Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-02
Eldridge Drug Stores.
Application for Charter.
GEORGIA--SUMTER COUNTY.

To the Superior Court of SAID county;-The
petition OF q W. Gloyer, carr ,. glover, W.
unto the court the following facts;
Paragraph l.
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
TOR Period of twenty years with the priv
lege of renewal tat the expiration of that
time, under the corporate name of Glover
Grocery Company
Paragraph II.
The object of said corporation is pecuni
airy gain and profit for its shareholders.l
paragraph III,
1.-The particular business proposed to be
carried on by said corporation is a mercan-
tile business, with its principal Office or pace
Of business at Americas, Sumter county, Ga
Tor the purpose OF buying, selling and Vend-
ing all kinds OF produce, provisions, staple
and fancy groceries, staple dry goods, to-
baCCOs and all other articles of merchandise
usually kept and dealt in by wholesale gro
Gerry house. And to act as jobberS, or Job
bling agents for 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
ESQ., 00) Dollars, all of which has already
been subscribed and paid in, ana petitioners
pray that said corporation may be permit
ted 70 increase its capital stock to sum not
exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand
t25O00O) dollars at any time majority of
the stock voted shall so determine, by Vo e
at either a regular or called meeting of the
stockholders of said corporation; the stock
holders of said corporation shall be liable to
its creditors for OnIy their unpaid subSCrip-
ton to the capital stock,
Paragraph V.
Petitioners.pray that under the corporate
name aforesaid, they, their associates and
successors be created a body polite and cor
pOrate, and have and enjoy all rights privi-
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 legitimate conduct OF
visions, staple and fancy groceries; staple
dry goods: agricultural ana mechanical i'm
plements tools ana hardware; to establish
branch houses at other points to own stock
in other corporations to appoint officers
and agents for the management OF its bust
ness: to manufacture and sell COnfectiOn-
cries, crackers candy soda water, mineral
water vinegar, etc, IT desired so to do to
have and use a common seal: to adopt by
laws, rules and. regulations binding on its
GERS agents and stockholders, not in conflict
with law and to do all other acts not inCOn-
sistent with law rs 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
at the expiration of that time.
J. Fl. LUMPKIN
Attorney for Petitioners
Filed in Office May 18th, 1903:
c. A, CHAMBLISS,
Clerk S. @,