Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-02
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
1EORGIA--sUMTHR COUNTY.

To the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of @ p. Hammond, A. Ry-
lander and i. T. Mathis, respectfully shows
The following facts;
That they, their associates and successors
des re to be incorporated and made body
corporate under the name and STYLE of th.
pine Belt Turpenttne Company for a term
of twenty years, with the usual privilege of
renewal
That the capital stock of said corporation
shall be ten thousand dollars, divided into
shares of the par value of one hundr ed dol
lars each, all OF which is subscribed and
ten pen cent of which has been paid in; and
they desire the right to increase the capi-
tai stock from time to time as they may
elect to any amount not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars, They desire that the
stockholders shall not be individually liable
for the debts OF said corporation, except to
the extent of their usual unpaid stock sub
sCrlption That their principal office and
place of business shall be at AmericuS Ca
but 1they desire the right to establish
branch ofhceS at any such place or places in
the United States of America or any foreign
country, as the convenience of tn ir bust
ness may demand.
That the object of forming this corpora
ton, and the business in which they propose
to engage, is to manufacture machinery and
apparatus for wood distilling plants; the
erection of mills and plants for the extraC-
lions of spirits of turpentine and other pro-
ducts from pine wood; oils from saSsafras
and other products from other woods, the
building and operating the Berthune wood
d1Stll1ng apparatus and process, the Doug
lass Pine Products mill, both for itself and
others, the sale of machinery, apparatus
and material for disttil1ing woods of all
kinds, the purchase and sale OF pine light
wood and other woods, the right to sell ter
rttOrfal rights in all patents which they
may own by grant or assignment, to ne
gottate for royalties for the erection of pine
or other wood diStilling MACHINERY appar-
atus, and equipment upon which they have
letters patents to operate wood diStillng
plants TOR the manufacture of spirits of tur-
pentine and oil, and other products from
wood They also desire that this proposed
corporation shall have power and authority
to conduct it's business in all it's branches
have one or N ore ofaces, and unlimited to
hold, purchase, mortgage and convey real
e tate and personal property in any state
territory or colony of the United States
and in any foreign country or place, To
BUY and sell merchar disc and to do gener-
al or special mercantile business at any
such place or places as the majority of the
Directors may elect.
".
They also desire to have and use a COM
mon seal, to sue and be sued to plead and
be impleaded to make and enfore such by
laws, rules and regulations as the majority
of the stockholders may think proper for
their guidance and control IN the manage
ment of the business Of said corporation,
and generally to do and perform any and ali
things incident to, connected with or neces-
sary TO the successful management aud
operation of the business of said CORPORA
ton, and petitioner will ever pray
LANE & MAYNARD,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Original, filed in office, April 29th, 1875.
Fl. E. ALLEN, G.. S. @.
l hereby certify that1he above is a true
and correct extract from the Minutes of
sumter Superior Court. This April goth,
1905. II, E. ALLEN, G.. S. g,