Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-04
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA-sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of ]. D. MCLAUGHLIN and
Wright Terrence of Ben Hill County,
Georgia, and W. E. James of Crisp
County, Georgia, respectfully shows:
First.
That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs, to be incorporated as a private
corporation, under the name and style
of Cobb Turpentine Company, for a
period of twenty years, with privilege
of renewal at the expiration of that
time.
Second.
That the object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain and profit for the
stockholders thereof, and its principal
place of business shall be at or near
Cobb in said Sumter County, Georgia;
but petitioners ask that said corpora
ton may have the privilege and power
of establishing and operating the bust
ness of the corporation at such other
places as may be desired.
Third
That the capital stock of said cor
poration shall be Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,00O00), divided into
shares of the par value of One Hun
bred Dollars each, with the privil eye
q increasing said capital stock, at any
regular or special meeting of tie
stockholders, to any amount not to
exceed Seventy-five Thousand Dollars;
and the like privilege OF decreasing
said capital stock to any amount not
less than Twenty Thousand Dollars
20,00O.O0).
Fourth.
That the particular business which
they desire to carry on as such cor
poration is the manufacturing and sell
ing of naval stores, farming, and the
operation in connection Herewith of a
general mercantile business, and the
building, maintaining and operating OF
such roads as may be necessary or
convenient for the uses and purposes
of the corporation. In connection with
the business aforesaid petitioners de-
sire and ask that said corporation be
empowered and fully authorized TO
purchase. own hold, improve, sell and
convey all kinds of property, whether
real, personal or mixed, and also TO
handle and dispose of all such proper
ty on commission; and to do and per-
form every act and thing which may
be necessary and convenient for the
carrying on of the business of the
corporation as herein indicated.
Fifth.
That in addition to the powers and
privileges of doing the things herein
before recited, petitioners desire and
pray that said corporation be clothed
and vested with all the powers and
privileges usual and incident to corpo-
rations in general, and especially the
following powers and privileges:
To sue and be sued; to have and
use corporate seal; to elect a pres
ident, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, and such other officers, in
Guiding a board of directors, as may
be deemed expedient, and to prescribe
their powers and duties; to make and
adopt a constitution and bylaws for
the government and direction of the
conduct and business of the corpora
ton and the officers thereof, to lend
or borrow money, and to secure the
same in such manner as may be Deem
ed expedient; to make or issue notes,
bonds, debentures or other negotiable
instruments or securities, and to Sc
cure the same by mortgage, pledge
trust-deed, or otherwise, and to pro-