Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-11
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court Of Said County:
The petitions of D. p Murray, A c.
Murray, and J. w. 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 al
period of Twenty (20) 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-
lion 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 tal-
cDhOne lines and telephone exchanges
in said county and city of Plains and
elsewhere as may be desired.
V
The capital stock of said corporation
. - J. 81
lars and the privilege is desired to in
| crease the same to the sum of Eigh-
teen Thousand (S1S,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
/ 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 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 70
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 &c
Its charter of either form or substance
by vote of a majority of It's stock
outstanding at the time, and to be au-
thoTiZed to wind up the affairs of said
corporation, liquidate and discontinue
Its business at any time it may be sc
=. determined to do by a vote of two.
thirds (2-3) of It's stock outstanding
at the time; and for the further right
of renewal when and as provided by
the laws of Georgia; and that 1t have
all such other rights, powers, privileg
!. es, and immunities as are incident Z
: like corporations and are permissible
under the laws Of Georgia.
VII
Wherefore petitioners pray to b,
incorporated under the name ant
style as aforesaid with the powers
privileges and immunities herein set
forth, and as are now or may hereafter
be allowed corporations of simila,
, 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 Sumtc
County, Georgia.
l, s. r. Heys Deputy Clerk of tn
Superior Court of said county, d
hereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct copy of the applica
ton for Charter of D. P. Murray, A
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 Cour
of Sumter County, Georgia.