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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, IW06
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J. E. Roberts Hardware Co.,
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
STOVES AND RANGES. :
GEORGIA — Lowndes
STATE
County:
To the Hon. Philip Cook, Secretary
. .of State:
The petition of H. B. Peeples,
Joseph A. Alexander, N. T. Peeples,
and J. W. E. Powell, residents of
Nashville Georgia, and of R. D.
Stevens, W. Coley, J. F. Lewis, J.
G. Stevens, Jr., S. M. Varnedoe
and W. H. Griffin, residents of the
city of Valdosta, said state and coun
ty, respectfully shows:
1. That they desire to form
. railroad corporation, pursuant to the
provisions of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Georgia, approved De
cember 20, 1902.
2. The name of the railroad com
pany for which petitioners thus seek
incorporation, is to be the Valdosta
& Nashville Railroad Company, the
same not being the name of any ex
isting railway corporation in the
State of Georgia.
3. The length of said road, as
nearly as can be estimated, will be
thirty miles.
4. Said road will run from Val
dosta, Lowndes county, Georgia, or
some point near thereto, in a north
ward direction to Nashville, Georgia,
through the counties of Lowndes and
Berrien; the principal places, from
which, and to which, it is to be con
structed being Just above mentioned.
6. The amount of the proposed
capital stock is $300,000.00, In shares
rrr $100.00 each, mi of Ttoiniweirwr
be common stock, of equal dignity.
6. Petitioners desire to be incorpo
rated, as aforesaid, for and during
the term of ninety-nine years.
7. The principal office of the
proposed corporation will be in the
city of Valdosta, said state and
county.
8. Petitioners do Intend in good
<j^falth to go forward, without delay
Tto secure subscriptions to the-capital
stock, construct, equip, maintain and
operate said railroad.
1 9. Petitioners show that they
have given four weeks notice
their intention to apply for a charter
by publication, according to law.
Wherefore, they pray to be incor
porated under the laws of this state.
H. B. Peeples,
Jos. A. Alexander,
N. T. Peeples,
J. W. E. Powell,
J. G. Stevens, Jr.,
R. D. Stevens,
W. Coley,
' J. F. Lewis,
S. M. Varnedoe,
W. H. Griffin.
GEORGIA—Lpwndes County:
Before me, D. S. Wilson, of said
county, an officer of said state, duly
authorized by law to administer
oaths, personally appeared W. H.
Griffin, J. F. Lewis and t W. Cbley,
three of the petitioners, who on
oath say that the names subscribed
tp the petition to which this affidavit
is annexed, are the genuine signa
tures of the persons named therein,
and that the facts stated in the pe
tition are true, to the best of depon
ents’ knowledge, information and be
lief.
J. F. Lewis,
R. D. Stevens,
W. H.. Griffin.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this the 6th day of March,. 1906.
D. 8. WILSON,
N. I> . L. C. Ga.
NOTICE.
To the Honorable Secretary of State,
For the State of Georgia:
The petition and declaration of B.
P. Jones, H. L. Boone, Frank Rob
erts, C. L. Jones, W. B. Johnson,
W. B. Conoley, John T. Roberts,
W. L. Fender, G. W. Varn and C.
Smith, respectfully shows:
Lowndes Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County: .
Will be sold, on the first Tuesday
In April next, at the court house In " ~
said county, within the legal hours
of sale, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following property to-wlt:
.Part of lot of lanj number three ] and A ■ ' s Bailey, of Lowndes couu
j hundred and sixty-six In the eleventh ty. Georgia, respectfully shows:
PETITION FOR CHARTER,
To thl Superior Court of
County:
| PETITION FO.. CHARTER.
I STATE IF GEORGIA —Lowndes
Said ] County:
Superior Court of said
I To the
The petition of A. G. Garbutt, of j County:
Coffee county, Georgia, J. F. Bailey The petition of
That they desire for themselves,
FIRST: That they are each and all j district of Lowndes county. Georgia,
sgsx? 7, rr" w—rs.T2sjsi » ■**. ~
SECOND That It is their desire j ninety acres, and bounded on the B| sns, to become Incorporated under
that they, their associates and sue* j north by that portion of said lot j the name and style of ... G. Garbutt
cessors shall be incorporated under I owned Jiv the estate of David Car-1 Bomber Company; that the object of
the name of Valdosta Bank & Trust I ter and the part of said lot deeded thelr association Is for the follow-
Company I. s , rnrtpr . T „ I lng purposes, to-wit:
THIRD: That the location nnd prin-, Cook . 0 _ t ' he ' st bv the nrlvlnai' Carrvin S on a sawmill and lumber
cipal place of business of the propos-. lh „ i h „, or ‘*2?i business, manufacturing lumber of
ed corporation will be the saU city j ' a " d , ft “T„22 55 on he w kv .hi' a » K'mlf whatever out or pine, cy
of Valdosta, but they desire the prlv-! or i*in»l land line Also one hundred press or an >' other kind of wood; to
liege of establishing agencies and “ B twentv . flve acres ‘ mo "| or J e88 , buy and sell tne same; to purchase,
other places of business elsewhere.' “ti. .h2I ' - -
FOURTH: That the amount of.
capital stock of said corporation will I Blx, , > ' fUe * 36B j , ln tl } e sald dIs ;
be two hundred thousand dollars, di-. ant * county, Being that part of
viJed into two thousand shares of i sa ^ ^65 tying north of Wolf-pen
branch, and being in a triangular
DR. W. BARNES,
Veterinary Surgeon,
208 PATTERSON ST.
Valdosta Qa.
Treats all diseases of live stock.
Special attention given to lame males
and horses.
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BROKERS
T Stocks, Cotton, Grain *nd Provl-T
• * alona. Boomi 7, Kltiwollar Build-* •
• • lng, 119 Weat Bay Street. • •
• • Private Wires to Principal Market •,
Center. Phone No. 1172.
$ Florida Bank and Trust Co., x
JACKSONVILLE,E^LA.
W"l#H4»W<44jH4
one hundred dollars each, but they
desire the privilege of increasing
said capital stock to Twenty thous
and shares, or two million dollars,
in the manner prescribed by the act
of the general Assembly of said state
approved December 23, 18.98, entitled
“An act to provide for the incorpora
tion, of-Trust companies, to define
their rights and powers and for other
purposes.’’
FIFTH: That the purposes and
nature of the business of the pro
posed corporation are the organiza
tion aiyl conduct of all such business
as can legally be conducted by eith
er or both Trust Companies or Banks
under the laws of Georgia.
SIXTH: That they desire all the
rights, powers and privileges which
the laws of Georgia authorize the ex
ercise of by either or both Banking
and Trust Companies.
SEVENTH: That of the capital
stock subscribed, over twenty-five
thousand dollars has been • actually
paid In by the subscribers, and the
same is In fact held and is to be
used solely for the business and pur
pose of the corporation.
EIGHTH: That notice, with spe
cifications as required by law, of the
Intention of petitioners to organize
such corporation, has been publish
ed once a week for four weeks in
the Valdosta Times, a newspaper of
general circulation published in said
city of Valdosta.
B. P. Jones.
H. L. Boone,
Frank Roberts,
C. L. Jones,
W. B. Johnson,
W. B. Conoley,
John T. Roberts,
W. L. Fender,
G. W. Varn.
C. L. Smith.
STATE OF GEORGIA—County of
Lowndes:
Before me, A. V. Simms, Ordi
nary of said county, personally came
B. P. Jones, H. L. Boone, Frank
Roberts, C. L. Jones, W. B. John
son, Wu B. Conoley, John T. Rob
erta, W. L. Fender, Cfc W. Varn
and C. L. Smith, who, on oath, say
that the averments of the foregoing
petition and declaration are true,
and that over twenty-five thousand
dollars of capital stock subscrib
ed to the Valdosta Bank' ft Trust
Company has been actually paid In
by the subscribers, and the same is
actually held and is to be used sole
ly for the business and purposes of
the corporation.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this the 23J day of. February,
1906. A. V.SIMMS,
Ordinary Lowndes County.
B. P. Jones.
H. L. Boone.
Frank Roberts,
C. L. Jones,
W. B. Johnson.
W. B. Conoley,
John T. Roberts,
W. L. Fender,
G. W. Varn,
C. L. Smith.
STATE OF GEORGIA:
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Philip Cook. Secretary of State
of the State of Georgia, do hereby
certify, that the attached three pages
of type-written matter contain a true
and correct copy of the petition of
the Valdosta Bank and Trust Com
pany for a charter, the original of
which Is of file In this department.
In Testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
my office, at the Capitol, in the
City of Atlanta, this 8th day of
shape, and bounded as follows
the north by original land line, east
by Fish-Fond Bay, cornering at a
point at the hay, south by Wolf-pen
branch and west by lands of Lyman
Ingram and
Guy A. Carswell, of said State and
county respectfully shows,
1st. That they desire for them
selves, their associates,. successors
and assigns, to become incorporated
under the name and style of "The
Inwell Manufacturing Company.”
-iH T:.o term for which petition*
ers ask to bo incorporated is twenty
years with the privilege of renewal
at the end of that time.
3rd. The* capital stock of the cor
poration is to be one thousand dol
lars, divided into shares of twenty-
five dollars each. Petitioners, how
ever, ask the privilege of Increasing
said capital stock from time to time
rmt exceeding In the aggregate
$5,000.
4th Twenty-five* per cent of said
capltol stock of $1,000 hr.s already
been paid In. ,
5th. The object of the proposed
corporation is pecuniary profit and
gain to its stockholders. Petition*
ers propose to carry on the business
_ of compounding and manufacturing
of Mrs, S. I. Carter to satisfy' a fl- ctfhdfof of their 'said business; to proprietary medicines and selling
fa Issued from the City Court of^uWajtfld.operate electric light plants tho both by retail and whole-
Quitman, in favor of T. M. Cook, andlAichlnei^ fcni'~3ngflgetn the . “kb *nd buying and using any ar-
against said Mrs. 8. I. Carter. The , manufacture of ice, and to buy and tides or medicines necessary to the
excess, if any, will be claimed on an" sell iteam, electric and gasoline en- compounding and manufacturing
other flfa Issued from said court In 1 gines to be used in the conduct Of. 0 ' Hf *^ proprietary medicines
favor of said T. M. Cook against their, business or otherwise; to man- j a °£ a
the said Mrs. S. I. Carter, now in ufacture from rough lumber all,kinds powered with all the rights and
my hands, with instructions to hold of bfallding material, to deal In all privileges ana to do nnd exercise all
up and apply same. This 9th day kinds of wood, pine, cypress and I necessary acts that properly and le-
of March, 1906. ; hard wood, and to do a lumber and | gaily Pertain to the business of com*
Also at the same time an J place naval stores brokerage business, nnd i J^^f5^J nanufacturtn * pn3prt
will be sold on the first Tuesday in also to do a general merchandise ~ ~ “““
April next, at public outcry, at the business; to manufacture brick and
court house In said county, within j artificial stone to be used in erect-
the legal hours of sale, to the high- ‘ ing dry-kilns for their own use or
est bidder for cash, certain property ‘ for Bale at wholesale or retail to the
of which the following Is a full and public generally; to engage In the
complete description: Eight bun- manufacture of turpentine and naval
dred and fifty yardfi white sheeting,: stores by all of the methods In use,
three hundred yards drilling, one including manufacture by wood dis-
hundred yards bed ticking two hun- tillation, and to do such general deal*
dred and fifty yards cottonades, five lng In merchandise and commissary
hundred yards checks. Said property “Tnr
levied on In favor of the Oliver ^ aarry "“J*L"i ” f
Chilled Plow Co., and against J
lease, own, operate and sell steam
mills and planing mills and to use in
connection therewith dry-kilns, In
necessary In or out of this state, as
they may deem best; to buy and
own Stock, tools and implements
and all other property necessary to
operate steam mills; to buy, own
and lease railroad, iron and engines
and Operate tram roads and railroads
not (or the purpose of becoming
Carter. Levied on aB the property- common carriers, but to use in the
- W- ~ * A — - - WWl
GEORGIA — Lowndes
Wheeler. Said property levied on
under n flfa issued from the county, lea “ a ° d °»“ aU •“<*
court of Thomas county a-, the Sep- real ?“ d ,‘ .or
tember term 1905. Said property “ ary ln ‘J® ' : ° 1lduc ‘ aad :arry '^ g
levied on this 8th day of March, «*»**»m a “J{ Ba aad
dispose of in any manner, at any
i.me they may deem proper. They
desire the further right to engage In
farming and truck fanning and the
tight H> purchase and sell land for
farm purposes whenever they may
profit to the stock holders.
They ueslre authority to buy,
1906.
J. F. PA8SMORE, Sheriff.
i Notice.
To all, and especially those who
may not know the facta as herein
after shown by receipts:
Office of Comptroller General, Tax
Department
Atlanta, Ga., May 10th, 1905
Mr. D. C. Sirmans, agent for M.
M. Monk, T. C.,
Dear 81r: Tour final settlement
of 1904 taxes received and found cor.
rect. I oncloso receipts which bal
ances the account for that Tear.
Many thanka for your good work
and prompt settlement. Tours truly,
(Signed) w. A. Wright,
Comptroller General.
See below for ordinary’s certificate
GEORGIA—Clinch County:
This Is to certify that David Sir-
mans, tax collector has made full
settlement with county for taxes col
leeted for the year 1904. This April
20th, 1906.
(Signed) J. T. Davis,
Ordinary C. C.
As to Mr. Jesse Wilkerson being
hired by my bondsmen to go wl'h me
to collect the taxes, which I have
heard was reported. It Is wholly un-
see flt to do so. They desire the
right to borrow money and secure
the same by mortgage or otherwise,
and the right to Issue bonds In the
discretion of the board of directors
and to secure said bonds by mort
gage or deed of trust oa any or all
of the property of said corporation
They al,o desire the right and privi
lege to form associations or partner
ships with any other corporation or
with individuals for the purpose of
conducting or carrying on any simi
lar business.
That their object Is to do any and
all the thlsgii above specified and,
espectaliV, to engage In the manufac
ture of lumber and turpentine and to
deal in .timber and timbered lands
for the profit of the stockholder!
hereof. .
That the capital stock to be em
ployed by them In said business Is
fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, all
of which! Is actually paid In, divided
Into shales of one hundred ($100)
etary medicines.
6th. The principal place of busi
ness of the proposed corporation
will be the city of Valdosta, rtate
and county aforesaid.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to bo
made a body corporate under the
nnme and style of “The Tnwcll Man’
ufacturlng Company," entitled to
the rights, privileges and Immuni
ties nnd Biibject to tho liabilities
fixed by law.
This Feb. 9. 1906.
H. W. CARSWELL,
Attorney for Petitioners.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
.1, R. T. Myddelton. Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county, do
hereby certify that the foregoing la
a true copy of the petition for char
ter as appears of file In my office.
Given under my hand and seal,
this February 10, 1906.
R. T. MTDDELTON.
Clerk s. C.
Libel for Divorce.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
T. W. Nicholson,
vs.
Florence Nicholson,
Libel for Divorce.
Thedefendant, Florence V. Nich
olson, Is hereby required personally
or by attorney to be nnd appear at
the superior court of said county, to
be held In and for said county on
tho 3rd Monday In May next, 1906,
then and there to answer the plaint
iff’s complaint for divorce os la re
fault thereof said court will proceed
as to Justice shall appertain.
Witness tho Hon. Robt. 0. Mitch-
ell. Judge of sail court this March
3rd, 1906. R. T. Myddleton,
Clerk 8. C.
of this State ns may ho deemed
proper and necessary to the Inter
est. of said Company.
Thnt they desire to he incorpora
ted for the period of twenty '20)
years, with the privilege of renewal
dollars tkch, and they desire
l™ U an7Vuhout C fo t mdat1o"a“7o' su^ j Jlsht tellncrease their capital stock i at „ 1C expiration of such time,
nort It I employed him at my ex- trom “> tlme ™ a »y amount | Wherefore, your petitioners pray
port It. 1 mp y - not to exceed two hundred and fifty j th.-.t they nnd their associates and
thousands ($250,000) dollars, and sltn * * " *“
port — - —r-. -- -
pense As for final settlements T vl , n
tlie state and county for the taxes of
1906, I am not required to make
earlier than the 20tl» day of April.
1906. If there be any person doubt
i lng the above to be true, I most re
spectfully request that they call on
me for a full explanation which I am
fully prepared to make. This Feb.
2<'CQ, 1906.
D. C. Sirmans, •
Tax Collector, Clinch County
STATE (
• County.
To tho Superior Court of Said
County:
Tho petition of A. F. LangforJ
and C. E. Davis, both of Valdosta, in
said state and county, respectfully
shows:
First: That they desire for them-'
selves, their associates, successors
and assigns to become incorporated
In the name and style of the Val
dosta Stone and Brick Company.
Second: The term for which pe
titioners ask to be incorporated Is
twenty years, with tho privilege of
renewal at the end of that time.
ThirJ: The capital stock of said
corporation is to be two thousand
dollars, divided Into shares of $100
each. Petitioners further ask the
privilege of increasing said capital
stock from time to time to any
amount not exceeding In the aggre
gate ten thousand dollars, and also
to decrease snld capital stock from
time to time not lower than the
original amount of two thousand
dollars.
Fourth: Tho whole of said capi
tal stock of two thousand dollars has
already been actually paid In.
Fifth:. The object of the proposed
corporation Is pecuniary gain and
profit to its stock holders. Petition
ers propose to carry on the business
of manufacturing brick, tile, arti
ficial stone and other building ma
terial; to contract for and build
houses nnd other structures, and to
contract for and do street and road
paving; and they further desire the
power nnd authority to trade in and
handle nil kinds of building materi
als, and all other such articles and
things ns may he profitably handled
and sold In connection with their
said business. They desire the pow
er to act as general or special agents
of other persons or companies in
selling or handling any article or ar
ticles appropriate to their said busi
ness or usually and conveniently
connected with their business; and
to make contracts to act as such
agents, and to exercNa the usual
powers and to do all other necessary
nnd proper acts which pertain to or
ma.* be connected with raid manu
facturing business, and the said
business of dealing in and selling
.ill st eh articles nnd things as may
be profitably connected with said
business. They further desire the
power and authority to lease or own
such real estate as may be necessary
in their saU business.
Sixth. The principal offleo and
place of business of the proposed
corporation will be in the city of
Valdosta, said state and county, but
they desire the right to establish
branch offices, agencies and factories
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
made a body corporate in the name,
and, style aforesaiJ, entitled to the
rights, privileges and immunities
and subject to the liabilities fixed by
law.
This February 27th, 1906.
WOODWARD ft SMITH,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in office this February 27th r
1906. R. T. MYDDELTON,
Clerk Superior Court Lowndes coun
ty, Georgia.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
I, R. T. Myddelton, Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county, here
by certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of
the original petition filed in my of
fice this February 27th. 1906.
R. T. MYDDELTON.
Clerk Superior Court Lowndee Coun-
ty, Georgia.
FOR SALE:
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
Will he sold on the first Tuesday
in April, next, at public ouLcry, at
successors may be Incorporated for _
ilarly, tol decrease the capital stock \ the purposes aforesaid, under said ■ t j le court bouse, In said county, wlth-
nof below the original capitalization; j corporate name, with tho capital . j n the legal hours of sale, to tho
that the* shall be no personal lin : nnd for the term aforesaid, and with highest bidder for cash, certain
bility of » stoc holders who have the rights aforesaid, an-1 that they j property, of which fhe following i»
March, in the year of our Ix>rd One
Thousand Nine hundred and six, and
of the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and thirtieth.
PHILIP COOK.
Secretary of State.
paid their subscriptions in full. They j ma y have conferred upon them, their
desire th» right and power to pass \ nRsociates and successors, all the
such bj -laws as may be necessary for
the government and control of said
company; to sue and be sued, and
to have a corporate seal.
That the principal place of carry
ing on tho business of said Company
will be Jn the town of Sfatenville, In
the county of Echols, 8tafe of Geor
gia, but your petitioners desire and
ask that the right be conferred upon
Buch association to have agencies
and offices and carry on said busi
ness at such other place in and o-t
rights, powers, privileges and im
munities as are usual or Incident to
such corporations and to do such
other things as are allowed to cor-
porporatlons under the l^s of this
Btate.
JAS M. JOHNSON.
Petitioners’ Attorney.
Petit’ n for corporation filed In the
Clerk’s Office this 8th day of Febru
ary, I9u6.
GEO. W. PRINE,
Clerk Superior Court Ecuols County.
full and completo description:
16 acres of lot No , being part
of the Drew Vickers lot, and bounded
on the north by Sam Lucas, on thw
east gy Dr. Stafford, on tho south
by Prince Irwin and on tho west by
Fender. Said property levied on as-
the property of Doc Wilby to satis
fy an execution Issued from th& su
perior Court of said county la favur
of Lewis, Robinson & Company
against Doc Wilby, said property bv
ing In the possession of Doc Wilby.
This the 2nd 'Jay of March, 1906.
J. F. PASSMORE, Sheriff.