Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-18
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.


said state and county and c. J. Lewis
and J. S. Lewis of Macon county, said
state, respectfully shows the follow
ing:
/. That they desire for themselves,
their successors and assigns, to be
incorporated and made a body corpor-
ate, under the laws of the State Of
> Georgia, under the corporate name
and style Of The J. G. DOdson Medi-
: zine Company.
!, H. That the object and purpose of
said incorporation is pecuniary profit
and gain to its stockholders.
III. The particular business in
which said corporation will engage is
the manufacturing and sale of Propri-
etary medicines Of all kinds and
character in which said corporation
may desire and wish to make or sell,
To use whatever formula and name
that the said corporation may wish
or desire for said proprietary medi-
cines and to manufacture and sell
same in any quantities said corpora
ton may so desire, and to do and per-
= form all acts necessary and appropTi-
ate and DESTROYS for the purpose and
Iobject hereinbefore stated.
". And to this end, said corpora
ton shall have the right to buy, lease,
, own, sell and improve, and to operate
I, all such real estate and personal prop
Ierty as may be necessary to the ends
and to the purpose of its creation and
that is necessary for carry
= ing on of it's said business.
+ And to make and enter into
l.; e ;1I,
tribute or be incidental to the profit
able conduct, carrying on and opera
ton Of the business of said corpora
ton.
V. That the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Two Hundred
Thousand ($20O,0OO) Dollars, divided
= into shares of the par value of One
{ Hundred $1,000 Dollars each with the
privilege of increasing said capital
stock to the amount of One Million
= $1,000, 000,0 100000 Dollars when SC
| authorized by a vote of the majority
: of the said stock holders at that par
ticular time, and by such majority Of
votes also that in addition to said cap
ital stock that the said corporation
shall have the rights to issue prefer
= red stock and to guarantee dividends
-, on same from its earnings for
, certain periods of time or during the
continuance of this said Charter if 20
2 desired; said preferred stock to have
= a first lien on all the property of the
4 corporation to the amount so issued
and the right 20 guarantee from the
i earnings Of said Company in suct
= wise as hey may deem best, an an
= ----T = sAC
sock not 70 exceed enight (S) per cen
Fer annum, and the repayment up
on dissolution or liquidation from The
l assets Of the Company after the pay
ment Of debts, Of the par value of said
: |preferred stock That in addition tC
the capital stock said company shall
have the right if they so desire, anC
y authorized by vote of the majority
: Of the stock holders at the particular
Y time, to issue such preferred stock tC
;, the amount of Five Hundred Thous-
and $500, 100000 Dollars under hit
terms and provisions as herein stated
= VI. Petitioners desire that said cor
= poration shall have the right ant
-, power to receive at fair valuation
. all kinds of property, both real ant
Il personal, suitable for the purpose o
: its organization, including Franchise
= and good will, for the payment o
subscription to the capital stock.
VII Petitioners desire that tn
} principal office of said corporation i
II to be in the City of Americas, Sumte
: County, Georgia, but desire that salt
corporation shall have the right an
- power to establish branch offices an,
y to transact any of the business all
g, thorized by it's Charter or by law, il
o such other places in the State of Geor
. gia or elsewhere as may seem de
V sirable
'e VIII. Petitioners desire that sal
IS corporation shall have the right an
power to borrow money and give o
y issue its note, bonds or other evi
dences of its indebtedness thereto
III and if they desire, to secure the sam
II by mortgage, deed or other lien q
ne incumbrance upon any or all Of i;
e real or personal property as in il
80 Judgment may be needful for tn
De futherance of its business and like
y wise to lend money and receive there
for notes and other evidences Of il
, debtedness and security such as in It
Judgment may be for its interest.
% TX. That said corporation shall hay
We have the power 10 sue and be sue
y. md to have and use a common sea
no make bylaws for its government, el
elt such board Of directors or othe
y governing bodies or officers as may b
r. deemed best, and generally to hay
vested in it all the rights, powers an
f- privileges usual and proper to be Ell
joyed by a corporation Of its charact
" er and incident thereto under the law
rs of the State of Georgia.
On WHEREFORE, Petitioners pray thu
L. upon compliance by them with tn
provisions of the law in such case
- made and provided, that they, thei
I'm associates, successors and assigns b
incorporated and made a body CO..
no Iporate under the laws of said Stat
-. for and during the term of Invent
w (20) years with the privilege Of re
AL newal at the expiration of that tim
nd and there after from time to time a
ed may be allowed by law, under tn
,, name and style aforesaid with a
the powers, rights and privileges st
forth in this petition and with all tn
be rights, powers and privileges whic
nd under the laws of this state are u;
.,- ually conferred and enjoyed by COZ
porations Of like character.
e w A. DODSON,
er Petitioners Attorney
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