Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-29
Application for Charter.

GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTY.
To the Superior Court of said county me
petition of A. w. Smith ]. E. Gyles ana Ed
Y Andrews, all of said State ana county
respectfully shows the following ,..a-
LIST That they for themselves, associates
successors and assigns desire to be moor.
porated and made body polite uuaeL IL, lie
laws of said State, under the corpoLdte 4 az
and style of 1.-THE A. W, smith + uILi'UI'
2nd That the term for which they desire
TO be Incorporated is for twenty years anu
at the end of that time Win the pi4fII07O0-
renewal if so desired. a., ..,,- of
3rd. That the amount of capital StoGha ~ ~
said corporation is to be the sum u iS+o
Thousand (S80C0) Dollars, QlVlue9 -
shares OF 500 each with the right anu pm
Iege of said corporation to increase lLs edLt
tai stock when so desired to Twenty nous
and (S20C00) Dollars. ,,.,- ~ a. mn
4th. That all OF said capltdl ato II ,5+5 in
has already subscribed and actually pau pau ~ ~
9Th. That the principal office ana pldCt he S5
business of said corporation Is 70 DC ~ - me
CITY of Americas, Ga SAID c0uHty' ~. I'm
right and privilege to estaolIsId es si and
tain a branch ONCE wherever desil[ C-,e cor
deemed to the best interest OF SAID CoLPo-
alton. ,. .o-i,s5 rOr.
9th. That the oDJSCt OF oatu ~, ~ MOTT for
poration is for pecunla1y gain dn" p '-'
its shareholders. ,-- ~ 7a -ar-
7th. That the principal business 70 ne a.
ried on is to conduct genera ~ iII,laI,,,-8re
crockery, glassware, cul-gldSS, 81 ma sell
r-I
fnrn1tnre. crockery, glassware, GuL---,'os-
siIverware of every description ana e-4i-f@Tg
ter. and to carry on general uLuS5' 81 ,.-i in
business. TO carry on, buy. sell aLu U~ nj
everv article bought, sold ana Keg. -+ar
carried in A general store OF sald SLl4I I[
and description as aforesaid. ! mort
money and secure same by deco u - - Ind
gage; to buy, own and sell LedL eSSff.a-racter
6eTsonal property of all kinds ana S!laL ,,fSv
fncidenf 10 their said buSine IS. aLG " r-i.ies
ali the rights privileges ana l5li BUSINESS
necessary Tor CARRYING on the SAID O -s-1-tv
of the CORPORATION; and to ENJOY am - r. ne
,1aoi and nersOna al or mixed that NAY w. 0f
ceSsarv or convenient for the pun 97I-si.
carrvi1g on or transaCting their sdIG n, an
ness as aforesaid according TO law ~ +s-
noint of1cers ard agents tor the ~ Lgsi-
ment and carrying on tHeIL zeal. 10
ness: TO have and to use a common ~
nd0nt vbatever bylaws that are ~. 10
f,e ne CARRYING on of their corpora-iyL ali
ere and he sued, and to have ana 10 en-, w ~ Tv
riohfs privileges and immunltltS a. cor
the laws of this State conferred ~t0
norations of like character .,-,+ they be
Wherefore petitioners pray ina - laid
made a bOdv Dolitic under the idN9 s+oYe-
State with the name ana pIlNtIlne Entitled 20
mentioned, and that they may pc tSSI1In1rr ties
ali the RIGHTS, privileges ana lLLlllALI--,+i0ns
a., fa,S,-ed nv law upon similar COZ 49, bv
ia he snbiect TO the liabilities d rs
G GaIT T6is the 1Stn day of OctoDeT, iSSr>-
law LIS VIZ W. A. DODSC-''
Petitioners Attorltt.
Icartifv that the foregoing is a ssLL--ssrf5r
t,.act f,-oI, me minutes of Sumter SUP
This This the 18th day of october, 47gtEJWooD.
DEPUTY clerk of Superior CouL L-- -