The Bainbridge search light. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1903-1915, October 16, 1903, Image 1

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SUPPLEMENT AiNBRIDGE SEARCH LIGHT. Suniber 51. Bainbridge, Qa., October 16, 1903. $1.00 in Advance- for Charter. Bji pump tv deuce ur County. SurtofsKi'l countt. I e Allen, " E Lmi. »li «f , UeUilt, ‘‘' e-pectfuliy ^Iiowech. * The Tb. toe curpumlmn M lC ii>ii! liuMiie^s is to and otherwise cul- , r otherwise acquire, t „ build, shade, nip, lease or other- tep.selves or others, iiiui oure. sort. ict'O in wuue is with others to buy, to otherwise deal buy,sell niul other- cigarettes, chew in tr any other form ot uniuiuiufactured to- istruct. lease or o:h- rate and use irriga te! Is, build tauks, houses utid l to do any o apply artifiieial; nd to lease’, sell or )r rent to others, e a ini to charge the same, ills, sugar inic.tacture into any ot' th* 1 soil, either ,,e;i own or other- g houses, refrigera-1 andiiiu: and preserv- j other meats, to selli jiio-e ot. or manu re handle the by- idsource, and to com-! ign matter, jtiildiugs. iua- ,nti' cars, ele- 1 ■ic works, aq- MVs, and rail- t hereof, opeiate same, except ' shall not maintain or Mi ur canal in the ua common carrier. ;htof eminent domain ate or otherwise con- si, stores and other 3 ut wares, aierchau- ofevery kind and de- obtiin. register, pur- be wi.-o to acquire and operate an i introduce or otherwise to dis« »marks, trade names, m, improvements and connection with or je ers patent of the United kre, or otherwise no fiV such trade-marks, lirocesses and the like wv or rights, ov other nmnufactur- truction or t^ansporta- «y kind or character tbat end to acquire ^ ol any and _ ail itock. bonds ana ‘? ver y kind but not to edw-. hereunder which ®x*»rcise of the right of 1 within the state of purchase, subscription, u t° hold or dispose of r *jy other obligation of 1 formed for, or then ^ed in , r pi lr8Q ^of the kinds of bus- Ejects or operations or owning or holding “y kind herein ir.en- pfporation owning or °r the obligations of ItlOQ. L? l “ eut or otherwise auy stock, bonds, ot a,l J' such corpora- Jmanner any corpor- tbond. or other obli- manner guaran ty, and to do i ^designed for any kwiit owner of auy » ri!u et ot,li gations, ‘Pts, powers and privileges of ownership thereof, and to exercise all the rights, powers and priv ileges of ownership thereof, and to ox- eroise any and all voting power thereon. The business of the Company or pur pose ot the Company is from time to time to do any one or mote of the acts and things herein set forth, and it may oonduct, its business in other states, and in the Territories and in foreign coun- tries, and may have one offiice or more than oue oilice and keep the books of the udtnpany outside the state of (Jeor- gir, except as otherwise provided by law, and hold purchase, mortgage, and convey real and personal property, either in or out of the state of Georgia. Without in any particular limiting any of the objects and powers of the corpor ation, it is hereby expressly declared and provided that the corporation shall have the poster to issue bonds and oth er obligations in payment for propet-tv purchased or acquired by it, or for any other object in or about its business; to mortgage or pledge anv stocks, bonds or other obligations, or auy property- acquired by it to secure any bonds or otiier obligations by it issued or incurred; to guarantee any dividends or bonds or contracts, or other obligations; to make and perform contracts of any kind or de scription and in carrying out its business or for the purpose of attaining or furtli Bring any of its objects, to do any and all other acts and things and to exercise any and all other powers which a co partnership or natural person could do and exercise, and which now or hereafter may be ; uthorized by law. The minimum capital stock of the corporation it one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00 divided into ten thousand shares of the pat- value of ten dollars each, Frbni time to time the capital stock may be increased in stu-h manuer and such amounts as the Direc tors may deem to the best interests of tire corporation, until the total author, ized capital of said company shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. .Said capital stack may he paid for by- property or other thing of value, said values to be placed by the Dire.tors upon said property and such action upon their part shall be final and shah bind the stockholders. Said company is to commence business wh'-n ten per cent, of the minimum capital stock is paid in. The company shall have the right to issue preferred stock up to aud not ex ceeding one half of the total authorized capital stock of said company. The holders of such preferred stock shall be entitled to receive when, and as declared from I he surplus or net. profits of the corporation, yearly divi dends at the rate of seven per centum per annum, and no more, payable yearly- on dates to be fixed by the by-laws- The dividends on the preferred stock -hall be cumulative, and snail be paya hie before any dividend on the common stock shall be paid or set apart; so that if in any year dividends amounting to seven per centum shall rot have been paid thereon, the deficiency shall be payable before anv dividends shall be paid upon or set apart for the common stock. Whenever all cumulative dividends on the preferred stock for all previous years shall have been declared and shall have become payable and the accrued interest for the present year shall have been set aside and! the company shall have paid such cumulative dividends for the preyious years, and suen accrued in terest for the ensuing year, or shall have set aside a sum sufficient for the pay ment thereof the Board of Directors may declare dividends on the common stock payable then or thereafter, out of the remaining surplus or net profits. The number of Directors of the com pany shall be fixed from time to time bv the by-laws, but the number, if fixed at more than three, shall be some multple of three. The Directors shall be classi fied with respect to the time for which they shall severally hold office by divid ing them into three classes, each consist ing of one-third of .he whole number of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the first class shall be elect ed for a term of one year, the Directors of the second class for a term of two years and the Directors of the third class tor a term of three years, and at each annual election, j the successors to the class of Directors‘whose terms shall expire in this year shall be elected to hold office for t_e term of three years so that the term of oue class of Directors shall expire in each year. The number of Directors shall he fixed at three, but may bo increased in the manner set forth above, and as turt.ier provided in the by-laws. In case of a vacancy in any class of Directors through death, regisnation, di.-quHlifi'-ation or other cause, the re maining Directors, by affiirmotive vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, may elect-a successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the Director whose place shall be vacated and until the election of a successor. The Board of Directors shall have power to hold then meetings at such places as they- may deem nest, or may be designated by the by-laws, The by laws may prescribe the number of Di rectors necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors, which num ber may be less than a majority of the whole number of the Directors. Unless authorized by votes given in person or bv proxy bv stockholders, holding at least two-thirds of the capital stock of the corporation aud which is represented and vor.ed upon in person or by proxy at a meeting specially called for tire purpose’ or at an annual meet ing, the Board of Directors shall not mortgage or pledge any of its real prop erty or any shares of the capital stock of auy- other corpoiation, hut this pro hibition shall not he construed to apply to the execution of any purchase money mortgage or any other purchase money ieiti. Any action requiring the consent of the holds of two-thirds of the stock at an, meeting, after notice to them given either in person or by mailing a. notice lo their last address, or required their consent in writing filed, may be taken ..pou the consent of, and llie consent given and filed by the holders of two thirds ot i he stock of each emss repre sented at such meeting by" person or by- proxy, and not upon two-thirds of the whole number of stock-holders The principal pmee ot business of said company shall beat Bainbridge. Decatur county, Georgia, with the right to es tablish sin-.li other branch offices as they see tit, either in or out of this state. 'The cor,,oration shall have the right to have and u-e a common seal, to sue and he sued, plead ami lie plead, and lo have all the rights, privileges, immunities and 'liabilities incident to corporations in ibis state, for the full end and term of t.wen ty years, with the privilege of .enewal as provided by- law. Wherefore petitioners pray that this petition may be tired and reoorled as provided by law. and when same has been published as provided by law. and when the same has been published as provided Isy statute, that an order may be passed inc rporating petitioners under the name and style and in the manner and with the restriction-, and regulations and for the purposes and under the conditions herein set out. This September 17. A. D.. 19011. F K. Graham, Attorney for Petitioners. Filed in office this .September 18.19011. (J. W. WlMBBRLBY. U'lerk. Georgia—Decatur County. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the •original application for charter of ‘-Southern 'To bacco Company,” now on file in my of fice This Sept. 18th, 1903. C. W. WiMBBRbEY, Clerk S. 0. During the Georgia State Fair at Macon, the Georgia, Florida and Alabama railway will operate eles gant through coaches between Tal lahassee, Fla. and Macon on the fol lowing schedule: Leave Tallahassee 6:15 a. m.; leave Bainbridge 8:25 a. m.; arrive at Cutlibert 11:35 a. m. leave Cutlibert 11:45 a. m.; (take dinner at Sraithville) arrive at Ma con 4:00 p. m. Returning: Leave Macon 11:40 a. m.; (take dinner at Smithville) arrive Cutlibert 4:22 p. m.; leave Cutlibert 4:15 p. m.; Ar rive Bainbridge 7:02 p. m.; arrive Tallahassee 9:00 p. m. Georgia State Fair. The features of the state fair have been so far matured, that a mention of them is a pr.ctical presentation ot the official program which the program com mittee is getting into form for public an nouncement The first day of the fair, October 21, is --Press Day.” On that date Macon and the Macon fair association, under the auspices of the Georgia State Agri- cultural Society, will formally open the the exhibition, by an entertainment of proposes to seek an op ortumty to tes tify her apDreciation. The formal open ing will he observed with appr prune ceremonies. Following this will be an old-fashioned Georgia barbecue, t-nder- ed the pencil pushers of t ie state, and other entertainment. Ootoher 22 is-‘North Carolina Day.” This event will he one of the red-letter features of the fair. From far aud li- ar message- of oheer«have come to the local committee, having in charge the ar rangements fi.r the reunion of the sons and daughters of the -'Did North State” residents in Georgia. Many distinguish ed representatives of NortU C retina will come to Maoou to participate in the pleasures of the reunion. October 23 is “Military Day.” Not ress than twenty- companies of Georgia State troops will compete for the liberal prizes o“ ere . In addition, the crack cadet corps of the several military insti tutes will participate. 'The fairgroum.s for one day will ado the picturesquei ess of the tented field, to its many other at tractions. Saturday, October 24 is --Drummers Day.” No force iu all the state have done more loj al work for the State Fair than the "Knights of the Grip.” Eyery- whe e—at the hotels, en route oil ttie railroad trains, in i he lores of custom ers—they have talked the Stat‘ Fair— bandied it as a side tine . The keys of the city will lie ha ded to til iu on "Drummers Dav ” and they will own the Fair and the fullness thereof. Sunday, October 25. C,interne's fa mous band will entertain w tb a acred concert. While all exhibition halls and all other features of the Fair will be closed, the music which U mteruo will render x-ill of itself be worth a journey across the state to hear. Monday. October 20. the Georgia Farm ers Congress, with over one thousand delegates will lie opened The sessions of the congress, which will lie on,of the most interesting features of tire Fair, will continue fite days. It will he ad- dte.-sed each day Ly a noted authority on topics of peculiar interest to the farmers. The races will also commence October 20. The raiest racing sport eyer pre sented at a State Fair will he witnessed by all w‘-o attend Entries are being made from all sections of the country. Not less than 200 horses will bo stabled at the park during the race week of the Fair. Twelve counties have already applied for space for county exhibits, which guarantee the greatest display of agri cultural products ever assembled in the history of the state. The Block aim poultry exhibits and the dsplay of farm machinery aud im plements will bs immense in their pro proportions. The amusements of the fair will equal the other features. The grand “Arcade” will be a magnificent revelation, out- clas ing anything ever attempted at any previous State Fair in variety aud per fection. The park is to be wired for hundreds of electric lights, so that at night it will present an entrancing scene—while above the sky will lie lit by the glow of fireworks, and (Jonterno’s hand will ray- ish the ear with its incomparable melo dies. The railroads have authorized a rate or one fare for the round trip. One cent and a half a mile each way. The State Fair will be held at a season when all people can spare the time to come to Macon and enjoy a holiday. It will be an opportunity to renew old acquaint ances and make new ones. It will offer a ebance to learn something more of fhe state than was known before. The State Fair will be a course in liberal ed ucation.