Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-08
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.

APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA-SumterC County.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition 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
period Of Twenty 600 years.
H.
The principal Office of said corpora
ton 10 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 majority Of
the stock holders.
III.
The object attained by said organiza-
sion is pecuniary gain to the Company
as well 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
ephone lines and telephone exchanges
in said county and city of Plains ana
elsewhere as may be desired.
v
is to be Six Thousand ($6 ,00000) Dol
lars and the privilege is desired to III
crease the same 10 The sum of Eigh-
teen Thousand ($1S,0000O 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 ($10000) 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 20
said capital stock paid either in money
or property to be taken at a fair vaIua-
! ton.
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
!
| 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 it's 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 &c
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 tC
apply for and accept amendments &C
Its charter Of either form or substance
by vote Of 4 majority of Its stock
outstanding at the time, and to be au,
thoriZed to wind up the affairs of sale
corporation, liquidate and discontinue
It's business at any time it may be Sc
determined to do by a vote of two
thirds t2-3) 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 have
all such other rights, powers, privileg
es, and imRunities as are incident Il
like corporations and are permissibl,
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 hereafte,
be allowed corporations of simila
character under the laws of Georgia.
]. A. HIXON,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in Office this 2nd day OF March
1911. S. R. HEYS,
Dept. Clerk of Superior Court Sumtc
County, Georgia.
/, 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 tht
; seal of this court This the I'd Ga.
of March, 1911.
S. R HEYS,
Deputy Clerk of the Superior Cour
of Sumter County, Georgia.