The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-19
PETITIONS ron INCORPORATION.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, Knox
county.-ss. TO Hon. ALLEN ID. CAND-
LER, Secretary Of State Of the State OF
Georgia. Your petitioners, Albert e.
Boone, a resident OF Knoxville, Tenn;
Edgar J. Pratt resident of Knoxville,
Tenn, William n. Gass, a resi-
A.; Haynes, a resident Of Knox
vile, Tenn; Richard W., Austin, a
resident OF Knoxville. Tenn. Peter
Hern, resident of Knoxville, Tenn; Jas.
NJ. King, a resident of Knoxville, Tenn;
KNOXVILLE. Tenn; John 3. Harrison Harrison, a
Henry Richards resident OF Knox
vile, Tenn; c. Gustave Schrader. a resi-
dent OF Knoxville, Tenn. Martin Luther
Ross, a resident of Knoxville, Tenn:
George w. Murphy, a resident Of Knox
vile, Tenn; James i. McMullen, a resi-
dent of Knoxville, Tenn; respectfully
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 $3.50 miles.
Fourth. The general direction of said
road, and the names of the principal
places from which and TO which IT is to
be constructed are as follows: Beginning
at point on or near the state line be-
Rabun Gap to Clayton, Ca; thence TO
Augusta, Ga; 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
bert, Lincoln, Columbia, Richmond.
Burke Screven, bingham and Chatham.
Sixth. The amount of the proposed cap
ital stock of said company Is ten million
dollars g1araa
of one hundred GlOO dollars each, OF
which seven million G7, 100000 dollars
shall be common and three million 49,
000,00O dollars shall be preferred stock.
Both the common and preferred stock to
have an equal right to vote in all matters
which are to be determined by a vote OF
the stockholders; but the holders Of pre-
ferred stock shall be paid a dividend OF
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 princi-
pal office of said corporation is to be To-
Gated Is Knoxville, Knox county, state OF
Eighth. The petitioners do intend, in
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 pet1-
ton in the newspapers in which the
Sherim s advertisements are puDlSned 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
period Of nlnety-nine (90 years.
ALBERT E.. BOONE.
EDGAR J. PRATT.
WILLIAM II. GASS.
DANIEL M. HAYNES.
RICHARD w. AUSTIN
JOHN BANE.
PETER KERN.
JAMES NJ. KING.
AUGUST TODTENHAUSEN.
JOHN B. HARRISON.
WILLIAM II. RICHARDS.
G. GUSTAVE SCHRADER.
MARTIN LUTHER ROSS.
GEORGE w MURPHY.
JAMES p. McMULLEN.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Knox Couns
ty.-ss. Albert Il. Boone. William III.
Cass and John b. Harrison, being sever
ally duly sworn, doth each for himself
and say:
(a). That he is one of the persons FORM
ing the Ohio River Augusta and Tide
water Railway Company.
(bl. 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 E. BOONE.
WILLIAM H. Glass;
JOHN B. HARRISON.
Sworn ia. before me this 18th day of
February, a. ID. 1896. s5AA'L r. LYNN,
(Copied) Notary Public.
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