The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-14
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. c. Whaley
James Whaley and E. S. Pinkston Of the county
of Terrell and state Of eorgia, respectfully
shows:
l. That they have associated themselves 90
gether for the purpose OF forming corporation
10 he composed of your petitioners and such 9TH
er persons as they may associate with them.
The object of their association and the busi>
ness they propose to carry will be to gin. buy.
store and sell cotton to buy store and sell cotton
seed, TO grind corn grts or NEAL 10 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 ana to do a general
warehouse business.
.. The corporate name by which your petit
TONERS desire to be known is the Cook Ginning
n Milling company.
! g. The amount of capital TO be employed by
them actually paid IN will be the sum of 5000
said capital stock to be divided into shares OF
S2l 90 each
The principal place of business of said corpora
| ton will be in the town Of PARROT, county OF
Terrell, state OF Georgia, with the privilege OF
establishing branch plants and offices at any
Wbere(o vour petitioners pray that they and
/ their associates and their successors may be
, INCORPORATED for term of twenty years with the
! privilege of renewal at the end OF that time ana
! that said corporation may be empowered TO
| increase capital stock whenever IL lDdy Stc H.
| TO anV sum not to exceed G20.OO0: TO sue ana be
| sued to have and use common seal, to contract
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 ana
| lease to buy and sell all property, real and
personal as may be necessary in lelgltHatelS
carving into effect the purpose of ITS organZa'
ton md for securing debts due the company. TO
| borrow money ana mortgage or otherwise convey
or pledge its property. real or personal, ana IT'S
! franchise to secure the payment OF the money so
borrowed or any other debt contracted by 1t.
! 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 q meeting OF the
stock holders 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 10:
| four successive weeks in u 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 nect sSary TO
leyitimately exercise its purpose and exercise all
rights and privileges extended and belonging 10
lcOrporations under the laws OF this state. ana
YOUR petitioners will ever pray This May l2th.
1902. ROMANS q RAiNES.
( Attorneys for petitioners.
i GEORGIA. Terrell County: Office Clerk Su>
| perior Court. hereby certify that the foregoing
is "A true copy of the application filed in my
Eoftice for charter of Cook q inning N Milling Co.
Witness my official signature. this May IL. 1907
Original fled in office May u, 1902.
Vi. 5. DOZIER, Clerk.