Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-11
Application for Charter.

GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTY
To the Superior Court of said county T1 i
petition of A. W. Smith j. E. Gyles anu Ll'
Y. Andrews, all of said State ana Coun'!i
respectfully shows the following: .....s
list That they for themselves, associate
successors and assigns desire to De lhCQL,
porated and made body .polltlC uuueL I'm, me
laws of said State. under the corpoTate Iams
and style of "The A. W, Smith Furnl'uI'
Company" .-,..,h +nev desire
to be incorporated is for twenty yeas az Of
at the end of that time with the prlYIles00'
renewal if so desired. ,.., ,.ocy of
3rd. That the amount OF capltdl TiUht
said corporation is to be the sum OF E iSto
Thousand (S8,OC0) Dollars, diylde9 III LTD
shares of 800 each with the right ana PM I'M
Iepe of said corporation to increase l5S , IaR.
tai stock when so desired to twenty
and (S20C00) Dollars, .,a.,o1- of@0O
4th. That all of said capltaI stoTA LID 70 in,
has already subscribed and actualIy pI aIr of
eth. That the principal ONCE ana pa he
business of said corporatlon u ~ W Ui ~ fhe
city of Americas, Ca, said couHly' nG man.
right and privilege to estaDlls1 aHu and
rain branch Office wherever desiI e gd,. nor
deemed to the best interest OF saIu OO-P'
alton. aoid desired cor
9th. That the oDJSCt % so = nd T7roft for
poration is for pecunlaIy gain oDN
its shareholders. ,,-...,.e N he car.
7th. That the principal business 10 Vi TT
RED on is to conduct general iql 1n- L1--e
crockery, glassware, cut-gtdSS, 81 md sell
and underta king business; 70 uuy -t%1tt-olass.
furniture, crockery. glassWdI g ca Icbarac-
siIverWare of every DESCRIPTION dn4 oTTtaEiDg
ter and to carry on geneI al unu 1d deal in
business; to carry on BUY SCI! sea a. tent and
every article bought, sold anu lhfI55r.acter
carried in a general store OF sSlu NJ borrow
and description as atoresdIq. W. mort
money sand secure same by ueeu % and
gage; to buy. own and sell redI 81 ~ fratracter
personal property OF an htnuS and TO enjoy
ali the rights, privileges ana ~ BUSINESS
necessary for carrying on the san ~ rronerty,
Of the coTnoration; and to ENJOY al - gbI s ne.
reai and personal or mixed tndL IL I.a,J-nose OF
cessarv or convenient Tor inc PutiS busi-
Carving on or transaCflng Lueit To ap-
ness as aforesaid according 10 law ,anage-
Ilcir7+ of1Cers and agents for the ~ bnsi-
ppent and carving on their saie to
ness: to have and to use Coln!nOT necessary
adont whatever bylaws that dIC nLstion: to
Foy fhe carving on of their COZ 20 iOy all
she and he sued, and TO nave any Iu ~ az are by
rights. privileges and INN qIll,ad mon cor
the laws of this State conIeIi
norattons of like character. that they be
Wherefore petitioners pray I ITrs Of said
made body polite under ING 5,-iiGHeges afOre-
SITE with fine name and pI1NIaO ssn+ltled 10
mentioned, and that they may Oy J1Tnmupities
ali the rights privileges anu ,dI,yn0rations
Conferred by law upon siiI IiitSas as fixed Oy
and be subject to the IIdp 6Hicctober 1862.
law. This the 18th day OF w ~ a DODSON,
petitioners Attorne!'
-..,eu +,o+ the foregoing is a lIrT1ssri5r
CeLIlLJ t - minutes Of Sumter Guy
o9 Tbis the 18th day of october T 7s WOOD,
C,,o~,. If Snperior Court -