Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-01
LEGAL AID NO. 5s7
PETITION TO RENEW CHARTER.

/ GEORGIA, Sumter County:
To the Superior Court of Said
county:
The petition of Frank Lanier,
Hollis Lanier and Charles Lanier,
and their associates, all residents of
the State of Georgia, respectfully
show the following facts:
FIRST.
That on April 10th, 1890 on petit
ton to the Superior Court of Sum-
ter county, Georgia, of S. H. Haw-
kins, ct al, an order was passed by
said Court incorporating petitioners
under the name and style of the
Americas Grocery Company.
SECOND.
That thereafter, during the month
OF November, 1901, upon proper pc
tition Of the corporation itself, an
order was passed amending the
charter of said Company.
THIRD.
That during the month of Novem-
Der, 1919, by proper resolution of
the Company, Frank Lanier, its
president, was authorized and di-
rected to make an application for a
renewal and extension of the charter
of the Americas Grocery Company;
and, after duly advertising, an order
was passed by the Judge of the su-
perior Court granting such exten
sion.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to
perpetuate the charter for the period
named in said extension, and to re-
incorporate the Company in the
same name, and for the same period
as originally granted, petitioners and
their associates desire now to be
incorporated under the name and
style of the Americas Grocery
Company, for the period of twenty
years, with all rights of renewal at
the expiration thereof.
FOURTH
The object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain and profit to its
stockholders.
FIFTH
The business to be maintained an !
transacted by said corporation is
principally that of a wholesale groc-
cry business, with the right to buy
and sell all classes of merchan-
disc usually handled by such grocery
companies; to do jobbing and COM
mission business; to buy, own and
sell real estate; to borrow and loan
money; to make contracts for the
purpose of the transaction of any
character of business it desires to
engage in; to have and use COM
mon seal; to sue and be sued; to
plead and be implicated; and to do
and perform all other acts incident
10 the operation and transaction Of
such business.
SIXTH.
The principal office and place of
business of said corporation will be
in the city Of Americas, Sumter
County, Georgia; but it prays the
right to establish, and maintain of
fees and places of business at such
| other places as it may desire.
SEVENTH.
The capital stock Of said corpora,
ton shall be Fifty Thousand Dol
| lars, divided into shares of One
Hundred Dollars each, all Of which
has been actually paid in; but it de-
sires the right, by a majority vote
of its stock at any call or regular
meeting of stockholders to increase
its capital stock not to exceed
| $500,000.00.
EIGHTH.
Petitioners pray that said corpora
ton may have the right to adopt
bylaws providing for the election
of directors and officers, and the
PRONUNCIATION of such rules as they
may deem proper for the transaction
of the business to be engaged in.
WHEREFORE, petitioners pray
/ that they be Incorporated in the
name and style of the Americas
Grocery Company, as aforesaid, with
! all the rights, privileges and immuni-
| ties incident to and usual in like
cases.
w. w. DYKES,
Petitioners Attorney.
Filed in office this 18th day of May,
1928
H. E. ALLEN,
Clerk Sumter Superior Court.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
I. H. E. Allen, Clerk of the SUI
perior Court of Sumter County,
Georgia, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true and correct copy
of the application for charter as the
same appears of file in this office.
This 18th day of May, 1928.
H. f. ALLEN,
Clerk Sumter Superior Court,