The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-17

and Nashville Railroad Company,
that the resolutions in words and
figures following have been separ-
ately and severally adopted by the
unanimous vote of the Board of Di-
rectors of each Company.
WHEREAS, by deed of convey
ance bearing date 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1905, the Atlanta, Knoxville
and Northern Railway Company, a
corporation chartered under the laws
of the State of Georgia, granted, bar
gained, sold, conveyed, transferred
and assigned to the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, a COR
poration chartered under the laws of
the State of Kentucky, all of its
railroads. and other property, rights,
franchises, powers, privileges and
immunities, including the rights,
powers and franchises to build, con-
struct, maintain and operate branch
railroad from point on it's line at
or near Marietta, Georgia, extending
northwardly through the Counties Of
Cobb and Barlow, in the State of
Georgia, passing near the old Cooper
Furnace to Warford's Cor Wofford's)
Cross Roads in said Barlow County,
Georgia, which said rights, powers
and franchises to build said branch
road had been acquired by the adop-
ton of proper resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the said Allan
ia, Knoxville and Northern Railway
Company, bearing date November 2,
1904, and the publication thereof
once a week for four weeks in the
newspaper published in each of the
Counties through which said branch
would run, as required by Section
2l69 of the Civil Code of Georgia of
1895 and the filing and recording
thereof in the office of the Secretary
OF State of the State of Georgia. as
provided by said Code Section. and.
WHEREAS, said Atlanta, Knox
vile and Northern Railway Comp
any did for itself, and it's successors,
covenant with the said Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company. it's suo-
cessors and assigns, that the said At
lanta, Knoxville and Northern Rail
way Company, it's successors and as
signs, shall and will at any time and
from time to time thereafter, upon !
request, make, do, execute, and deIiy
er all such other and further acts. |
deeds and things as may be reasona-
Dly ADVISED, devised or required to
ef1cct, the intention of the said deed
Oh conveyance and to assure and con |
firm to the Louisville and Nash |
vile Railroad Company, its success
sors and assigns, all and singular the |
railways, properties, rights. powers. |
privileges, immunities and franchises |
IN said deed of conveyance described
and intended to be granted, so as to |
render the same and all portions
s104 0oA Noiudple W the Salu LOUIS |
vile and Nashville Railroad Conn
any, its successors and assigns ac-
cording to the intent and purpose ex-
pressed in said deed of conveyance,
and,
WHEREAS, no exercise of said
rights, powers, privileges, and fran.
chises to build said branch railroad
was made within the time prescrib-
ed by law for the exercise thereof
and it is the desire and purpose of
the said Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company and of said Allan
ia, Knoxville and Northern Railway
Company to now build a branch rail-
road between a point on its line at
or near Marietta, Georgia, and a
point on its line at or near the said
Warford's Cor Wofford's) Cross
Roads in said Barlow County and to !
again acquire the rights, powers an l
franchises to so build, construct,
maintain and operate said branch
road; and,
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the
Board of Directors of this Company
the building and operation of said
branch line of railroad is needed to
furnish adequate and proper facili-
ties and service in respect to the
aforesaid Railroads and parts Of
Railroads now in existence and to
discharge the duties of this Company
under its franchises to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolv-
ed by the Board of Directors of this
Company that said Company, pur-
suant to the authority conferred un-
der the charter of said Atlanta, Knox
vile and Northern Railway Comp
any, and the powers therein con-