The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-09
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY-'To the 81.
perior Court of said County: The petition Of
NJ. Harris, II. p Hass, J. H. Rim, D. P. Nolan
Henry Rauch, l.. d. Gay, S. w, Hass, j. NJ. Me.
Tendon, j. H. McLendon, Claude McLenda
John Mcclure, w. l.. Mathews, NJ. d. Laing,
f. Moring, j.. T. King, j, p. Hannah, Mrs
J. McLain, j. II. Kelley. H. f. Melton and D. J.
Dennis, all of said state and county. respectfully
shows:
1st. That they desire for themselves, their as
sociates, successors and assigns 70 become in.
corporated under the name and style Of THE
Herod Gin and Mill Company.
2nd. The object of their ASSOCIATION and the
business they propose 10 carry on will be to gin
cotton; TO buy store and sell cotton seed to grind
corn into grits or NEAL to buy, store and sell
meal, and to charge reasonable compensation
therefor; to erect and operate steam and Other
power cotton Ugins and corn mills for ginning
cotton and grinding corn.
Bird The amount of capital 70 be employed BY
them actually paid in will be the sum Of five
thousand dollars. said capital stock to be divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each,
4th. The place of business Of the proposed
corporation will be in the town Of HeFod, county
of Terrell anaestate of Georgia.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that they and
their associates and successors may be incoFpG
ated for IL term of twenty years with the priv
lege of renewal at the end OF that time, and that
the said corporation may be empowered to ID
crease its capital stock whenever it may see BIT
to any sum not exceeding tU enty-fve Thousand
dollars: to sue aud be sue /: to have and use
common seal: to contract and be contractedwth
to make bylaws binding on its members not 10
consistent with the laws of this state and the
United States; to- hold, lease, buy and sell all
property real and personal, rs may be necessary
in legitimately carrying into effect the purpose
of its organization. and for securing deOs
due the company: to borrow money, to mortgage
or otherwise convey or pledge its property real
and personal and its franchise to secure the pay
ment of money so borrowed, or any other deO'
contracted by it. Bat such mortgage cohVe!dD'
or pledge must not be made otherwise than
the consent of the holders Of the larger part III
value OF the capital stock, expressed by d 'oe "
the stockholders at IL meeting called lor Ihe p0''
pose notice of the time and place OF shch me''
ing and of the purpose for which il Is called nav
ing first been given to each stockholder pefSOHr'
ly for thirty days previous to such meeting OF"
publication for four successive weeks in news,
paper published nearest the place OF business Vi
the corporation: and generally do all sucn 'DHs'
as are necessary tothe legitimate exercise 81 ~
purpose, and exercise all the rights and pr'lleS''
incident and belonging to corporation uH1'
the laws of this state. And your petitioners VIZ
ever pray. This June 2Sth 1902.
YEOMANS & RAlNES
Attorneys for Petitioners
Original filed in office June 2Sth, 1907
w. S. DOZIER Clerk
GEORGIA, TERRELL CoUNTY--ClerE om''
Superior Court. hereby certify that inc I',s
going is true copy of the application p H, COM
office FOR charter Of the Herod Gin ana is Sslb
pany. Witness my official signature 'n''
day OF Juue, 1902. ,o,rrp CLERK.