Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-05-14
Application for Charter.
GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTY.

GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTY.
To the Superior Court of SAID county THE
petition of 6 w, Glover, Carr S. Glover, w.
D. MOreland and T. s. Martin would show
unto the court the following facts;
Paragraph L
That petitioners, for themselves, their as
soCiates, successors and assiS rs des ire to be
inCOl porated into body polite and cOrpor-
ate under the laws of the StaIe of Georgia
for Period of tWeni years with the priv
lege of renewal lat he expiration OF that
time, under the corporate name of GLOVER
Grocery Company,
Paragraph II.
The object of said corpora ton is pecuni-
airy gain and profit or It's shareholders.
Paragraph III,
The particular business proposed to be
carried on by said corporation is mercan-
tile business, with It's pr 1Clpal ONCE or place
of business at Americas, Sumter county, c
for the purpose of buylr 3, selling and vend-
ing all kindS of produce, provisions, staple
and fancy grOCe les, staple dry goods to-
baCCOs and all Otner ar -icleS of merchandise
usually kept and dealt in by wholesale gro
Gerry house. Aud to act as jobbers, or Job
bling agents Tor manufacturers in buying
and selling all commodities that are dealt in
or handled by wholesale grocery houses.
Paragraph "
The amount of capital stock proposed to be
employed in said business is FIFTY thousand
$50 00) Dollars, all OF which has already
been subscribed and paid in, AMI petitioners
pray that said corporation may be permIt Il
ted 20 increase its capital stock 10 a sun not
exceeding two hundred and fifty (nOUs and
t250,000) dollars at ady time majority of
the stock voted shall so determine, by vote
at either regular or called meeting Of the
stockholders Of said CORPORATION; the stock
holders of said corporation shall be liable TO
its creditors for only their unpaid subscrip
ton to the capital S .OCk,
Paragraph v
PetitiOnersspray that under the corr crate
name Aforesaid, they, their associates and
successors be created body polite and cor
pOrate, and have and enjoy All rights priv q
legeS, powers and 1mmU "4tleS as are granted
to corporations of like Character: with
power to sue and be sued: plead and be i'm
pleaded; contract and be contracted with;
10 lie ase, hold and own real estate with pow
er to sell and dispose OF the same: to borrow
and lend money in the legitim lie conduct OF
its business, to buy and sell all kinds pro
Visions staple and fancy groceries,; staple
dry goods: agricultural and mechanical i'm.
plemen'S, tools ana hardware; to establish
in other corporations: to appoint officers
and agents for the manageme at OF its bust
ness: to manufacture and sell COnfeCtion-
cries, crackers, candy soda water, mineral
have and use a common seal: to adopt by
laws, rules and regulations biuding on its
SharehO' derS for tine government OF its Off
GERS agents and stockholders, not in conflict
sistent with law as are incident and usual to
corporations of like character.
They pray that they be Incorporated into a
body polite and corporate for a term of
twenty years, with the privilege of renewal
j. H. LUMPKIN,
Attorney for Petit Oners,
Filed in office May 18th, 1908:
c. A, CHAMBLdSS,
Clerk S. G,