Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-11

To the Honorable Superior Court OF
Said County:
The petition of John T. King and :.
F. Hixon of Webster county, and
State, and ]. H. Burk, ]. Miles, P. N.
Tondee, W. A. Reed and ]. W. Reed,
of Sumter County and State of Geor-
gia, shows the following facts-to-wit:
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That petitioners desire for them
selves and their successors to be in
coporated as an educational ald so
cial order under the name and style of
Seven Brothers"
That the term for which petitioners
ask to be incorporated is Twenty (20)
years, with the privilege of renewal
at the end of that time
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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.
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That the governing bodies of said
order shall be Local. rand-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.
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Petitioners desire for themselves
and their legal successors the right 70
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with, to sue and be sued, to answer
and be answered unto, in all courts of
law and equity in this state.
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Petitioners desire the privilege Of
receiving donations by gifts or will.
8:
Petitioners desire for Themselves and
their legal successors the right 10
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 saiC
Order
The grand and supreme bodies shall
be composed of its officers, incorpora
tors and representatives elected, a!
may be provided by the constitution
and bylaws, rules and regulations O
the order.
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Petitioners desire the right TO
themselves and their legal successor
to make purchases and to effect al
alterations of realty and personality
not for profit, but for promoting tn
general design Of said order, and t.
look after the general interest of sucl
establishment.
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And it's membership shall be com
posed of all Colored persons not unde
Sixteen (16) years of age.
13:
Petitioners desire the privileges C
making constitution, bylaws, rule
and regulations, consistent with ex
istng laws of this state for the gov
ernment of said order and all person
under its authority and for the man
agement and conduct of its officers.
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The privileges of having and usin
a common seal, and to do all othe
things necessary as may be meet an
proper in the premises, as permitte
by the laws of this State and of tn
: United States, of this order.
/ Wherefore petitioners pray to b
incorporated under said name an
style as aforesaid, with the powers
privileges and immunities set out here
in, and as are now or may hereafter b
/ allowed corporations of similar char
acter under the laws of the state c
= Georgia.
C. r. WINCHESTER
Petitioners Attorney.
! Filed in Office February rs, 1915