[Subpoena for W. H. Rawlings and the Unknown Heirs of W. H. Rawlings] Page: 1 of 2
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To The Sheriff 'r 0y r t oF Jor tyax ,-Gre wt
You are hereby cotra.nded to summon , . .awlings rnd the kunknc
heirs of ::.L. awlings.deceased,by making publication of this citation
and notice once in each reek for four successive weeks previous to the
return day hereof in some newspaper published in your Countyif there
be a newspaper published therein,but if not,then in any newspaper eub
lished in the 42nd Judicial District; but if there be no newspaper
published in said Judicial istrict,tten in a newspaper published in
the nearest district to said 42nd Judicial District to appearr before
the undersigned Tpecial Coirissioners at 9 o'clock I. .on the 3rd e
of July,19c9,at the Court house of Taylor CountyTexas,in the City of
Abilene ,mylor CountyTexan , then and there to answer ;n tuition fled
with the Judge of the County Court of Taylor County ,exueon the
day of 1909,in a suit numb red on the docket 4
said Court,wherein The Abilene : Southern Uailway Company is pla ntiZf
and ,.i.nawlings and the unknown heirs of . .mawlings,deceasedaare
defendantssid petition alleging in substance: That saiK l tA$l'ay (Co
pany is now constructing its railroad from a point in Abilene Taylor
County,'exas, to inters in .unnells County,T.xas,and that Lot 1 in
Mock i in the fl.ler and :ouser subdivision of blocks 191 ;nd 192 in
Abilenejexas,( shown by the aap of s;'id subdivision recorded in Taylor
County,"lcxas,veed Lecordsvol.J p.635) ,is necesv:ary to said :ai1way
Company for the purpose of the transaction of its business and for it-
nepots and station buildings,machine and repair shops,round house and
i4ht of way and for other lawful purposes connected ith and necesev-
or the buildingoperating and running its said railroA. That
avlings~yhose residence is unknown and the heirs of *: .* lig
eceased,whose names and residences are unknown ar- the owners of ps'
property. That said Pailway Company rays the Judge of the county Court
:f Taylor tunty,Texas,to forthwith name three disinterested freeholders
f" Taylor "ounty,Jexns,;ho shall assess the amount of damages which will
e sustained by the owners of said rrrl estate _nd -rop rty by the cor-
zmnation thereof by said railway Company to the e&dthat said ai1way
ompany may at once enter upon said land for the construction 'c of it=
id rdilroad,und that said petition be filed by the Judge of said
Court.
That the time day andr lace for hearing sAid petition and all
anwers that may be made thereto has been appointed ty the undersignte
: cial Coz=issioners to be 9 o'clock a.m.on the 3rd day of July,19
Court house in the City of bilene,Taylor rounty,Texas.
rein ail Not,but have you before the undersigned Cpecial on
Hers on or before the 3rd day of uly#19;9.this writ, t A
" . s thereon,showing how you have executed the same.
itnesec the signatures of the undersi :ned special o'nit -nri
Xu A signature of the Clerk of the County Court of "aylor ount
:r"Srnd tnt sen cf -'d 4% tnI
ur, oylor county,
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Taylor County (Tex.). [Subpoena for W. H. Rawlings and the Unknown Heirs of W. H. Rawlings], legal document, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1155916/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.