Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
Legal Advertisements

GBORGIA-Sumter County.
To the Honorable Superior Court of
Said County:
The petition of John T. King and :.
F. Hixon of Webster county, and
State, and J. H. Burk, ]. Miles, P. N.
Tondee, ". A. Reed and ]. w. Reed,
OF Sumter County and State of Geor-
gia, shows the following facts-to-wit:
/:
That petitioners desire for them
selves and their successors to be in
coporated as an educational and so
cial order under the name and style of
Seven Brothers"
2:
That the term for which petitioners
ask to be incorporated is Twenty 600
years, with the privilege of renewal
at the end of that time.
3:
That said corporation has no capital
stock, and is not organized for the
purpose of trade and profit and is
purely educational and social in its
character.
And that the principal office for
said corporation shall be in town of
Plains, Sumter County, Georgia.
5:
That the governing bodies of said
order shall be Local. Grand-Council
and Supreme-Council.
6:
Petitioners desire the privilege of
organizing, in pursuance of their by
laws. rules and regulations, Councils,
order, in each and every locality in the
state of Georgia where one can be or
ganized; and in all other States of the
United States, as it may be deemed
advisable.
T.
Petitioners desire for themselves
and their legal successors the right 10
make contracts and to be contracted
with, to sue and be sued to answer
and be answered unto, in all courts of
law and equity in this state.
8:
Petitioners desire the privilege Of
receiving donations by gifts or will.
8:
Petitioners desire for themselves and
their legal successors the right TO
organize Grand-Councils in such divis-
ions in the State Of Georgia, and in
other States of the United States as
may be deemed advisable; the Grand
Council and Supreme-Council, select
ed, in the manner as provided by the
Constitution and bylaws of said
Order.
10:
The grand and supreme bodies shall
he composed of it's officers, incorpora-
tors and representatives elected, as
may be provided by the constitution
and bylaws, rules and regulations o.
the order.
IL.
Petitioners desire the right for
themselves and their legal successors
to make purchases and to effect all
alterations Of realty and personality,
mot for profit, but for promoting the
general design of said order and to
hook after the general interest of such
establishment.
70:
And It's membership shall be COM
posed of all colored persons not under
Sixteen (16) years of age.
10:
Petitioners desire the privileges Of
making a constitution, bylaws, rules
and regulations, consistent with ex-
listing laws of this state for the gov
sernment of said order and all persons
under its authority and for the man
.agement and conduct of its officers.
IA:
The privileges of having and using
a common seal, and to do all other
things necessary as may be meet and
proper in the premises, as permitted
by the laws of this State and of the
United States, of this order.
Wherefore petitioners pray to De
incorporated under said name and
style as aforesaid, with the powers,
privileges and immunities set out here
In, and as are now or may hereafter De
allowed corporations of similar char
acter under the laws of the state of
Georgia.
c. R. WINCHESTER,
Petitioners Attorney.
Filed in Office February rs, 1915
lie. ALLEN, Clerk Sup. Court.
sGEORGIA-Sumter County.
l certify that the above and forego-
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