Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-20
AUULICATION FOR CHARTER.
RORGIA-sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of ]. G. Dodson, w A.
Dodson and E. l.. Carswell. all of
said state and county and C. j. Lewis
and j. IS. 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 corpor-
ate, under the laws of the State Of
Georgia, under the corporate name
and style of The j. G. Dodson Medi-
,ine Company.
II. That the object and purpose OF
said Incorporation is pecuniary profit
and gain to it's stockholders
Ill 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 appropri-
ate and DESTROYS for the purpose and
object hereinbefore stated.
". And to this end, said corpora
| ton shall have the right to buy, lease,
own, sell and improve, and to operate
all 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
ling on of it's 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
Ition Of the business of said corpora
ton. 81,
Y. That the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Two Hundred
Thousand ($20O,O00) Dollars, divided
Into shares Of the par value of One
Hundred ($100) Dollars each with the
privilege Of increasing said capital
stock to the amount of One Million
Isl 600, 900, 100000 Dollars when SO
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
Iital stock that the said corporation
shall have the rights to issue prefer
red stock and to guarantee DIVIDENDS
on same from its earnings FOL
certain periods of time or during tht
continuance of this said Charter II &
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 tn,
earnings Of said Company in sucl
wise as they may deem best, an an
lnual dividend upon said preferre'
stock not to exceed enight 90 per cen
Ger annum, and the repayment up
on dissolution or liquidation from tn
assets of the Company after the pay
ment of debts, of the par value of SAT-
Ipreferred stock That in addition u
the capital stock said company shall
have the right if they so desire, ant
authorized by vote of the maJorlt.
of the stock holders at the particula
time, to issue such preferred stock t.
the amount of Five Hundred Thous
land $500, 600 00l Dollars under tht
terms and provisions as herein stated
vi. Petitioners desire that said cor
/ poration shall have the right ant
power to receive at a fair valuation
laII kinds OF property, both real and
personal, suitable for the purpose OF
IFS organization, including franchises
and good will, for the payment Of
subscription to the capital STOCK
! VII. Petitioners desire that The