Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-14
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:
= l. That they desire for themselves
their successors and assigns, to be
! incorporated and made a body cOrpOT-
late, under the laws of the State OF
Georgia, under the corporate name
and style of The J. G. Dodson Medi-
: zine Company.
, II. That the object and purpose OF
isaid 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
object hereinbefore stated.
". And to this end, said corpora
ItiOn shall have the right to buy, lease,
own, sell and improve, and to operate
Jail such real estate and personal prop
erty as may be necessary to the ends
and to the purpose of its creation and
that is necessary for carry
/, ing on of its said business
land to make and enter into
any kind of contract which may con-
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 ($2OOO0O) Dollars, divided
into shares of the par value of Ole
Hundred $1,000 Dollars each with the
privilege Of increasing said capital
stock to the amount of One Million
! ($1, 900, 600, 100000 Dollars when sc
authorized by 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
desired; said preferred stock to have
a first lien on all the property of the
, corporation to the amount so issued
and the right to guarantee from the
earnings of said Company in such
= wise as they may deem best, an an
- nual dividend upon said preferred
, stock not to exceed enight (S) per cen
Per annum, and the repayment up.
on dissolution or liquidation from Jhe
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, and
y authorized by a vote of the majority
= of the stock holders at the particular
i, time, to issue such preferred stock tC
the amount of Five Hundred ThouS-
and $500, 100000 Dollars under The
terms and provisions as herein stated
= VI. Petitioners desire that said cor.
= poration shall have the right an(
power to receive at a fair valuation
all kinds of property, both real anC
e. 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 4
/ to be in the City of Americas, Sumte
- County, Georgia, but desire that salt
corporation shall have the right ar
power to establish branch offices AM
to transact any of the business au
:, thorized by its Charter or by law, il
. such other places in the State of Geor
gia or elsewhere as may seem de
~ sirable.
e VIII. Petitioners desire that sal
S corporation shall have the right an
power to borrow money and give 0
issue its note, bonds or other evi
dences of its Indebtedness thereto
u and if they desire, to secure the sam
Il by mortgage, deed or other lien O
e incumbrance upon any or all of *
G real or personal property as in ii
Judgment may be needful for tn
It futherance of its business and like
= wise to lend money and receive there
for notes and other evidences of in
debtedness and security such as in It
- jug lituI Inlay Dt IOl IT'S luIC4 tot.
Il IN That said corporation shall hay
e have the power TO sue and be sue
,, and to have and use a common seal
% make bylaws for its government, Ell
ett such board Of directors or othe
governing bodies or officers as may b
r deemed best, and generally to hay
vested in it all the rights, powers an
If privileges usual and proper to be en-
Ijoyed by corporation of its charact
! er and incident thereto under the law
S of the State Of Georgia.
IN WHEREFORE, Petitioners pray tina
1 upon compliance by them with tn
provisions of the law in such case
- made and provided, that they, thei
N associates, successors and assigns b
incorporated and made a body coz
70 porate under the laws of said Stat
- for and during the term of Invent
y, (20) years with the privilege of re
al newal at the expiration of that tim
Id and there after from time to time a
ID may be allowed by law, under tn
no name and style aforesaid with a
the powers, rights and privileges st
forth in this petition and with all tn
)e rights, powers and privileges whic
I'd under the laws of this state are III
. Iually conferred and enjoyed by COZ
porations of like character
e. w. A. DODSON,
or Petitioners Attorney
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