Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-08
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
)RGIA-Snmter County.

GEORGlA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of said Coun-
ty: The petition of w. M Jones and
W. D. Moreland would show unto the
Court the following facts:
list. That petitioners, for them
selves, their associates, successors and
assigns desire to be Incorporated into
a body polite and corporate under the
laws of the State of Georgia for a
period of twenty years with the privil-
eye of renewal at the expiration of
that time, under the corporate name
of "Moreland-Jones Company"
End. The object of said corporation
is pecuniary gain and profit for it's
shareholders.
Bird. The particular business pro-
posed to be carried on by said corpor-
alton is a mercantile business, with
its principal office or place of business
at IAmericus, Sumter County, Ga, for
the purpose of buying, selling and
vending all kinds of produce, provis-
ions, staple and fancy groceries, staple
dry goods. tobacco, and all other
articles of merchandise usually kept
and dealt in by a wholesale grocery
house. And to act as jobbers, brok-
9rs or jobbing agents for manufacture
ers in buying and selling all commod-
tiles that are dealt in or handled by
Wholesale, Grocery Houses, Brokers'
and Jobbers
4th. The amount of capital stock
proposed to be employed in said bust
ness is
all of which has already been subscrib-
ed and paid in, and petitioners pray
that said corporation may be permit
ted to increase it's capital stock to a
sum not exceeding two hundred and
fifty thousand ($25O,0OO) dollars at any
time majority of the stock voted shall
so determine, by vote at either a reg
ular or called meeting of the stock
holders of said corporation; the stock
holders of said corporation shall be
liable to its creditors for only their
unpaid subscription to the capital
stock
9Th. Petitioners pray that under the
corporate name aforesaid, they, their
associates and successors be created a.
body polite and corporate and have
and enjoy all rights, privileges, pow
ers and immunities as are granted to
corporations of like character; with
bower to sue and be sued; plead and
De implicated; contract and be con-
'racted with to lease, hold and own
real estate with power to sell and dis
pose of the same; to borrow and lend
money in the legitimate conduct of its
business, to buy and sell all kinds pro-
visions, staple and fancy groceries;
staple dry goods, agricultural and me-
chanical implements, tools and hard
ware; to establish branch houses at
other points; to own stock in other
corporations to appoint officers and
agents for the management of its
business; to manufacture and sell con-
dictionaries, crackers, candy, soda
water, mineral water, vinegar, etc, if
desired so to do; to have and to use a
common seal; to adopt bylaws, rules
and regulations binding on its share
holders for the government of its Of
ficers, agents and stockholders, not in
conflict with law; to elect if they so
desire Board of Directors of said cor
ooration, and to do all other acts not
inconsistent with law as are incident
and usual to corporations of like
character.
They pray that they be icorporated
into body polite and corporate for a
term of twenty years, with the privil-
ege of renewal at the expiration of that
time.
w. P. WALLIS,
Attorney at Law for Petitioners.
Original filed in Office Jan 6, 1911
II. e. ALLEN, Clerk S. C.
.GE0RG IA-Sumter County.
| certify that the above Application
for Charter is true copy of the orig
Iinal as was filed in my office of More
land-Jones Company as appears OF
record of Charters of Sumter County
This January 9Th, 1911.
II. e. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court.
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