Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-18
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

To the Superior Court of Said Coun-
ty: The petition of Prof NJ. W. Red
dick, Deacons Brantley Carter, j. d.
Dowdell, Rev. o. C. Green and Rev. A.
S. Staley, all of Sumter county; Rev.
A. j. Allen, of Randolph county; Rev.
W. F. Satterwhite, of Dougherty coun-
ty; Rev. E. W. Walker and Rev. G. S.
Clark, of Terrell county and Deacon
Jesse Manor and Prof. S. S. Humbert,
of Macon county, all of said state, re-
specially shows:
That on January 20, $780, the Col
umbus-Americus Institute was incor-
porated and made body polite by
proper order, judgment and decree Of
this honorable court, at the time the
incorporators being A. ]. Allen, r.
Munson, A. S. Staley, A. w. Walker, o.
c. Green, w. w. Mckenzie, s. S. Hum
bert and B. Carter. The declared OBJ
ject of the incorporation to conduct a
school for the exclusive use and bene-
fit of colored people, with power 10
enforce good order, receive donations,
make purchases and procure and hold
titles to realty and personally, not for
the purpose of trade and profit, but for
promoting the general design of such
institution and to look after the gen
eral interest of said establishment was
granted by the terms of said order of
incorporation, the corporate existence
to extend over a period of twenty years
from January goth, 1890.
II.
That on September 10, 1902, on APP
p!ication duly made therefor, an
amendment to said charter was grant
ed by proper order and decree Of
this honorable court changing the cor
porate name from the THE Columbus
Americas Institute" to "The Americas
Institute"
That by operation of law and the
provisions of said order of incorpora-
ton, the corporate existence of the said
The Americas Institute expired on the
goth day of January, 1910; notwith-
standing which, the said The Ameri-
Gus Institute having previously ac-
9uired large property interests in the
conducting OF Its said business and In
promoting the general design of its
corporate existence, still held the
same and continued to operate
school for the education Of colored
people in the City of Americas, acquir-
ing property and receiving donations
for said purposes.
".
1t is shown to the court that all the
properties, school buildings and assets
Of said The Americas Institute are now
being governed controlled and are in
the custody and possession of your pc
titioners, several of whom composed
he original incorporators of said body
polite.
Wherefore, and by reason of all of
which, your petitioners, within ten
years of the expiration of said corpo-
rate existence aforesaid, pray that said
charter as amended as herein shown.
De renewed, as provided for by law, for
and during the term of twenty years
from the said goth day of January, 1910
and that they be granted the right 10
continue the operation of said school
and authority to enforce good order,
receive cCnations, make purchases,
effect all alterations of realty and per-
Donalty, not for the purpose of trade
nnd Profit, but for promoting the gem
eral design of said institution, and to
look after the general interest of said
establishment, to sue and be sued and
to have ard exercise each, every and
iii of the usual authorities and powers
vested in corporations of like kind;
And var petitioners will ever pra.'
]. A. HIXON,
Attorney for Petitioners.