The age-herald., 1900-03-01
the board of trustees of the University of

Alabama.
 IA. Your orator furrher ayers that said
 resolution alleged to have been adopted at
 the alleged meeting of September p, 1899,
 which resolution is set forth as said 'Ex-
 hibt B" hereto attached, attempted to sell
 "to the Sheffield company, or to Sol
 Haas as trustee for said company" four
 thousand, four hundred and eighty 4,4SO
 acres of land belonging to the University of
 Alabama, whereas said deed, a copy Of
 which is hereto attached, marked Exhibit
 Az signed oy the governor of Alabama as
 ex-officio president of the board of trustees
 of the University of Alabama, attempts to
 convey certain specifically described lands
 owned by your orator, amounting to four
 thousand, four hundred and eighty 4,4SO
 acres to the "Sloss-Sheffie.d Steel and Iron
 company, a corporation organized and ex-
 isting under and by virtue of the laws of the state of New Jersey" and orator ayers that said resolution alleged to have been adopted at said alleged meeting of Septem- ber 22, 1899, did not sell and did not author
 ize the governor to convey any of its said lands to said "Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company a corporation organized and ex- isting under and by virtue of the laws or the state of New Jersey" and that there fore said pretended deed was so executed by said governor as ex-officio president or the board of trustees to the Sloss-Shefield Steel and Iron company. without any au- thorfty whatever either by resolution or the
 board of trustees of the University of Ala bama or of the laws or statutes or the state or of the ordinances, rules or by-iaWs of your orator. II. 15 Your orator further ayers that saio resolution, a copy-ef which is set toflh Ill Exhibit B. hereto attached, alleged 10
 have been adopted at the alleged speenai
 meeting of September P, 1899, and sup posed to authocdze the sale of sand lands and to confer the power upon 'hne gov ernor, as ex-officio president of the board of trustees of the University or Alabama, to execute the alleged deed ito the Sloss- Sheffield Sseel and Iron company, conveying said lands, was wholly and entirely in- sufficient, inefficacious and without power to authorize said sale CT to confer the au- .thority to execute said deed, and was wholly insufficient, inefficaoNous and power less. to authorize any acton by the ex- offieio president of said board of trustees, or to justify the passing of any right 10 any purchaser or any other person under said resolution, because the minutes o< said alleged special meeting of said board of trustees in winch said resolution purports to be transcribed, had not been approved or ratified by said board, and had not, at the time of the supposed purchase of said lands by the Sloss- Sheffield Steei and Iron company, at the t,hne of the execution of said deed by the governor, eX-officto president of the board of trustees been approved, ratified and signed by iGle officer presiding at said meeting and counter signed by the secretary, as required by law. But your orator ayers that at spe- cfal meeting of the board of trustees of your orator held on December 20th, 1899, which was the first meeting next succeed ing 'she alleged special meeting of Sep.em- Der g. 1899, the minutes of the said alleged special meeting of September P, 1899, were, by resolution regularly adopted, eXproes.y repudiated, and said board of trustees de- clined ~io approve said minutes, and fn- structed the secretary to expugne sad
 minutes recorded in the minuse book or ',he said bturd Of trustees.
 II. Your orator further ayers that at a special meeting of the board of trustees of your orator held on December 20, 1899, which was the first meeting next succeeding the said alleged special meeting of September 22 1899, the board cf trustees of your ora tor, by resolution regularly adopted, de- elared that said attempted sale of 4,4S0 acres of orators lands was made without author ity of law, illegal and void, and ex- pressly repudiated said attempted sale, and the said resolution supposed to authorize such sale and to confer the power to eX-
 ecute said alleged deed to the Sloss-Shef- 1 field Steel and Iron company. duly certi- | fled copy of the minutes of said meeting i of December 20 1899, in so far as the same 1 relate or pertain to the said attempted sale l or to the irregular and illegal special meet 1 irss of September 9, 1899, is hereto attached
 and marked ''Exhibtt H., and prayed to l be taken as part of this bill, the same as | if fully set out herein.
 1 1S Your orator ayers that there is no I suit pending to enforce test the validity of the claim or title of the said Sloss-Shef- | field Steel & Iron company to the lands l specifically described in this bill nor Is l there pending, so far as your orator is in- 1 Formed, a suit of any character having | reference or involving, said lands or the l title thereto.
 1s Your orator ayers that said deed from | orator to Sloss-Sheffeld Steel & Iron com | rany, a copy of which is hereto attached as | Exhibit Az although void and inopera- 1 tive, Is cloud upon the title of your orator
 and materially interferes with orators 1 right of enjoyment of said lands and it's | right to lease>or otherwise dispose of the
 same; and that in the assertion of it's sup
 posed rights, the Sloss Sheffield Steel & 1 iaron company may, unless restrained ls+resspass upon or otherwise interfere with the ownership and enjoyment of said lands | on the part of your orator.
 @ 20. Orator further ayers that under and
 by virtue of the acts of the general assem- 1 b,yrof Alabama, approved February 5, 1885, and by virtue of the ordinance of he
 board oftrustees of the University adopted l to carry into effect the said act of the general assembly, which was adopted June | 1S 1885, copy of which said ordinance e1.as been and is hereto attached as "Ex-
 f1,bH F." and prayed to be taken as a l pant of this bill, the same as if herein fully
 set out, tine land commissioner of the Uni
 versity of Alabama was vested with the | authority to receive the purchase money ] resulting from the sale of any and all lands 1 Belonging to your orator, and that said | land commissioner is tine only person au- | thorized ito receive such money, for the l purpose of covering said money into the 1 state treasury, for and on behalf of your l orator; and orator ayers that the said 1 Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company has
 not paid to said land commissioner any of | the alleged purchase money for the lands | so attempted to be conveyed in the said pretended deed, copy of which is hereto attached, marked "ExfGbit A." nor has it paid any of said alleged purchase money
 to your orator in the manner required by