Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-16
Application for Charter.
STATE OF GEoRG1A-sUMrEn COUNTY.


To the Super ior court of said county: The
pc tition Ct II. Ferguson of LouisYi le. XIV
NJ. s. Harper, Of sumter county, Ca, ard W.
P. Carter and John Z, Patters Il OF Stew TT
county, Ga respectfully shows:
That they desire for .themselv their as
sociates, succt ssors and assigns u be iucor-
porated under the name and sly c otthe
LUMPkIN GIN G0UPaNf,
IT,
The term for which our petit one ask to
be Incorporated is tNtuty yea >, NI-I the
privilege OF renewal al lie Npl alton IF that
time,
The capital stock of id cooperation is to
be Sc. en- thousand five hundred do.la 5
(S7 500 diviCed into shares Of one nun
dred dollars each. Petitioners hog
ever, ask the privilege OF increasing said
capital stock from time to time hereafter 10
any sum, nor exceeding one hundred lhOus-
and dollars, provided the holders OF ma
jOrlty Of the stock in value SHAH assent
thereto, Petitioners ask to be so inCOrpOIa-
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 stock.
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 a general
ginning ana warehouse business; TO deal
IN cotton or cotton seed, or any other pro-
ducts of either, by buying and selling or
m manufacturing either IN any way that the
said corporation may deem desirable; to
maintain, own and 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
powers and to do all usual necessary and
proper acts which pertain TO, or may be con-
neCted with the business of ginning or ware
hOuslng or dealing in any OF the articles
named: to buy and 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 its
orgaui fation.
The principle Office and place of business
of the proposed CORPORATION will be in the
city of Americus said State and county, but
petitioners ask the privilege of carrying on
their business or establishing branch oftices
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 It's
members not inconsistent with its Cnarter
or of the laws of this State, and OF the United
States; to have and use common seal; to
receive donations OF money or other proper
ty, both real and personal: to borrow money,
or issue bonds and secure the same by deed
or mortgage upon its COrpor ate 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 rattOns
any or all of it's 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 1nCon-
sistent with the Constitution and laws of this
State; that they may have the power to ap-
point, elect or employ all OftCerS and agents
that may be deemed necessary for the carry
ont of the purposes of said corporation, and
to prescribe their duties and fix their COM
pensaIiOn, and to have all other powers
usually granted by law to corporations OF
like character. This End day Of Sept 1902
r. L. LEE
Attorney for petitioners.
GEORGIA-SUMTER COUNTY.
], Il. +. 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 charter OF
The Lumpkin Gin Company as appears OF
file in this Office. Witness my hand and Of
fetal signature, this 2ud day of Sept 1902
T. F. GATEWOOD,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court, s, Co. Ga.