Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-18
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
STATE OF GEORGIA,


Sumter County.
tn The Superior Court of said County:
The petition of w. J. Carter of Sum-
ter county. Samuel l. Carter of Ste
wart county, and Samuel A Carter OF
Fulton County, Georgia, respectfully
shows:
i Petitioners desire for themselves,
their associates and successors to be
incorporated under the name and
style of THE CARTER COMPANY.
2. The object of the proposed cor
poration is pecuniary gain and profits
to its stockholders. The particular
business to be engaged in by said cor
poration is a general wholesale and
retail merchandise business, either or
both, including the buying and selling
of drygoods, boots, shoes, hats, caps,
clothing, hardware, furniture, notions,
CONNECTIONS, beverages, books, station
cry, staple and fancy grocer
les, meats, provisions, fruits,
vegetables, cotton, corn, and
other farm and garden products,
together with such other commodities
as are usually dealt in in a general
merchandise business. The power is
desired for said corporation to purch
and otherwise handle, control and dis
pose of real estate and any and all
other kinds of property, and to do any
and ali things necessary for the sue
cessful operation of said business. The
power is desired to lend money and
to take such forms of security for the
same as may be deemed advisable.
The power is also desired to borrow
mo to Il,
evidences of Indebtedness, and to Sc
cure the same by mortgage, security
deed or other form of security on any
or all the assets of the corporation.
3. The capital stock of said corpor-
alton is to be five thousand dollars,
divided into shares of the par value of
one hundred dollars each The privil-
eye OF increasing the capital stock to
any amount not exceeding twenty-five
thousand dollars upon a majority vote
OF the stockholders of said corporation
at any time is prayed. Petitioners de-
sire the right to have subscriptions to
capital stock paid in money or prop
erty taken at a fair valuation.
f. The principal Office and principal
place of business of said corporation
will be at Leslie, Sumter County,
| Georgia, but petitioners desire for
said corporation the privilege of es-
| tablishing branch office and places of
business and of conducting the bust
ness of said corporation at such other
| place or places as may be deemed de-
| sirable
| 5. Petitioners pray to be incorporat-
ed for the full term of twenty years,
| with the privilege of renewal of the
charter of said corporation at or be-
| fore the expiration of said time, as
now provided by law.
6. Petitioners pray for said corpora
ton any and all the powers and privil-
eyes set forth in section 1852 of the
Code of Georgia of 1895.
Z. Petitioner pray that an order be
| passed by this Honorable Court grant
ing the prayers of this petition, which
is made under and to be governed by
the provisions of section 1850 of the
Code of Georgia of 1895.
And petitioner will ever pray, etc.
LEE M. JORDAN,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in office this 18th day of Sep
TENDER. 1909. S. R. HEYS,
Dept. Clerk
STATE OF GEORGIA,
County Of Sumter. \,
|, S. r Heys Deputy Clerk of~the
Superior Court of said County. do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
petition for charter of The Carter
Company, as the same appears of file
in this office
Witness my official signature and
the seal of sair court this 18th day of
September, 1909.
S. R. HEYS, Deputy
Clerk Superior Court Sumter
County, Georgia.