The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-09
Petition for Charter.

Georgia, Terrell County-To the
Superior Court of Said County: The
petition of j. A. Horsley, Sr., J. A.
Horsley, Jr., and 1. G.. Melton, all of
said state and county, respectfully
shows:
1. That they desire for them
selves, associates, successors and as
signs to be incorporated under the
style and name of of the Horsley-
Melton Drug Company for a period
OF 20 years, with the right of re-
newal thereof in the manner provid-
ed by law.
2. The principal offices of said
corporation will be Dawson, Ca, but
they desire to have the right to es-
tablish branch offices within this
state or elsewhere whenever holders
of the stock by majority vote so
determine.
3. The object of said corporation
is pecuniary gain to itself and it's
shareholders.
4. The business to be carried on
by said corporation is that of buying
and selling drugs, compromising and
mixing same, and the purchase and
sale of patent medicine, paints,
seeds, notions, glassware, jewelry,
cigars, tobaccos, rubber goods,
brushes, combs, soft drinks and all
other articles sold in wholesale or
retail drug business, both at retail
and at wholesale
5. The capital stock of said cor
poration shall be five thousand dol
lars 5,00O.00) with the privilege
to in crease the same to twenty-five
thousand ($25, 000.0O) by a majority
vote of the stockholders; said stock
to be divided into shares of one hun
dred dollars ($10000) each, and the
entire capital stock to be employed
! by them has actually been paid in.
8. Petitioners desire the right to
sue and be sued, to plead and be i'm
pleaded, to have and use a common
seal, to make all necessary bylaws
and regulations, and to do all other
things that may be necessary for
the successful carrying on of said
| business, including the right to buy,
hold and sell real estate and personal
property suitable to the purposes of
the corporation, and to execute notes
and bonds as evidence of indebted
ness incurred, or which may be in
CURED, in the conduct of affairs of
| the corporation, and to secure the
same by mortgage, security deed or
other form of lien under existing
laws.
! Z. They desire for said corpora
! ton the power and authority to ap-
/ ply for and accept amendments to it's
! charter of either form or substance
by a vote of a majority of its stock
| outstanding at the time. They also
ask authority for said corporation to
wind up it's affairs, liquidate and dis
continue its business at any time it
may determine to do so by a vote
| of tWo-thirds of it's stock outstand-
ling at the time.
| 8. They desire for the said cor
poration the right of renewal when
and as provided by the laws of Geor-
gia, and that it have all such other
rights, powers, privileges and i'm
munities as are incident to like in
corporations or permissible under the
laws of Georgia.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name and
lstyle aforesaid with the powers. priv
ileges and immunities herein set
forth, and as are now or may here
after be allowed a corporation of
similar character under the laws of
Georgia. M. G. EDWARDS.
Attorney for Petitioners.
Georgia, Terrell County,. w. S.
Dozier, Clerk of the Superior Court
of said county, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is true and correct
Il copy of the application for charter
of Horsley-Melton Drug Co., as the
same appears on file on this office.
Witness my official signature and
the seal of said court, this 31st day
> of July, 1917.
w. S. DOZIER, Clerk
Superior Court, Terrell County.