The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-04-11
Admission 20 and IS Cents
Petition for Charter.

To the Superior Court of Said County: The
petition OF j. Il. Davis, W. A. Davidson, J, A.
Horsley, w. H. Davis b. M Davidson and NJ. c..
Edwards. all of said state and county, respect
: fully shows:
That they desire for themselves their asso-
ciateS, successors and assigns to become incor.
porated under the name and style of Southern
Timber Company.
2 The period for which petitioners ask to be
incorporated is for twenty years with the privi-
lege OF renewal at the end of that time
The capital stock of said corporation is to be
fifty thousand dollars to be divided into shares
of the par value OF one hundred dollars each
petitioners ask the privilege of increasing same
to the sum Of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, from time to time, as the stockholders
NAV see fit without further order OF the court
More than ten per cent of SAID capital stock of
fifty thousand dollars has been paid in: all of said
stock is subject to the call of said corporation
Each stakeholder shall be liable only for the
amount Of stock owned.
The object of the proposed CORPORATION is Pc
cunlary gain and profit to its stockholders. Petit
TONERS propose to carry a saw mill and Ium-
Der manufacturing plant or plants turpentine
ana naval stores plants, to own and operate saw
mills, own and operate turpenine stills sell all Of
these products to the Wholesale or retail trade sell
same to the domestic trade or to ship same to for
elgn markets, and manufacture all such products
from timber Of any kind character as NAV be Tor
the best interest OF the company including Shin
gles. lathes and such articles of like character as
may prove profitable, Also to do such acts and
nave such powers as are appurtenant and belong
ing to said line Of business and which may per-
tain to or be connected with the timber business
IN any capacity To buy and sell real estate on
commission or otherwise buy and sell timber
properties mills, stills, etc
.. The home office and place Of business of said
corporation IS to be Dawson Georgia, but petit
TONERS desire to operate mills, stills and other
plants OF like character in Georgia. Florida and
such other states as petitioners in their discretion
may see nj to do; they desire the power to own
such properties and real estate in any state that
they may desire, to be to the interest Of said cor
poratlon, and to do all other acts set out in said
petition any where in the United States that may
prove to their best interest
3. Petitioners desire to lay, own and operate
Tram roads and to establish branch offices at any
point they may desire, but said offices not to be
the residence Of said corporation
wherefore petitioners pray that they may be a
Oody corporate under the name and style afore-
SAID entitled to the rights, privileges and immuni-
ties hXed by law. April End 1905
NJ. g. EDWARDS Petitioners ATTY
GEORGIA-Terren County. Clerks Office,
terrell Superior court hereby certify that the
foregoing Is a true copy of the application fled
IN my office for charter of Southern Timber Com
pany. Witness my hand and official signature,
this second day Of April 1905
w. S. DOZIER, Clerk.