The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-30
Petition for Charter.

Georgia Terrell County-TO She Superior
Court Of Said County: The petition of j. H.
Davis, w. A. Davidson, G. A. Gibson, j. A..
Horsley, Jr, w. a.. Locke, B. M Roberts, w.
G. Paschal, S. r Christie, w r. Baldwin T.
D. Lee C. NJ Adams, w. b. Cheatham, j. w.
Glass, j. b. Pickett L. c. Durham, o. T. Ken
yon A. M. RaiRes, j. II. McGil. u. H. Lewis, j.
T. Williams and J. D. Weaver and others,
all Of said state and county, respectfully show
l. That they'desire for themselves their asso-
ciates and successors to be incorporated and
made body polI5c 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 OF elsewhere whenever
the holders of majority of the stock may so
determine.
g. The object Of said corporation is pecuniary
gain to itself and its shareholders.
4. The business of said corporation will be to
own. erect and operate telephone systems own
and maintain telephone exchanges Enes poles.
phones, ard do aHy and all things for the sue
eessful operation q such systems, including the
Fright to receive, transmit and deliver messages,
f ither verbal or written, charge rental aud toll
ftor such business.
5. The capital stock of said corporation shall
be twenty thousand dollars with the privilege
o. increasing same to the sum of fifty thousand
dollars by majority vote of the stockholders
sad stock to be divided into shares Of the par
value of twenty-five dollars each Ten per cent
OF bAS5 caplJaI SJocAVS De employed mas Deen pald
in
g. Petitioners desire the right to sue and be
sueC. to plead and be implicated, to secure and
OwnfEanchises, to have and use common seal,
make all necessary irues and bylaws for the
proper carrying on Oftthe telephone business and
to do.adl other things which are allowed to cor
pOratioRs 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, ana 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 Smend-
ments to It's charter either in form or substance
by a vote of aiority oftts 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 oftwo-thlrds Of the outstanding stock.
s. Petitioners desire to erect telephone poles, |
lines, and install telephones, and desires the
right to condemn property. aud to use the
streets OF munci palities, and the roads OF the
state, ADD have the right to connect with other
lines, aHd receive and transmit their messages. |
9. They desire for said incorporation the rig ht
of removal when afd as provided by the laws OF |
Georgia. aud that it have all sue6 other rights. |
powers, privileges and immunitied as are incident
to like interpretations or permissible under the |
laws of Georgia
TO- Wherefore petitioners pray to be incor- |
porated under the name and style Aforesaid with |
forth, and as are now or may hereafter be allow |
ed a corporation Of similar character under the
laws Of Georgia,
II. A. WILKINSON,
M. c. EDWARDS.
Petitioners Attorneys. |