The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-03-19
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA, TERRELL County,
the Superior court of said County:
The petition of Geo. q. Ford OF the
county of Fulton, said state, A. J. Car
YER, ]. r. Mercer, A. NJ. Raines, ?
L. Saville, S. r. Christie, W, r
Locke and W. A. McLain, of the conn.
ty of Terrell, said state, respectfully
shows:
1st. That they have ASSOCIATED
themselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation to be comps.
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, drugstore and to sell
cotton; to buy, store and sell cotton
seed; TO grind corn into grits or mesl;
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 b. +.
which petitioners desire TO be KNOW
is the DAWSON SQUARE BALE GIN
AND MILL COMP ANY"
3rd. 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 dvid
ed into shares of twenty-five dollan
each.
4th. The principal place Of buinea
of said corporation viii be in the city 4
of Dawson, county OF Terrell, and
state of Georgia, with privilege Of e.
ia bIishing 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 corporatiOH
may be empowered to increase its cap
ital stock. whenever 1t may see ft an!
sum not exceeding fifty Thousand dol.
lars; to sue and be sued: to have and
use a common seal; to contract and %
contracted with; TO make by-la@
binding on its members, not incOnsst
ent with the laws of this state and d
the United States; to hold. lease, bui
and sci! all property, real and person
al, as may be necessary in Legitimate
iy carrying into effect the purposes
it's organization, and for securng
debts due to the company; to borTOF
money, and Ia mortgage or Other
wise convey or pledge its properly
real or personal. and its franchise,
secure the payment of the money
borrowed, or any other debt contract
ed by it. But such mortgage, conYeF
ance or pledge must not be made Other
wise than by consent of the holders
the larger part in value of the caplSa
stock, expressed by vote at the meel
ing of the stockholders called for tns
purpose, notice of the time and plaG
of such meeting. and OF The pnrpu'
for which it is called, having Oesl
first given to each stockholder persO,
ally or thirty days previous to sM.
meeting, or by publication Tor Ws
successive weeks in a newspaper Pls
lished at the place of business OF "
corporation, and generally do all sl.
things as are necessary to the legl"
mate exercise of its purpose, ana W
ercise all rights and privileges lao
dent and belonging to a corporasav
under the laws of this state. III III
your petitioners will ever pray lD
March Bird, 1902.
YEoMANS & RAINEs'
Attorneys for Petitioners
Original filed in Office, this sra 10y
of March. 1902. w. S.sDOZIER,' ClsfA.
GEORGIA. TERRLL COUNTY.
Office Superior Court. .oi,,
I hereby certify that the loresSSs an
is a true copy of the application, M
in my Office for the charter u Nj
Dawson Square Bale Gin ana ~
Company. Witness nv of1iclal, ~
ture, this Bird day OF March, l9V5.
w. S. DoZIER, ClerA