Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-06
PETTTN0N FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA-Sumter County:

GEORGIA-Sumter County:
To the Superior Court of Said County
The petition of B. c. Hodges, George
A. Mcneil and E. L. Bell, all of said
State and County, respectfully shows:
/. That they desire for themselves
and their associates, successors and
assigns, to be incorporated and be
made a body polite, under the name
and style of HODGES LUMBER COM
PANY."
?. The term for which your petition
ers ask to be incorporated is (2O
twenty years, with the privilege of re-
newal at the expiration of that time.
8. The capital stock of the corpora
ton is to be ($3O,OOO.OO) Thirty Thous-
and Dollars, divided into shares Of
800 each, with the right and privilege
of increasing its capital stock e
$50, 100000 Fifty Thousand Dollars.
4. The whole amount of said capita
stock of Thirty Thousand Dollars has
been subscribed and actually paid in
and is to be employed in carrying ~
said business
). The object of the proposed cor
poration is pecuniary profit and gai1
for its shareholders.
6. The principal business to be car,
ried on by said Hodges Lumber Com
pany is the lumber, saw-mill and tur.
pentine and naval stores business, tn
buying, selling and manufacture Of
lumber of all kinds, operation of saw
mills and machinery of all kinds per
tanning to the saw-mill business; tbs
buying, selling and manufacturer Of
turpentine, rosin and naval stores, the
operation of turpentine stills and ma
chinery of all kinds pertaining to thu
turpentine business; the buying, sell
ing and operating of machinery of al
kinds pertaining to its business, in
Guiding tramways, boats, engines, etc.
the buying, selling, renting and leasing
timber, timber lands and real estate o.
all kinds pertaining to its business
the buying and selling of merchandise
of all kinds and the operating of ;
commissary in Connection with I'll
business.
Z. Petitioners pray that they may
be incorporated and in said corporate
name may have the right to sue and b:
sued to have and use a corporate seal;
to make bylaws binding upon Its
members, not inconsistent with the
laws of this State and of the United
States; to have perpetual succession;
to have the right and power to pur-
chase, hold and sell real and persona
property, stocks and bonds, notes and
chooses in action; to subscribe to and
own stock in other corporations; &c
borrow money; to issue bonds and Sc
cure the same by deed or mortgage
conveying any or all of its property foI
that purpose; and to have. use and ell
Joy all property, real and personal OF
mixed that may be convenient OF nee
essary to the transaction of its bust
mess; to appoint officers and agents 70!
the management Of its business; and
generally to have and enjoy all ana
singular, the rights, powers, privileges
anG immunities conferred by the law
of this State upon corporations of like
character,
8. The principal Office and place 81
business Of the proposed corporation
shall be in the City of Americas, sait
State and County, with the right anC
privilege to establish and maintain
branch Offices or business elsewhere.
WHEREFORE, Petitioners pray e
be made a body corporate under thc
name and style aforesaid, entitled Cc
the rights, privileges and immunities
and subject to the liabilities fixed by
law.
This the 90th day Of May, 1911
f Ia HAWKINS.