Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
GEORGIA-sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said Co,c4,,.
The petition of D. P. MURRAY. 4 -
Murray, and ]. w, Murray, al, resi-
dents of said State and County, ra-
specially shows to the Court as fol-
lows:
They desire for themselves, tbair
associates, and successors, to be in
corporated and made a body Dolirf.
under the name and style of Tbs
Plains Telephone Company for y
period of Twenty 900 years.
H.
The principal office of said corDora.
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 If
the stock holders.
The object attained by said organic
ton is pecuniary gain to the ComDgnv
as well as its share holders.
".
sired to be carried on by said corDor7-
ton is that Of installing, constructing
repairing, equipping and operating tsI-
ephone lines and telephone exchanges
in said county and city of Plains and
elsewhere as may be desired.
V.
The capital stock of said corporation
is to be Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dol
lars and the privilege is desired TO in
crease the same to the sum of Eigl
teen Thousand ($18,00000) 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 IN
TO petitioners as promoters of said
Company by each of the same; ped-
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 vaIua-
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 to
do all other things that may be neces-
sary for 1.-THE successful carrying on of
said business, including the right 10
buy, hold and sell real estate and per-
sonal property suitable for the Dur-
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
It's charter of either form or substance
| by vote of majority of It's stock
outstanding at the time, and to be au-
! thorized to wind up the affairs of said
corporation, liquidate and discontinue
Its business at any time it may be so
| 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, priyileg-
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 immunities 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 ]. 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.