Americus times-recorder., 1902-10-11
Application for Charter.
STATE OF GEoRGIA-sUMrER COUNTY,


To the Superior court of said county: The
petition f r . H. Ferguson OF Louisville, Ky =,
M, s. Harper, OF sumter county, Ca, and W.
p. Carter and John T, Patterson of Stewart
county Ga respectfully shows:
That they desire for themselves, their as
soCiates, successors and assigns to be incor-
porated under the name and style OF the
'LUMPKIN GIN COMPANY"
The term for which your petitioners ask to
be incorporated is twenty years, with the
privilege of renewal atthe expir alton of that
time.
The capital stock of said corporation is to
be seven thousand five hundred dollars,
| (S7590 diviCed into shares of one hun
dred dollars each. Petitioners, how
ever, ask the privilege OF increasing said
capital stock from time to time hereafter 10
any sum, not exceeding one hundred thouS-
and dollars, provided the holders OF ma
| jorlty of the stock in value shall assent
thereto, Petitioners ask to be so inCOrpOra-
! ted that no stock holder shall be bound for
any liability of the corporation to any eX-
| tent greater than his unpaid subscription to
the capital took.
That the whole amount of said ca ital
stock of seven thousand five hundred dollars
has already been actually paid in.
| The object Of the proposed corporation is
! peCuniary profit and gain to its stock holders.
| Petitioners propose to carry on general
! ginning ana warehouse business; TO deal
! IN cotton or cotton seed, or any other pro-
| ducts of either, by buying and selling or
manufacturing either IN any way that the
/ said corporation may deem desirable; to
maintain, own ana operate warehouses or
| cotton gins in said county, or in any other
! county of this State saiu corporation may
! deem to its best interest, and exercise usual
/ Tapy md n \ ~ . M
proper acts which pertain 10, or may be con-
| neCted with the business of ginning or ware
! hOuslng or dealing in any OF the articles
named to buy ana sell, or obtain by lease
! or otherwise, not inconsistent with the laws
| of this State, such real or personal property
| as may be necessary or advisable in the
conduct OF its business, or the purpose OF It's
| organization.
The principle office and place of business
| of the proposed corporation will be in the
| city of Amertcus, said State anG county, but
! petitioners ask the privilege of carrying on
! their business, or establishing branch ofhces
/ and places of business elsewhere that
they may deem to their best interest.
| Wherefore your petitioners pray to be
made body corporate under the name and
style aforesaid; and that under said Corpor-
| ate name they may have the power to sue
and be sued; to make bylaws binding on its
memb berS not Inconsistent with it's charter.
or of the laws of this State, and OF the United
states; to nave and use common seal, to
| receive IOQauOQS OF money or OLleT proper"
ty, both real and personal; to borrow money,
or issue bonds and secure the same by deed
| or mortgage upon its corporal property; to
| but or sell real estate or personal property
| either in said county or elsewhere that said
| corporation may deem to Its best interest,
or to obtain control of same by lease or
| otherwise not inconsistent with the laws OF
| this State; to buy or sell cotton, or cotton
| seed or any of the products of either; to lease
out to any person or persons, or corpo cations
any or all OF its property of whatever kind; to
| conduct general business of ginning cotton
! tor the public to maintain aud operate
public warehouses; make contracts with
| operatives, and contracts for erection OF
| buildings, and all other and further con
| tracts that may be necessary ana not incon-
! s1stent with the Constitution and laws of this
! State; that they may have the power to APP
! point, elect or employ all of1cers and agents
! that may be deemed necessary for the carry
out of the purposes of said corporation, and
| to prescribe their duties and fix their COM
! pensation, and to have all other powers
| usually granted by law to corporations OF
! like character. This End day of Sept 1902
r. E. LEE,
Attorney for petitioners.
| GEORGIA-SUMTER COUNTY.
| 1T. F. Gatewood, deputy clerk of the Su
| periOr court of Sumter county, Ga , hereby
certify that the above is a true and correct
copy of the original petition for charter OF
The Lumpkin Gin Company as appears OF
| file in tins Office. Witness my hand and OF
| fetal signature, this 2nd day of Sept, 1902,
7. f. GATEWOOD,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court, s, Co. Ga