Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-14
Petition For Charter.


70 the Honorable Philip Cook, Secretary OF
the tate eff Georgia.
The Petition Of =. Tilden Holtxendorf,
-. Whitney and X. X. Wabridge, each re-
-iding a New York CRY, State OF New York
nd l., c. HoltZendorf, residing at Valdosta
Georgia, an G. p. HoltzendOrf. residing III
tlanta Georgia, and II, /. Kirkland, resid-
ing in Irwin County, Georgia. ard G. A
iloltzondorf, r. NJ. Parsons, ID. d. Lay and
layton Jay, each residing in Fitzgerald
en- hin County Georgia and b f. Holtzen-
lorf, residing at Douglas, Coffee County.
ieolgia, showS;-
That the names of your petitioners and
ia ir re licences are above set forth, and
that your said petitioners desire to form ano
% b incorporated as IL Suburban and street
milrOad company under the corporate name
# "titzgtrald and Celia Electric Railway
And Power Company" that said railway Is
90 be constructed upon the following streets
avenues and drives in the city of Fitzgerald,
Gen Hill County, Georgia, to-wit: Contra
Avenue Main Street Thomas Street, Long
street. Palm ami uwanee Streets, and Roam
ike Mer imac, Sultana and Monitor Drives
also Irwin Avenue in the city of Ocilla, Irwin
county Georgia
THAI petitioners desire to connect the sal
5 rect RAILROAD in the City of FITZGERALD afore-
said by an lnterurban electric railway line
running south from Fitzgerald about miles
Us thc city of DC la, and there connect with
thcSail street railroad line in the City of
OeiIst with the right to build own and oper-
ate such further extensions of said street
railroads in the said cit es Of FItzyera d and
. lila and such further extensions of sub
Il ban electric car lines in connection there
With as may from time to time be determin-
ed upon complying with the aw in this be-
half,
Petitioners desire to operate an electric
ltght plant an furnish the electric light and
electric power to any town or city within
the mtts of the counties of Ben Hill and Ir
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 or convenient to exercise the fore
goi9g powers.
That the amount of The proposed, capital
stcck shall bolFifty Thousand Dollars with
the ri -ht to increase the same from time to
time 10 such sum IA the stockholders may
urcscribe by a tw0-thiIds vote at any meet
Ing ut which a ma iority of the existing stock
nay bn renrcs nuted such meeting to be held
5 prescribed in section 2i65 of the Civil Code
sc sc rgia- rhc pres mt stock to be common
stock but the share solderS in increasing the
sa ,sc at any time. and from time to time, as
above provided may by vote create pre-
faIrtd ocl, or stoct with such preferences
rs 4r solution creating same may fix.
That said rporation may be authorized
to do any and Il / acts necessary and incident
a. tho building CQuipping nd operating said
street railroads and interurban lines. and
Shall have all such towers and privileges as
are usually granted un er the Law of Georgia
IL st,eet railroads and suburban railroads in
this STATE.
That petitioners have acquired franchises
fr IN the corporate authorities OF the said
cit os If Fitz2erald and DELLA authorizing
their successors and assigns, to
butld equip, and operate electric railway
lines in said cities uton the streets av nues
and drives hereinberore named.
That petitioners desire to be Incorporated
for term of Forty Years from the date Iof
the certificate of corporation, with all rights
Of lcncwal as are or may be hereafter pro-
vided by law. The principal office of said
corp ration to be at Fitzgerald Ben Hill
olnTS Georaia.
Tetjt oncrs intcnd in good flitA to so for
ward without DELAY to secure subscriptions to
the caDitrl stock of said company and to con- !
struct edaip maintain and op rate the said |
railroad.
That petitioners have given four weeks no.
tioe of their intention to apply for cha ter |
by a publication of this petition in news /
,aper in VIII Oh the sherIf's advertisement |
are nnbiished in e sch OF the counties of Ben !
4fl'and lrxia one. a week for four weeks +
,sf IRE the fling OF this petiti0' |
FrUfiimerS quest II be Incorporated /
Is above prayed under the laws of Georgia. /
s Tlden Holtzendorf.
IC. Holtzendoff,
C. f. Holtzendorf.
Clayton Jay
VT Whitney,
C.P. Holtzendorf, i
T. ~ Parsons.
b. f. HaltzenGorf,
la K WaihTidRe