Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-22
PETITION FOR CHARTER.

GEORGIA-Irwin county
10 the Superior court of said county:
The petition of r. B. Wood, Ida Whittier
and j. E. Guy, all of said state and county,
respectfully shows:
]. That they desire for themselves and
their associates, to be Incorporated under
the name of Whittier Wood & Guy Co., for
twenty 2W years with privilege of renewal
according to law.
2. The object of said corporation is pecu-
MARY gain to it's stock holders.
3. TIE principal place of business of the
said corporation will be at Fitzgerald, Irwin
county Ca, but petitioners desire that said
corporation shall be empowered to establish
branch offices and places of business, both in
the city of fitzgerald and at such other
places in the state of Georgia as it may de-
sire.
a The particular business proposed to be
carried on by said corporation is dealing in
merchandise. both wholesale and retail as
well as buying and selling all kinds of prop
erty both real and personal.
Petitioners desire the privilege Of taking
and giving all securities necessary to con-
duct and carry on the said business and to
have all the rights, powers and privileges nee
essary and incident to the proper exercise of
the powers herein specifically Enumerated
and for the proper conduct of it's business.
G. The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Ten Thousand $10,00O.O0) Dollars di-
vided into shares OF the par value of $4,000
each, but said petitioners desire that said
company may be authorized to increase this
capital stock to any amount not exceeding
the sum of S250G0O0 All of the said capital
stock has already been paid in by said petit
TONERS. Said stock to be worcestershire, and
the stock holders to be held liable only for the
amount of the unpaid subscription OF the said
stock.
Z. In addition to the foregoing, petitioners
ask that said corporation be empowered to
sue and be sued plead and be implicated. to
have and to use corporate SEAL to make con-
tracts for, and in the furtherance of it's bust
ness, to receive donations by will or other
wise, to make bylaws and elect officers in
Guiding Trustees and Directors to carry on
it's business. to purchase, own, hold, lease or
re mt lands, buildings and franchises and
other real or pers nal or mixed property of
any and all kinds what ever, which may be
necessary or CONVENT for the carrying on of
the business of the corporation. To sell,
mantgage, convey or dispose of the same at
Will, to borrow money and secure the same
by collateral personal security, mortgages or
trust deeds to and upon all it's property, and
to issue notes or other obligations therefore
and generally to perform all acts whatsoever
that may be necessary and proper for the
conducting of the business of the corporation
and to exercise all of the powers and privil-
eyes conferred by law upon corporations of
like character.
g. Wherefore petitioners pray the granting
of the order by the court incorporating them
and their associates, successors and assigns
in said corporation named for the time and
purpose, and all the powers and privileges
aforesaid, and petitioners will ever pray ect.
D. B. JAY,
Attorney for petitioners
GEORG 1A--lrwin Cocnty:
This certifes thatthe foregoing is correct
copy of the original petition for charter by
Whittier, Wood and Guy Co. filed in the
office of the clerk of the Superior Court of
Irwin County this 22nd day of October, 1868
J, II. Young,
Clerk.