Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-24
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER

GEORGIA-SumterC County.
To the Superior Court of Said County.
The petition of d. P Murray. ~
Murray, and j. w. Murray, ali 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 nolitic
under the name and style of The
Plains Telephone Company for
period of Twenty (20) years.
II.
The principal office of said co"pora-
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 thie
State or elsewhere whenever desired
or determined upon by majority nj
the stock holders.
III.
The object attained by said organiza-
ton is pecuniary gain to the Companv
as we'll as it's 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
ephone lines and telephone exchanges
lin said county and city of Plains and
elsewhere as may be desired.
V.
The capital stock of said corporation
is to be Six Thousand ($6,000O0 Dol
low nd ho TTiJvi1pcrA Sc
crease the same to the sum of Fig1-
teen Thousand ($1S,000.00) Dollars
whenever the desire of the stock hold
ers are eXressed to this effect by
majority vote. Said capital stock IS
to be divided into the shares Of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars each; and
it 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 m
70 petitioners as promoters of said
Company by each of the same: peti-
toners desire and request the right TO
have the subscriptions as aforesaid 10
said capital stock paid either in money
or property to be taken at a fair valua-
ton.
VI.
Petitioners petition for the right
hreby to sue and be sued, to plead and
be implicated, have and use a common
seal, make all necessary bylaws and
regulations for its government and 10
do all other things that may be neCes-
sary for the successful carrying on of
said business, including the right to
buy, hold and sell real estate and per-
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, and
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 10
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 to
apply for and accept amendments to
Its charter of either form or substance
by vote of a majority of Its stock
outstanding at the time, and to be au-
thoriZed to wind up the affairs of said
corporation, liquidate and discontinue
It's business at any time it may be so
determined to do by a vote of two
thirds (2-3) of Its stock outstanding
at the time; and for the further right
of renewal when and as provided Uy
the laws of Georgia; and that 1t have
all such other rights, powers, privileg-
es, and immunities as are incident 10
like corporations and are permissible
under the laws of Georgia.
VII.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name and
style as aforesaid with the powers.
privileges and immunfties herein set
forth. and as are now or may hereafter
| be allowed corporations of similar
character under the laws of Georgia.
J. A. HIXON,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in Office this End day of March,
1911. S. r. HEYS,
Dept. Clerk of Superior Court Sumter
County, Georgia.
I, S. R. Heys Deputy Clerk Of the
Superior Court of said county do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the applica-
ton for Charter of D. P. Murray, A.
| c. Murray and J. W. Murray for the
Plains Telephone Company, as same
appears on file in this office.
Witness my official signature and the
seal of this court. This the I'd day
Of March, 1911.
S. R. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court
OF Sumter County, Georgia.