Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-20
Application Fer Charter.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said Coun-
ty: The petition of Frank Lanier,
Carr S. Glover, Lee G. Council, G. R.
Ellis, Frank P. Harold and j. A.
Hixon, all of said state and county, re-
spectfully shows as follows
l. That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
incorporated and made body polite
under the name and style of the Third
Agricultural District Fair for the pc
Rod of twenty years
2. 1t is shown that the principal Of
fee of said corporation shall be in the
City of Americus, the state and county
aforesaid, with the right to establish
such other branch offices as the ma
jority of. the stockholders may from
time to time determine upon.
8. The object Of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to itself and its share
holders, as we'll as to instilI a keener
interest in agricultural pursuits and
the requirement of knowledge of the
most advanced ideas and theories con-
corning same.
4. 1t is proposed by and through
said corporation to promote and hold
an annual fair in or near the City Of
Americas, at such time each year as
may be determined upon.
5. The capital stock of said corpor-
alton shall be Ten Thousand ($10,000.-
COZ Dollars, with the privilege of in
Creasing the same to Fifty Thousand
50,00000) Dollars at any time they
may see fit by a majority vote of the
stockholders, said stock to be divided
00) Dollars each, and with the
right and privilege to issue half quar-
ter and eighth shares of the value of
Fifty ($50.00) Dollars. Twenty-Five
($25.00) Dollars and Twelve and One
Half ($12.50) Dollars, respectively;
ten per cent of said capital stock to be
employed shall be paid in before Or
ganization is perfected hereunder, af-
ter petitioners prayer for incorporation
has been granted. Petitioners desire
the right to have the subscriptions to
said capital stock paid in money or
property to be taken as a fair valua-
ton.
6. Petitioners pray the usual right
to sue and be sued, to plead and be i'm
pleaded, to have and use 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 prop
erty as may be necessary and suitable
in the execution of the purposes of
said corporation, to execute notes and
bonds as evidence of Indebtedness In
Cured, or which may be incurred, in
conducting the affairs of the corpora
ton. and for all other rights and pur-
poses incident to corporations of like
kind.
7. They desire for said corporation
the power and authority to apply for
and accept amendments to its charter
whenever the same may be authorized
| by a majority vote of it's stockholders.
to wind up it's affairs, liquidate and
discontinue it's business when so au-
thorized by a two-thirds vote of its
stockholders, to apply for renewal of
the rights herein granted, and for
each and all rights, powers, privileges
and immunities usually incident to like
corporations organized under the laws
of the State of Georgia.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be
incorporated in 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 the state of
Georgia. ]. A. HIXON,
Attorney for Petitioners.