The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-05-23
w. p. HARRISON 4

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The following is copy of the petition
which will be filed in the Office of the Sec
by the undersigned for charter:
STATE OF GEORGIA, FULTON
COUNTY, IS: To the Secretary of State
of the state of Georgia. Your petitions
ers, Thomas M. Barna, Augustus Fl. Benz
ming, Rufus B. Bullock, James II. Gill
bert. Peter G.. Grant, Daniel B. Harris.
john S. Panchen, James L. Riley, Roby
Robinson and Robert F. Shedden, all re,
siding in the city Of Atlanta in SAID state
of Georgia, respectfully show as follows:
First. They desire to form 3 railroad
corporation under the laws of the state of
Georgia.
Second. The name of the railroad cons
pany which they desire to have iDcorpo>
rated is the
GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE RAIL,
WAY COMPANY.
Third. The length OF said road, as
near as can be estimated is one hundred
and forty (140) miles.
Fourth. The general direction of said
road and the names of the principal places
from which and to which it is to be con-
structed are as follows: Beginning at a
point in or near the city of Atlanta, in the
county of Fulton, and thence in a general
northerly or northwesterly direction to a
point in the state line between the states
of Georgia and Tennessee, in Murray
county; with division beginning at or
near Gainesville, in the county of Barlow
and running thence in q general northerly
or northeasterly direction to junction
with said main line of said proposed
road at some convenient point in said
Barlow county, or in Gordon county; and
with another division beginning at a cons
venient point on said main line CT said
proposed railroad in Murray county, and
running IN general northwesterly direc>
ton, to a point in the state line between
the states of Georgia and Tennessee, in
Catoosa county, all within the state of
Georgia.
Fifth. The counties through which the
said road will probably run are Fulton
Cobb, Milton, Cherokee, Barlow, Gordon,
Murray, Whitfield and Catoosa, in said
state.
Sixth. The amount of the proposed
capital stock of said company is two mil
lion eight hundred thousand (2,SOO, OOO)
dollars, divided into twenty eight thousand
(2S, OO0) shares of one hundred (100) dollars
each
Seventh. The number of years said
company Is TO continue is one hundred and
one Q01).
Eighth. The place where the princi-
pal office of said corporation is TO be To-
Gated, is Atlanta, in said state of Georgia
Ninth The petitioners do intend in
good faith to go forward without delay to
secure subscriptions to the capital stock,
construct, equip, maintain and operate
said railroad.
Tenth. The petitioners have given
four weeks notice of their intention to ap-
ply for charter for the incorporation Of
said company by the publication of this
petition in one of the newspapers in which
the sheritt's advertisements are published
in case there is a newspaper published in
such county. in each of the counties
through which such proposed road will
probably run. once week for four weeks
before the filing of this petition.
The petitioners request that they may
be incorporated under the laws of the
state of Georgia, under the name and for
the purpose in this petition stated.
Thomas. M. Barna, Augustus II. Benning,
Rufus B. Bullock, James H. Gilbert,
Peter G Grant, Daniel B. Harris,
John s. Psnchen, James l.. Riley,
Roby Robinson, Robert F. Sbedden.