Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-11-12
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
Georgia, irwin County.

OeOFSla, 1rWln county.
| To The Superior Court of Said County.
The petition OF Paulk Hardware Co. NJ.
Buice B. e. Wilcox. M. W. Howell, H. NJ.
| Warren, R. " Handley, L. o. Tisde1, j. H.
Powell J. NJ. McDonald, E. N. Davis, Jno A.
Phillips. R. Matthews and others of said state
and county. and Garbutt Lumber Co., of
| Wilcox county, said state, respectfully shows:
! l. That they desire for themselves, their
| associates, successors and assigns. to be in
coiporated under the name and style Of Fitz-
| geaald Compress Company.
2. The tenn fer which p stitioners ask to be
incorporated is t~ enty years, with privilege
of icnewal at the expiration of that time.
). The capital stock of the corporation is to
be Si5000.NG divided into shares of $4,000 each.
Petitioners ask the privilege of increasing
| said capital stock from time to time to an
amount net to exceed S5r,M 900.
| 4. More than IL per cent of the capital
stock (S15GQ0O has already been actually
paid in.
| 5. The object Of the proposed corporation
| is pecuniary Rain to It's stockholders. Petit
toner's propose to carry on II Cotton Compress
business. to buy and sch and store cotton in
said county and state and olher stat 8, to
buy and sell bagging and ties and any other
articles that may tend to promote the welfare
| OF the corporation. To act a general and
special agents for other persons, firms or cor.
porations in buying, selliug, storing or COM
pressing cotton; to make contracts to act as
| such agents and to exercise the usual powers,
and to do all usual, necessary and proper
| acts which pertain to or may be connected
with the buying, selling, storing and COM
pressing Of cotton
| q. Petitioners desire to be empowered to
| bny and SELL and make improvements on
real estate, to receive and execute deeds to
| the same; to buy and sell and operate any
| and all kinds OF machinery, to buy and sell
and erect any and all kinds of buildings that
may be necessary or beneficial for the carry
ing on of the business of said corporation
To take and give mortgages and otner liens
| allowed by law to secure debt and to exercise
all other rights, powers and privileges as are
under the laws of Georgia and of the United
States granted to debtors and creditors
Seventh. Petitioners desire to have and
use corporate seal and to be empowered to
sue and be sued. plead and be mpleaded. and
to elect such officers and directors and make
such rules and by laws as may be necessary
for proper management of the said Com
press Co., under it's proposed charter
| g. Petitioners desire the privilege of eStab-
fishing cotton congresses, warehouses. gin
neries and agencies in any and all towns and
cities in this state or other states as they may
deem necessary or convenient for the carry
ing on of the business of said corporation.
o. The principal office and place of bust
ness of the proposed corporation will be in
the city of Fitzgerald, county of Irwin, state
of Georgia.
Wherefore pc titioners pray to be made u
| body corporate, under the name and-Style
aforesaid, entitled to the rights, powers priv
lIeges and immunities prayed for, subject to
the liabilities fixed by law.
This October both, 1903.
J.. W. MEAKIN,
u-5-t4 Fer the petitioners.
GEORGTA-lrwin County:
III 81. Young, Clerk of the superior court
in and for said county, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy OF the original petition for incor-
poration Of the Fitzgerald Compress Com
pany, now on file in my office
Witness my hand and official seal this the
Oct. Both, 1903. JH YoUNa.
| Clerk Superior Cosrt.