The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-03-26
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA, TERRELL CoUNTY.-To
the Superior court of said County:
The petition of Geo. II. Ford OF the
county of Fulton, said state, A. J. Car.
YER, j. r. Mercer, A. M. Raines. R.
L. Saville, S. r. Christie, w. F,
Locke and W. A. McLain, of the coun.
ty of Terrell, said state, respectfully
shows:
1st. That they have associated
themselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation to be compos.
ed of your petitioners, and such other
persons as they may associate with
them. The object of their association,
and the business they propose to carry
on, will be TO gin, buy, store and to sell
cotton; to buy, store and sell cotton
seed; to grind corn into grits or meal:
to buy, store and sell corn, grits and
meal, and to charge reasonable com.
pensation therefor; to erect and oper.
ate steam and other power cotton gins
and corn mills for ginning cotton and
grinding corn; to build or lease ware.
houses.
End. That the corporate name BY
which petitioners desire to be known
is the "DAWSON SQUARE BALE GIN
AND MILL COMPANY"
Bird. The amount of capital to be
employed by them, actually paid in,
will be the sum of twelve thousand
dollars, said capital stock to be divid.
ed into shares of twenty-five dollars
each.
4th. The principal place of buiness
of said corporation viii be in the city
of Dawson, county of Terrell, and
state of Georgia, with privilege of es.
tablishing branch plants and Offices at
any point in the state of Georgia.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray
that they and their associates and sue
cessors may be incorporated fOr
the term of twenty years, with the
privilege of renewal at the end of that
time and that the said corporation
may be empowered to increase it's cap
ital stock. whenever 1t may see fit, any
sum not exceeding fifty thousand dol.
lars; to sue and be sued to have and
use a common seal; to contract and be
contracted with; TO make bylaws
binding on its members, not incOnsist
ent with the laws of this state and OF
the United States; to hold. lease, buy
and sell all property, real and person
al, as may be necessary in legitimate
~ carrying into effect the purposes OF
it's organization, and for securing
debts due to the company; to borrow
money, and ~ mortgage or other
wise convey or pledge its property,
real or personal. and its franchise, to
secure the payment of the money 50
borrowed, or any other debt contract
ed by it. But such mortgage. convey
ance or pledge must not be made Other.
wise than by consent of the holders Of
the larger part in value of the capital
stock, expressed by vote at the meet
ing of the stock holders called for thas
purpose, notice of the time and place
of such meeting, and of the purpose
for which il is called, having been
first given to each stakeholder person
ally or thirty days previous TO such
meeting, or by publication for four
successive weeks in a newspaper pup
lished at the place of business OF the
corporation, and generally do all such
things as are necessary TO the leglH'
mate exercise of its purpose, and to eE
ercise all rights and privileges lncl'
dent and belonging To a cOrporatOl
under the laws of this state. anu
your petitioners will ever pray. TINS
March Bird, 1902.
YEOMANS & RAINES.
ATTORNEYS for Petitioners
Original filed in office. this Bird DAY
of March, 1902. w. S. ;DoZIER, CLERK;
GEORGIA, TERRLL COUNTY. CLERKS
Office Superior Court.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true copy of the application hlsa
in my Office for the charter OF tn
Dawson Square Bale Gin and NH
Company. Witness nv official slgnS
ture, this Bird day of March, 1902.
w. S. DOZIER, Clerk
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