The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-02
PETITIONS ron INCORPORATION,

STATE OF TENNESSEE, Knox
County.-ss. To Hon. ALLEN d. CAND-
LER. Secretary of State Of the State OF
Georgia: Your petitioners, Albert r.
Boone. a resident OF Knoxville, Tenn;
Tenn, William II. Gass. a rest
dent Of Knoxville. TENN; Dantel
Nj Haynes. q resident Of Knox
a resident OF Knoxville Tenn; Peter
Hern, a resident Of Knoxville. Tenn; Jas.
NJ, King, a resident OF Knoxville. Tenn. (;
Knoxvine. Tenn; John B. Harrison a
resident OF Knoxville. Tenn; William
Henry Richards a resident Of Knox
dent of Knoxville, Tenn; Martin Luther
Ross. a resident OF Knoxville, Tenn;
George w. Murphy a resident or Knox
dent of Knoxville, Tenn respectfully
show as follows:
First. They desire to form 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
Fourth The general direction of said
road, and the names of the principal
places from which and to which II Is TO
be constructed, are as follows: Beginning
at a point on or near the state line be-
tween North Carolina and Georgia, near
Rabun Gap, to Clayton, Ga; 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
which the said road will probably run are
Rabun, Habersham, Franklin, Hart Ell
bert. Lincoln, Columbia, RICHMOND,
Burke Screven, Effingham and Chatham.
Sixth. The amount OF the proposed cap
ital stock OF said company is ten million
$4,000 OO0) dollars, and divided into shares
I,.aI M
which seven million G7,0O0,000 dollars
shall be common and three million w.
100000 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 vote OF
the stockholders; but the holders OF pre-
ferred stock shall be paid a dividend of
five go 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 capita!
stock, construct. equip maintain and
Ninth. The petitioners have given four
weeks notice OF their intention to apply
for a charter for the incorporation OF SAID
tion in the newspapers in which the
sheriff's advertisements are published in
each of the counties through Wuicu the
road will probably run, once week for
four weeks before the filing OF their petit
tons.
The petitioner request that they may
he Incorporated under the name and for
the purposes in this petition stated, for a
period Of ninety-nine (99) years.
'''sii''u' ALBERT e. BOONE.
EDGAR ]. PRATT.
WILLIAM II. GASS.
DANIEL M. HAYNES:
RICHARD w ATISTlN
JOHN BANE.
PETER KERN
JAMES NJ. KING.
AUGUST TODTENHAUSEN.
JOHN b. HARRISON.
WILLIAM H. RICHARDS.
C. GUSTAVE SCHRADER.
MARTIN LUTHER ROSS.
GEORGE w. MURPHY.
JAMES p McMULLEN.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Knox Coun@
ty-ss Albert e. Boone, William H
Class and John y. Harrison, being sever
ally duly sworn, doth each for himself
la). That he is one of the persons form
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, 20 the best of his kn0wl-
edge. Information and belief.
ALBERT z. BOONE.
WILLIAM II. GASS.
JOHN B. HARRISON.
Sworn to before me this 18th day OF
February, A. d. 1896. SAM'L =. LYNN,
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