The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-01-10
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
GEORGIA, LEE COUNTY

APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
GEORGIA, LEE COUNTY
To the Superior Court Of said Coun-
ty, and the Hon. 2. A. Littleiohn, Judge
OF said Court:
The petition oil. A. Lipsey, 3. j.
Yeoman, ]. w. Lyon, II. B. Stoyall and
B. H. Stovall, all Of said county, shows
the following facts;
Petitioners, together With their as
soeiates, desire to be incorporated un'
der the name OF THE SToVALL-YEo-
MAN-LYoN COMPANY, for a period
OF twenty years, with the privilege OF
renewal said charter at the expiration
Of said period.
The object OF said corporation is
pecuniary gain to itself and its share
holders.
The business to be engaged IN by
the proposed corporation is General
Mercantile and Farm Supply business;
to buy, lease and hold farm lands TO be
operated in conjunction with such bust
ness; to own and operate Garages, Cot
ton Ginneries, Grist and Feed Mills, and
Mills for the mixing and manipulation
Of Fertilizers; to buy, sell and otherwise
deal in all kinds OF iarm machinery and
implements, tractors, automobiles and
accessories, and other kinds OF vehicles;
for fertilizers and fertilizer materials;
mules, hogs and other live stock useful
to agriculture; and to deal in all other
commodities OF whatever nature useiul
to or demanded by agricultural trade
within the territory Of said corporations
business activity, and likewise to buy,
sell and otherwise deal in all agricultural
products, and other commodities which
farmers have for market; to make con-
tracts, borrow and loan money, sue and
be sued, and do any and all acts that
may be necessary in the operation OF
such business.
The principal place of business shall
be in the city of Leesburg, in said county,
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The capital stock of said corporation
shall be 500, 900, divided into shares OF
800 each, par value, they desire the
privilege OF exceeding 1925, 900 by ma
jority vote OF the shareholders. Petit
toner's desire the right to pay for said
stock in money or property, or both,
and they desire to begin business when
ten per cent the capital stock is paid in.
Petitioners desire the right to elect
Board of Directors, who shall have
the management and control of the af-
fairs OF said corporation, and who shall
elect from their number President, q
First and Second Vice President, and a
General Manager; and who shall make
and adopt all necessary bylaws, rules
and regulations that are necessary and
proper for carrying on of said business;
and also to have and use common seal.
WHEREFORE petitioners pray that
after this petition has been advertised
as required by law, that the Court, or
the Judge of said Court in vacation
grant an order declaring petitioners to
be body corporate within the purview
OF section 1929 OF the Code of Georgia,
and as such entitled to all the privileges,
rights and immunties Of corporations.
w. &. MARTIN,
Atty. for Pet.
Filed in Office this 10th day of Jan. 1919
G. A. WALLACE,
Clerk Superior Court.
Georgia, Lee County:
l, q. A. Wallace, Clerk OF Superior
Court OF said county, hereby certify that
the foregoing is true and correct copy
OF the original application for charter as
the same appears of file in this office.
This January 10th, 1919.
G. A. WALLACE.