Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-06

County DoErIC4 anu 8x4t4X I&2&&t1
Beall, J. W. Beall, B. Harold Beall and d. 1
Garbutt, OF the county of Ben Hill coun-
ty and said state, respectfully shows the fol-
lowing facts, to-wit:
!. That they desire for themselves, their
associates successors and assigns to become
Incorporated under the name and style OF the
Beail Grocery Company.
2. The object of the proposed corporation
is pecuniary profit and gain to its stock
holders.
3. The term for which petitioners ask to be
Incorporated is the period of twenty years,
with the privilege of renewal, as provided by
law, at the expiration of that tine.
T. The principal or ce and place OF busi-
ness shall be in Fitzgerald. Ben Hill county,
Georgia, but petitioners desire the privilege
Of establishing branch offices and places OF
business in sand state, or III any state OF the
United States as they may by corporate 40
tion deem to be to the best interest OF the
stockholders.
5. The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Ten Thousand Dollars, divided int
shares Of one Hundred Dollars each, but Pc
titioners desire the right to increase sara
capital stock from time 10 time not exceed
lDg in the aggregate Fifty Thousand Dollars
g. teti 5ioners snow that seven Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars has been paid In.
z. Petitioners propose to carry on and OF
crate q wholesale and retail grocery business
and to de al in groceries, including dry goods,
household and kitchen furniture, hardware,
buggies and wagons. farming implements,
lime cement and builders supplies at whole
sale and retail; buying and selling for cash
or ON credit and for commission or otherwise,
all such artic les and things as are uSd ally
embraced in the Wholesale and retail grocery
business, and all such articles aud things sss
may be proftabIy handled and sold in con-
necton herewith; acting as general or spec
ial agents for other persons Or corporations
in selling OF handling any articles or class OF
articles appropriate 10 u general business OF
a corporation Of this kind or usually or con-
veniently connected Herewith, and to make
contracts to act as such agent and to EXT
else TIE usual powers aud to do all usual,
necessary and proper acts which pertain to
or may be- connected with the business of
wholesale and retail dealers in general
BUSINESS of this kind.
s. They also desire to purchase own, ia
prove, hold and conveyand to rent or lease all
KINDS of properly, whether real or personal;
W l6nu VI UOILOW uIOACy dAN w Aoo00 OOAA~S'
notes or other negotiable evidences of debt,
and to secure the same by mortgage, 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 Il the corporation to the best inter
ests of the stockholders thereof
y, That in addition to the powers and
privileges of doing The things herelnbefore
recited, petitioners desire and gray that said
corporation be clothed and vested with all
the powers and privileges usual and incident
to corporations in general and in addition
thereto the following powers and privileges:
10 sue and be sued to have and use corpor-
ate seal; and that the executive powers of
said corporation shall he vested IN such OFF,
GERS as may be elected by the stockholders OF
said corporation with the privilege of adopt
ing such 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 and of the United
States,
10. Pe.itiont RS desire that no shareholder
of said corporation shall be liable individ
ually to the credi ors of the corporation, ex>
cept to the extent of any unpaid balance dae
on his stock subscription.
IL. petitioners desire that said corporation
be authorized to accept and receive in pay
ment for its capital stock, real estate and
personal property, OF any kind.
Wherefore petitioners pray that they and
their associates, successors and assigns may
be Incorporated under the name and style
aforesaid, entitled to the rights, privileges
and immunites and subject 10 the liabilities
fixed by law. Is ). RElD,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Georgia-Be Ben Hill County.
|, u. W. NJ. Whitley, Clerk of the petior
Court of Ben Hill county, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true and
exact copy Of the original petition for char.
ter now on fe in this office in the name OF
the Beall Grocery Company
Witness my hand aud official signature,
this the Bird day of January, 1908.
ID. w. NJ. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court of Ben Hill County, Ga