The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-05-28
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA. Terrell County--To the Superior
Court Of said county: The petition of II. 4.
Cook. Cook IL Carter. j. L PARROT, J. G. Whaley,
James Whaley and f. S. Pinkston of the county
Of Terrell and state of Georgia, respectfully
shows:
l. That they have associated themselves 20
gether for the purpose OF forming corporation
to be composed of your petitioners and such 9TH
er persons as they may associate with them.
The object Of their association and the BUSH
ness they propose to carry on will be to gin, buy.
store and sell cotton to buy, store and sell cotton
seed. to grind corn grits or meal; TO buy. store
and sell corn, grits and meal and charge reason
able compensation therefor; to erect and operate
steam and other power for cotton gin and corn
mill for ginning cotton and grinding corn; TO
build or lease warehouses and to do general
warehouse business.
q The corporate name by which your petit
TONERS desire to be known is the Cook Ginning
X Milling Company.
g. The amount of capital to be employed by
them actually paid IN will be the sum of 5000,
said capital stock to be divided into shares Of
S25 90 each.
ton will be in the town Of Parrott county of
Terrell. state Of Georgia, with the privilege of
establishing branch plants and offices ut any
point in the state.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that they and
their associates and their successors may be
Incorporated for a term of twenty years with the
privilege 81 renewal NJ emu Ol JDab JHe, ana
that said corporation may be empowered TO
increase its capital stock whenever it may see tit
to any sum not to exceed $4,000 to sue and be
sued, 10 have and use common seal, to contract
and be contracted with, to make by laws binding
on its members not inconsistent with the laws Of
thus state and of the United States; to hold and
lease. to buy and sell all property, real and
personal, as may be necessary in leigtimately
carrying into effect the purpose OF its organiZa~
ton and for securing debts due the company, TO
borrow money and mortgage or otherwise convey
or pledge its property, real or personal and its
franchise to secure the payment OF the money 50
borrowed or any other debt contracted by it.
But such mortgage. conveyance or pledge must
not be made otherwise than by the consent of the
holders of the larger part in value of the capital
stock. expressed by vote at a meeting of the
stock holders called for that purpose, notice OF
the time and place of such meeting and the par
pose for which 1t is called having been first given
to each stakeholder personally or thirty days
previous to such meeting, or by publication for
four successive weeks in newspaper published
ut the place of business of the corporation or
nearest the place of the corporation, and gen.
orally do all such things are nece ssary to
legitmately exercise its purpose and exercise all
rights and privileges extended and belonging to
corporations under the laws of this state and
y0ur petitioners Will ever pray This May 18TH,
1902. NEOMANS Il RAINES,
Attorneys for petitioners.
GEORGIA, Terrell County: Office Clerk Su>
perior Court ! hereby certify that the foregoing
is true copy of the application filed in my
office for charter of Cook Ginning & Milling Co.
Witness my official signature. this May l3. 1902.
Original filed in Office May u, 1902.
W. s. DOZIER, Clerk.