The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-22
Notice Of Appli-
cation For
Charter.

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TO THE HONORABLE PHILIP COOK,
SECRETARY OF STATE. OF GEORGIA..
The undersigned, petitioners, whose
names and residences are stated below, in
Behalf of themselves, their associates, sue
cessors, and assigns, hereby apply for a GER
tifcate of Incorporation under the general
laws of the state Of Georgia, for the term Of
One Hundred and One years, with the usual
privilege of amenment and renewal, under
the name ana style Of MACON, AMERICUS
and ALBANY ELECTRIC RAILWAY COM
pANY.
1t is proposed to construct, e41ip, and
maintain an interurban railway line,to be OPP
Grated by electricity.
The length of said railroad as near as can.
be estimated will be one hundred miles, net
including side tracks, branches, or spurs.
The general direction Of the road will be
southwest from the City Of Macon via Fort
Valley and Americas to Albany; the names Of.
the principal places (other than saidterminii)
through which it will pass are Byron, Fort
Valley, Marshallville, Montezuma, Ogle-
thorpe, AndersonviIIe, AmercuS, Sumter,
Smithville, LEESBURG. and ALBANY; and
me counties through which the said road wifi
probably run are Bib, Crawford, Houston
Macon. Sumter, Lee, and Dougherty.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
is the amount of the proposed capital stock,
hut the privilege is desired to increase said
capital stock from time to time to the extent
and in the manner provided by law.
petitioners desire authority to issue pre-
tefred stock in any amount not in excess Of
l.fty per cent. of the common capitol stock
,nen outstanding; such preferred stock to be
preferred both as to principal and to dividend
Or interest over the common stock, and to be
With or without voting power as the corpor-
.,con may determine. The preferred stock
ill bear such a rate of dividend or interest
as may from time to time be prescribed to be
laid out of earnings and to be cumulative;
aid such preferred stock may be issued in
III series or classes as the corporation may
determine and declare.
The principal office Of the corporation will
/. in the city of Macon, Bib county, Geor-
sia.
The capital stock has already been sub
scribed, and petitioners intend to go forward
without delay to construct, equip, operate
said reiIroad.
It's desired that the road may use and oc-
cIoy such streets, lanes, alley, yiaducts,
..nd public places in the several cities and
owns into and through which it may extend
IS may be found expedient and as such cities
and towns may severaIy permit.
In the City of Macon it is proposed to use
and occupy the followings streets, application
lyr the right, privilege, and franchise Of
which has been made and the same granted
hv the Mayor and Council, to-wit: Said line
sail enter the City at the intersection OF
foundry ana ElDell ouC0to' LIZ i"'1Oi ON'iS
al extension of Fifth Street, proceeding
,..snce along said Ebert Street and Fifth to
hawthorne Street, and thence up Hawthorne
..feet to Third Street, with the right to con-
meet on Third Street its line With the line OF
tae ATLANTA, GRIFFIN, and MACON
ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, with spch
necessary sidings, spur tracks and switches
rs NAV be necessary, and which may mere
.Iter be granted by the Mayor and Council
In the City of Albany it is desired to use
and occupy the following streets, application
..r the right, privilege, and franchise OF
mich has been made, and the same granted
the Municipal Authorities Of The City OF
..ibany, to-wit: Front, Washington and