistru Monday ia Jane i1cxt til.sa sHd
1.efe TO answer tbe lCt;t5,.s o. sii4- Eyea
n!Sd ia said court agaiHst the "a - =.
Gals err A. Cs'iif;r. Dallas ani WlGiltt, Rail-
road Company, ". Berdsrson, snd fhe Kan
s,ia itoil!iE Mia Company, JOnu Kerr and
tsunnefl, Lawson & 10, defendants. 4nd
ai!eslEg IN ~ossiaBos ~ follows la-,,it:
Ia=t tie Dajt&s and wichita Rstifoat
CeHp=bY was chartered ~ an act oi the
legislature OF the state III To as, entitled IA
tcl tp9neoT2or..ie the hs.iins ana WFcbiin
TSiit 'ad cti'nea y, approved December =
10 itlta tlat on tAe 1.iii ot May, fS;5, ,fig
or i'ts aft was 'ssnitldet ny aH acL ~ tine
Legislature Of Texas, entitled IN act ~
stneid an ace Ia iitCetF Grate tlse raiias aad
Wseiflit railroad company, anu 80 sid ia
"a construction OF sad road. passed STAY
q, ls,s
ruat ON the 18Th Of De,senll,,.r. ISL. tl,es,ss
Ds.tlas am Wichita T.tflso ad p,tapalty vs.
duly organized at n slestlng ~ f1it. BORA.
t,afs 81 So cont auy, Ia e eng ri DatfaS
u the e.scsfoB OF n iIJarsi af a .Fsetrr .sr,i-
deaf, wee president, tf,szzaraF aad ~ ce-tt,ry,
and adjourned 10 the IifsI MonJsy IA jana
srF, lef3.
That at a called meeting Of the hoard OF
directors OF said canIraslv, on fns. Jyfb on
February. l572, a code OF y-.asg= y-as ..s.ofst-
ed FOR the regulations ot said company nd
among otssr things II was progitfl31 N said
by-iaws, by section J, Article l. nIhas ttie
ave d.reet'rs tltcied. shall caIst;sHte a
botsrd VINO snail manage and canduct tue
Affairs aud business % The Company bg
themselves. ai.d Officers ana ag,-e q. appoint.
cd By them under the pow~gs vested is Tie
COM pany os the ch rter aad general law
regulating railroad com pEnfes ia the state
BY section {, OF Artlete 1, "a fraieri \ 81 tf,e
diceetGrs shall he quorum 10 40 hiisiss.,s.
In case auoFaia does not attend, taor-
present. nsay auJ1uril tsie meeting 70 uhotilel
time s2ectioD . q ~ her, q quorum u nres-
ent I'll iite powers vested IN tue hear. way
he exercised ~ a ssia47ftry vote 81 t..y-s
prvs-t! :. except 10 az tt.ei,s ln si,e tl,,r.s
VII "a y vela OF a MS; rte ~ ss,,s ,.,l,,5,it,-
.nE iii oi'ies sdat. ce !s''. ssesrs aud aisr
tft sex. l5H ;, "A rats ofst nss fsrit,- 81 ms
tie sale % ans real q ,g.iga, p etc. etc
Tse dire trs ns;ay MAKE all ora rraso;s nee
S;arS and isEp5seF, sxestttinc T3is no-zer. Ak
ps'-sSfg gFsti4 fei tis,sEa by ID. rhafsr t!effa
ny laws, sIii lot FsttsicttB b. f,.eYIs ia sush
Noes and infuls as siaeF iaay GsssTa PToi4es
tor { ns hebehf II the company. Rat thfy
seait not contract .. ni,rssa hos, aus max
ans de d OF tfGst fnoFtgaae ~ Dthef lien TN
80 property 81 i4ifs company pEthoat being
Sle df ecsors al a seasrsl az sGiai fu.sftii.,.
fsf,ts NJ a iGee ting OF tiIe board Of tire Tons
OF sss43 ia las aBa &issIita abroad GONNA
Wy the An %: June, 1874 tiis Ciegs.glsl at,t &
w alder, b.-eaHns sfoex holder IN SaI5
eompany, AM, AZ said meeting ks sla { q
drsi n uirectOr and then i.ss.siis lls IT SAID
com isails, 81 that tts1e ha liR7 lsg stcfeTt u
- Slslhie Hsesi's. sad ESry iissls, { : ssIs,
B.ausy. G;Il aj voeai!pa.
That ofl the 4Ftn o. Itsiy 1872 - a called
meeting OF the board Of directors tl.z sait 1
". Calder presented his first bill asatnat m
company waicn was for Sisi r., without
items or vouchers. an3 II was referred TO a
| sps-ssiai e0Fs.rl iitac.
That on the s5th OF Eovea her, ls72 a lttti,s
OYER four months from that date. al eiIa.
proposed TO os meeting OF the directors a
| Oil WAS presented by the saiH J. ". SsaidAr
/ fof sS,sSi - AGAINST thesaid railroad coInps-
ny. and BY order OF the board s ne pill sYss
executed 10 the said j. w. Calder by the see.
| Rotary ofthe cor papy, for the com pany, for
that amount. d stsd Dallas, Texas. Noysm-
Der d, lsf2. That no it9miged account or
/ vouchers were flied with said account ana
none deposited with or on nfe with she sec.
reiary Of said company.
That 1T said meeting Of directors thert
were only two persons present. One OF these
being j. ". Calder, tile other Two tthers
We're only four n ats) being present by tlseii
quorum OF the board present ~ that slime
CON petsnt 10 act u. q matter of account in
whicu the sxtd ] N C9iasr was Interested
and lnst the pretended action OF tie "a: +
board In allowing said Account and l,r,fsrf,e
| = due Dill 10 be given foz 4. and the ae hill
given by the secretary o e1slfoTfaity there.
l &c. aye void ana of no tegai fIlres whichever.
/ Inst ON tiie Ii 81 Deeen, ter le=a at >
| Gale meeting at the bsaFd Of difeciS.r. q
said company, a proposition xas anheis. 5,
! Alexander Calder. By hts agent, j. W CaI
der, In Substance as follows:
/ OFFICE or l
/ DALLAS AND WICHITA lsAxLaoSD Co.
/ Ats cali meeting 81 The directors Of III,
DaiiNs and Wichita raflroad cnmlsat.v y
thstr oi.tee IN he city Of Dallas on she ISL
q pscernp per, there we're present y W