Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-03-13
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
Georgia, Irwin County.

Georgia, irwin county.
To THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAID COUNTY.
The petition of Watt, Harley, Holmes Com
pany, Chambless Grocery Company, Empire
Mercantile Company and Clark G mpany,
CO rporat ons having their principal places of
! business Ia said county. and James and Com
pany, and Martin & Hendley. copartnership
composed Of d. L. Martin and T. J. Hendley.
and $. w Jones. s. Nj. Wbitchard. Lon Dick
ey, ]. C. Grantham, and ]. 1. Campbell, AL
| OF said county, respectfully shows;
First. That they des re for themselves,
their associates, successors and assigns, to
be Incorporated for and during the period oil
twenty years, with the right OF renewal at
the expiration of that time. under the corpo-
! rate name and style of Fitzgerald Saw Mill
Company.
Second. That the object of the proposed
corporation is pecunary profit aud gain to
it's stockholders.
Third. That the particular business pro.
posed to be carried on by said corporation is
the operation of a general saw mill business,
including dry kilns and planning mills. and
the manufacturing and selling of any and all
kinds of lumber and other builders materials.
Fourth. That petitioners desires that said
sell and do general business as dealer eth
err at retail or wholesale or both, in all kinds
of goods, wares and merchandise; to have
and to use corporate seal: to sue and be
| sued in It's corporate name and capacity; to
buy, own, hold, sell. convey and lease real
and pers nal and mixed property; TO Dor
| row money and to pledge the property 1epl
| and personal and mixed OF the corporation
as security therefor by mortgage, loan deed,
trust deed or other form Of security; to make
| contracts of every kind necessary to the or
! ganizatiun and conduct OF the business Of
the corporation: to elect such officers incud-
ing board of directors, as may be deemed
exptdisrnt and to define and prescribe their
duties, rights, etc; TO make any and all rules.
regulations and bylaws for the conduct of
| the business of the corporation
not contrary to the Constitution or laws
| Of Georgia or the United States and to have
and to exercise ell other rights, powers, and
privileges conferred by law upon corpora
| lions Of like character.
Fifth That the capital stock OF said eorpor-
alton will be Twenty-Five Thousand Daliars
| (S25, 0.00D divided into Twenty-Five Hundred
shares OF the par value of Ten Dollars $4,000
| per share, more than ten per cent of which
| has actually been paid in; but petitioners de-
| sire that said corpo alton shall have the right
| to increase said capital stock from time to
| time at any regular stockholders meeting to
an amount not to exceed in the aggre gate
Fifty Thousand Dol Lars S50,G000 0y and TO sim.
tlarly decrease the same from time to time to
| any amount not less than Twenty-Five Thoue-
| and Dollars C$25, 100000 and that the stockhold-
CTS of tie corpora ton shall net be Individual
ly liable 10 the creditors of the corporation in
| any amount or sum whatever, except for
SUCH amounts as the stockholders may be
due for stock actually subscribed for.
Sixth. That the principal Office and place
Of business of said corporation shall be iii
IRWIN county. Georgia.
Wherefore petitioners pray the Qronting Of
an order Incorporating them and their ASSOC
tateS. successors and assigns, under the
tfOreSaid came and style, for the period of
time and with ali of the rights, powers. privi-
legeS and immunities aforesaid And petit
TONERS will ever pray, etc.
L. KENNEDY and D. b. JAY,
Attorneys for petitioners.
Georgia, Irwin comfy.
|, j. H. Young, Clerk Of the Superior Court
in and for said county, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original petition for 'ncorpora-
ton IF Fitzgerald Saw Mill Company now on
file in my office.
Witness my official signature and zeal Of
said court, this 18th day of February 1903.
[sEALl J. II. Young.
s-l3t4 Clerk Irwin in Superior Court