Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-13
Application for Charter.
5EORGIA -sUMTER Cnrrru


10 the Superior Court of said co,,-.-
tlroE oI a W. smith J. E. GyIes s1o M Is
hareWs, all of said stat and IA I'D "a.
1espeCtIplly shows the following oV1IIyi
Isl Ihat Trey for themselves aes-....
49, essoIs ana assigns desire 10 he i Ses'
po1 dteQ ana made body polite nc I9I-
avs r, OF SAID State, under the corptrste me me
CoInns3Te Vi ne a. W, Smith FuruITr-s
@nd' That the term for which tnev 6s.t.-
- pc 1Ecer porated is for tyveT,1Z 49,, - ere
at the end of that time with the -,r5;-.I 81 dLC
renewal if Sc desired, Pi4 4I5 sc OF
-, Sid. Ihat the amount OF capital stool ~
~, C - ~ aeloH - 10 be the sum Of FiuT-
- -io ,-elt (s8OlUl ollars divided H.
5 p, al e O CIV eacR with the right and r~i5o
Iege OF said corporation TO inCreaSe - t-t.l-
I'll 80 Ck W en- 50 desire to TWENTY TSP "a -l--
and (s2Ut0W Dollars nous
4tn' That all Of said capital stock oe & nv,
L d ~ uy subscribed and actually Maid ~ ~.
ON, mat Inc PRINCIPAL Office and MAJ - Il
business 81 said corporation IS 10 r. ~ u
10y u ALnef9cQs, Ga said county. with ~
LIsAt ana privilege 10 establish and No.
tam branch once wherever deSira5- i an an
alton. 7''40 IoIpor-
9Th. That the object of said oasirsa 49,.
poIdIlon IS Tor pecuniary gain and prof- ~
It's shareholders. p --- -oL
7th That the principal business to be cav
LIeu on IS 10 ConduCt general furuirrrl
grocery glassware, cuI-glasS silverzys,L'
ana undertaking business: to buv ana ~
furniture, crockery. glassware. cUt-oIsSSt---
slIVsrWare OF every description and chsrzr
LeI, ana 10 carry on general undertaFfr1
BUSINESS 10 carry on, buy, sell ard deal IN
every article bought, sold and kent -
carried II general store Of said Ch5~a~+s~
ana description as aforesaid. TO bor~Nr-
money tdnd secure same by deed or me-.
gage; to buy. own and sell real esr7+z -
personal property of all kinds and Cnar7rra-
lnC1dent 10 their said busint IS and to er'C-.
all the rights, privileges and fmuu1j,isyy
necessary Tor carrying on the said business
OF the corporation; and to enjoy III rr0rartt,
real and personal or mixed that NAV IL ne
cessary or convenient for the purDaSa ~
carrying on or transaC'ing their said f-sj
ness as aforesaid according to law. To IN
point ofdcers ard agents for the manags.
ment and carrying on their said hrSi.
ness; to have and to use a common seal -
adopt whatever bylaws that are neCeSsar1
Tor the carrying on of their CORPORATION: n
sue and be sued, and to have and to enjoy All
rights, privileges and immunities as are nv
the laws Of this State conferred upon coy
porauons OF like character
Wherefore petitioners pray that tbey he
made body polite under the laws Of said
State with the name and privileges afore-
mentioned and that they may be entitled to
all the rights privileges and immupities
conferred by law upon similar corporatiors
and be subject to the liabilities as fixed nv
law This the 18th day of October 1902
W. A. DODSON.
Petitioners ATTORNEY.
certify that the foregoing is a true er
tract from the minutes of Sumter SuperfOr-
Court. h-~"
This the 18th day of October, 1902
T. F, GATEWOOD
Deputy Clerk of Superior Court, S. c.