Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-15
APPLICATION FOR A
RAILROAD CHARTER

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned will present the following
application for a charter, in terms Of
the law to Secretary of State. and ask
that a certificate of interpretations be
issued thereon, after due advertise
ment of the same as provided by law:
To The Honorable Philip Cook, Sec
rotary of State OF Georgia:
The undersigned petitioners would
respectfully show:
list. That they desire to form a
railroad corporation under the laws Of
tie State of Georgia.
End. That the name and residence
OF each of the persons desiring to
form said corporation are:
/, ]. S. Morton, Byromville. Ca; 2,
f.. N. Berrien, Jr., Atlanta, Ca; 3,
Wash Baker, Byromville, Ca; 4, Craw>
ford Wheatley, Americas, Ga; S, c.
S. Glover, Americas, Ca: 6. w. 81.
Jones, Americas. Ca: Z, Frank La
nier, Americas, Ca; s, John Sheffield,
Americas, Ca; 8, J. f. Poole, Ameri-
Gus, Ga; 10, l.. G. Council, Americas.
Ga.
3rd. That the name of the railroad
company they desire to have incor-
porated is. "THD AMERICUS &
ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMPANY"
4th. The general direction of said
railroad will be Southwest, from its
beginning point within, at or near the
city or town of Byromville, in the
County of Dooly, Georgia, thence to
some other point within. at or near
the city or town OF Americas, In the
County of Sumter, said state. That
the counties through which the said
road will probably run are the coun-
ties Of Dooly and Sumter, In said state
of Georgia. The length of said road,
as near as can be estimated, will be
(including branches) about twenty
six miles.
9Th. That the names of the princi-
nal places, from which and to which
said. road is to be constructed, are:
The city or town of Byromville; The
city or town of Bakersfield; The city
or town Of Americas.
9Th. That the amount Of the pro-
posed capital stock of said Company
is $3.50 100000, That the capital stock
Of said Company is to consist of no
shares of preferred stock, and 1900
shares of common stock-each share
to be of the par value of $4,000.
7th. That the number of years said
company is to continue is 101 years,
and as much longer as the laws In
force at the expiration of saio 1O1
years may provide.
Sth. That the principal Office of said
Company is to be located in the city
or town of Americas, Georgia.
9Th. That the petitioners do intend
in good faith to go forward without
delay to secure subscriptions to cap
ital stock, construct, equip, maintain
and operate said railroad.
10th. That the undersigned petit
TONERS have given four weeks no.
tice of their intention to apply for
said charter, by the publication OF
this petition in one of the newspapers
In which the Sheriff's advertisements
are published, in each of the counties
through which said proposed road
will probably run, once week for
four weeks, before the filing Of this
petition.
Your petitioners, therefore, respect
fully request that they be incorporat'
ed under the laws of Georgia, and In
pursuance of this petition,
Respectfully submitted,
a. J. S. Morton, Byromville, Ga.
(2l r. n. Berrien, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.
90 Wash Baker, Atlanta, Ga
"a Crawford Wheatley, Americas,
Ca.
% c. S. Glover, Americas, Ga.
(6) W. NJ. Jones, Americas, Ga.
% Frank Lanier Americas, Ca
80 John Sheffield. Americas, Ga.
80 J. Z. Poole, Americas, Ga.
Q0) L. G. Council, Americas, Ga.
WALLIS & FORT,