Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-19
Application for Charter.
GEoRGIA-SUMTER COUNTY
To the Snnerior. q -.

NEOhC1A-SUMTERC COUNTY
To the Superior court of said CONN.,. -.
petition OF E, H, Ferguson. R = ". ne
! Ar Nv E. d Martin, OF LOuisvO p ssV--vt
~ NJ p ,. harper, of Sumter COUNTY. "a y. and
July showeth: -' y @'' pe--.
III maj they desire for themselves. thsf,.
9oCldtt3' successors and assigns, 10 he -
PQI ated under the corporate name - -.
sol the 'Flchland Oil Company. -'--' S's.e
he I iGc Le[ Ior which your petitioners ask,
oritiieoaP ot ~ "rru Is twenty years, wiz ne
that time. -ApiL dlIy1 of
Inc otJect OF the proposed corporate s..
peCul5dI gam and profit to It's share rrr5
trs Petltloners propose to carry on . - 80
eIdl business OF buying, selling or evC1 80
Ing OF cotton or cottO seed. or any of M -
auEIs OF either; to gin seed cotton for ~, H.
| puDhC or otherwi e; to manufactrra '--J
| barter or exchange any of the nrodrN-. ecu
cotton or cotton seed, sucn as cotton 80 ~,
| OIL, cfude or refined. cotton seed meal ~ ~
| CAKE, cotton seed hulls, linters etc - "
| way that the said CORPORATION m av a. ~ any
slraole; to do all usual, necessary and Trdr
| acts Wh1ch pertain to, or are connected vTfr5
! the ginning Of cotton, or manuf3Ctnl-ir-, ~
{ COTTON SEED into any of their know ~ ~
| uqcts, or dealing in any of the articles ~
/ ca; 20 convert crude cotton seed oil Inv ~e
| ming or manipulating into any of its Ii own
| products; to manipulate meal with orr, -. -
| gredlentS and make feed stuffs or cnrr,7s--
| CIaI Iefulzers, and dispose of same Iv sale
! OF otherWlse; to own or establish VAR
| houses Wherever desired; to buy fattrr SaI
| or exchange cattle, and to do ali such ma, 80
| as are necessary in or incident to the ro-'
| quot OF such business; and to generallr en-.
| gage in all such employments and ITes -
business where cotton or cotton eed or ary
| of the products of either are utilized yrrGi-y
| or In part; also the leasing or 0wrtre n
TANKS cars manufacturing barrels and
| casks and all other m obi @-e
| ton with said business. The PRINCIPAL 6msi
! ness OF said corporation is to be the M
| ta6ture ana sale OF cotton seed oil, meal
| hulls, and 1nters, and incident thereto he
utilizing and sale of all products OF seed CO..
| ton and cotton seed
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The capital stock of said corporation is IN
| be Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5UOOI) divided
| into snareS OF one hundred dollars tarb
Petitioners ask, however, that the nriyiie5e
| be given of increasing said capital storl-
| from time to time hereafter to any sum NOT
! exceeding Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
| provided that the holders of a majority nj
| the stock in value shall assent thereto And
| they further ask to be so INCORPORATED that
| no stockholder shall be bound for any debt
or liability OF said corporation beyond the
| amount of his unpaid subscription TO the
| capital stock OF said company.
V,
That the whole amount of the capital stock
| of Fifty Thousand Dollars has actually been
paid in
VI.
Petitioners desire that said corporation
shall have the right to purchase, lease. hold,
own and control any real or personal proper
ty, or any interest in the same that may De
necessary and proper for the Legitimate and
convenient tranSa Ctlon gifts business either
in said county or elsewhere wherever desir-
ed, and to dispose of any of its property or
effects, so acqu red or manufactured, by
deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, exchange
or otherwise to borrow money, or issue
bonds and secure the same by deed or mort
gage upon its corporate property,
VII
The principal office and p ace of business
of the proposed corporation will be in the
city of Americas. said state and county but
| they ask that said corporation shall have the
| right to carry on its business or establish
branch offices and agencies wherever de-
| sired.
VIII.
Petitioners desire that said corporation
| shall have the right to sue and besuedtO have
| and use a common seal; to make bylaws bind-
| ing its own members and alter same al pleas
ure in any way not inconsistent with its
| charter, or the laws of this State, or OF the
| United States; to appoint elect or employ
| all officers End agents, and make all con
| tracts that may be deemed necessary tor the
| carrying out OF the purposes OF the said cor
| poration: and to have all other powers
| usually granted by law to corporations OF
| Ike character.
Whe1 efore your petitioners pray TO be
! made body corporate under the name and
| style aforesaid entitled to all the rights,
| privileges and immunities, subject TO the
| liza bilities fixed by law. This 30t4 DAY OF
August, 1902 f. 3. LEE,
Attorney tor Petitioners,
| GEORGIA-Sumter County.
I, C. A. Chambliss, clerk of the Superior
| court of Sumter county Ga, do HEREBY GER
| tify that the above and foregoing Is true
and correct copy of the original petition Tor
| charter of the Richland Oil Co. FLED Id Ily
| office as clerk of the Superior court, witness
nv hand and Official signature and seal OF
| ONCE This 3Oth day of August, 1902.
c. A CHAMBLISS,
Clerk Superior Court.