The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-31
Application For Charter.

GEORGIA, Lee County.
To The Superior Court OF Said
County:
The petition of T. D. Rycroft and A.
w. Allison, of Dougherty county,
Georgia, shows:
First. That they desire for them
selves, their associates and success
ors. to be incorporated under the name
of "Leesburg Lumber Company" for =
period of twenty (2O) years, with the
privilege of renewal at the expiration
of that time.
Second The principal office of said
company shall be in the town of Lees
burg, said state and county, but petit
TONERS ask the right to establish
branch offices or places of business
anywhere in the state of Georgia, or
anywhere in the United States.
Third The object Of said corpora
ton IS pecuniary gain to itself and
the shareholders, and the particular
business they propose to carry on is
as follows: To buy and sell, a.
wholesale or retail, timber and timber
products, and to manufacture buy and
sell lumber of any and all Kinds, and
to opel ate planning mills, lum Der yards
and saw I'ills.
Petitioners ask the right to tuy, sell,
lease, rent or own real estate, or any
interest therein, including the lease
hold interest in timber for turpentine
or saw mill purposes; to receive and
hold goods and things on consignment
and to sell or dispose of them on COM
mission or otherwise; to act as gen.
eral or special agents for other COM
panies, persons or corporations. in the
selling or handling of any class of
articles appropriate to their business.
or usually or conveniently connected
Herewith, and to make contracts to
act as such agent; to build and oper-
ate tram roads; to sell, own, deal in,
hold and vote stock in any corporation
or interest in any other business; to
issue notes, stocks or bonds OF this
corporation, to pay for stock or inter
est in other business; to issue notes,
stocks or bonds of this corporation, to
pay for stock or interest in other COM
panies, corporations or businesses; to
borrow money on notes or bonds or
other evidences of indebtedness and to
secure the payment of the sam eby
mortgage or other instrument upon the
whole or any portion Of the property,
assets or income of said company; to
rent or lease any or all of their prop
erty and generally to have all the
powers. in addition to the above, as
are given by the constitution and
laws of the state of Georgia.
Fourth. The capital stock of said
corporation is to me Ten Thousand
(S1O 100000 Dollars, to be divided into
shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars each, all of which petit
TONERS allege, has been paid in. Pc
titioners desire and ask the right to
increase said capital stock from time
t., time. upon action Of majority of
the Stockholders authorizing the same.
tn an amount not exceeding Two
Hundred Thousand 1920, 100000 Dol
lars. and to decrease said increased
capital similarly not below said orig
inal sum of Ten Thousand ($1O,00OO0)
Dollars, and to receive in payment OF
Sc id capital stock whether the orig
inal or subsequently increased stock
money or real or personal property,
or services. in the discretion of the
Board of Directors. Petitioners also
ask the right to issue preferred stock
at such times and upon such terms
and conditions as may be authorized by
a majority of the stockholders.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to bel
made body polite, to be incorporated
under the name and style aforesaid.
with all the rights, privileges and i'm
munities, and subject to the liabilities
fixed by law.
Tbs oath day Of April, 1918.
POTTLE & HOFFMAN,
Petitioners Attorneys.