The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-04
PETITION FoR INCoRPoRA ALTON.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY
FOR RAILROAD CHARTER

After four weeks notice by publication,
pursuant to the act of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Georgia, approved Dec.
20. A. D.. 1892. and the amendments there
of, the undersigned will file in the office
of the secretary of state. a petition for
the incorpora tion of a railroad corpora
ton, of which the following is copy:
State of Georgia, Chatham County. To
the Honorable, the Secretary of State,
for the State of Georgia:
The petition of Cecil Gabbett, William
w. Mackall, ]. Randolph Anderson, W.
S. Chisholm, William l.. Clay, W. B.
Denham, ]. Moultrie Lee, w. " Davis.
C. L. Heller and T. S. Tutwiler ali OF
Savannah, Georgia, respectfully shows:
l. That they desire to form a railroad
corporation pursuant to the provisions of
the act of the General Assembly of Geor-
gia, approved Dec 20, 1892 and the amend
ments thereof.
2. That the name of the company they
desire to have incorporated, is to be "SA-
VANNAH UNION STATION CON-
PANY.'' the same not being the name of
any existing railway corporation in the
state of Georgia.
8. That the said railroad will be located
entirely within the limits of Chatham
county. in said state. and its length as
nearly as can be estimated, will be i'm the
aggregate. about eight 81 miles consist
ing of two branches. which will run from
the Union sta tion, 10 be built and operated
by said company in the western portion
of the city of Savannah, the one running
in a general westerly direction for a dis
tance of from three to four miles. to a
connection with the crossing or present
junction point of the Georgia and Ala
bama, Florida Central and Peninsular
Central of Georgia, and Charleston and
Savannah Railways; and the other rum
ming in a general southerly and southeast
erly direction for distance of about four
miles, to a connection with the tracks of
the Savannah, florida and Western Rail-
way, at or near Southover Junction
4. That the amount Of proposed capital
stock of said company shall be three hun
bred thousand dollars ($3O0O00), divided
into shares of one hundred dollars (sl0O)
each, all of said stock to be common stock
of equal dignity.
5. That petitioners desire to be incor-
porsted as aforesaid for and during the
period of one hundred 600 years.
6. That the principal office of the pro-
posed corporation is to be located i'm the
city of Savannah, Chatham county, Geor-
gia.
7. That petitioners do intend in good
faith to go forward without delay. to Sc
cure subscriptions to the capital stock
construct, equip. maintain and operate
said railroad.
8. That petitioners have given four
weeks notice of their intention TO an
ply for charter by the publication ~
this petition, in one of the newspapers in
which the sheriff's advertisements arc
published in said county, once week for
four weeks, before the filing of this ped
ton
8. That your petitioners have annexed
hereto an affidavit made by three of the
persons forming said company, that the
names subscribed hereto. are the genuine
signatures of the persons named in the
petition. as required by law.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that
they may be incorporated under the laws
OF this state, and that a certificate of in
corporate be issued to them under the
great seal of the state as provided by law.
July IA, 1900.
CECIL GABBETT
WILLIAM w. MACKAI.I,.
]. RANDOLPH ANDERSON.
W. S. CHISHOLM.
WILLIAM l.. CLAY,
w. b. DENHAM,
]. MoULTRIE LEE.
w. V. DAVIS.
- c. L. HELLER,
Y. s. TUTWII.ER