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PETITION FOR CHARTER
State of-Georgia—County of Butts.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of the PEPPERTON
COTTON MILLS, a corporation with
its office and principal place of busi
ness in said county, respectfully shows
to the Court as follows:
Ist. That on the sth day of March,
1896, by order of the Superior Court of
said county, it was duly incorporated
with a capital stock of One Hundred
Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars, with
the privilege of increasing the same
from time to time to an amount not
more than Five Hundred Thousand
($500,000.00) Dollars in the aggregate,
for the full term of twenty (20) years,
with the privilege of renewal as allow
ed by law.
2nd. As will appear from the origi
nal petition and order of incorporation
on the minutes of said court, the ob
ject and business of said corporation
was as follows: To manufacture all
classes of cotton goods, woolen goods
and yarns; to buy, sell, manufacture
and deal in all classes of woolen and
cotton materials; to buy and sell all
classes of cotton and woolen •machin
ery; to operate the same, and also to
engage in a general merchandise busi
ness. The complete nature of said ob
ject and business being more particu
larly set forth in said original petition.
3rd. On the 28th day of November,
1896, by order of said Court, said origi
nal charter was amended in such man
ner as to make the minimum capital
stock of said company $50,000.00, as
will appear from the petition and order
granting said amendment on the min
utes of this Court, reference to which
is prayed.
4th. The original charter of said
corporation, as amended, expired by
limitation on the stli day of March,
1916, but through ignorance and over
sight, no petition for renewal was filed
before such expiration, and said corpo
ration has since coutinued in business.
sth. Said corporation desires a re-
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
MONEY TO LOAN
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AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST ON
CHOICE FARM LANDS AND IMPROV
ED CITY PROPERTY
H.M. FLETCHER
Jackson, Ga.
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J. THREATT MOORE,
Attorney At Law.
Office in Crum Building,
Jackson • Georgia.
Will practice in all the Courts.
SAM LEE
First-Class City Hand Laundry
Next door to Joe Leach’s stables.
Jackson : : : : : Georgia
Patronize Home Industries
THE FARMERS
CO-OPERATIVE FIRE
INSURANCE CO. OF GA.
S. B. Kinard, Gen. Agent.
J. Matt McMichael,
• Local Agent.
JACKSOiN, GEORGIA.
$100,000.00
TO LOAN on farm lands. Rea
sonable rate of interest. See me
before you borrow any money on
your farm.
W. E. Watkins.
C. L. REDMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Carter-Warthen Building,
JACKSON, GA.
OLD STRAWS and PANAMA HATS
CLEANED
WHILE YOU WAIT
At Kiser’s Pressing Club
NEXT TO LAUNDRY
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bSSSSTI want all web aaflaaara to laaaa
•boat this humane treatment.
R.M. JOSCY, Route 4, I 1 C.
newal and reviver of its said original
charter, as amended, for the full term
allowed by law. and a majority of the
'stockholders of said corporation, at a
' meeting regularly called for the pur
| pose, due notice of which was given to
! all stockholders, adopted a resolution
| asking for such renewal and reviver.
6th. Said corporation further desires
an amendment to its said original char
| ter, as amended, when and as the same
* shall be renewed and revived, permit
ting and authorizing it to issue and
sell, from time to time, preferred stock,
in such series and amounts, and in such
proportion tocommon stock, with such
preferences over common stock, as to
principal, dividends, etc., and under
such terms, conditions, limitations,
and restrictions, and with such pow ers
and privileges as may be determined
by a vote of the majority of the out
standing voting stock of the corpora
tion at the time, provided that no stock
shall be issued in excess of the amount
authorized by the charter of this com
pany.
7th. Petitioner further shows that
said amendment, as set out in para
graph six above, and the application
therefor, have been duly authorized by
proper corporate action of the stock
holders of said corporation at a meet
ing duly called and held for the pur
pose, due notice of which was given to
all stockholders.
Bth. Petitioner herewith tiles along
with this petition, a certified abstract
from the minutes of the corporation,
showing that the application for re
newal and reviver, and the application
for amendment, have been authorized
by proper corporate action. Said ab
stract is hereto attached marked Ex
hibit “A.”
Wherefore, petitioner prays:
First. That its original charter, as
amended, be renewed and revived, as
and for the full term allowed by law.
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S. H. THORNtQHi
JACKSON, GA.
UNDERTAKING, LICENSED EMB ALMER
[Full line of Caskets and Robes to select from
My careful personal attention giv
en to all funerals entrusted to me
All Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night
Day Phone 174 Night Phone 193
For Sale
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6 room house, large lot, on
Avenue, with water and lights.
Come to see me if you want a
bargain.
On North Mulberry st., one two
story 11 room house, 1 acre lot with
servant house and barn. Will sell
at great bargain.
225 acre farm 2 I A miles south of
Jackson. This place is well im
proved and will sell for S3O per acre.
100 acres lIAl l A miles west of Jackson.
About 20 acres out at Harkness
Heights will sell cheap.
Also have a considerable amount of
bank stock for sale.
J. B. GUTHRIE REALTY CO.,
Real £state and Renting Agents
Harkness Building Jackson, Georgia
Second. That when and as renewed
and revived, its said original charter,
as amended, be further amended in the
manner and to the extent herein set
forth.
And petitioners will ever pray.
PEPPERTON COTTON MILLS,
By B. A. Wright, President,
Jones & Chambers,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
' Georgia—Butts County.
I, S. J. Foster, Clerk of the Superior
Court of said county, do hereby certi
fy that the foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of the application for renew
al and reviver and amendment to the
charter of the Pepi>erton Cotton Mills,
as the same appears on tile in this of
fice.
Witness my otticial signature and
the seal of said court, this 1-41 h day of
August, 1916.
S. J. FOSTER,
Clk Superior Court, Butts County, Ga
JENKINSBURG
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hammond,
Misses Gail and Annie B. Ham
mond and Mrs. N. E. Settles, of
Elgin, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Childs.
Mrs. J. E. White and children,
of Atlanta, are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Irene Bankston returned
Sunday from a very pleasant vis
it to her cousin, Miss Bessie
Sowell, of McDonough.
Mr. A. F. Moss and children,
of Barnesville, are visiting his
sister, Miss Mollie Moss.
Mr. Jim Bowden, of Jackson,
Children Cry for Fletcher’s
CASTORIA
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over BO years, has borne the signature of
- and has been made under his per
rJ* .- sonal supervision since its infaney.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ’* are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Cnstoria is a harmless snbstitutc for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it
has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wiml Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
sy ßears the Signature of
In Use For Over SO Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
TH CENTAUR COMPANY, NW YORK CITY.
spent Sunday with his mother.
Mrs. Bowden.
Misses Colder Mae and Florene
and Mr. Tom Crumblev, of Mil
ner, are visiting relatives here.
Master Boyd Guest is visiting
his cousin, Bernice Hunt, near
Locust Grove.
Master Frank Harper visited
in Stockbridge Sunday.
Miss Sallieruth Thurston re
turned Friday from a visit to her
sister, Mrs. R. C. Woodward, of
Atlanta.
Mrs. Mary Bailey and daugh
ter, Miss Lillian, of Jackson, are
visiting Mrs. E. R. Merritt.
Mrs. J. M. Bankston and Mrs.
W. J. Bankston visited their sis
ter, Mrs. Tom Sowell, in McDon
ough, Wednesday.
Mr. Ray Barnes, of Stark, was
the guest Sunday of his aunt,
Mrs. J. W. Harper.
Mr. Arthur Bankston, of At
lanta, is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Bankston.
Miss Nellie Woodward leaves
Friday for Cordele where she
will begin teaching in the high
school.
Little Miss Mary Collins, of
near Giiffin, is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. J. R. Mc-
Fire Insurance
I represent companies with
Assets of $135,332,506
(One Hundred Thirty-Five Mil
lion Three Hundred Thirty-Two
Thousand Five Hundred and
Six Dollars.)
I will appreciate your business and give it prompt
and careful attentention.
Yours truly,
S. B. KINARD
Gough.
Mr. T. J. Harris and Chester
made a business trip to Atlanta
Monday.
Miss Lucile Aiken leaves Fri
day for Atlanta where she will
spend the week.
Mrs. Ethel Carmichael. wa3
the guest of Mrs. F. G. Spear
man recently.
Mrs. A. R. Conner and chil
dren, of Jackson, visited Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Saunders Sunday,
-■ Miss lone Turner has returned
to her home in Atlanta, after an
extended visit to relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Collins spent
Sunday with Mrs. J. R, McGough
Endorsement of Hon.-
W. F. Jenkins for Judge
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This is merely to endorse to the
voters of Butts county that I have
personally known Hon' W. t\
Jenkins, of Eatcnton, and that
he is an able lawyer and thor
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oughly competent and efficient.
I will appreciate, personally, the
vote and influence of our citizens
in his behalf, and can assure you
that he will make us an able
judge, if elected.
J. H. McKibben.
(adv) 8-25-3 t