The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-16
by A. X. WILSON,
BONES

cs STATE OF Ut, TENNEssEE, = KRoa
LER, Secretary of State Of the State OF
Georgia: Your petitioners. Albert L.
Boone. a resident Of Knoxville, Tenn;
Edgar ]. Pratt. a resident OF Knoxville.
dent OF Knoxville. Tenn: Daniel
Vile, Ts snH.: Rlchs sSdlae " %ust k1oT
a resident OF Knoxville. Tenn; Peter
Hern, resident OF Knoxville, Tenn; Jas.
n. King resident OF Knoxville, Tenn.
August Todtenhausen, resident OF
KNOXVILLE. Tenn; John y. Harrison,
resident OF Knoxville, Tenn: William
vile, Tenn; c. Gustave schrader. resi-
Ross, a resident of Knoxville. Tenn;
George w. Murphy. resident Of Knox
vile. Tenn: James +. McMullen, resi-
dent of Knoxville, Tenn; respectfully
show as follows:
First They desire to form a railway
corporation under the laws Of the state
Second The name OF the railway com
pany which they desire to have incorpo-
rated is the Ohio River. Augusta and
Tidewater Railway Company
Third. The length OF said road, as near
as can be estimated. is two hundred and
ninety-six (296) miles.
road, and the names OF the principal
places from which and TO which II is to
be constructed, are as follows: Beginning
at point on or near the state line be-
tween North Carolina and Georgia, near
Rabun Gap. TO Clayton, Ca; thence to
Augusta, Ca; and thence TO the city OF
Savannah, In the county Of Chatham and
state of Georgia. the general direction
being southeast.
Fifth. The counties through and into
which the said road will probably run are
Rabun, Habersham, Franklin, Hart, FL
bert, Lincoln, Columbia, Richmond,
Burke Screven, Efiingham and Chatham.
Sixth. The amount OF the proposed cap
ital stock of said company Is ten million
(slOOOo,ooO) dollars. and divided into shares
Of one hundred 500 dc dollars don 900, EACH OF
shall be common and three million (S3,-
900 COO dollars shall be preferred stock.
Both the common and preferred stock to
have an eouai right 10 vote in ali matters
which are to be determined by vote OF
the stockholders; but the holders of pre-
FIVE 90 per cent out of the net earnings
OF the road before any dividends are paid
to holders of the common stock
Seventh. The place where the prtnci-
pal office of said corporation is to be To-
Gated is Knoxville, Knox county, state or
Tennessee.
good faith TO go forward without delay,
and secure subscriptions to the capital
stock. construct, equip, maintain and
operate said railroad.
Ninth. The petitioners have given four
weeks notice OF their intention to apply
for a charter for the Incorporation Of said
company, by the publication OF this pet-
ton In the newspapers in which the
sheriffs advertisements are published in
each Of the counties through which the
road will probably run, once a week for
four weeks before the filing of their petit
lions.
The petitioner request that they may
be incorporated under the name and for
the purposes In this petition stated, for a
period OF ninety-nine 800 years.
ALBERT e. BOONE.
EDGAR J. PRATT.
WILLIAM III. GASS.
DANIEL NJ. HAYNES.
RICHARD W. AUSTIN,
JOHN BANE.
PETER KERN.
JAMES NJ KING.
AUGUST TODTENHAUSEN
JOHN -. HARRISON.
WILLIAM u Il; E5dIGBAR RTs;
MARTIN LUTHER ROSS.
GEORGE w. MURPHY.
JAMES p. McMULLEN.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Knox Coun-
ty.-ss Albert T.. Boone, William II.
Gass and John y. Harrison, being sever
ally duly sworn, doth each for himself
and say:
ing the Ohio River, Augusta and Tide
water Railway Company. &.
(b). That the names subscribed to the
foregoing petition are the genuine sig
natures Of the persons named therein.
(c). That the facts stated in said petit
ton are true, to the best of his knowl-
edge, information and belief.
ALBERT Il. BOONE.
WILLIAM II. GASS.
JOHN b. HARRISON.
Sworn to before me this 18th day OF
February, A. ID. 1896 SAM'L f. LYNN,
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