Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-05
Petition For Charter.

To the Honorable Phillip Cook. Secretary of
the state ef Georgia
Tho Petition OFFS. Tilden H0ltsendorf. W.
r. Whitney and n. X. Walbridge, each re-
siding at New York City, State OF Rev York
and l., G. Holtzendorf. residing at Valdosta
Georgia, AMI O. p. Holt1endorf. residing In
Atlanta, Georgia, and Il, l. Kirkland, resid-
Ing In irwin County, Georgia. and Q. a.
Holtyendorf, IT. Nj. Parsons, d. q. Jay and
Clayton Jay, each residing In Fitzgerald
zen Hill County, Georgia and b. F. HoltEen-
dorf, residing at Douglas, Coffee County,
Georgia, shows
That the names Of your petitioners and
their residences are above set forth, aud
that your said petitioners desire to form and
to be incorporated as Suburban and street
railroad company under the corporate name
of "Fitxgerald and Ocilla Electric Railway
and Power Company; that said railway Is
\ to be constructed upon the following streets
avenues and drives In the city of Fitzgerald.
Ben Hin County. Georgia, TO wit: Central
Avenue, Main Street, Thomas Street, Long
street, PALM and euVanee Streets. and Roam
oke. Merrimac, Sultana and Monitor Drives.
| also Irwin Avenue In the city of Ocilla, Irwin
County Georgia.
That petitioners desire to connect the said
street railroad In the City of Fitzgerald afore-
| said by an iuterurban electric railway line
| running south from fitzgerald about miles
TO the city of DC LA, and there connect with
the said street railroad line in the City of
Ocilla, with the right to build, own and oper-
| ate such further extensions OF said street
railroads In the said cit eS Of Fitzgerald and
all n
| urban electric car lines IN connection there
with as may from time to time be determin-
ed, upon complying with the Jaw in this be-
half.
Petitioners desire to operate an electric
light plant and furnish the electric light ana
electric power to any town or city within
the mits of the counties of Ben Hill aud If
win state OF Georgia, and also to corporations
companies and private citizons residing or
doing business within the limits thereof and
charge for the same
Petitioners desire to buy, own, hold and use
such property. real and personal, as may he
necessary or convenient to exercise the fore
golug powers.
That the amount Of The proposed capital
stock shall beIFifty Thousand Dollars, with
the right 10 increase the same from time ia
time TO such sum az the stockholders may
prescribe by two-thirds vote at any meet
Ing at which ma jority OF the existing stock
may be represented, such meeting to be held
as prescribed IN section sl6o of the Civil Code
of Georgia The present stock TO be common
stock, but the share holders In Increasing the
same at any time. aud from time to time, us
above provided, may by vote create pre-
ferred stock or stocks with such preferences
as resolution creating same may fix.
That said corporation may be authorized
20 do any and all acts necessary and iu ldent
TO the building eQuippiug and oper tti Z said
| street railroads and interurbau lines, and
shall have all such powers and privileTes AZ
are usually granted un er the laws OF Georgia
to street railroads and suburban railroads in
this state.
That petitioners have acquired franchis S
from the corporate authorities of the said
cities of Fitzgerald and DELLA authorizing
petitioners. their successors ana assigns. TO
build equip, and operate electric railway
lines IN said cities uUon the streets Gv nues
and drives hereinbefore named.
1 That petitioners desire to be incorporated
fop a term OF Forty Years from the date of
the certificate OF corporation, with all rights
Il of renewal as are or may be hereafter pro.
yided by law. The principal office of said
l corporation TO be AZ Fitzgerald Ben Hill
1 Petitioners intend In good fsit' To go for
ward without delaV TO secure subscriptions to
the capitrl stock OF said company ami TO con-
l struct. eduip maintain and operate the said
railroad.
That oetiti l1ees havs given four weeks no
tice of their Intention to apply for cha itr
by publication OF this petition In . psws
TAPER In wh'ch the sherlns advertisement
ara published ia each OF the counties Of Ben
Aiu and Irwin ouca Q week for fUuF, wese Ks
fhefoHf fling Of ibis pekittoa.
RaktQHess Escuest 10 e lncoH poSet9d