The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-04
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION,


STATE OF GEORGIA-To the Honor
able Attend D. Gambler Secretary of State
of the State of Georgia.: The petition Of
w. H. McKleroy, a resident of Admission,
Calhoun county, Alabama; w. r. Wenborn.
a resident of Admission, Calhoun county.
Alabama; ]. ]. Willett, a resident of An
niston, Calhoun county, Alabama; 0. g.
Smith, a resident of Admission, Calhoun
county Alabama; Mrs. E. w. Smith
resident of Admission, Calhoun county, Al
ALBANIA; Thomas E. Kilby, a resident Of
Admission, Calhoun county, Alabama; Mrs
M. c. Kilby, a resident of Admission Cal
houn county, Alabama; Pope Barrow, a
resident of Savannah, Chatham county
Georgia; f. NJ Kilby, a resident of At.
lanta, Fulton county, Georgia, and Whit.
field Clark. a resident of Hubert, Buloch
county, Georgia, respectfully showeth:
That the above named persons, residing
as above stated, desire to form a corpora.
ton, the same to be railroad company,
the name of which shall be, Savannah
and Statesboro Railroad Company; the
length of said road, as near as can be
estimated, is to be fifty-three miles (5}):
the general direction of said road is from
southeast to northwest; the counties
through which said road will probably run
are Chatham county bingham county,
Bryan county and Bulloch county, in the
state of Georgia; the names of the prin-
cipal places from which, and to
which it is to be constructed are Savan-
nah, in Chatham county, and Statesboro,
in Bulloch county; the amount of pro-
posed capital stock of said company is one
hundred thousand dollars (S10OOOO}; 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 SUBJ
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, tho
newspaper in which the sheriff's adver-
tisements are published in Effiingham
county, Georgia.; in the Bryan County
News the newspaper in which the
sheriff's 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 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. McKeroy, residence Admission,
Calhoun county, Alabama.
M b. Wellborn, residence, Admission, Cal
| houn county, Alabama.
]. ]. Win6tt, residence, Admission, Cal-
! houn county, Alabama.
o. E. Smith. residence, Admission, Cal
houn county, Alabama
Mrs. E. w. Smith, residence, Admission,
Calhoun county, Alabama.
/ Thomas f. Kilby, residence Annlstoh'
| n
Mrs. NJ. c. Kilby, residence, Annlston'
! Calhoun county, Alabama.
| Pope Barrow, residence, savannah
! Chatham county, Georgia.
E. NJ. Knby, residence, Atlanta, Fultoh
county, Georgia ~,
Whitfield Clark, residence, Hupert Dur
loch county, Georgia. -,
STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF
! CALHOUN.-Before me personally came
! w II. McKleroy, o. f. Smith and Ihomas
E. Kilby, who, being duly sworn, deposeth
and say that they are three OF the per
sons forming the company, 70 De kuoMs
! as Savannah and Statesboro Rallroau
| COMPANY set out in the foregoing pet-
| ton. and that the names above subscriber
to said petition, to-wit: W. ii. MchleIo!'
! M. b Wellborn, ]. j. Willett, o. T.. smith,
| Mrs E w Smith, Thomas e. kilby, MIs'
| M. c. Kilby, Pope Barrow, E. M. kllDy
and Whitfield Clark, are the genuine sig
natures of the persons named therein
and that the facts stated in the petition
are true to the best of petitioners know
ledge, information and belief.
w. H. MKLEROY,
o. r. SMITH,
THOMAS p. KILBY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me-
A. Fl. SHEPPARD,
Clerk Of the City Court of Admission, Ala
bama which is a Court of Record. Wit
ness my hand and the seal of said court
this the 9th day of December 1896.
A. II. SHEPPARD,
Clerk of the City Court Of Admission, Ala
| bama.