Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-01-01
PETITION FOR CHARTER

To the Superior Court of said Coun-
ty:
The petition of W. E. Oxford, J, l..
Oxford and ]. l.. Pittman, all of said
state and county, and w. B. Moore,
of Pierce county, said state, respect
fully shows the following facts, To-
wit.
1. That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs to become Incorporated under
the name and style of the City Drug
Company.
2. The object of the proposed cor
poration is pecuniary profit and gain
to its stockholders.
3. The term for which petitioners
ask to be incorporated is the period
of twenty years, but they desire the
privilege of renewal as provided by
law to take effect at the expiration Of
that time.
4. The principal Office and place of
business of the proposed corporation
will be in the city of Fitz gerald, r.
win County, Georgia, but petitioners
respectfully ask that they be allowed
to establish branch Offices and places
of business in any state in the United
States, as they may, by corporate &C.
ton, determine to be to the interest
of the stockholders.
s. The capital stock of the corpora
ton is to be ten thousand dollars,
divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each, but petitioners ask the
privilege Of increasing said capital
stock from time to time not exceed
ing in the aggregate the sum of fifty
thousand dollars.
g. Petitioners show that sixty per
cent of the capital stock of ten thous.
and dollars has already been actual
ly paid in.
7. Petitioners propose to operate q
drug, book and music business. They
propose to sell to the wholesale and
retail trade drugs, patent medicines,
surgical instruments and. all such arti-
cles as are usually handled by whole
sale and retail drug companies, In
Guiding cigars, tobacco, soft drinks,
candies, etc. They propose also to
mix and compound drugs and to I'll
prescriptions.
They propose to sell to the whole
sale and retail trade books of all
kinds, stationery, pictures, works of
art, and all such articles as are u.s.
ually handled by wholesale and re-
tail book stores. They also ask the
privilege of selling the articles enum-
Grated in this subpargraph on the
subscription plan.
They also propose to sell to the
wholesale and retail trade all kinds of
musical instruments and musical sup
plies,-to include, besides other
things, pianos, organs, violins, man
dolins, guitars, sheet music both sa-
cred and secular.
8. For the successful operation of
it's business petitioners propose to
buy and sell through brokers and
agents; to act as brokers and agents;
to own drug stores, book stores and
music stores; to buy and sell for cash
or on credit, and for commission or
otherwise.
8. Petitioners respectfully ask that
the executive powers of said corpor-
alton shall be vested in such officers
as may be elected by the stockhold-
ers of said corporation, and they fur
Their ask the privilege of adopting
such bylaws, rules, and regulation 8
as may be necessary for the opera :
ton of said bcsiness, not in conflict
with the constitution and laws of this
state and of the United States.
10. Petitioners ask the privilege of
buying, owning, renting, leasing, and
encumbering either real estate or
personal property as may be neces-
sary for the successful operation Of
said business; that they have the
privilege of borrowing and lending
money, of suing and being sued, of
having and using common seal, and
Of doing all other acts and things u.s.
ual and necessary to corporations of
like character. Wherefore, petitioners
pray that they be made a body corr
porate, after having advertised this
application for charter as contempla-
ted by law, under the name and style
aforesaid, with all the rights, immun-
tiles, and privileges, and subject to
all the liabilities fixed by law.
o. H. ELKINs,
Petitioners Attorney.
GEORGIA-Irwin Coun ty.
Office of the Clerk of Superior