TITLE 46 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Section 8. Railroad Companies, 46-8-1 through 46-8-382.

ARTICLE 12 STREET, SUBURBAN, AND INTERURBAN RAILROADS

46-8-332. Power of street, suburban, or interurban railroad corporation to increase capital stock; manner of increase.

1. Any corporation owning or operating a street, suburban, or interurban railroad in this state shall have the right to increase its capital stock from time to time.
2. In no case shall an increase of capital stock be made except by a vote of two-thirds of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote by the terms of the charter, represented either in person or by proxy at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose and after each stockholder has been notified in the manner, if any, prescribed for giving notice of stockholders' meetings in the bylaws of the corporation. In addition to such notice, there shall be published in some newspaper in the town or city where the principal office of the corporation is located, once a week for four weeks prior to the time of holding said meeting, a notice stating that at such meeting an increase of the stock of the company will be considered.

(Ga. L. 1902, p. 68, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2601; Ga. L. 1925, p. 94, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 94-1003, 94-1004.)