The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
PETITIONS FOR TNCoRPoR1Tio7


STATE OF GEORGIA.-To fhe Hono>
able Attend d. Gambler. Secretary of STAR
of the State of Georgia: The netition -
w. H. McKleroy, a resident of AnnistoS
Calhoun county Alabama; w. r. WeIlhorr'
a resident of Admission, Calhoun comfy
Alabama; ]. j. Willett, a resident Of AZ
nlston, calhoun county, Alabama: o r
Smith, a resident of Admission, Calhoun
county, Alabama; Mrs. E. w. Smith a
resident of Admission, Calhoun county. AL
ALBANIA; Thomas e. Kilby, a resident q.
Admission, Calhoun county, Alabama: Mre
NJ. G. Kilby, resident of Admission CsI'
houn county, Alabama; Pope Barrow a
resident of Savannah, Chatham county
Georgia; E. nj. Kilby, resident of Al,
lanta, bulton county. Georgia, and Whit.
field Clark, resident of Hubert. Bullion
county, Georgia, respectfully showeth:
That the above named persons. resi5ns
as above stated, desire to form a CORPORA.
ton, the same to be a railroad company
the name of which shall be. Savannah
and StateSboro Railroad COMPANY. tba
length of said road, as near as can he
estimated, is to be fifty-three miles ga
the general direction of said road is from
southeast to northwest; the counties
through which said road will probably run
are Chatham county, Eff1ngham county
Bryan county and Bulloch county. in tbe
state OF Georgia; the names of the prin-
cipal places from which, and 10
which it is to be constructed are savap-
nah, in Chatham county, and Statesboro
in Bulloch county: the amount of pro-
posed capital stock of said company is one
hundred thousand dollars ($lOOOcO; the
charter is to continue for the period of
thirty years, the capital stock is to con-
sist of common stock; the place where its
principal Office is to be located is Savan-
nah, Ga; they do intend in good faith to
go forward without delay to secure sub
scriptions 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 in
the Savannah Morning News, the news
paper in which the sheriffs advertisements
are published in Chatham county, Geor-
gia; in the bingham County News, the
newspaper in which the sheriffs adver-
tisements are published in Efiingham
county, Georgia; in the Bryan County
News, the newspaper in which the
sheriffs advertisements are pub
lished in Bryan county Georgia.
and in the Bulloch Times, the
newspaper in which the sheriff's advertise
ments are published in Buloch county,
Georgia, once week for four weeks De-
fore filing this petition. And as IN duty
bound your petitioners will ever pray etc.
w. H. McTSleroy, residence Annlslon'
Calhoun county, Alabama.
NJ B. Wellborn, residence, Anniston Cal-
houn county, Alabama.
j. ]. Willett, residence, Admission CAR
houn county, Alabama. ~,
o. e. Smith,. residence, Anniston Cal'
houn county, Alabama. ,-.
Mrs. e. w. Smith, residence, Anhslon'
Calhoun county, Alabama. ,..
Thomas +. Kilby, residence Annis'O@
Calhoun county, Alabama. .,..or
Mrs. NJ. c. Kilby, residence AnhiS'O"
Calhoun county, Alabama .h
Pope Barrow, residence oaNaii"''
Chatham county, Georgia r,,,,.oo
E. NJ. Kilby, residence, Atlanta fu''O"
county, Georgia. -. p,l.
Whitfield Clark, residence, 1upei'' DD
loch county. Georgia. o,o,-D,rv oF
STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNl VI
CALHOUN.-Before me PERSONA , oau,
w. H. McBleroy, o. r.. smith anu osatb
II Kilby. who, being duly sworn, uepos..H
ana saw that they are three of the per
sons forming the company, to De hlo" 1
"a Savannah and Statesboro hdllioa'
Company. set out in the foregolhs P sed
ton. and that the names above sup lEJIauor
to said petition, to-wit: w. H. Mchel'Vis'
M. B. Wellborn. ]. ]. Willett, .; =. 0i Ms
Mrs T.. w. Smith, Thomas H. hii9'' 1S',hg
M. C. Kilby, Pope Barrow, b N; ns sIg.
and Whitfield Clark, are the genuine , re
natures of the persons named uhe ei',an
and that the facts stated in the petition
are true to the best of petitioners N'O"
ledge, information and belief.
w. II. M'KLEROY'
O. l.. SMITH,
THOMAS e. KlLbi'
Sworn to and subscribed before me-
~ A. II. SHEPPARD
Clerk of the City Court OF AnhlsloHh' Wit.
bama, which is Court of Record m
ness my hand and the seal OF sald coDi"
this the 9th day of December lSso
A. II. SHEPPARD,
Clerk of the City Court Of Admission A''
bama.