Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-14
Application for Charter
GEORGIA-SUMTER COUNTY

10 the superior court of said county. -,..
petlt1on OF j. H, Ferguson. F. :. Wa
ana T. b. Martin, OF LouisvIl p 7 e--er
~ D. adLPet OF sumter county, Ca. r,rl.~
That they desire for themselves. +b.4..
socrates successes and assigns, 10 be -
porated under the CCrpo ate udIne mi i..lr-
OF the "Richland Oil Comp nv. : '.lN stt le
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The term for which your petiti,,a,. 49,.
De Incorporated is twenty wears, wiz a. 80. 70
privilege Of renewal at the ey9irat tl-- --e
that time. "'-OL Or
The OBJECT of the, proposed corporation g.,
peCunlaTy gain and profit to us n ave F - -
ers Petitioners propose to carry on -r cCl
eraI business OF buying, selling or evCb So So
Ing OF cotton or CottO seed or auv Of ma TX
uu liz % edt4el 70 gin seed cotton tor tra
puDnC or otnerWl' e; to manufacture sci
barter or exchange any of the Drodnrtg ~
COTTON or cotton seed, suCn as COTTON - ~
oil, Crude or refined. cotton seed Tna,7~ Iu
CAKE cotton seed hulls, Hnters, etc in ~ ~
way that the said corporation NAV deem ~
slraoIei 10 90 all usual, zee Ssary and Tror1s~
acts Wnlcn pertain to, or are connected Win
the ginning OF cotton, or manutactnrfI7,r - -
cotton seed into any of their knOUy - "
ducts, or dealing in any of the articles nta-T.
ca; 20 convert Grade cotton seed oil nv -.
lining or manipulating into anv of its l-IJ,,-S,
products; 10 manipulate meal with ot0er IN
gradients and make feed stuffs. or comm
clal fertilizers, and dispose of same nv -
or oLheIwlse; 70 own or establish ware
houses wherever desired; to buy. fatten ss7l
or exchange cattle, and to do ali such +b+rC
as are necessary in or incident to the -
duct of such business; and to generally en-.
gage IN all Sucn empIOymentS and lines -
business where cotton or cotton eed or -
of the products of either are utilized yrbIii7.
or in part; also the leasing or owning If
tanks, cars, manufacturing barrels ar6
casks and all other commodities IN COnnec.
ton with said business, The PRINCIPAL hr.i
ness of said corporation is to be the man
taGture and sale OF cotton seed oil meal
hulls, and linters, and incident thereto H.
utilizing and sale of all products OF seed CO..
ton and cotton seed
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The capital stock OF said corporation is n
be Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5UOOO divided
into shares OF one hundred dollars AaCb
Petitioners ask, however, that the privilege.
be given of increasing said capital stock
from time to time hereafter to any sum nor
exceeding TWO Hundred Thousand Dollars,
provided that the holders of a maiOrily of
the stock in value shall assent thereto And
they further ask to be so Incorporated thar
no stakeholder shall be bound for any debt
or liability OF said corporation beyond the,
amount of his unpaid SUBSCRIPTION TO tbe
capital stock of said company.
That the whole amount of the capital stock
of Fifty Thousand Dollars has actually been
paid in.
Petitioners desire that said corporation
shall have the right to purchase, lease hold
own and control any real or personal proper
ty, or any interest in the same that may be
necessary and proper for the legitimate and
convenient transaction gifts business either
in said county or elsewhere wherever desir-
ed, and to dispose of any of its property or
effects, so acqu red or manufactured, by
deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, exchange
or otherwise. to borrow money, or issue
| bonds and secure the same by deed or mort.
gage upon its corporate property,
VII.
The principal office and p ace of business
of the proposed corporation will be in the
city of Americas. said state and county; but
they ask that said corporation shall have the
right to carry on its business or establish
branch offices and agencies wherever de-
sired.
Petitioners desire that said corporation
shall have the right to sue and besued,toh have
and use common Seal;to make bylaws bind
ing its own members and alter same at pleas
ure in any way not inconsistent with its
| charter, or the laws OF this State, OF OF the
United States; to appoint elect or employ
| all officers end agents, and make all con
| tracts that may be deemed necessary tor the
| carrying out OF the purposes OF the said cor
| poration and TO have all other powers
usually granted by law to corporations OF
| like character.
wherefore your petitioners pray to be
made body Corporate under the name and
| STYLE aforesaid, entitled to all the rlgnlsr
| privileges and immunities. subject 10 me
| Tia bilities fixed by law This 30th day OF
| August 1902, n 73s =; LEE,
| GEORGIA-Sumter County.
| &c. A. Chambliss, clerk of the Superior
! court of Sumter county, Ga, 40 heIeDy Gel
| tify that the above and foregoing is true
| and correct copy of the original petluon IO I
charter of the RiChland Oil Co. nleq 1,, n luy
| ONCE as clerk of the superior court. Wu4esss
| nv hand and official signature ana seal Oh
OliO0 c. A CHAMBLISS,
Clerk Superior Court