The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-06-07
Application for Bank Charter


Honorable Philip Cook, Secretary of
State, Atlanta, Ga: The undersigned,
whose names, signed by each of them,
and residences are hereto attach
ed, bring this our petition, in pursu-
ance of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Georgia, approved
December goth, 1893, and Acts
amendatory thereof, and respectfully
show:
list. That we desire to form
corporation for the purpose of car
rying on the business of banking.
End. The name and style of the
proposed corporation shall be Bank
of Dawson.
3rd. The location and principal
place of business shall be the city of
Dawson, county of Terrell and state
of Georgia
4th. The amount of capital stock
is One Hundred Thousand Dollars
l$10O, OO0.00), divided into one
thousand shares of $4,000 each.
9th. The nature of the proposed
corporation shall be that of a bank,
with continuous succession for the
term of thirty years, with the right
OF renewal for like term To sue
and be sued. To have and use a
common seal, and at pleasure to al
ter the same. To appoint such Off
GERS and agents as the business of the
corporation requires, prescribe their
duties, fix their compensation, and
| remove them at pleasure. To make
such bylaws as may be necessary or
proper for the management of it's
property and regulation of it's af-
falrs. TO hold, purchase, dispose of
and convey such real and personal
| property as may be necessary for it's
uses and business. To discount bills,
notes or other evidences of debt:
to receive and pay out deposits, with
or without interest; to receive on
special deposit money or bullion or
foreign coins. or stocks or bonds or
other securities; to buy or sell for
elgn or domestic exchange. or other
negotiable paper; to lend money up
on personal security, or upon pledges
OF bonds, stocks or negotiable Sc
curities; to take and receive security
py mortgage, or otherwise, on prop
erty, real or personal; and generally
10 do and perform all such other
matters and things not hereinbefore
enumerated as are or may be incident
10 the business of banking.
We herewith enclose the charter
fee OF $4,000, and pray to be incor-
porated under the laws of this state.
Signed:
NJ. c. EDWARDS, Dawson. Ga
5. D. BOWMAN, Dawson, Ca
H. MERCER, Dawson, Ca
u. {. PICKETT. Dawson, Ga.
Georgia, Terrell County.-Befom
me personally appeared the under
signed petitioners, who on oath de-
pose and say that $4,000 of the
capital subscribed to the Bank of
Dawson, for which bank deponents
are now seeking incorporation by the
Secretary of State, has actually been
paid in cash by the subscribers and
THAT the same is in fact held and is
to be used solely for the business and
purposes of the said corporation.
M. c. EDWARDS, Dawson, Ga
5. u. BOWMAN, Dawson, Ca
J. R. MERCER, Dawson, GA
d. c. PICKETT, Dawson, Ca
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 31st day of May, 1911.
W. B. CHEATHAM,
Ordinary Terrell County.
State of Georgia, Office of Score
tary of State, Philip Cook, Secre-
tary of the State of Georgia, do here
by certify that the attached two
pages of printed and typewriter
matter is true copy of the petition
today filed in office seeking the in
corporation of the Bank of Dawson.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of my office at the CAPITOL in
the city of Atlanta, this first day of
June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eleven,
and of the independence of the Unit
ed States of America the one hnn-
dred and thirty-five.
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.