Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-19
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
GEORGIA-sumter County.

49, n OAA NAah IL
GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said Cou,.-..
The petition of D. P Murrav. A -
Murray, and J. W. Murray. ali rssj
dents of said State and Count ~
spectfully shows to the Court as foI-
lows:
They desire for themselves. A..
associates, and successors, to be In
corporated and made body DoI;-to
under the name and style Of TIs
Plains Telephone Company for
period of Twenty 900 years.
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
Jail necessary branch offices within -bfs
State or elsewhere whenever desired
or determined upon by a majority rf
the stock holders.
III
The object attained by said organiz3-
ton is pecuniary gain to the COMPANY
as we'll as its share holders.
".
The business contemplated and d.,
sired to be carried on by said CORPORA
ton is that of installing, constructing
repairing, equipping and operating c=5-
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 ($6,00000l Dol
lars and the privilege is desired to ig-
| crease the same to the sum OF Eig1.
teen Thousand ($18,000Q0) 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 (S1000O) 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
o petitioners as promoters of said
Company by each of the same: pe,i-
| toners desire and request the right 10
have the subscriptions as aforesaid 70
said capital stock paid either in money
or property to be taken at fair yalua-
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 70
do all other things that may be ueces-
sary for the successful carrying on of
said business, including the right 10
/ 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
Iapply for and accept amendments 70
It's charter of either form or substance
by vote of majority of Its 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 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 It have
all such other rights, powers. privilege
es, and immunities as are incident 10
like corporations and are permissible
lrrN ho 10 20
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 2nd day of March.
1911 S. R. HEYS.
Dept. Clerk of Superior Court Sumter
County, Georgia.
l, 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.
Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court
Of Sumter County, Georgia