Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-06
Application for Charter.
ORGIA-Sumter County.

EEORGlA-Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of C. c. Hawkins, Thos
B. Hooks, Joel w. Hightower, L, w.
Rose. S. C. Kelley, W. s. Andrews, W,
G. Hooks, P. B. Williford, While Mar
shall, G. NJ. Bragg, G. R. Ellis, Shelf
field-Huntington Co., all of the City
and County aforesaid, respectfully
shows:
l. That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors to be
incorporated and made a body polite
under the name and style of the
SOUTHERN ART METAL COMPANY
for the term of twenty years with the
privilege of renewal at the end of that
time.
2. That principal offices of said Com
pany shall be in the city of Americas,
said state and county.
3. The object of said corporation IS
pecuniary gain to itself and it's share
holders.
a. The business to be carried on by
said corporation is to buy, and sell
black and galvanized sheet iron, tin
plate, solder, wire hangers; to manu-
facture metal shingles, metal ceilings
of all kinds, long sheet roofing, caves
trough, conductor pipes, cornices, sky
lights, ventilators, metal fire proof
windows; and to buy, sell and manu-
facture all other articles known as
sheet metal products and to buy, sell
and manufacture all other materials
that may be necessary in the conduct
of its business.
5. The capital stock of said corpor-
alton shall be ($50,000) fifty thousand
dollars with the privilege of increas-
ing the same from time to time by the
vote of the stockholders holding
majority Of the stock and voting a
majority of the same, not to exceed the
sum of one hundred thousand $780,
000) dollars and said capital stock
shall be divided into shares of one
hundred dollars ($100O0) each. Ten
per cent 90 per cent? of the amount
Of said capital stock of fifty thousand
dollars (S5O,00000) has been actually
paid in.
6. Petitioners desire the right 20
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 bust
ness, including the right to buy, hold
and sell real estate and personal pros
perty suitable to the purpose of the
corporation, and to execute notes and
bonds as evidenc of Indebtedness In
Cured or which may be incurred in
the conduct of the affairs of the cor
poration and to secure the same by
mortgage, security deed or other form
of lien under existing laws; and to
take, hold, convey, transfer and asal1h
all such securities and liens,
They desire for the said corpora
ton that it shall have all other such
rights, powers, privileges and immun-
tiles as are incident to like incorpora-
lions or permissible in the laws of
Georgia
Wherefore petitioners pray to be in
corporated under the name and style
aforesaid with the powers, privileges
and immunities herein set forth. and
as are now, or may hereafter be al
lowed a corporation of similar charac-
ter under the laws of Georgia
=. &. HAWKINS,
THOS. B. HOOKS,
JOEL w. HIGHTOWER,
l.. w. ROSE,
S. C. KELLEY.
w. S. ANDREWS,
w. G. HOOKS,
r. B. WILLIFORD,
WHILE MARSHALL,
G. M. BRAGG,
G. r. ELLIS,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. co.
ELLIS, WEBB e ELLIS,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed In office this 5th day of Decem>
Der, 1912
H. r. ALLEN, Clerk Sup Court
GEORGIA--Sumter County. .
i. I'll. II. Allen. Clerk of the Superior
Court Of Said County, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is a true and
rect copy}of application for charter