The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-03
STATE OF GEORGIA,
CnTTNTV pF I,INNN.
ut of said county:

To the superior court of said county:
NJ. j. C0lson, j.. 7. COlson and A. +. Eve pre-
sent this their petition, and alege as follows;
First Each of your petitioners is Il citizen Oh
said state and resident in said county.
Second. Your petitioners desire that them
selves and such other persons as may hereafter
be assoc lated with them in that behalf, and
their successors and assigns, he Incorporated
and become a body polite by the laws OF SAID
state, under the corporation name, for the pul-
poses, with the powers and to be governed as
hereinafter mentioned.
Third. The name of said corporation. for the
chartering of which this petition is presented,
to be 1.-THE Colson Hardware Company"
Fourth. The particular business which said
corporation shall transact, and which petl-
TONERS propose for themselves and their assocl-
ates and successors to carry on, engage IN amt
do. under said corporate name, ANA the object OF
their association, is merchandising as whole
sale and retail dealers i'll hardware i'll buying
and selling, and barter and exchange, for profit
and pecuniary gain to themselves. of all such
articles, wares and merchandise, of every char
acter and nature. which are sold or kept for
sale at retail or wholesale, by city or country
hardware and supply merchants; and also to
buy andsell rights under letters patent, COM
monty called patent rights, covering inventions
and discoveries in the manufacture and use of
any of the articles and things, which said cor
poration may deal in, and with the power to
act as commission merchant factor, broker.
warehouseman or agent in any of the lines OF
business aforesaid for profit, hire or commits
sion.
Fifth. The capital stock of said corporation
shall be five thousand CS5,000) dollars divided
into shares of one hundred ($l00 dollars eacn.
which is ready to be paid in upon the grant and
acceptance of the charter as prayed for hereby,
and the opening of subscription books and or
ganization of the company under ii; with the
right, however. to the shareholders. at any time
or times and f. ON time to time, alter its organ
iZaton, at a regular meeting, on vote of three
fourths GA of the stock, TO raise the capital
stock to. not exceeding finally, fifty thousand
$4,000 dollars.
Sixth. The domicile of sa d corporation shall
be Glynn county, Georgia, and its CHIEF Office
and place OF business shall be IN the clty OF
Brunswick therein.
Seventh. Said CORPORATION shall be governed
by board of five (1) directors, selected by me
shareholders, one of whom shall be chosen
president, another OF whom shall be secretary
of said corporation; the selection of president
| and secretary to be made y the shareholders al
the time of electing directors; and said board OF
directors shall meet regularly on the first Mon
day in January of each year; but the president
may at any time call directors or sUockhod-
ers' meeting. The stockholders shall select at
the time of organization under the Charter. and
at each annual meeting thereafter, some person
from among their number, who shall act a.
general manager of said corporation, and who
| IN the matter of purchase and sale of goods, re-
ceipt and disbursement of money ana the or
binary and uSualconduct of the business, shall
have the management of the same and the SUI
pervision and control of all employees engaged
| by the company and who shall act as treasurer
of said company.
Eighth. Said corporation shall have power
and authority to make and enforce bylaws fOi
the government of its members and directors
| and the creation and government of officers
servants and agents when not in conflict with it,
charter or the laws of the land.
Ninth. Said corporation may contract and be
contracted with, sue and be sued. plead and be
implicated, and exercise generally all the pow
ers which belong to corporation under the
| law, and which are not hereby sought to be
| abridged, or which shall not be by its charter
when granted, denied; and to have, for the au-
| thentlcatlon OF its acts required to be I'M
der seal, common seal, the impression whereof
| shall be the corporate name.
Tenth. our petitioners request that said
| corporation may have power to borrow money
for carrying on its business and secure the same
! by mortgage. and the right to buy and own real
estate under the rules of law in this state.
Eleventh. That said corporation may have the
power to receive in payment for stock subscrp-
lions real or personal property necessary OF
useful in the operation of its business
Twelfth. Your petitioners desire that they
and their associates successors and assigns he
incorporated and have succession as a body pol
Itlc under said corporate name, and with the
corporate powers, privileges and duties herein
before set out for the term of twenty (2O) yei 90.
from the grant of such charter as hereby prayed
for. GOODYEAR & KAY
Petitioners Attorney.
Original filed in Office July u, 1897.
j. c. LEHMAN,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court Glynn County, Ca
l, John c. Lehman, deputy clerk superior
court Glynn county, Ca, certify that the fOreeo-
Colson and Others for charter, OF record in this
office and filed this day.
Witness my hand and official seal and sigma
ture upon this the 18th day of July, 1897
Seal. j. c. LEHMAN.
Deputy Clerk Superior Court, Glynn County, Ga.