Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-24
Application for Charter.
GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTY.

To the Superior Court of said county: The
petition of a. w Smith j. E. Gyles ana Ed.
Y. Andrews, all of said Stata and county,
respectfully shows the following:
LIST That they for themselves, associates,
successors and assigns desire to be 1ncor-
porated and made body polite uuder the
laws of said State, under the corporate name
and style of 1.-The A. W. Smith Furniture
Company"
End That the term for which they desire
to be incorporated is for twenty years and
at the end of that time with the privilege of
renewal if so desired.
3rd That the amount of capital stock of
said corporation is to be the sum OF Eight
shares OF Sl0U each with the right and prtvi-
lege of said corporation to increase Its capt.
tai stock when so desired to Twenty Thous-
4th That all of said capital stock of $500
has already subscribed and actually paid in.
9Th. That the principal once ana place OF
business of said corporation is to be In the
city of Americas, Ga said county, with the
right and privilege to establish and MAIN
tain branch once wherever desired and
deemed to the best interest of said Corpor-
alton.
9th. That the object of said desired cor
poratiOn is for pecuniary gain aud profit for
It's shareholders
nth. That the principal business to be car
r1ed on is to conduct general furn1ture,
crockery glassware, cul.gtassS s1iyet yer are
furniture, crockery, glassware, cut-glass,
stlverware of every description and cnarac-
ter, ana TO carry on q general uuuerldK1uB
business; to carry on, buy, sell and deal IN
every article bought, sold and Kept and
carried in a general store OF SAID character
and description as aforesaid. To borrow
money and secure same by deed or mort
| gage; to buy. own and sell real estate and
| personal property of all kinds and character
| incident TO their said busine IS and to enjoy
! all the rights, privileges and tmmunilies
| necessary for carrying on the said business
| of the corporation; and to enjoy i property,
/ real and personal or mixed that may be ne
| cessary or convenient for the purpose of
| carrying on or transaC ing their said bus1-
| ness as aforesaid according to law. To APP
| point officers and agents for the manage
| ment and carrying on their said bust
| ness to have and to use common seal, to
| adopt whatever bylaws that are necessary
| for the carrying on of their corporations to
| sue and b. sued, and to have and to enjoy all
| rights privileges and immunities as are by
| the laws of this state conferred upon cor
! porations of like character.
| wherefore petitioners pray that they be
| made body polite under the laws OF said
| State with the name and privileges afore-
mentioned, and that they may be entitled to
| all the rights, privileges and INN unite s
| conferred by law upon similar corporations
| and be subject to the liabilities as fixed by
law This the 18TH day OF October, 1902.
w. A. DODSON,
Petitioners Attorney.
I certify that the foregoing is a true ex-
| tract from the minutes of Sumter Superior
| Court.
This the 18th day of October, 1902,
T. f, GATEWOOD,
Deputy Clerk of Superior Court, S. G.