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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1924. PETITION FOR CHARTER Georgia—Houston County. To the Superior Court of Houston County: The petition of A. J. Evans and E. G. Clark, of said state and county, shows to the Court: 1. That they desire for themselves, their associates and successors, to be made a body politic and incorporated under the name und style of Evans Clark Company for a period of Twenty years, with the privilege of re-newal at the expiration of that time as provided by law. 2. The principal office of said com¬ pany shall be in the city of Fort Val¬ ley in said state and county, with the right of establishing branch offices elsewhere in the United States of America and its possessions. 3. The object of said corporation is pecuniary gain to itself and its shareholders. 4. The business to be carried on by said corporation is that of a general marketing business; that of buying , marketing, and sell¬ ing all kinds of agricultural and horticultural products, in the Unit¬ ed States and its possessions, such as peaches, apples, pears, oran¬ ges, watermelons, cantaloupes, pota¬ toes, corn, hay, oats, beans, grain, vegetables, and the like; also cattle, hogs, etc., and all other products and things, materials and supplies, that are incident to and desirable to be handled by said corporation in the scope of said business. 5. The capital stock of said corpo¬ ration shall be fifty thousand dollars, witli the privilege of increasing the same to one hundrod thousand dol¬ lars and also the privilege of reduc¬ ing said stock to an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars by a vote of a majority of the stock outstand¬ ing at the time; said stock to be di¬ vided into shares of one hundred dollars each. More than ten per cent of said capital stock has been paid in to said company. 6. Petitioners desire the right to sue and be sued, to plead and be im¬ pleaded, to have and use a common seal, to make all necessary by-laws, rules and regulations and to do all other things necessary to the carry¬ ing on of said business, including the right to buy, hold and sell real estate and personal property suitable to the purposes of the said corporation, and to execute notes and bonds of in¬ debtedness incurred or which may be incurred in the conduct of said busi ness and to secure the same by mort¬ gage, security deed or other form of lien under the then existing laws. 7. They desire the right to apply for and accept amendments to their charter, and also the right to wind up the affairs of said corporation, liquidate ahd discontinue business, at any time it may determine to do so, by a vote of a majority of its stock outstanding at the time. 8. Wherefore petitioners pray that they may be incorporated under the name and style aforesaid and that they may have all of the powers, pri¬ vileges, and immunities as herein set forth, together with all of the rights, powers and privileges and im¬ munities as are now or as may be hereafter accorded similar corpora tions under the laws of the state of Georgia. A. C. RILEY, Attorney for Petitioners. Georgia, Houston County. I, H. L. Wasden, Clerk of the Su perior Court of Houston County, do certify that the foregoing is a true ccpy of the application for charter o. tlio Lvaiw-Clark Company as the same appears of file in this office. Witness my ofifeial signature and the seal of said court this September 1st, 1924. H. L. WASDEN, Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County. (Seal) 9-4-4t. ---——o—- PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF CHARTER Georgia—Houston County. To the Superior Court of said Coun ty: I The petition of the Byron Fruit Farm shows to the Court, 1. That at the October Term 1904 of the Superior Court of Houston County petitioners were duly incor¬ porated and made a body politic, and accepted said charter and duly or ganized under the same, and are now doing business under the powers con¬ ferred by its said charter. 2. That on the 7th day of July 1918, the capital stock of said com¬ pany was, by the Superior Court of said county, increased from twenty thousand dollars, the then capital stock, to one hundred thousand dol¬ lars, with the privilege of increasing the same, from time to time, not ex-, ceeding in the aggregate, the sum of! two hundred thousand dollars. That said charter will expire at the Octo-, her Term 1924 of the said Superior Court. J 3. That at a meeting of the stock- ■ holders of said corporation held at' their office in the city of Fort ley, Georgia, on the 3rd day of tember 1924, previous notice of time, place and object of said ing having been given all of stockholders of said company, the purpose of considering the piration and renewal of said ter, all of the stockholders of corporation being present and resenting all of the stock in same, it was unanimously that said charter, together with amendment thereto, be renewed the term of twenty years, with privilege of renewal at the tion of the same, A certified from the minutes of said meeting hereto attached marked Exhibit “A and made a part of this petition. Wherefore petitioners pray, said charter be renewed as set in the original act or order the same, and the amendment to, for the period of twenty from the expiration of said with the privilege of at the expiration of the as provided by law, and petitioners have all of the powers and privileges and ties as were granted to it by said original charter, as amended, to¬ gether with all of the rights, .pow¬ ers, privileges and immunities as ara accorded similar corporations and may be hereafter accorded the same by the laws of the state of Georgia. A. C. RILEY, Attorney for Petitioners. Exhibit “A »» Abstract from the minutes of the meeting of the stockholders of the Byron Fruit Farm held at their of¬ fice in Fort Valley, Georgia, on the 3rd day of September, 1924. Whereas the charter of the By¬ ron Fruit Farm will expire at the October Term 1924, of Houston Su¬ perior Court; therefore be itresolved, that said charter, with all amend ments thereto, be renewed and that the proper officers of the company take the necessary legal steps to have the said charter renewed for twenty years from the expiration of the same. * Georgia—Houston County. I, J. W. Rundell, secretary and Treasurer of the Byron Fruit Farm, do certify that the above and fore¬ going is a true and correct abstract of the minutes of the meeting of the stockholders of the Byron Fruit Farm at a meeting held at their office in Fort Valley, Georgia on the 3rd day September 1924; all of the stock¬ holders being present and voting in affirmative. This 3rd day of September, 1924. J. W. RUNDELL, Secretary & Treasurer of the By¬ Fruit Farm. County. I, H. L. Wasden, Clerk of the Su¬ Court of Houston County, do that the above and foregoing a true copy of the petition of the Fruit Farm for renewal of its as of file in this office. This day of September 1924. H. L. WASDEN, Clerk of the Superior Court of County. 9-11 -4t ■o SALE OF LANDS Houston County. Whereas, on the 11th day of Jan¬ 1921, Felder T. Houser did and deliver to Charles For his certain promissory note pro for the payment of the prin ipal sum of $281.75 in annual in the first installment be ^ or $31.75 maturing February > 1922; the next five installments f? for $30.00 each maturing on e first day of February in the 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, and respectively; and the last four being for $28.00; $26.00, and $22.00, respectively, and on the 1st day of February the years 1928, 1929, 1930 and respectively, all of said install¬ bearing interest from matu¬ at 8% per annum; and— Whereas, to secure payment of ; note aforesaid, the said Felder T. : did on January 11th, 1921, to the said Charles Forman certain Warranty Deed to Se¬ Debt, conveying the lands here¬ described, said deed to se¬ debt being made subject and to the lien of a deed to se¬ debt between the same parties date Jan. 11th, 1921, securing an in the principal sum of said deed to secure debt recorded in the office of the of Houston Superior Court, 31, page 182; and , ■ Whereas, said second deed to se¬ debt is recorded in the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of County in Book 31 at Page and | Whereas Tlr , said ., deed , , to secure debt th l P^ ov,slon that if the F T * Ho “ er sha » default P a *™ en 0 an -* 0 1 e ln ~ due under the aforemen note ’ the said Charles For -. ’ hlS heirs or assigns ’ 8ha11 have the option to declare all unpaid in¬ stallments due und payable; and Whereas, default was .made by the said Felder T. Houser in the pay¬ ment of the installment of $30.00 maturing February 1st, 1923 and again in the payment of the install tnent maturing February 1st, 1924; and the said Charles Forman has ex¬ ercised his option aforesaid and has declared the entire indebtedness due: Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in the aforemen tioned deed to secure debt, will be sold before the door of the Court House of Houston County, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, on 7th day of October, 1924: All that certain tract, lot or par¬ cel of land, situate, lying and being in the Sixth (6th) District of Hous¬ ton County, Georgia, containing two hundred two and one-half (202%) acres, more or less, and being known as Land Lot Number Two Hundred Seventeen (217) in said Sixth (6th) District. The sale of said lands will be made Subject and inferior to the lien of the deed to secure debt from Felder T. Houser to Charles Forman, securing an indebtedness in the principal sum of $6,000.00, as aforesaid. The proceeds ofo said sale will bo applied first to the principal and interest of the indebtedness describ¬ ed herein, and the cost of this sale, and the balance, if any, will be paid to the said Felder T. Houser, his heirs, legal representatives, or as¬ signs. Deed in the name of Feld'er ,T. Houser will be executed and deliver¬ ed to the purchaser or purchasers by the undersigned as in said 'deed to secure debt provided. This September 9th, 1924. CHARLES FORMAN. C. L. Shepard, Geo. B. Culpepper, Jr., Attorneys for Charles Forman, 9-ll-4t. ■a PROFIT BY THIS Don’t Waste Another Day. When you are worried by backache; By lameness and urinary dis¬ orders— Don’t experiment with an untried medicine. Do as thousands of people are doing. Use Doan’s Pills. Read this Forsyth is.idont’s expe¬ rience : J. H. 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Keeler, 2 sections of Society and Woman’s nows, a 32-page magazine section, market and financial news published news associations, the only complete plete Sporting and Market news in ; n Georgia, the best State news and an Editorial page of which every Georgian may be proud. The Daily Journal supplies com every edition. It is owned and edited by Georgians for Georgians. You can have the Daily and Sunday Journal delivered by carrier for 20c a week. Give your order to H. D. Hair, Fort Valley, Ga., or send it direct to The Journal, Atlanta, Ga. 9-4-4tpd. o Advertisers! Get your copy to The Leader-Trib¬ une on MONDAY if possible. Adver tising columns CLOSE on TUESDAY — _ C _ VL a “ . is a Combined Treatment,both and internal, and has been success in the treatment of Catarrh for ovet years. Sold by all druggists, * J- CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio © C©J © RECEIVERS’ KK i PS' US' ® §) :©: © © l© r r \ % © OF VALUABLE e r©; FARM LANDS C©J C©j © AND m PEACH ORCHARDS BY ORDER OF THE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR ds COURT OF HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THE UN¬ DERSIGNED AS RECEIVERS OF THE COURT WILL c© SELL BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE DOOR AT PERRY, GEORGIA, ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN OCTOBER, 1924, BETWEEN THE LEGAL HOURS OF SALE, AT PUBLIC OUTCRY, TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, SUB¬ JECT TO CONFIRMATION OR REJECTION BY THE COURT AS PROVIDED IN SAID ORDER, THE FOL¬ o’ LOWING PORTIONS OF THE ESTATE OF W. C. WRIGHT, DECEASED, TO-WIT: That body of land aggregating 1398 3-4 acres more or less, in the Ninth district of Houston county, Georgia. Also that tract of land containing 180 1-2 acres, more € or less, in the Ninth district of Houston county, Georgia, known as the Allen place. © All of the equipment upon the tract first above men¬ tioned, including 26 mules, 3 horses, 16 hogs, 2 one-ton Ford Trucks, 2 Fordson tractors, a complete farm and peach orchard outfit of sprayers, dusting machines, bind¬ ers, presses, harrows, mowing machines, plows and tools of all kinds; also 15,000 peach crates, more or less, 40 dozen bushel baskets, 100 dozen picking baskets, 23 sacks of dust, 17 sacks nitrate of soda, 140 tons of hay and 9,000 bundles of fodder. A complete list of the equipment to be sold is in the possession of the undersigned and will be exhibited to prospective purchasers upon request. The equipment will be sold for cash. .■* The tracts of land will be sold on terms, the condi¬ tions and nature of which will be explained to prospective purchasers by the undersigned. Prospective bidders are further referred to the order authorizing said sale on file in the Clerk’s office of the Superior Court of Houston county. A. C. RILEY & D. C. STROTHER ) RECEIVERS