The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-19
THE RAILWAY WORLD.
LATEST MOVE IN rmE GuM.u.r1r.
IGATIoN.
Text Of tho Petition Fitted saturday by
tho oioott People Seeking to Dis.
possess the International and
Great Northern.

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great many interesting facts in regard 10
the celebrated international katy Mtiga
ton over the possession Of the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson railroad. which
We're necessarily omitted in yesterdayis
Post.
Some extracts from the petition are here
given which Will prove interesting read
ing;
The, petition says; The defendants
john J.. Kane, Abe Bardash. w. II Jonn.
son, Frank l.. Lee, are each and ali citi-
Hens ANA residents OF Inc city and county
of Galveston, In the State OF Texas and
the defendants II. B. Baer, T. j. Boylcs
nnd q. w Gaines are each and all citi-
2ens anu residents OF the city of Houston
ana county OF Harris, IN said State. 'lne
san seven last named defendants are
each directors, and collectively constitute
the board OF directors OF defendant Cal
weston company, and each has been such
director and tosetner they have cousti-
tuted said hoam OF directors since the an
hudl meeting Vt the stockholders of said
company head April 3. 1892 wuen they
were FIRST elected directors, and they Were
re-elcct"d directors ut the annual meeting
April 1888.
Inc defendant John l.. Kane is presi-
dent of the said Galveston company, aud
1ae defendant Il. b. Baer vice president
thereof, and one A. A. Van AlStync Sec
ret'uy thereof. Tine said Kane and said
EI-r were urst elected mt the annual
meeting of the board Of directors OF said
company lell ON April 8. 1872. and again
re-elecod az the annual meeting OF the
board OF directors held on April 4, 1875.
SAID a. A. Van Alstyue was nrst elected
secretary Of said company at the annual
April t. lSg3.
The plaintiff u. z. olcott, trustee, Is
the owner and holder OF $3.50 shares OF the
cduiVal stock OF the said Galveston com
fRH fsh "a ~ -
which said Olcott trustee, holds two
certificates Of stock, No. IS and NO. ~,
wuich were Issued 70 MIN on March 4,
1891. each of which bears mat date, and
t4pu certificate tor 1878 SHARES said GER
ticatCs are duly signed by the president
and secretary OF said Galveston company
and attested by the corporate seal OF said
Just prior to March 4. 1891, jay Gould
assigned in writing and transferred 70
said OicGN, trustee, certificate NO. Tor
company, and at the same time, and rs
part of the same TRANSITION, Russell sage
assigned and transferred TO sad
Oieou,;;, trustee, eenaneate stock ana
said Olcott trustee, presented said GER
tiRcates Nos 3 and . to said company
and had Issued TO him IN lieu thereof
said certificates Nos. Is and q. said GER
fidcate No, s 10 said Jay Gould, and said
certificate No TO said Russell Sage mad
been issued by said company ON De
cember l. 1852. and had stood In their
respective names on the stock books OF
the company since that time. The said
certificate No. 10 said jay Gould GER
titled that said Gould was owner OF $50
shares OF 500 each OF the capital stock
of said Galveston company, transferable
In person or by proxy only upon the
books Of the company upon the SURRENDER
of the certificate, and the SAID certncate
No To said Sage was to the same pur-
port except that Sage was certiheo TO be
al
The transfers from the said Could and
Sage to said OlcOtt, trustee, We're made
for good and valuable considerations the
particulars OF which viii be hereinafter
SET out IN subdivision XVII hereof.
The capital stock OF the said Galveston
company is and has been since December
i. 1889, one million dollars, fully paid up.
The plaintiff, w b Munson IS the
owner and holder OF FIVE shares ot the
capital stock of said Galveston company.
each of the par value of Sl0l duly stand-
ing IN his name on the books OF sald
company. and for when he holds stock
certificate Of said company duly signed
by the president and secretary thereof,
and attested with the corporate seal, and
said certificate OF stock was ISSUED TO
him on the - day OF --, 1891, in
lieu Of other stock which had been duly
assigned and transferred 10 him for a
valuable consideration, and which was
surrendered and Cancelled, and his stock
certificate issued IN lieu thereof
The defendants Il. j Boyles a. w.
Gaines, Abe Bardash. Frank H. Lee and
H. - Baer. are each the owner OF five
shares OF the capital stock OF said com
pany, represented respectively BY stock
certificates Nos. 81, - 49, 81 and 81. each
for i've shares OF 500 each, and all OF
said certificates are dated Aprli 8, lSg,
and were issued IN lieu OF certain certif-
Gates Of stock which were surrendered
and cancelled. the said defendants having
acquired the same on or about April .,
1872 Tor valuable COMPLICATIONS
a o. Hrs r.Ha NHaaa 4aFs
| Johnson are each the owner Of ten shares
of stock In said Galveston company evil
denced respectively by certificates Nos,
IS and 81, which were issued 20 them on
! April 8. 1892 In lieu OF certain shares then
| surrendered and Cancelled BY said com
! pany aud such shares were SO issued TO
said defendants for good and valuable,
| considerations.
The shares OF stock held by the plain
| tins and defendants constitute the entire
| capital stoel. OF snid Galveston company,
| by The terms Of the special act lngor-
| poratiuE said Galveston company herein
| February z 1855. II Is provided that the
j capital stock of said Galveston company
| shall be divided inta shares of 500 each,
each share cntiling the owner thereof
to one vote in person OF hy proxy AZ al
meetings. OF the company ana that the
| same shall be deemed personal estate
and transferable 5y any conveyance IN
! writing recorded on the books Of the
4 company; ard also BY said act Immediate
control ard direction NJ the affalrs Of the
company Is vested in the board II direc.
tors
BY the terms and provisions Of the spe-
cial acts relating 10 the said Galveston
4 company hercnbefore referred 10 by their
titles and attached "a exhibits 70 tllls PIE
4 titicn, the said Galveston cnin7any WAS
II fully authorized and empowered 70 locate.
construed. own and maintain line ~
Z railway between the cit}, Of Galveston N
Galveston county, and the CITY OF houa-
ton IN Hgrrls county, Texas
shortly after us Incorporation and or
sanitation the said Galveston Spmpah5
located and constructed us Inc between
said cities Of Galveston and Houston. anu
equipped the same. and commenced me
operation thereof and carried on the pn y,
ness OF common carrier thereon, ana
continued thereafter 70 mana9r opefs tr
and control The same, performing - az
ties and obligations under its chnrtef,
and the constitution ana laws 81 the state
III Texas long before the sara lltfIrh-
tlonai company was organized OF any llArt
OF IT'S railrond built
I'VE railroad Of said Galveston company
hetween Galveston and Houston was conf
lpltted on or about the - uiy o.
1854 =. and the unefaliqn thereof Aas stss,i
commenced aud WAS coniinuri eAsillstee.
~ by said Galveston c0mplny nht, aD l.'l,
the Bird 81 March, 1883. wheH ule $1,000 4,..'
II Pacific Halfway company, q tyipYiat'Yp,
4 arranized ami existing under tne y, Ave- "A
4 Missouri. hereinafter cai,ti tnr 1 FiiH1,,.'