The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-03-05
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY.-TC
the Superior court of said County:
The petition of Geo. Il. Ford of the
county of Fulton, said state, A. j. Car
yer, j. r. Mercer, A. NJ. Raines, r.
L. Saville, S. r. Christie, w. f.
Locke and W. A. McLain, of the coun-
ty of Terrell, said state, respectfully
shows
1st That they have associated
themselves together for the purpose
of forming a corporation to be compos-
ed of your petitioners, and euch other
persons as they may associate with
, them. The object of their association,
and the business they propose to carry
on, will be to gin, buy, store and to sell
cotton; to buy, store and sell cotton
seed; to grind corn into grits or meal;
to buy, store and sell corn, grits and
meal, and to charge reasonable com.
pensation therefor; to erect and oper-
ate steam and other power cotton gins
and corn mills for ginning cotton and
grinding corn; to build or lease ware
houses.
End. That the corporate name by
which petitioners desire TO be known
is the dawson SQUARE BALE GIN
AND MILL COMPAN
Bird. The amount of capital to be
employed by them, actually paid in.
will be the sum of twelve thousand
dollars, said capital stock to be divid-
ed into shares of twenty-five dollars
each.
4th. The principal place of buiness
of said corporation will be in the city
of Dawson, county of Terrell, and
state of Georgia, with privilege of es-
ia blishing branch plants and Offices at
any point in the state of Georgia.
Wherefore. your petitioners pray
that they and their associates and sue
cessors may be incorporated for
the term of twenty years with! the
privilege of renewal at The end Of,that
time and that the SAD corporation
may be empowered To increase itsicap-
al.stOck, whenever II ulav see fit; anv
sum not exceeding liny thousand dol
lars; to sue and be sucd: to have and
use common seal; tC contract and be
contracted with; to make bylaws
binding on it's members. not inconsist-
ent with the laws of this state and of
the United States; to hold. lease, buy
and sci. all property, real and petsOn-
al, as may be necessary in legitimate
lY carrying into effect the purposes of
its organization, and for securing
debts due to the company: to borrow
money, and IT, mortgage or other
wise convey or pledge its property.
real or personal. and its franchise, 10
secure the payment of the money so
borrowed, or any other debt contract
ed by it. But such mortgage. convey
ance or pledge must not be made OIL en-
wise than by consent of the holders of
the larger part in value of the capital
stock. expressed by vote at the meet
ing of the stockholders called for that
purpose, notice of the time and place
OF such meeting, and of the purpose
for which it is called, having been
first given TO each stakeholder person
ally or thirty days previous to such
meeting, or by publication for four
successive weeks in a newspaper pub
lished at the place of business of the
corporation. and generally do all such
things as are necessary to the legiti-
mate exercise of its purpose, and to ex-
ercise all rights and privileges Incl
dent and belonging tn corporation
under the laws of this state A nd
your petitioners will ever pray. This