Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-04

Petition for Charter.

Georgia, Ben Hill County:
To the Superior Court of said Con-
ty.
The petition of A. L. Powell of Ben
Hill County and j Frank Powell of
Dooly County, respectfully shows to,
the Court the following facts.
THAT they desire for them
selves and tho who may hereafter
become associated with them to be-
cone incorporat d under the name
and style of THE POWELL RO
Gerry COMPANY for a period of
twenty years, with the privilege OF
renewal at the expiration of that
time.
2.-The capital stock of said cor
poration is to be 81, 0 90 divided In
10 shares of 800 0 each; and petit
oners show that the entire capital
stock has been actually paid in Pc
titioners ask the privilege of increas-
ing the capital stock of SAID corpora
ton from time 10 time as they NAV
de m necessary and proper for The
best interest of said corporation not
to exceed in the aggregate $-5OOU W.
3.-The principal office and place
of business of said corporation is TO
be in Fitzgerald, Georgia, but petit
oners respectfully ask the privilege
of opening mp branch offices and
places of business in other towns or
cities IN said state as they may deem
necessary and proper for the best
interest of the corporations.
- he object of said corporation
is pecunairy profit and gain to its
stock holders They prOpoeeto carry
on and operate a retail grocery bus
ness and a bakery business; buying
and selling for ash or credit all such
articles and things as are embraced
in the retail grocery business and
bakery business and all such arti les
and things as may be handled and
sold in connection herewith; acting
as general or special agents for other
persons or companies in selling or
handling any articles or class Of artl
cles appropriate to the retail grOc-
cry business and ba cry business or
usually or conveniently connected
Herewith. and to make contracts to
act as such agents, and to exercise
the usual powers and TO do all usual,
necessary and proper acts viii n per
tain to or may be connected with the
business or retail dealers in thu ar
ticles named, including the bakery
business.
Petitioners further ask the
privilege of buying, owning, leasing
or renting such real estate and per
sonsl property as may be necessary
in the operation of said business,
aud tor the further privilege OF Dor
rowing and lending money, incum-
boring selling or other wise con ey-
ing both person. property and real
estate as may be necessary for the
successful operation of said business
Wherefore petitioners pray that
they may be made a body corporate
under the name and style aforesaid,
and for the term aforesaid, and en-
t,ted TO all the rights, privileges and
immunities and subject to all the
restrictions provided by law.
WALTER T. HALL,
Petitioners Attorney.
Georgia, Ben Hill County.
ONCE of Cl rk of Superior Court.
I'D. w. nj Whitley, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Ben Hill County,
do hereby certify that the above and
fore going is q true aud exact copy
of the application for charter now on
file in my Office in the matter of The
Powell Grocery Company
Witness my hand and official sig
nature this 18th, day of March
1907.
D. w. NJ. Whitley,
Clerk Superior Court Ben Hill County