Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-04-11

2. Petitioners propose primarily to carry
on and operate retail grocery business and
to deal in groceries and 'ch other commos
dities and merchandise. including dry goocs,
household and kitchen furniture, hardware,
buggies and wagons, farming implements,
builders supplies, and such other merchan-
disc as may appear desirable to the corpora
ton; buying and selling for cash or on credit
and for commission or otherwise, all such
articles and things as are usually embraced
In the retail grocery business, and all such
articles and things as may be protitably hand
led and sold in connection Herewith; acting
as general or special agents for other per-
sons or corporations in selling or handling
any articles or class of articles apr >priate
to general business of corporatio of this
kind and to make contracts to act as such
agent, and to exercise the usual powers, and
to do all usual necessary and proper act
which pertain to or may be connected with
the business of retail dealers, in a general
business
8. They also desire the privilege to pur-
chase own, improve, hold, convey. rent, and
lease all kinds of property whether real or
personal to lend or borrow money and to
issue bonds, notes, or other negotiable evil
dences of debt and to secure same by mort
gage, 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
on of the business of the corporation.
o. That in addition to the powers and prf-
vileges of doing the things hereinbefore
prayed for, petitioners desire and pray that
said corporation be clothed and vested with
all the powers and privileges usual and in
cident to corporations Ia general, and In
addition thereto the following powers and
privileges. To sue and be sued; to have and
use corporate seal and that the executive
powers of said corporation shall be vested In
such officers as may be elected by the stock
holders of said corporation, with the privi-
ege of adopting such rules, regulations and
bylaws as may be necessary for the opera
lion of said business not in conflict with the
constitution and laws of the state of Georgia
and Of the United States.
TO- Petitioners desire that no share holder
of said corporation shall be individually
liable to the creditors of the corporation,
except to the extent of any unpaid balance
due on his stock subscription.
II. Petitioners desire that said corporation
be authorized to accep- and receive in pay
m emit for lts capital stock, either real estate
or personal property.
Wherefore petitioners pray that they and
their associates, successors and sBsigns may
be incorporated under the name and sty lie
aforesaid entitled with the tights and prlvi-
leges and immunites and subject TO the
liabilities fixed by law
W. M. MARTIN.
For the Petitioners.
Georgia, Ben Hill County.
Id. W. NJ Whitley, Clerk of the Superior
Court of Ben Hill County, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is true and
exact copy of the original petition for Char
ter now on file 10 this Office in thu name of
the Mutual Mercantile Company.
itness my hand and official signature
this the 4th day of March A. D. 1908.
D. w. M. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court, Ben fill County.