Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-14

To the Superior Court of SAID county;-The
petition of r d. Hearn j. A. Borum and c.
A. Johnson shows unto the court the follows
facts;
Paragraph.
That petitioners. for themselves, their as
soCiates successors and assigns desire to be
incorporated into body polite and corpor-
ate under the laws of the State of Georgia
for a Period OF twenty years with the privi-
lege. of renewal lat the expiration of that
time under the corporate name of 1.-THE
Standard Grocery Company"
Paragraph II.
The object of said corporation is pecuni-
airy gain and profit for its shareholders.
Paragraph III.
The Iartit ular business proposed to be
carried on by said corporation is the mercan-
tile business, with its principal office or place
Of business at Americas said state and coun-
ty, for the purpose of buying, selling and
vending all kinds of produce, provisions
staple and fancy groceries, cigars and to-
baCco, and staple and fancy dry goods, and
all other articles of merchandise usually
kept and dealt in by wholesale grocery and
drygoods house. And to act as jobbers or
Jobblng agents tor manufacturers in buying
and selling all commodities that are dealt in
or handed by wholesale grocery OF drygoods
houses
Paragraph ".
The amount of capital stock proposed to be
employed in said business is Five Thousand
(S5 U00) Dollars, all of which has alres DIV
been subscribed and paid in, ana petitioners
pray that said corporation may be permit
ted TO increase its capital stock to any sum
not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars at anytime majority of the stock
voted shall SO determine, by vote
regular oc called meeting of the
stock oiders of said corporation. The stock
holders OF said corporation shall be liable to
it's creditors for on,y their unpaid subscrip-
ton to the capital stock,
Para 81 aph V.
Petitioners pray that under the corporate
name af0re aid, they, their associates and
successors be create body polite and cor
porate, and have and enjoy all rights privi-
legeS, powers nd immutltieS as are granted
to corr orations OF d like character; with
power to Sue and be sued; plead and be i'm
pleaded; contract and he contracted with;
to have and use common seal, to lease hold
and own real estate, with power to sell
and dispose OF the same: to borrow and
lend money in the legitimate conduct OF
it's business; to buy and sell all kinds of pro
visions, staple and fancy groceries; staple
and fancy dry goods: agricultural and me-
chanical 1mple ments, tools ana hardware;
to establish branch houses at other points:
Stockin other corporations: to appoint Off
GERS and agents for the management of its
business: to manufacture and sell confeCtion
eries, crackers, CandyS, soda water, mineral
water, vinegar, etc, to adopt bylaws, rules
and regulations binding on its shareholders
for the government of its officers. agents
and shareholders, not in conflict with law:
and 10 do all other acts not tnconsiste
with law as are incident and usual to cOrpor-
ations of like character.
They pray that they may be incorporated for
a period of twenty years with the privilege
of rene a. at the expiration Of that time.
ALLEN FORT & SON,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in office June Bird, 1903:
c. A. CHAMBLTSS,
Clerk S. G,