Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-08
Petition for Charter

Sumter County.
To the Superior Court of Said County.
The petition of l.. G. Council, Frank
Lanier, j. z. Johnson and H. c.
Davis, all of said State and County,
and Robert Steedle, of Philadelphia,
State of Pennsylvania, respectfully
shows the following:
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That they desire for themselves and
their associates. successors and as
signs, to be incorporated and be made
a body polite under the laws of said
State, under the name and style of
AMERICUS LIGHTING COMPANY"
II.
The term for which your Petition
ers ask to be incorporated is for
twenty 600 years, with the privilege
Of renewal at the expiration Of that
time, as provided by law.
That the capital stock of the said
corporation is to be One Hundred
Thousand ($100, 100000 Dollars. ten
per cent. of which has been
raid in, divided into shares
If the par value of One Hun
cred C$lO0.00) Dollars each, with
the right and privilege of increasing
its capital stock to the sum of Three
Hundred Thousand ($3OO,OOOOO) Dol
lars, when the same has been duly
approved, as provided by law.
w.
That the object of the proposed
corporation is for pecuniary profit and
gain for its shareholders.
That the principal business to be
carried on by said Americas Lighting
Company are as follows:
,(a) To own and operate a gas plant
in the City of Americas, to manu-
facture and sell gas for Illuminating,
fuel and power purposes. and for that
purpose to distribute same through
the street, alleys and ways of the
City Of Americas, with the right to
lay its mains and pipes in and along
the streets, alleys and ways of Amer
icus, and to this end to exercise the
right of emminert domain.
(b) to own and operate an cleo
trio light plant in the City of Amer
icus, for the purpose of generating
and selling electricity for lighting
and power purposes, and for all other
and any other purposes for which ell
ectricity may be employed, or used;
with the right to erect poles and
wires in and upon the streets, alleys
and ways of the City of Americas,
and upon the public roads of Sumter
County, and any other County in this
State; and to put in all other fix
tcres and apparatus necessary for the
operation of said plant.
(c) To own and operate a steam
heating and water plant, for the pur-
pose of distributing through the
streets of Americas steam and hot
water for heating buildings, etc., and
for other heating purposes; and for
furnishing power for running small
plants, etc, and to charge therefor
reasonable rate.
(d) To buy and sell all fixtures.
both gas and electric; and to buy
and sell every article of merchandise
Of every kind or character that is
necessary for the gas and electric
business, and for the carrying on of
same, both gas and electric stoves
ard heaters; and all and every appar-
atus and machinery that is necessary
or incident to the gas. electric heat
ing and power business.
VI.
That petitioners pray that they may
be incorporated, and in said corpor-
ate name may have the right to sue
and be sued; to have and use a cor
pCrate seal; to make bylaws bind
irg upon its members, not inconsist-
cnt with the laws of this State, and
Of the United States; to have perpet-
nal succession; to have the right and
power to purchase, hold and sell real
End personal property, stocks and
bonds. notes and chooses in action; Il
s. bscribe to and own stocks in other
corporations; to enter into and have /