Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-25
Application for Charter.
STATE OF GEoRGIA-sUurrR Con-. w.


e 10 me s4ppeIIoreourt of said COUNTY. mr.
rs titlQn q E. ID. Ferguson { f LoufSvi me
d. ,. Harper, Of sumter cOunfv. g. Il. NJ,
T. carter and John t. Patters, n of e., c 4l4 w.
county, "a. respectfully shows III
mat they desire for themselves. tret---
oIates Sec ssors and assigns to be- - as
PQLaled under the name and sfv ---5r-
II APkIN GL> COMPANY,, % HE
The term for which our petfttoravs.
De Incorporated is Wtnty years viz 10
privilege OF renewal at ne eXpi atiOr5E..--e5
time. ''''O- VI mat
The CAPITAL stock of said Corporate ...-
DC se en- thous and five hundred drr[,o
lS1,5g0) diviCel into shares ri 90 w 't@Is
dred dollars each Petition. IN
ever, 5sk the privilege of increasing - .JEI
Cdpllai STOCK from me to time herearrsr,o
any sum, 10 exceeding one hundred mons,
and dollars, provided the HOLDERS 81 a -J J-s
Jorlty Of the stock in value shan 80.
thereto, Petitioners ask to be so irrr~r1S,51
tea tnat no stock holder shalt be bCurd "a
duy lIdDlIlty OF the corporation to arv pv
tent greater than his unpaid subscriprgdn n
the capitalstCCk. ~
That the whole amount of said r. ia,
stock of seven thousand five hundred 80 "a
has already been actually paid in.
Es Es V,
The object of the proposed Corporations
peCuntary profit and gain to its stock hOIders
Petitioners propose to carry on general
ginning ana warehouse business: T0 da5i
IN cotton or cotton seed, or any other pro,
ducts OF either, ny buying and selling or
manufacturing either IN any way maj he
said corporation may deem desirable. tn
maintain own and operate warehouses ar
cotton gins in said county, or in arv other
nf sc tat cot
deem to its best interest, and exercise usual
powers and to do all usual reCessarv and
proper acts which pertain 10, may be con-
nected with the business OF E. ing or ware.
houslng or dealing in any tue articles
named; to buy ana sell, or obtain Uv ease
or otherwise, not inconsistent with tie avs
OF this State, such cal or personal property
as may be necessary or advisable in rle
conduct of its business, or the purpose rs
organi alton.
The principle office and place OF business
of the proposed CORPORATION viii be in the
city OF Americas, said State and comfy, but
petitioners ask the privilege of carrying on
their business or establishing branch or1CCs
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 copper
ate name they may have the power to sue
and be sued; to make bylaws binding on ifs
mem bel 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 corpoT ale property to
but or sell real estate or personal property
either in said county or elsewhere that said
corpora ton may deem to its best interest
or to obtain coutrol 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; tOlease
out to any person or persons, or corporations
any or allof its property OF whatever knd;to
conduct gG- eI al business OF ginning cotton
TOR the public: TO maintain aud operate
public warehouses; make contracts with
operatives, and contracts Tor erection OF
buildings, and all other and further con-
tracts that may be necessary ana not lnCOn-
sistent with the Constitution and laws OF this
State; that they may have the power TO ap-
point, elect or employ all OnCerS and agents
that may be deemed necessary tor the carry
out of the purposes OF said corporation, ana
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, lg92,
r. E. LEE,
Attorney for Petitioners,
GEORGIA-SUMTER COUNTY.
ITF. Gatewood, deputy clerk of the 81
perior court of Sumter county, Ga, neFeOy
certify that the above is true and CoTTeCt
cory of the original petition fer cnarter OF
The Lumpkin Gin Company as appears u
file in tins office. Witness my hand ana Oh
fetal signature, this 2nd day OF sem 5g2-'
nap,,rv Clerl- Curer1OY- COurt. s. Co. ga.