The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER

GEOhGlA, Nrlsp county.
To the Superior Court OF Said County:
The petition OF y. j. Macarthur, ut
| the CoMnty of Crisp, said State; D.
\ w. M. Whitley, fthe County of Ben
/ Hill, said State; Dr. l.. A. Baker OF
Il the County OF Tiff, said State; Z. G.
| Chambliss, of the state OF Florida
X. IL. Holmes of the County of Mon
roe, said State; DR.. w. ID. Kennedy
of the County of Gambler, said State;
and George Lowe. of the County OF
Marion, said state shows to the Court
the following facts
| !. Petitioners with their associates
desire TO be incorporated under the
name and style of BANNER HERALD
RELIEF ASSOCIATION, for period
of Twenty years, with the privilege
of the repewal of the charter at the
expiration Of that time.
g The object of said corporation
is charitable organization for the
doing and carrying on of charitable
work, and not for pecunary gain for
any stockholders, or to any one who
may be interested in said corpora
ton; to do general relief and hunanita
rian work by the making of dona-
tions, gifts, loans to aged and infirm
minister's and their dependents either
or both, and the dependents of min
| listers who may be deceased and in
general to furnish aid and assistance
! to those who may be in need; to take
! acknowledgement thereof and il case
of loans to take promissory notes.
mortgages. liens, bills of sale, and any
similar obligations and otherwise to
do any and all things usual and prop
or for such charitable organizations,
| for the relief OF suffering, charity and
| humanitarian effort; to aid by gifts
and donations and loans in the build
! Ing OF churches, ""l the adding to
and improving buildings already
erected, and to do a general church
extension work; also by gifts, dona-
tons and loans to participate in fur
nishing such aid and assistance as
may be necessary and proper to min.
listers and others who will do evan
gelistic work, and otherwise in any
proper way to contribute to the pro-
pagatioR OF religious thought, purpose
and experience; to take acknowledge
| ment Of moneys so advanced, Secur.
| ing the same wherever h.";"od, by
promissOry mote, mortgage, lien, bill
of sale, security deed or otherwise, for
| for any of the funds advanced under
! the provisions of this charter; also
| to receive funds, gifts, endOwments
and requests, of any and every char
actcr, for perpetuating and carrying
! on tie endeaVors and activities herein
outlined and prayed for; to buy, own
and sell real estate and personal prop
erty including promissory notes, mort
cages liens, bills of sale, corporate
stocks and bonds, wherever the same
can be done in furthering the work
OF this organization, and in case said
| corporation should own any such
stocks and bonds, then this, the said
! cCrpration shall be cmp)We ed to pan
ticipste rs any other individual or
person owning stock in q corporation
in the management and operation of
such corporation, either directly ol
through trustees to be appointed for
that purpose by the stock holders or
directors of this corporation.
8. The principal place of business
of this corporation, shall be in the
city Of Cordele, said county and state,
but petitioners desire the privilege Of
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places in said state.
4. There shall be no stockholders
or capital stock for this corporation,
but same shall be purely charitable
organization and operated for the pur-
pose herein outlined.
5. Petitioners shall be named a
Board of Trustees for saidcOrporation.
they to select from their number a
President. Vice President. Secretary
and Treasurer. aud to have and make
all proper and necessary bi-laws, rules
and regulation. for carrying on said
business and also to have and use a
common seal.
6. This corporation shall have and
enjoy perpetual succession; and the
incOrporatOrS shall be Il Self-perpet-
uating Board Of Trustees; and the ten
ue OF office OF each Of said trustees
shall be for a term Of seven years, ana
until his successor is elected and quail
flied, the term of each to begin form
the date OF the organization OF this
corporation; provided, however, that
the first term Of one member shall
expire one year from the date Of or
ganizatiOn, and Of another two years
|
another three years from the date of
organization, aud OF another four
Gears from the date of organization,
ard of another five years from the
date of organization, and OF another
six years from the date Of organiza-
ton and Of another seven years from
the date OF organization, the first term
of each to be determined by said truS-
tees casting lots on the date that the
organization is first perfected; and
the term OF office of each OF their
successors shall be for a period of
seven years. and until their success
ors are elected and qualified. Before
. or al the expiration CT the term Of Of
lice of each OF said trustees his sue
cess0r shall be elected by a majority
vote of all said Board OF Trustees,
and in case of the death. resignation
OF inability to serve of any member
of said Board of Trustees, his success
or shall be elected by majority vote
Of all OF said Board of Trustees, and
such person so elected shall serve for
the unexpred term, and until his sue
cesSor is elected and qualified.
WHEREFORE Petitioners pray