The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-12
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER

County:
The petition of George A. Griffin
]. ]. Black, G. T. Black and E y
Gurley shows:
Cd That they, their associates
successors and assigns ask to be in
corporated for the term of twenty
years, with the privilege of renewal
at the expiration of that time. under
the name and style of BLACK UN-
DERTAKING COMPANY.
CD The object Of said corporation
is pecuniary gain to the Stockholders
6 The particular business whtco
said corporation proposes to conduct
and carry on will be that of a gen
eral undertaking and funeral dirac.-
ing and furniture business, and thew
desire authority to manufacture. buv
and sell and own collins, baskets en-
balming material, hearses, wagons
furniture of all kinds, and any ana
all other merchandise, or material
necessary to carry on a general nm
dertaking, funeral directors and fur
niture establishment. They desire
the authority to buy and sell horses
and live stock necessary to CARVING
on of such business; to conduct
funerals and bury the dead. main
tain chapel and charge for tbe
use and rental of same, and por-
form such duties as are usual in ?
general undertaking and funeral di-
rector's establishment.
(4) They desire the authority 10
buy, SELL own and rent, lease and
maintain real estate, to borrow or
lend money, to give as securit anv
property they may own, including
real estate, to pledge such property
if they so desire, and execute loan
deeds, mortgages on same for tbe
purpose of securing any money they
may borrow.
(5) The capital stock of said cor
poration is to be Five Thousand
$50, 100000 Dollars, to be divided in
to shares of $4,000 each, and thew
desire the authority to increase said
capital stock from time to time, 50
as not to exceed $25, 100000, when IA
majority of the stockholders deem il
to the interest of said corporation.
and they desire the authority to ac-
cept real estate or personal property
at fair valuation as payment OF
stock.
CO Petitioners desire the right 70
have and use a common seal. to
adopt a constitution and bylaws.
sue and be sued and to have all the
rights and privileges as are now or
that may hereafter be conferred
upon corporations of like character
CD The principal office of said
corporation will be in Marietta, Cobb
county, Georgia, and they desire the
right to transact any business peril
nent to said corporation elsewhere in
said couny, State or United States.
Wherefore, they pray the Court to
pass an order Incorporating them I'M
| der the name and style of BLACK
UNDERTAKING COMPANY, and
granting them the powers heretofore
prayed for.
This End day of December, 1913.
JOHN H. BOSTON, JR.,
Attorney for Petitioners,
Filed in Office December ,, 1915
VIRGIL McCLESKEY,
Clerk Superior Court.
STATE OF GEORGIA County
l, Virgil McCleskey, Clerk of the
| Superior Court of Cobb county, Geof-
gia, do hereby certify that the fore
going is true and correct copy
| the application for charter in the
matter of Black Undertaking Com
pany as the same appears of file III
this Office.
Witness my official signature anu
the seal of said court this End DAY
! of December, 1913.
VIRGIL McCLESKEY,
Clerk Superior Court