The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-28
Notice of Intention to Apply
for a Charter.

After thirty days notice by pub
llcation, pursuant to the act of the
General Assembly approved Deem
Der Is, 1898, the undersigned petit
TONERS will file in the office of the
Secretary of State petition for in
corporation, of which the following
is copy:
Petition to Incorporate Insurance
Company.
Georgia, Terrell County.-To the
Honorable Philip Cook, Secretary of
State: The petition of John M. Bell,
Lee G. HOyl, S. A. Loyless, Geo. M.
Roberts and J. R. Mercer, all of the
county of Terrell, respectfully shows:
l. Petitioners desire that they,
their associates, successors and as
signs be made body corporate I'M
der the laws of the state of Georgia
for a period of fifty years, with the
right of renewal at the expiration of
said period.
2. That they desire that the
name of said company shall be the
GEORGIA STATE FIRE ASSOCIA-
TION.
3. That the object and aim of
said association is to engage in and
carry on the business of a mutual
cooperative fire insurance company,
also to insure property against loss
or damage from storm and tornado,
either one or both, under the laws
OF this State, and such bylaws as
they may enact not in conflict with
the constitution and laws of this
State or of the United States.
4. That the plan of operation of
the association being purely mutual
or cooperative, upon the plan of
mutual assessments upon all of it's
policy holders, it will have no CAPT.
tai stock.
5. That they in good faith intend
to go forward as soon as Incorporate
ed and organize said association,
with it's principal office in the city
of Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia,
with branch offices and agencies at
such other places in this and other
states as they may deem to the in
terest Of the association.
6. Petitioners request to be incOr-
porated under the laws of this State.
Z. Petitioners show that they
have given thirty days notice of their
intention to apply for a charter of
incorporation by the publication of
this petition once a week for four
weeks in The Dawson News, the
newspaper publishing the legal ad-
vertisements of Terrell county, the
county in which the principal office
of said association is to be located,
as will appear from the files of said
paper herewith submitted.
Wherefore your petitioners file
this their petition as provided by
law, and pray that they, their asso-
ciates, successors and assigns be in
cOrpOrated with the corporate name
of the GEORGIA STATE FIRE AS
ISOLATION with the authority and
right to have and use a common
seal, to sue and be sued, contract
and be contracted with, to purchase.
own and sell and accept donations
of real estate and such other property
as they may find necessary or proper
in the conducting of their business,
and to do any and all other acts
necessary and proper in the manage
ment of their business
They further pray that they may
be given the right to make such
rules, regulations and bylaws to
govern in the management of the
business of the association as they
may deem proper not in confict
with the constitution and laws of
this State or of the United States.
And your petitioners will ever pray
JOHN M. BELL,
| LEE G. HOYL.
S. A. LOYLESS,
GEO. NJ. ROBERTS,
j. r. MERCER,
| ADril 18th. 1909 Petitioners