The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-29

VIRGINIA: invocation OF the Circuit Court of
Wise County before H. S. X. Morrison, Judge Of
said Court on the 2nd day OF june, 1893.
The Appalachian Steel d Iron Go
Against I lnChaicery
The Central Trust Co., OF y. y. ct ais. }
Upon reading and considering the verified Dill OF
mplunt in this Cause, and upon motion Of the
Complainant, it is Ordered, Adiudged aud Decrced
that the prayer of said Bill he granted and that ii. H..
Butt and Z. j. Bird, Jr. be and they are hereby al+
pointed provisional Receivers Of all real estate and
personal property said complainant consisting otis
furnace plant and all engines, machinery, fixtures,
supplies and products and merchandise and the land
upon which it is situated lying in of Zig Stone
Gap and its mines, cars fixtures and supplies
and merchandise, including the land upon which the
same are located, also all chooses in aetio evidence OF
debt, bonds stocks and all other property OF the Com
ulainant, the Appalachian Steel x Ion Company
wherever situated, of every kind and description With
authority to hold the rs officers Of and uhler
the direction VI this Court, with power to manage
operate and maintain the business and property of
said complainant and to collect and receive all rents
Income ard increase OF and from the same witiau-
thority to employ such officers, agents ami employees
and counsel may BIZ necessary to preserve ana pro-
t,ct the property rights and franchises Of Tie said
Complainant Company and TO operate anu cunquct
business thereof aud to collect as Tar as possible all
accounts chooses In action aud credits due to said COM
painunt Company 1t is further ordered that aii the
officers, directors, agents and employees of
tue said Complainant Company be and they are here
y required to forthwith assign and deliver up to the
said Receivers all such property and the possession
thereof wherever the same may be situated and also
all books OF account offices, vouchers and papers i'll
any way relating 20 the business OF Complainant
Company 1t Is furthered ordered that each ana every
officer director, agent and employee Of said Com
rainant Company and all persons wl;ons,ercr be aud
they are hereby cnjoned und restrained fron, i;Grr
lrrri,,g in any manner whatever with the p'S'c,-i
and control ut said Receivers OF laid l,r'.cFi-
each and every part thereof. II Il nriiis, uttered
that the defendants and all Oti crc.;i:ost o enn
,ajnant having notice OF this suit b., aud lie,
ereby tempo arily elinincd ara iii:iLiicd iIDn,
from insiitutng or prosecuting suiis ri idA
rgai, ii UPON thcir respective dtblS. ii IS iiics
ordered that as practicable after taking pas
session of the premises aud property embraced r,ai
order the receivers make ilivatury and schedule c
all lands aud ali other property Of HE said Complains
ant Company OF which they are Hereby app'lliif. re-
ccivers and that they make oat to the si.se AID lie
the same with the clerk OF this court Ii is further
ordered that the said receivers keep full true and par
ticuar and accurate accounts of their earnings re-
ceipts, and expenditures In the premises, and that
they render to this Court accurate account thereof
once in every thirty days, and ofteer If required
by the further order OF this Court, and said report
shall show at the end OF each thirty dnysw whether tie
furnace has been operated ut profit or loss. and
that they hold and specially keep all tie profits reve-
MUGS and increase Of said furnace lands and property
over and above all eXpenes and liabilities hereby au-
thorized subject to such orders Of this Court may
from time time make in the premises 1t is further
ordered tina, said receivers pay all necessary expenses
for management and preservation OF the property Of
the Complainant Company, including all sums now
due aborers. land they are hereby fully authorized
and empowered TO institute and prosecute such suits
as NAV be necessary in their judgment for proper
protection OF property and trusts hereby vested III
hem and likewise defend all such actions slitnt
ed against them is such receivers and also to appear
in the conduct Of the prosecution or defence OF any
suits now pending in any court against Complainant
Company the prosecution or dpfelce Of which viii in
the Judgment of said receivers be necessary for prop
protection of the property placed in their charge
for the interest and rights OF creditors connected
herewith 1t is further ordered that each Of suid re-
cceivers within twenty days from the entry OF this
order; file in this bond payable to the common
wealth for the Of the parties persons Interested
in this property aforesaid, III the penal of $lJ,-
GGO 90 conditioned for the faithful performance OF his
duties us such receiver, such security TO be approved
BY The clerk OF this Court. Ii Is fur ordered That
said Receivers report TO this Court from time TO time
their doi.gs under this order every thirty days and
that they apply 10 this Court for instruction when
necessary, and 1t Ii further orderered that copy Of
this order be served upon each OF the defendants here
10 and published for Four successive weeks in some
newspaper published in Wise county Virginia, and
that said defendants aud creditors OF Complaint Com
papy show cause the first day of the next regular
term OF the Circuit Court Of Wise county why tue i-
Junction herein granted and appointment of receivers
shall not be made permanent with the privilege to
said defendants to show cause against the same
cation OF the Court upon motion after ten days notice
TO complainant, and before the Injunction herein
prayed for, shall go into effect, the complainano,
some one for It, shall execute bond before the CLERK of
tiecourt In the penalty OF 5000 conditioned to pay
alloss damage that may be sustained by the de-,
PENDANTS by renstsn Of tile granting Of the Injunction
= TO the Clerk Of the Circuit Court II Wise C1gpy,
Va janS' End 1881
II. =, K, MQEsoS.
A coy Teste: !. r., LtPrs, Gfark =
A copy Test: J, H.. L, PRS, ilerl,,
NfRG1SfA Wise County t1-wit
4, !. 4 Iipps, Clerk et tls Circuit Court OF Wise
county Iii said S;aif din certify that theiDjuuciian
bond named in the foregoing order has besnesecptcd
by r. ]. Bird j, and II. Bird iSe,l SHslet my
baud this June 3rd 1888 s. lt4