Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-12
Application for Charter.
GEoRGIA-SUMTER COUNTY.

70 the Superior court Of said county: The
petition of E. H, Ferguson, G, Waggener
and L B. Marun, or LOuisvIl e, Ky, anG
M S. Harper, of Sumter county, Ga, respect
fully shOweth:
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That they desire for themselves, their as
sociateS. successors and assigns, TO be llcor-
pJFated -underth Corporate name and style
OF the "Rtchland Oil Comp my"
II.
The term for which YOUR Petit ners asktO.
be incorporated is twenty years, with the
privilege OF renewal at the expiration Of
that time.
The O! ieCt of the proposed corporation is
peCuniarg gain and profit to its share hold
trS Petitioners propose TO carry on a gen
eral business of buying, selling or exchanE
ing of cotton or cottO seed, or any of the pro.
ducts of either; to gin seed cotton tor the
public or Otherwi. e; to manufacture, sell,
barter or exchange any of the products OF
cotton or cotton seed, suCn as cotton seed
oil, crude or refined, cotton seed meal or
cake, cotton seed hulls, nnters, etc, in any
way that the said corporation may deem de-
s1rable; to do all usual, nee essary and proper
acts which pertain to, or are connected with
the ginning OF cotton, or manufacturing of
cotton seed into any of their known pro
ducts, or dealing in any Of the articles nam
ed; 20 convert Grade cotton seed Oil by re-
fining or manipulating into any of its Known
products; to manipulate meal with other in
gradients and make feed stuffs, or CONNER.
Cial fertilizers, and dispose of same by sale
or otherwise; to own or establish ware
houses wherever desired; to buy, fatten, sell
or exchange cattle, and to do ali such things
as are necessary in or incident to the con-
duct of such business; and TO generally en-
gage in all such employments and lines OF
business where COtton or cotton eeQ or any
of the products of either are utilized wholly
or in part; also the leasing or owning OF
tanks, cars, manufacturing barrels and
casks and all other commodities In COnnec-
ton with said business, The principal bust
ness of said corporation is to be the manu-
faCture and sale of cotton seed oil, meal,
huls, and linters, and incident thereto, the
utilizing and sale of all products OF seed cot
ton and cotton seed
"
The capital stock of said corporation is to
be Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5G,000) divided
into shares OF one hundred dollars zach.
Petitioners ask, however, that the privilege
be given of increasing said capital stock
from time to time hereafter to any sum not
exceeding Two Hundred Thousand Dollars,
provided that the holders of a majority of
the stock in value shall assent thereto. And
they further ask to be so incorporated that
no stakeholder shall be bound for any debt
or liability of said corporation beyond the
amount of his unpaid subscription TO the
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 PROF for the legitimate and
convenient TRANSACTION it's busine IS either
In said county or elsewhere wherever deslr-
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 otherwiSel to borrow money, or issue
bonds and secure the same by deed or mort
gage upon its corporate pI opertY,
VII.
ba win 7l'o of h1c
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, to 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, or of the
United States; to appoint elect or employ
all officers end agents. and make all con-
tracts that may be deemed necessary for 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 ana
style aforesaid, entitled to all the rights,
privileges and immun1ues, subject TO the
lis bilities fixed by law. This 3Oth day OF
August 1902. r; E: LEE,
Attorney for Petitioners,
ISGEORGIA-Sumter County.
TIC. A. Chambliss, clerk of the Superior
| tify that the above and foregoing is true
| and correct copy of the original petition for
charter of the Richland Oil Co. filed in my
| office as clerk of the Superior court Witness
my hand and official signature and seal of
office This Both day of August, 1902.
G. A CHAMBLISS,
Clerk Superior Court.