Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-10-19
Charter.
u the :. nnllip Cook, Secretary OF
the State eff Georgia:

The Petition of 8. Tiden Hotzendorf W.
T. Whitney and r. X. Walbridge, each re-
siding at New York City, State OF New York
and L, G. Holtzendorf, residing at Valdosta
Georgia, and c. P. Holtzendorf. residing In
atlanta, Georgia, and r, l. Kirkland, resid-1
in ArKtn. County, Georgia and G. A.
n T. M. Parsons, d. B. Jay and
IA each residing la Fitzgerald
onnty, Georgia and B. +. HoltZen-
ding at Douglas, Coffee County,
hows;-
the names of your petitioners ana
thel. residences are above set FORTH ana
that your said petitioners desire to form and
to be Incorporated as a Suburban and street
railroad company under the corporate name
of "Fitzgerad and Celia Electric Railway
and Power Company; that said railway Is
Y to be constructed upon the following streets
. avenues and drives In the city of Fitzgerald,
Ben Hill County, Georgia, owit: Central
Avenue Main Street, Thomas Street, Long
street, Palm and Suwanee Streets, and Roam
oke Mert imac, Sultana and Monitor Drives.
also Irwin Avenue in the city of Ocilla, Irwin
County Georgia.
1rs That petitioners desire to connect the sal d
street railroad in the City of Fitzgerald afore-
running south from Fitzgerald about miles
to the city of DC liza, 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 .
Cecilia, and such further extensions Of sub
nrban electric car lines in connection there
h with as may from time to time be determin-
nd nj u inc with law In this be-
half.
Petitioners desire TO operate an electric
\ light plant and furnish the electric light a nd
electric power to any town or city wlthln
the limits of the counties of Ben Hill and lr-
win State of Georgia, and also to corporations
companies and private citizens residing or
doing business within the limits thereof and
charge for the same.
Petitioners desire to buy, own, hold and use
such property, real aud personal, as may be
necessary or convenient to exercise the fore
goug powers.
That the amount Of The proposed. capital
stock shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars with
the right to increase the same from time to
lime TO such sum as the stockholders may
prescribe by a two-thIds vote at any meet
Ing at which a majority Of the existing stock
may be represented, such meeting to be held
IA prescribed In section 2l65 of the Civil Code
5r Georgia. The present stock to be common
Atock but the share holders in increasing the
same at any time. and from time to time, rs
ab0ve provided, may by vote create pre-
erred stock or stocks with such preferences
is resolution creating same may fix.
That said corporation may be authorized
fe do any and al acts necessary and incident
f0the building equipping and operating said
treet railroads and interurban lines, and
Shali have all such powers and privileges as
re usually granted un Ter the laws of Georgia
street railroads and suburban railroads in
Il state.
That petitioners have acquired franchises
bn the corporate authorities of the said
HES OF Fitzgerald and Ocilla authorizing
tl6iOners, their successors and assigns, to
I'D equip, and operate electric railway
lob ia said cities upon tho streets avenues
id drives hereinbefore named.
Qhat petitioners desire to be Incorporated
Sf d term of Forty Years from the date of
tie certificate OF corporation, with all rights
renewal as are or may be hereafter pro-
lied by law The principal Office of said
ifpOration TO be at Fitzgerald Ben Hill
0uuty Georgia
Retitioners intendain good f4ith TO go for
Ard without delay to secure subscriptions to
sNe capitrl stock Of said company and to CON
lruct, eduip maintain and operate the said
ailroad
That petitioners have given four weeks no
of their intention to apply for charter
bs d publication of this petition in q news
6aper In which the sheriG'S advertisement
re published in each OF the counties OF Ben
Inland Irwin once IA week for four weeks
sef0re the fling of this petition,
Petitioners request to be incorporated
sabove prayed under the laws OF Georgia.
s. Tilden Holtzendorf
L. q. HotZendorf,
c. a. Holtzendorf.
Clayton Jay
t. Whitney,
C.P. Holtzendorf.
r. NJ. Parsons,
h. f. HeltzenGorf,
b. X. WalbridVc.
X. /. Kirlllaod.
D. b. Jay. SIS