Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-22
Petition For Charter.
&c ,rgia-Ben Eli County.

To the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of r. H. Bcall, If the county
OF Wilcox and said state; y. II. Heail Of the
county of Berrien and said state, and l.. NJ
Beall j. W. Beall, b. Harold Beal ana NJ.
W Garbutt, of the county OF Ben Hill coua-
ty and said state respectfully SHOWS the fol-
lowing facts, to-wit:
l. That they desire for thom selves, their
associates SUCCESSORS aud assjg gas to become
Incorporated under the name and style of the
Beall Grocery Company.
2. the object OF the proposed corporation
is pecuniary profit and gam to It's sto *
holders.
g. The term for which petitioners ask to tie
Incorporated is the period Of twenty years,
with the privilege of renewal, as provided by
law, at the expiration Of that tine.
4. The principal oTce and place OF bust
ness shall be in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill county,
Georgia, but petitioners desire the privilege
Of establishing branch offices and places of
business in SAID state, or in any state OF the
United states as lhey may by corporate ac-
ton deem TO be TO the best interest of the
stockholders.
5 The capital stock of said corporation
Shall be Ten Thousand Dollars, divided lite
shares Of one Hundred Dollars each but pc
titi0nels desire the right TO ILcrease SAID
capital stock from time to time not exceed
ing ia the aggregate Fifty Thousand Dollars
+. Petitioners SHOW tn 1T Seven Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars has been paid IN.
T. Petitioners propose to carry on and OPP
crate u wholesale and retail grocery business
and to de al i'll groceries, including dry goods,
household and kitchen furniture, hardware,
buggios and wagons, farming implements,
lime, cement and builders supplies at whole
sale and retail; buying aGd selling for cash
or on credit and for commission or otherwise,
all such articles and things as are US ally
embraced in the wholesale and retail grocery
business, and all such artiC les and things
may be plofitaby handle d and sold in con-
nection herewith; acting as general or spec
ial agents for other persons or corporations
in selling or handling any articles or class OF
articles appropriate 10 a general business or
a corporation of this kidd or usually or con-
veniently connected thereWi h, and to make
contracts to act as such agent and to eXer-
else tne usual powers and to do ali usual
necessary aud proper acts which pertain to
or may be connected with tie tusineSS OF
wholesale and retail dealers in general
BUSINESS of this kind.
g. They also desire to purchase, own. 4
prove, h old and c0nveyand to rent or lease al
xmas of property, whether real or personal;
to lenu or borrow money and to issue bonds,
notes or other negotiable evidences of debt,
and to secure the 4me by III )Itgdge, pie dye,
trust deed or otherwise, and to provide for
the payment thereof, aud 10 Go and perform
every act and thing which may be necessary
or nvenent for the carrying on OF The
business If the corporation to the best inter
ests of the stockholders there9f
9, Toat in addition to the powers and
privileges of doing the things herein before
recited petitioners desire and Tray that said
corporation be clothed and vested with all
the pow ers and privileges usual and incident
to corporations in general and in addition
tbs reto the following powers and privileges:
TO sue and be sued; to have and use corpor-
ate zeal; and that tho executive powers Of
said corporation shall Lc vested IN such ofds
GERS as may be elected by the stockholders of
said corporation with the privilege of adopt
ing su-h rules, regulations and bylaws as
may be necessary for the operation OF said
business not in conflict with the constitution
and the laws Of this state AID of the United
States.
l.. Petitions rs UCSlGC thdG no SudIeuOLucf
of said corporal on shall be liable lndiyid
ualiy TO the creGi orS OF the corporation, OK
cept to the extent of any unpaid balance due
GA his stool, subscription.
IL. petitioners desire that said corporation
be authorized to accept and receive in pay
meut for its capital stock, real estate and
personal property, of any kind.
Wherefore petitioners Pray that they aad
their associates, successors and assigns may
be in corporated under the name and style
aforesaid, entitled t. the rights, privileges
ana iinmUnitles and subject o the liabilities
fixed by law Il d. REID,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Georgia Ben Hill County.
[, u. ". NJ. v hitIey. clerk of The SupetiOr
Court of Ben Hal county, do heteby certify
that the above and foregoing Is true and
exact copy IF the original pelltion for char
ter now on fe in tins Office in the name of
the Beall Grocery Company
Witness my hand aud official signature,
this the 3rd day ofJanuary. 1903
u. w. N. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior { ourt of Ben Hill County, Ga