Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-15

fullg shows:
i. That they desire for themselves, their
associates, successors and assigns to become
incorpora ed under the name and style Of
The Googe Lumber Company.
2. The object of the proposed corporation
is pecuniary profit and gaio to Its stock
holders.
3. The term for which petitioners ask 10
be incorporated is twenty years vita the
privilege of renewal as provided by law at
the end OF that time.
4. The principal office and pa C Of bust
ness will be in Fitzgerald, Bel Hill county,
Georgia, but petitioners desire the privilege
of estab ishing and operating branch offices
and places CT business any where in said
state and in any state in the United States IS
they may by corporate II tion deem to be to
the interest of the stockholders
3. The capital stock of the corporation
shall be five thousand dol ara, divided into
shares of one hundred dollars each but petit
TONERS ask the privilege Of increasing said
capital stock from time 10 time not exceed
ing in the aggregate twenty thousand
dollars.
6. Peti toner's show that more than ten per
cent of said capital stock has already been
paid in.
T. Petitioners propose to carry on general
lumber business and to deal in lumber, laths
crossties shingles at wholesale and retail to
Is ablish lumber yerds. and buy and sell
for cash or on credit and for commission or
otherwise all such materials and things as
are usually embraced in the, wholesale and
retail lumber business, and all such ma
terials and things as may be prohtably hand
led and sod connection herewith; acting
as general or spe tal agents for other persons
or con pauies in selling or handing any ma
terra or other class of prope. ty appropriate
to general lumber business, or usually CT
conveniently connected Herewith, ana to
make contracts to act as such agent, and 20
exercise the usual powers AMI to do all usual
necessary and proper acts which pertain to
or may be connected with buslnt SIS Of this
kind.
g. They also desire TO purchase, own, ho'd
and convey lumber and turpentine lands and
to rent and leas, such property; to lend or
borrow money and to issue bon is, notes and
other negotiable evidences Of debt and to &C.
cure the same by mortg age, pledge, trust
deed or otherwise, and to provide for the
payment thereof. and to do and perform
every act and thing which may be necessary
or convenient for the carrying en- of the
business of the corporation to the best in
terests of the stockholders thereof.
g. That in addition to the powers and
privileges of doing the things hereinbefore
recited, petitioners desire and pray that
said corporation be clothed and vested with
al the powers and privileges usual and in
cident to corporations in general and in ad-
hn the fnlJOIUipp
lr.vileges to sue and be sued, to have and
use corporate seal, and that the execr tive
powers of said corporation shall be vested in
such officers as may be elected by the stock
holders Of said corporation with the privilege
of adopting such rules, regul ations and by
laws Us may be necessary for the carrying
on of said business not in conflict with the
Constitution and laws of this State and of
the United Stltes.
TO- Petitioners desire that no share holder
of said corpora ion shall be liable individual
ly to the creditors of the corporation, EXCEPT
to the extent of any unpaid balance due on
his stock subscription.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that they and
their associates, successors and assigns may
be incorporated under the name and style
aforesaid and for the time and purpose afcre
said and with all the pow rs, privi eyes and
immunities aforCsa d. B. j. REID
Attorney for Petitioners
Georgia Ben Hill County.
l, u. W. NJ. Whitley, Clerk of the Suretior
Court of Ben Hin County do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is true and
exact copy Of the original petition for char
ter now on he in this office in the naaIe of
the Beall Grocery Company
Witness my hand aud official signature
this the Bird day of January, sos.
ID. W. NJ. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court of Ben Hill County, G Ia