Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-07
Petition For Charter.

To the Honorable Phillip Cook Secretary OF
the tate eff Georgia:
The Petition of 5. Tllden Holtzendorf, W
I. Whitney and 4. *. Walbrldge, each re-
siding at New York City, State OF New YorE
md l., c. Hotzendorf, residing at Valdosta
icorgla, AMI C. p Holzendorf residing i'll
atlanta, Georgia, and Il, |. Kirkland, res1d-
ing in Irwin County, Georgia. and q. A.
| Holtzendorf, r. NJ. Parsons, d. B. lay and
| Clayton Jay, each residing In Fitzgerald
on Hin County, Georgin and b. f. Holtzen-
iorf, residing at Douglas, Coffee County
Georgia, shows
That the names of your petitioners ana
their residences arc above set forth, ana
that your said petitioners desire to form and
TO ba incorporated as a Suburban and street
railroad company under the corporate name
IF "Fitzgerad and Celia Electric hallway
and Power Company; that said railway Is
to be constructed upon the following streets
avenues and drives in the city OF Fitzgerald
Ben Hill County, Georgia, to-wit: Centra
Avenue. Main Street, Thomas Street, Long
street. Palm AMI uwanee Streets ana Roam
oLe, Mer imac Sultana and Monitor Drives
also Irwin Av,BUe in tn city of DELLA, irwin
County Georgia.
THAI petitioners desire to connect the sal q
street railroad in the City of FITZGERALD atore-
said by an interurban electric railway line
running south from Fitzgerald about miles
to the city of DC LA, and there connect Win
The said street railroad line In the CITY OF
OclIa, with the right to build, own, and oper-
ito such further extensions OF said street
railroads In the said cit eS OF FItZ5era q ana
, lila and such further extensions OF sub
Il ban eicetrc car lines in connection there
With as may fran time to time be dctermln'
ed. upon complying with the law In this be-
half.
Petitioners desire TO operate an electli
lipht plant and furnish the electric light and
electric power to any town or city within
the | mlts of the counties of Ben Hill and If
| 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 leal and personal, as may be
necvssa V or convenient to exercise the fore
| Soiog powers.
That the amount of lhe proposed capital
stock shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars, with
the right to increase the same from time 10
| time 10 such sum az the stockholders may
| prescribe by a twl-thiIds vote ut any meet
| Ing at which IA majority OF the existing stock
NAV BE- represented, such m citing to be held
As prescribed 10 secton 2l6j Of the Civil Code
| nr q georgia. The present stock to be common
stock, but the share oldcrs in increasing the
| 81 ne at any tine and from tlma to time, rs
above provided may by vote create pre-
| lerrcd ocl or stocl s.with such preferences
| is & r solution creating same may fix.
Th9t said { rporatlou may be authorized
| to do any aud a acts necessary ard incid' MT
| T. the building tQupping nd operat 2 said
street railroads and iuterurban lines, and
shall have all such towers and privileges is
are usually granted un er the laws of Georgia
10 st,eet railroads and suburban railroads in
this state.
That petitioners have acquired franchis
from the corporate authorities OF the said
cities Of Fitzeerald and Ocilla authorizing
petitioners, their successors and assigns, to
build equip, and operate electric railway
lines in said cities II on the streets aV nues
and drives hereinbefore named.
That petitioners desire to be Incorporated
for a term of Forty Years from the date OF
the cert ficate of corporation, with all rights
of renewal as are or may De neredller pro-
vided by law. The principal office of said
corporation to be at Fitzgerald Ben Hill
county Georgia.
Petitioners intend in good fit to go for
ward without DELAY to secure subscriptions to
the capitrl stock of said company and TO con
struct. eduip maintain and op rate the said
ralruad.
Tint petitioners have given four weeks no.
tice Of their Intention to apply for cha ter
by Il publication of this petition in a news
uaper in VIII ch the sherTS advertise men
are published in CHI OF the counties of Ben
lttiand lrwin one week for four weeks
Def ire the filing of this letitio',
PeuitiuacGS quest t. be Incorporated
as above prayed under the laws Of Getrsia.
s. Tilden Holtzendorf.
/. c. HoltzendoIf.
C. A. Holtzeudort
Clayton Jay
Vt. Viii ney,
G. p. lIoltzendorf,
T. ". Parsons :
b. F. ueltzen6orT,
b. X Walbrdye
r. /. kirkland.
D, B. jay.