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Thomas Y. Cannon,


Hiram McMilin. Original Bill
William d. NeSbit ct as


UPON opening the matters Of this Bill, Il
appearing to the satisfaction of the Court.
that The above named defendan,s. William
Y. Gholson. Thomas V Cannon. Hiram
McNlilin and William d. NeSbt. are nOt
inha bitants Of this ale. but reside beyond
the llniIis thereof. so that he Ordinary pro-
cess OF this Court cannot be served or them
Therefore II Is ordered, that anisss the
said defendants appear before the Vice
Chancellor. at The Court room in the town
OF Holly Springs on the FIRST Monday la
Conplainant's Bin. the several allegation,
thereof will be taken for confessed. and
such order and decree made thereon,as the
VICE Chancellor shall deem eq1i,abie and
us:.


And it is further ordered, that a copy Of
this order be inserted 10 the Holly Springs
Gazette. newspaper published N the town
OF Holly Springs, Mississippl. once week
for two months successIveiy


Tesl, HAN NIBAL HARRIS.
A L II a C L.


The Bill charges, that on The l7th day of
August 1886. WIllIam V GhoIston, Hugh


k Miller and Duncan Clark purchased oi
| the President of the Board of Police, Of


Lafayette County. snndry lois in the town
| OF OAfoid, which are specifically described
on the Bill, for the aggregate sum OF $40.
4 IA, and took from said President a title


bond condition 10 make titie TO said lois. up.
on The paymen, of said purchase money.


which has been recorded. That sad
Gholson. Miller and Clark executed their
bonds TO SAID President for SAID pui Chase


money, with .he following named persons


as sareties: the Complainant. jacob
Thompson, Ben Johns q. Thomas V. Cam
non. William ID. Nesbit, Isaac C. Pearson.
| Aaron and Joel Root and Hiram Mc MIils n,


upon the conditions and sipuIa,ions that


said surelies should be equal partners in


said lots. upon their paying an equal parl


of said purchase money. Tha, complain


ant promptly paid his portion of :he pur-


chase money. but some of the o;ber part


ners have paid nothing. That complain


ant has paid large proportion fine por-


lions OF those who failed to paw. For his


interest, according To said ssipaiations. com


plainanI paid The sum of Sl5l5 $500 and


under power Of attorney from said Ghol,


son and Miller. complainant sud back 70


the Board of Police of lie county of La
fayeue. three of said lots. for the sum oi


S2944 81 lO0. and by Consent. said Gilol-


sou. Miller and Clark released their inter-


est in part of another of said lo;s. for ih=


sum of $500. allowed them by The said
Board of Police. That the entire amount


of the purchase money has been paid. and


that The President OF said B,ard has. under
an order of said Board, executed a convey
ance of said lots to saii Gaolsoo, Miller S
Clark.


Complainant does not know the respec


tive amounts paid by the other partners.
and has been advised that some of said lots
| have been sold by some Of The other part
ners. bus does not know the amount receIv


ed therefor. Complainant has pail the


sum OF S43 9O-lOO. for taxes on said lots.
| for the years lo43. 1914 and 1915. no part


Of which has ever been pail back 10 hin


Complainant besides paying taxes annually


acted as the agent Of he Company in re,
| scindlng their contrAcls for the three fot<.
| before mentioned, " which was troublesome


to him and advantageous for the Company;


and he has also gwen general superin,en-


dence TO the property since the purchase.


and charges 500 therefor
| PRAYER, For an account TO be taken oi
| the all the transactions of said partnership, =.
| and that partition b. made of SAID lots. a :
cording 20 the respective inserest Of the
partners. and that the lots be sold for divis>


ion, and for general relief.


HANNIBAL HARRIS. Clerk
J. 9 Il. A. BAsR. Sops for Compl'I
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