Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-12
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of D. P. Murray, A, C..
Murray, and J. ". Murray, all resi-
dents of said State and County, re-
spectfully shows to the Court as fol-.
lows:
They desire for themselves, their
associates, and successors, to be in
corporated and made a body polite
under the name and style of The
Plains Telephone Company for a
period Of Twenty 900 years.
II.
The principal Office of said corpora
ton TO be located in the city of Plains,
said State and County as aforesaid,
and authority is requested to establish
all necessary branch offices within this
State or elsewhere whenever desired
or determined upon by a majority of
the stock holders.
The object attained by said organiza-
/ ton is pecuniary gain to the Company
/ as we'll as its share holders.
/ ".
The business contemplated and de-
sired to be carried on by said corpora
ton is that of installing, constructing,
repairing, equipping and operating tel
Ie0hone lines and telephone exchanges
/ in said county and city of Plains and
elsewhere as may be desired.
"
The capital stock of said corporation
lis to be Six Thousand (S6,00000) Dol
lars and the privilege is desired to in
crease the same to the sum of Eigh-
teen Thousand ($1S,00000) Dollars
whenever the desire of the stock hold
ers are eXressed to this effect by a
majority vote. Said capital stock IS
to be divided into the shares of One
Hundred 100000 Dollars each; and
lit is represented and shown to the
Court that the whole amount of capital
stock to be employed has been actually
subscribed by petitioners and paid IN
to petitioners as promoters of said
Company by each of the same; petit
TONERS desire and request the right TO
have the subscriptions as aforesaid ro
said capital stock paid either in money
or property to be taken at fair valua-
ton.
VI.
Petitioners petition for the right
hreby to sue and be sued, to plead and
: be impleaded, have and use a common
seal, make all necessary bylaws and
regulations for its government and tc
do all other things that may be neces-
sary for the successful carrying on Of
said business, including the right tc
| b,1y and coll rna1 nd mar.
sonal property suitable for the pur.
poses of the corporation, secure right
of-way over which to extend its line
of poles, fixtures, and appliances, ant
to execute notes and bonds as evidence
of Indebtedness incurred, if it should
be desired, or which may be incurred
when desired in the conduct of the
affairs of said corporate body, and Il
secure the same by mortgage, security
deed, or other form of lien, under ex
listing laws; they request and petition
hereby for the power and authority t
apply for and accept amendments 4
Its charter of either form or substance
by vote of a majority of Its stool
outstanding at the time, and to be au
thorized to wind up the affairs of SAT-
corporation, liquidate and discontinu
Its business at any time it may be 81
determined to do by a vote of two
+ thirds C2-3) of It's stock outstanding
/ at the time; and for the further RICH
of renewal when and as provided b
the laws of Georgia; and that 1t hay
. all such other rights, powers, privileg
es, and immunities as are incident E
like corporations and are permissibl
! under the laws of Georgia.
VII
Wherefore petitioners pray to b
} incorporated under the name an
style as aforesaid with the power!
r privileges and immunities herein set
/ forth. and as are now or may hereafte
be allowed corporations of simila
character under the laws of Georgia.
J. A. HIXON,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in Office this 2nd day of Marcel
1911. S. R. HEYS,
Dept Clerk of Superior Court Sumto
County, Georgia.
I, S. R. Heys Deputy Clerk of tn
Superior Court of said county, d
e hereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct copy of the applica
ton for Charter of D. P. Murray, !
c. Murray and J. W. Murray for tn
] Plains Telephone Company, as sam
appears on file in this office
Witness my official signature and tn
seal of this court This the I'd da
of March, 1911.
S. R. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk of the Superior Coul
of Sumter County, Georgia