The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-09
Petition for Charter.

Georgia Terrell County-To the Superior
Court Of Said County: The petition of J. H.
c. Paschal, S. R. Christie, w. R. Baldwin. T.
d. Lee, q. NJ. Adams, w. b. Cheatham j. W.
Glass, j. B. Pickett. L. c. Durham, o; T. Ken
yon A. NJ Raines, J. 7. McGil, j. II. Lewis, J.
Z. Williams and J. D. Weaver and others,
all Of said state and county. respectfully show:
1, That they desire for themselves their asso-
ciates and successors to be Incorporated and
made a body polite under the name and STYLE Of
Dawson Telephone Company for period Of
twenty years.
2. The principal office of said company will
be in Dawson, Ga, in the county aforesaid but
petitioners desire the right to establish branch
offices within the state or elsewhere whenever
the holders of a majority Of the stock may so
determine.
g. The object ofsaid corporation is pecuniary
gain to itself and its shareholders.
4. The business of said corporation will be to
own. erect ana operate telephone systems own
and maintain telephone exchanges lines. poles,
phones, and do any and all things for the sue
cessful operation Of such systems, including the
right to receive, transmit and deliver messages,
either verbal or written, charge rental aud toll
for such business
5. The capital stock Of said corporation shall
be twenty thousand dollars with the privilege
of increasing same to the sum Of fifty thousand
dollars by a majority vote of the stockholders.
said stock TO be divided into shares of the par
value Of twenty-five dollars each Ten per cent
of the capital stock to be employed has been paid
in,
s. Petitioners desire the right to sue and be
sued. to plead and be implicated, to secure and
own franchises to have and use a common seal,
make all necessary rules and bylaws for the
proper carrying on of the telephone business, and
to do all other things which are allowed to cor
pOrations of this character, such buying, sell
ing, owning and mortgaging real estate and per
sonal property suitable for such business. Pc
titioners desire the right to borrow money, exc
cute notes, mortgages or issue bonds for securing
same and to give security deeds or liens Of any
character desired. allowed by law.
Z. They desire for said incorporation the pow
er and authority to apply for and accept amend
ments to It's charter either in form or substance
by vote of a majority Of S stockholders. They
also ask authority for said corporation to wind
up its affairs, liquidate and discontinue its bust
ness at any time it may determine to do so by a
vote Of two thirds Of the outstanding stock.
g. Petitioners desire to erect telephone poles,
lines, and install telephones, and desires the
right to condemn property, aud TO use the
streets Of municipalities, and the roads OF the
state, and have the right to connect with other
lines, and receive and transmit their messages.
9. They desire for said Incorporation the right
of removal when and as provided by the laws Of
Georgia and that it have all such other rights.
powers, privileges and immunties as are incident
30 like interpretations or permissible under the
laws of Georgia.
10. Wherefore petitioners pray to be incor-
pOrated under the name and style aforesaid with
the powers. privileges and immunities herein set
forth, and rs are now or may hereafter be allow
ed "a corporation OF similar character under the
laws Of Georgia.
H. a. WILKINSON,
NJ G. EDWARDS
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