Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-05-18
PETITION FOR CHARTER.

In6 peClClOn Oh II. OnamDles5,
j. G. Brewer, r. V. Bowen, W. r.
J Bowen L. o. Tisdel, w. l.. Stovall,
A. s. Dorminy, and E. ". Stetson of
said county, and r. G. kirkland, j.
ST. Lott j. j. Dormiry q. W. Kirk
Ian W. Kirkland, j. M Ashley, T. S.
Price, John Mclean, Moses Griffin,
n. kirkland an Dennis Vickers of
Coffee County, Georgia respectfully
shows:
1. Thatthey desire for themselves
their associates, successors and as
signs, to be incorporated as priv
ate corporation, under the name
and style of CONSOLIDATED GRO
Gerry COMPANY, for period of
twenty !years, with privilege of re-
|newal at the expiration of that time.
2. ThBt the object of said corpora
ton is pecuniary gain an profit for
the stockholders therefore, and its
principal place of business shall be
in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Geor-
gia. but petitioners desire that said
corporation may have the privilege
and power of establishing and oper-
ating the, business of the corporation
at such other places as may be de-
sired.
8. That the capital stock of said
corporations shall be Fifty Thousand
(s5O, 900 COY Dollars, deVided into
shares of the par valne of One Hun
Dollars each, and petitioners show
that the whole of said capital stock
has been already paid in.
f. That the particular business
which they desire to carry on as such
corporation is as follows:
To buy and sell and handle on
commissioner any quantity or quani-
ties, and generally to deal In. goods,
wares, merchandise and commercial
commodities of every kind; to pur-
chase, own, hold, improve, sell and
convey all kinds of property, Width
or real personal or mixed, and also
to handle and dispose of ell such
property on commission; and to do
and preform every act and thing
which may be necessary or conven-
lent for the carrying on of the bust
ness of the corporations as herein
indicated
S. That in addition to tn powers
and privileges of doing the things
| herein before received, petitioners
desire and pray that said corpora
ton be clothed and invested with all
the powers and priv .leges usual and
incident to such corporations in
general, and especially the following
powers and privilege
To sue and be sued to have and
use corporate seal; to elect pres
ident, vice President, Secretary, and
such other officers, including Board
of Directors, as may be deemed ex-
padient, and to prescribe their pow
ers and duties; to make and adopt
constitution and bylaws for the
government and direction of the con-
duct and business of the corporation
and the officers thereof: to buy, sell
or otherwise acquire or dispose of
patents, patent-rights or privileges,
Improvements secret procession, or
any interest in any of the same; to
lend or borrow money, and to secure
the same in sucn manner as may be
deemed expedient; to make or issue
notes. bonds, debentures or other
negotiable instruments or securities,
and to secure the same by mortgage,
pledge, trust-deed or otherwise, and
to provide for the payment thereof;
to increase the capital stock of said
coronation lat any ocAholders's
Meeting by a two-thirds majority
vote of the Stockholders to any
amount not exceeding the sum of
Two Hundred Thousand $500, 600.
OO) and in like manner to decrease
said.capital stock to any amount not
| less than the snm Fifty Thousand
1850, 900 COY Dollars; to subscribe for,
purchase, sell or otnerWlse asqulFe
or dispose of the shares, bonds or
othe obligations, secured or unsecur-
ed of any corporation or corporations
organized under the laws of any
state, or the United States, or auy
Foreign Country, and to holi the
anne with all tho rights of owner
therein as ia permitted to natural
persons; to lease or rent out any of
it's property, or the whole thereof,
whenever in the option of the Direc-
tors it is to the best interests of the
Company, and under like circum
stances to let or hire its fra chises,
or other property, for the purpose
of raising money; to remove at any
time by majority vote of the ock-
holders any of the officers of the said
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