Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-15

To The Honorable Philip Cook, Sec
rotary of State:
The petition of G. R. Ellis. residing
at Americas, Sumter County, Ga; w.
NJ Crook, residing at Americas, Sum
ter County, Ga; D. ]. Dupree, resid-
ing at Oakfeld, Crisp County, Ga; C.
J. Champion, residing at Doles, Worth
County, Ga; j. S. Shingler, residing
=. Tiff, residing at Triton, Tiff Coun-
at Ashburn, Turner County, Ca; J. L.
Evans, residing at Ashburn, Turner
County, Georgia; H. H. Tiff
residing at Triton, Tiff, Coun-
ty, Ga; Jno. W. Greer, residing al
Triton, Tiff County, Ga. |. w. Myers
residing at Triton, Tiff County, Ga; J
D. Lovett, residing at Nashville, Ber-
rien County, Ca, and J. V. Talley, re
siding at Midtown, Berrien County
Ga, shows that they desire to form
railroad corporation under the pro-
visions of the law of Georgia as con-
tanned in Section 2577, ct seq. of the
Code of Georgia of 1911, and in COM
pliance particularly with the require
ments Of Section 2578 thereof, they
represent:
First.
That the name of the railroad COM
pany they desire to have incorporated
is Americas, Triton and Atlantic
Railroad Company.
Second.
The length of the said railroad, as
near as can be estimated, will be tvs
hundred miles.
Third.
Said railroad will run in genera
southeasterly direction from the city
of Americas in the county of Sumter
to point in Charlton county on tbs
line of the state of Florida, near the
city of Jacksonville, Florida.
Fourth.
The counties through which sai(
railroad will probably run are Sum
ter, Lee, Crisp, Worth, Turner, Tiff
Berrien, Clinch and Charlton, and the
names of the principal places, as they
now exist, from and to which sale
railroad is to be constructed arc
Americas, Oakfeld, Doles, Ashburn
Triton, Nashville and Midtown.
Fifth.
The amount of the proposed capita
stock shall be One Hundred Thous
and Dollars common stock.
Sixth.
1t is desired that said railroad com
pany shall be incorporated and con
tinue for period of One Hundred am
One Years.
Seventh.
The principal office of said railroad
company shall be located in the CITY
of Triton, Tiff County, Ga.
Eighth.
These petitioners further represen
that they do intend in good faith Il
go forward without delay to secure
subscriptions to the capital stock, con
struct, equip, maintain and operat,
said railroad company
Ninth.
The petitioners show that they havi
given four weeks notice of their in
tention to apply for the charter here
in desired by the publication of tn;
petition in one of the newspapers il
which the sheriff's advertisements arr
published in each of the counties
through which said proposed roat
will probably run, once week TO
| four weeks before the filing of this pc
tition.
Wherefore these petitioners reques
to be incorporated under the name e
the Americas, Triton e Atlantic Rail
| road COMPANY for the period of tim'
herein designated with all of the pow
ers, rights, privileges and immunitie'
herein set forth and as incident Il
railroad corporations generally of thi!
state, and subject to all of the re
imposed bv the constitution and laws
strictions, limitations and obligations
of Georgia upon like corporations.
D. J. DUPREE, SR., w. M. CROOK
c. j. CHAMPION, G. r. ELLIS. JNO
w. GREER, H. H. TIFF, l. w. MY
FRS, J. V. TALLEY, ]. S. SHINGLER
]. L. EVANS, J. D. LOVETT.
FUJWOOD & SKEEN, Attorneys
or Petitioners.
| STATE OF GEORGIA-Tift County.
Personally came before the under
5ignel. an officer authorized by law t.
| administer oaths. l. w. Myers, Jno. w
Greer and H. H. Tiff. three of tn,
persons forming the Americas, Tiftor
p Atlantic Railroad Company, an(
whose names are signed to the at
tached and foregoing petition for in
corporation, and being first duly
sworn, on oath say that the names
subscribed to said petition are the