The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-09-12
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA, Terrell County the
Superior Court OF said county: The
petition of J. c. Hollingsworth, w, R
Baldwin, A. ]. Baldwin, w. R. Bald
win, jr., w. c. Bradley, Herman Nor
den, f. w HollingswOrth, T. B,
Raines, w. G. Raines, r. L. Saville,
Mrs. Sallie Turner Cannon, Mrs. Z.
A. Thornton. Mrs. NJ. c. Baldwin,
Mrs. J. T. McGil, Mrs. Hal Morri-
son. Mrs. w. B. Melton, Mrs. S. S.
James, Mrs. r. D. Gay and Mrs. J. d,
Weaver respectfully shows:
THAT they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors to be
incorporated and made body corpo-
rate under the name and style OF
Dawson Compress and Storage Com
pany," for a period of twenty years.
1.-THE principal Office of said COM
pany shall be in the city of Dawson,
said state and county, but petitioners
desire the right to establish branch
Offices within this state, or elsewhere,
whenever the majority OF the stock
may so determine.
" 9.+#The' object OF said corporation
is pecuniary gain to itself and its
shareholders.
4.-The business of said corporation
will. be as follows: To bug and sell
cotton, to compress cotton, to pack or
repack cotton, to receive, store and de-
liver cotton, fertilizers and other artl-
cles, wares and goods, and to charge
therefor a fair and remunerative COM
pensation. Also to buy and sell real
estate, lease or rent the same, when
necessary or convenient in and about
its business; to contract debts, to hold
make and negotiate notes, mortgages
or deeds as security, and to loan mon
ey when necessary to promote the
business accepting security for the
same, and generally all other and fur
ther things and acts it desires to do
which may be necessary and incident
to the promotion OF the business afore-
said.
5;z7That the capital stock of said
corporation shall be fifty thousand dol
lars, divided into shares of $4,000
each, with the privilege of increasing
the same to $150,00000, whenever sc
determined by a majority of the share
holders. The capital stock has been
fully paid in.
6.-Petitioners desire the right tc
sue and be sued; to have and use d
common seal; to make all necessary
bylaws and regulations, and to do al
other things necessary and convenient
to and for the successful carrying on
OF said business, including the right
to have, hold, buy and sell real estate
and personal property suitable to the
purposes of the corporation and to eX-
ecute notes and bonds, or other evi-
dences. OF debt which may be incurred
in the conduct OF the affairs of the
corporation and to secure the same in
any manner, and by any form Of lien
permissible by law.
7.-They desire the power to accept
amendments to the charter, when
properly authorized, to renew the
charter upon expiration, or to discon-
tinue the business and liquidate its at
fairs at any time which may be au-
thorized by a vote of two-thirds OF
it's stockholders.
f., Wherefore petitioners pray to be in
corporated under the name and style
aforesaid with the powers, privileges
and immunities authorized by law.
YEOMANS & WILKINSON, At
Itorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in office this the 18th day OF
August, 1922. w. S. Dozier, Clerk
S. c. T. c.
Clerks Certificate.
Georgia, Terrell County, w. S
Dozier, clerk OF the Superior Court OF
Terrell county, said state, do certify
that the foregoing is true and cor
rect copy OF the application for char
office. This August II, 1922.
w. S. DOZIER, Clerk, S. c. T. C.,
Cyptorcria