The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-16
Petition for Charter

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY-ToN tho 81
perior Court Of said County: The petition q, /
NJ. Harris, H. p. Hass. J. H. B3im. D. p NcroI
Henry Ranch, L. D. Gay, s. w. Hass, ]. NJ Nj
Tendon, j. H. McLendon, Claude McIen5,I
John Mcclure, W. l.. Mathews, NJ. D. LaiBo \
+. Moring, j.. 7. King, J., p. Hannah. Mrs
J. McLain, J. H. Kelley, H. F. Melton and D
Dennis, all of said state and county. resnectfnl
shows:
list. That they desire for themselves, Their N
sOciates successors and assigns to become n
corporated under the name and style Of ~T|
Herod Gin and Mill Company"
2nd. The object Of their ASSOCIATION and M
business they propose 20 carry on will be to II
cotton; to buy, store and sell cotton seed. to gDI
corn into grits or meal; to buy, store and sel
meal, and to charge ii reasonable COMPENSATE
therefor; to erect and operate steam and oAd
power cotton ugins and corn mills for giHnI
cotton and grinding corn.
3rd. The amount Of capital TO be employed j
them actually paid in will be the sum Of ivl
thousand dollars, said capital stock to be divide
into shares of one hundred dollars each.
4th. The place of business OF the poyOal
corporation win be in the town of Herod cOunt
of Terrell and state of Georgia.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that they adj
their associates aud successors may be incoFpf
ated for term OF twenty years with the priv
lege of renewal at the end of that time. and d
the said corporation may be empowered 10
crease its capital stock whenever it may see
to any sum not exceeding twenty-five thOuS
dollars: to sue and be sue !; TO have and ust
common seal; to contract and be contractedwtF
to make bylaws binding ON its members not
consistent with the laws of this state aud
United States; to, hold lease. buy and sell
property real and personal. as may be neceSS
in legitimately carrying into effect the pmN
of its organization, and for securing deb
due the company: to borrow money, to mCFtga
or otherwise convey or pledge its properly
and personal. and its franchise to secure the pa
ment of money so borrowed, or any other de
contracted by it. But such mortgage conygal
or pledge must not be made otherwise than
the consent of the holders of the larger part
value of the capital stock, expressed by vote y
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pose. notice of the time and place of such He
ing and of the purpose for which it is called
ing first been given to each stockholder person.
/ y for thirty days previous to such meeting OF
publication for four successive weeks IN new
paper published nearest the place of buSDess
the corporation; and generally do all such 'nll
as are necessary to the legitimate exercise
purpose, and exercise all the rights and pfRFI
incident and belonging to corporation ou'
the laws of this state. And your petitioners
ever pray. This June 28th, 1902.
YEOMANS & RAINES
Attorneys for Petitioners
Original filed in office June 2sth, 1872
W. S. DOZIER, Clefk !!
GEORGIA, TERRELL CoUNTY--ClerES UI
Superior Court. ! hereby certify that the ~
going is true copy of the application n ltu "
Office for charter Of the Herod Gin ana MY ti.
pany. Witness my official signature WN
day of June, 1902. r,o,,rp clers