Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-05
Application for Charter.

GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTY
To the Superior Court of said county; me IN
petftion of A. w. Smith ]. E. Gyles ana Ed
Y Andrews, all of said State and county
respectfully shows the following: 1880
LIST That they for themselves, associates
successors and assigns desire to be lnCQI
porated and made body polite uuaeL o Ine
laws of said State, under the corpOTdte 4 !i,e
and style OF '"The A. W. Sulltu VI i4t'N-0
End. That the term for which they desire
to be INCORPORATED is for twenty years due
at the end of that time with the pTlYIIes0 70
3rd. That the amount of capital sto (,Au ~
said corporation is to be the sum OF E!!stHS
Thousand $4,000 Dollars, dlylde9 ,, lHto
shares OF 800 each with the rlgnt dnu ptan
lege of said corporation to increase Us SSLi
tai stock when so desired to Twenty InO1'-
and (S20,00O Dollars. .,- 20 &c mo
4th That all of said capital stock OF s3'Vo'
has already subscribed ana aCtudiIy EeIT OF
5th That the principal ONCE ana pa ~ ~ :.
business of said corporation Is 10 NC IN ~ he
city of Americas, Ga, SAID county, ~ IAN.
right and privilege to estapIlsl d uu md
tain a branch office wherever desired a.
deemed 10 the best interest of said c0IpOi
9Th 6th. That the object of said desired COZ far
poration is for pecuniary gain anu Pr
It's shareholders. -. he rar-
ried on is to conduct general III l -
croCkery, glassware, cul-glaSs, sAaStd sell
and undertaking business 10 Duy a. lass.
furniture, crockery, glassware, Cu ItE-se9r-
silverware of every description anu King
ter and to carry on a general unuei 5aI in
business; to carry on, BUY, sen d4 ~ and
every article bought, soid anu anu hfC5IrsaCter
carried in a general store OF sald SAd 1-r9w
and description as aforesaid ~ OTI11ort-
money sand secure same by deco OF ~ ma
gage; to buy. own and sell real estatrC Ger ter
personal property of all kinds anu IA iov
incident 10 their said business, anC 70 mes
ali the rights, privileges ana lInii uti-tsss
necessar nv FOR carving on the said 0usILC9g
of the corporation; and to enjoy az - Igs ne
real and personal or mixed tnat uGt nose of
cessarv or convenient for the puIp 9f,si-
carving on or tranSaCtng their oa4GT NJ an
ness as aforesaid according to law aO,gaa-
point of1cers and agents Tor the ~ ~ +bnSi-
ment and carrying on their sdIu to
ness: to have and to use common 49, ooa'sssarv
adopt whatever bylaws tndI dr. orretion: to
for The carrying on OF their corpoI aaL 'fG1 all
she and be sued, and to have ana 10 en5 ~ ~ bv
rights, privileges and tmmunlues az a. rof-
the laws of this State conferred upoA
DOratious of like character. 49,. .bsv be
Wherefore petitioners pray tndL ~ aid
made a body polite under the iaM9 fore
state with the name and privileges I'D 10
mentioned, and that they may pc Elm lies
All the rights, privileges and I'M lions
con ferred bv law upon similar corpoL 80 III
and be subject tosthe liabilities as
law This the 18th day of october, igsyG5>
law AHi' VIZ w, A. DODSON'
Petitioners Att0rne5
certify that the foregoing is a ILLrass~ior
tyacf from the minutes Of Sumter sup
This the 18th day of october, 1897 vooD
Denrtv Clerk of Superior Court, . -