The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-04
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA. Terrell County--To the Superior
Court of said county: The petition of II. A..
Cook. Cook IL Carter j. L Parrot. J. G. Whaley,
james Whaley and f. S. Pinkston, OF the county
of Terrell and state of Georgia. respectfully
shows:
!. That they have associated themselves to-
pether for the purpose of forming corporation
TO he composed Of your petitioners and such 9th
er persons they may associate with them.
The object of their association and the busl>
ness they propose to carry on will be to gin, buy
store and sell cotton to buy store and sell cotton
seed. to grind corn grits or meal; TO buy, store
and sell corn. grits and meal and charge reason
able compensation therefor; to erect and operate
steam and other power for cotton gin and corn
mill for ginning cotton and grinding corn; to
build or lease warehouses and 10 DO a generai
warehouse business
,. The corporate name by which your petit
TONERS desire TO be known is the Cook Ginning
& Milling Company.
2 The amount of capital to be employed by
them actually paid will be the sum OF 5000
said capital stock to be divided into shares OF
S25.00 each.
The principal place of business of said corpora
tior will be in the town of Parrott county of
Terrell state of Georgia, with the privilege of
establishing branch plants and offices at any
point in the state.
Wherefore YOUR petitioners pray that they and
their associates and their successors may be
incorporated for a term OF twenty years WITH the
privilege of renewal at the end of that time, and
that said corporation may be empowered TO
increase its capital stock whenever 1t may see mt
to any sum not to exceed $4,000: TO sue and be
and be contracted with, to make by laws binding
on its members not inconsistent with the laws OF
this state and of the United States; to hold and
lease to buy and sell all property, real and
personal as may be necessary in leigitimately
carrying into effect the purpose of its organiZa.
ton and for securing debts due the company, TO
borrow money ana mortgage or otherwise convey
or pledge its property, real or personal. and its
franchise to secure the payment of the money so
borrowed any other debt contracted by it.
But such mortgage, conveyance or pledge must
not be made otherwise than by the consent of the
holders OF the larger part in value OF the capital
stock expressed by vote at meeting of the
stockholders called for that purpose, notice OF
the time and place of such meeting and the pur-
pose for which it is called having been first given
to each stakeholder personally or thirty days
previous to such meeting. or by publication for
four successive weeks i'll a newspaper published
at the place of business of the corporation or
nearest the place of the corporation. and gem
orally do all such things are necessary TO
legitimately exercise its purpose and exercise all
rights and privileges extended ana belonging to
corporations under the laws of this state. and
your petitioners will ever pray. This May 18th.
1902. NEOMANS Il RAINES,
Attorneys for petitioners
GEORGIA Terrell County: Office ClerR Su>
perior Court. hereby certify that the foregoing
is true copy of the application filed in my
office for charter Of Cook g ming Milling Co
Witness my official signature. this May -, 1902
Original filed in Office May u, 1892
w. 5. DOZIER, Clerk.