Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-09
Petition For Charter.

| 70 the Honorable Philip Cook Secretary OF
the tate eff Georgia:
The Petition of $. Tiden Holtzendorf, W,
=. Whitney and n. K Wabtidge, each re-
.iding at New York City, State OF New York
lnd l., C. Holtzendorf, residing at Valdosta
Georgia, AMI C. z. Boltzendorf. residing in
\tlanta, Georgia, and II, l. Kirkland, resid-
| ing in Irwin County, Georgia. and G. A.
Holtzendorf, T. Nj. Parsons, ID. b. Jay and
Clayton Jay, each residing ia Fitzgerald
en- Hin County, Georgia and b. f. HoItzen-
orr, residing at Douglas, Coffee County,
georgia. shows
That the names of your petitioners and
their residences are above set forth, ana
hat your said petitioners desire to form ana
% bs incorporated as a Suburban and street
railroad company under the corporate name
If Fitzgerald and Celia Electric Railway
md Power Company; that said railway is
20 be constructed upon the following streets
avenues and drives in the city of Fitzgerald
Ben Hill County, Georgia, to-wit: central
Avenue. Main Street, Thomas Street, Long
street. Palm ana suwanee Streets, ana hoan-
Ike Mer imac, Sutana and Monitor Drives
llso Irwin Avenue in the city of DELLA, lrwln
1ounty Georgia.
That petitioners desire to connect the said
street railroad in the City of FITZGERALD afore-
said by an interurban electric railway line
running south from Fitzgerald about miles
to the city of DC In, and there connect with
he sal street railroad line in the City OF
DELLA, with the right to build, own and oper-
tte such further extensions of said street
railroads In the said cit eS OF Fitzgerald ana
DELLA aud such further extensions or SUD-
urban electric car lines in connection there
With as may from time to time be determin-
al. upon complying with the aw In this be-
half.
Petitioners desire to operate an electric
light plant ana furnish the electric light and
electric power to any town or city within
| the mlts 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 and personal, as may be
necessa v or convenient to exercise the fore
going powers.
That the amount of The proposed clrit
stock shall bciEif;y Thousand Dollars, with
the right to increase the same from time to
time 10 such sum as the stockholders may
| or0scribe by n two-thrds vote at any meet
ing at which a ma jority of the existing stock
| nav be reprcs ented, such meeting to be held
| as prescribed Ia section 2l65 of the Civil Code
of Georgia. The present stock to be common
stock, but the share olderS in increasing the
same Mt any time. and from time to time, us
above provided, may by vote create pre-
ferrcd ocll or STOCK with such preferences
as a resolution creating same may fix.
That said ,rporation may be authorized
10 do any and al acts necessary and 1ncld' mt
10 the building oquipping md operating said
street railroads and interurban lines, and
shall have all such powers and privileges as
are usually granted un er the laws of Georgia
to street railroads and suburban railroads In
| this state.
That petitioners have acquired franchises
from the corporate authorities OF the said
cities of FITZGERALD and DELLA authorizing
petitioners, their successors and assigns, to
build equip, and operate electric railway
| lines in said cities upon 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 certificate of corporation, with all rights
of renewal as are or may be hereafter pro-
yided by law The principal Office of said
corporation to be at Fitzgerald Ben Hill
| County Georgia.
Petitioners intend in good faith to go for
ward without delay to secure subscriptions to
the capitrl stock OF said company and to con-
struct. eduip maintain and operate the said
railroad.
That petitioners have given four weeks no
tioe of their intention to apply for chatter
by a publication of this petition in news
paper in which the Sheriff's advertisement
are published in each of the counties OF Ben
HilI and Irwin once n week for four weeks
baf ore the fling of this petition.
petitioners request tn be Incorporated
as above prayed under the laws of Georgia.
s. Tilden Boltzendorf,
L. Q, Holtzendorf,
C. g. Holtzendorf.
Clayton Jay
W.T.. Whitney,
C.P. Holtzendorf,
t. NJ. Parsons,
B. E. HaltEcndorf,
b <. WaIhridge
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