The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-14
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATmX


STATE OF GEORGIA.-To the Honor
| able Attend d. Gambler, Secretary of Sfato
| of the State of Georgia. The petition Of
| w. H. McKleroy, a resident of Apnivton
Calhoun county, Alabama; w. r Wellhorn
resident of Admission, Calhoun COUNTY
Alabama; j. ]. Willett, a resident of An
niSton, Calhoun county Alabama. n II
Smith, resident of Admission, Calbounj
county, Alabama; Mrs. E. w. Smith n
resident of Admission, Calhoun county A
ALBANIA; Thomas E. Kilby, a resident al
Admission, Calhoun county, Alabama: Mrs
M. G. Kilby, a resident of Admission Cal
houn county, Alabama; Pope Barrow n
resident of Savannah, Chatham county
Georgia; Z. M. Kilby, resident of Af
lanta, Fulton county, Georgia, and Whit
field Clark, resident of Hubert Bullocl,I
county, Georgia, respectfully showeth:
That the above named persons, residingl
as above stated, desire to form a corporo
tion' the same to be a railroad company
the name of which shall be- Savannah
and Statesboro Railroad Company: thel
length of said road, as near as can ~
estimated, is to be fifty-three miles (59l
the general direction of said road is fronny
southeast to northwest; the countie9j
through which said road will probably anil
are Chatham county, bingham county
Bryan county and Bulloch county, in theI
state of Georgia; the names of the prin-
cipal places from which, and IA
which it is to be constructed are Savan-s
nah, in Chatham county, and Statesboro
in Bultoch county; the amount of pro4
posed capital stock of said company is oneI
hundred thousand dollars ($1O0OON; thel
charter is to continue for the period cd
thirty years, the capital stock is to con
sist of common stock; the place where it'd
principal office is to be located is Savan-5
nah, Ca, they do intend in good faith ia
go forward without delay to secure sub
scrptions to the capital stock, construct
equip, maintain and operate said railroad /
they request to be incorporated under the
laws of this state, of Georgia, and show
that they have given four weeks notice
of their intention to apply for said char-&
ter by the publication of this petition, id
the Savannah Morning News, the news
paper in which the sheriff's advertisements
are published in Chatham county, Geor1
gia; in the Effingham County News, the
newspaper in which the sherff's adver
tisements are published in Efiingham
county, Georgia; in the Guidon, the news
paper in which the sheriff's advertise
ments are published in Bryan county
Georgia, and in the Bulloch Times, the
newspaper in which the sheriff's advertise
ments are published in Bulloch county
Georgia, once a week for four weeks be-
fore filing this petition. And as in duty
bound your petitioners will ever pray, etc,
w. H. McKleroy, residence Admission,
Calhoun county Alabama.
M. B. Wellborn, residence, Admission Cal
houn county Alabama.
j. j. Willett, residence, Admission, Car
houn county, Alabama.
o. e. Smith, residence, Admission, CAL
houn county, Alabama.
Mrs. e. w. Smith. residence, AnnistOn'
Calhoun county Alabama.
Thomas e. Kilby, residence, Admission
Calhoun county, Alabama.
Mrs. NJ. C. Kilby, residence, Admission
Calhoun county, Alabama.
Pope Barrow, residence, Savannah
Chatham county, Georgia. -
E. M. Kilby, residence, Atlanta, FUTON
county, Georgia. -,
Whitfield Clark, residence, Hubert Bull
loch county, Georgia. -u,r, ~,
STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNT VI
CALHOUN.-Before me personally cane
w. H. McKleroy o. E. Smith and Ihomas
e. Kilby. who, being duly sworn, deposelh
and say that they are three OF the pel
sons forming the company, to be A.uNs
as Savannah and Statesboro 'diIoe a
Company, set out in the foregoing psu,
ton, and that the names above supsSiill
to said petition, to-wit: w. H. MekielH'
M. 3. WelIborn, ]. ]. Wlllett, 0. =. Sinll.
Mrs E. w Smith, Thomas E. Kilby MIS-
M. c. Kilby. Pope Barrow, E. M. AlDy
and Whitfield Clark, are the genuine pc
natures of the persons named theienl
and that the facts stated in the peuuUh
are true to the best of petitioners KhV"-
ledge, information and belief.
w. II. MKLEROY,
o. e. SMITH,
THOMAS E. KlbBf'
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
A. II. SHEPPARD,
Clerk of the City Court of Admission Ala-
bama, which is Court of Record WI WI.
ness my hand and the seal of SAID COURT
this the 9Th day of December, 1890
A. H. SHEPPARD,
Clerk of the City Court of Admission Ala
bama.