Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-27
Petition For Charter.
C rgia-Btn Biil County.

q tIIG DuptElUI SOuTl VI odit NOUh'S
The petition of T. II. Beall, Of the county
OF Wilcox and said state; ". K. Beail, OF the
county Of Berrien and said state, and l.. ii
BcalI, j. W. Beall b. Harold Bcall AM NJ.
w Garbutt, of the county Of Zen Hill coun-
ty and sad state respectfully shows the tot
lowing facts, t0-wit:
/. That they desire for themselves, their
associates, successors and assigns To become
lncorrOr ated under the name and style Ut lhc
EcaIl Grocery Company.
3 The object of the proposed corporation
Is pecuuiary profit and gam to Its SO X
holders
g. The term for which petitioners ask to be
incorporated is the period OF twenty years,
with the privilege of renewal, as proyided by
law, at the expiration OF that tiuc.
4. The principal o bCe and place CT bust
ness shall be in Fitzgerald. Ben Hill cOun Y,
Georgia, but petitioners desire the privilege
Of establishing b:anch offices and places C1
business III sad state, or in any S ate OF the
United states as they may by corporate ae-
ton deem to be to the best interest Of the
stockholders.
D. The capital stock of said corporation
snail be Ten thousand Dollars, divided lite
shares of one hundred Dollars each, but pc
tiUioneTs desire the right TO increase SAID
capital stock from time 10 time not exceed
lng in the aggrt gate Fifty Thousand Dollars
&. IetiJiOnors SIow that seven Thousand
Five Hundred dollars has been paid IN.
Z. Petitioners propose to carry on and OBJ
crate a wholesale and retaIl grocery business
and TO deal in groceries, including dry goods,
household and kitchen furniture, hardware,
buggies aud wagons, farming implements,
.ime, cement and uilders' supplies at whole
SAFE and retail; buying and selling for cash
or on credit and tor commission Or otherWlSr,
ali such attic les and things as are Us ally
embraced in the wholesale and retail grocery
business and all such articles and things
may be probably handled and sod III con-
ueutiUn ht rewith; acting as geEerai or spec
ial agents for other persons or corporations
ia selling OF handling any articles or class of
articles appropriate 10 Il general business OF
al corporation of this kind or usually or CON
yeniently connected Herewith, and to make
contracts to act as such agent and to Ner-
else tue usual powers aud to do ali usual
necessary and proper acts which pertain to
or may be connected with tie. business Of
wholesale and retail dealers in d general
BUSINESS of this kind.
8. They also desire to purchase, own, 4
prove, h old and conveyaEd to rent OF lo-se ali
klnus of property, whether real or personal;
TO 1e nd or borrow money and to issue bonds,
notes or other negotiable eytcenceS OF dtDt,
ana to secure the same hy mortgage, pIe dye,
trust deed or otherwise, and To provide tor
the payment thereof, ana TO do AND perform
every act aud thing which may be Necessary
or c, nvenient for the carrying on OF The
business If the corporation to the best utter
ests OF the stockholders thereof
9, That in addition to the powers and
privileges of doing the things hereipt efo e
recited, petitioners desire and pray that SAID
corporation be clothed and vested with all
the pow ers 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 shah be vested IN such otf1-
GERS as may be elected by the stockholders OF
said corporation with the privilege of adopt
ing suth 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,
H.. Pc ition RS desire that 10 shareholder
of said corporal on shall be liable individ ,
ually to the credi ors OF the corporation, ca
crpt TO the extent of any unpaid balance due
on his stock subscription.
H. petitioners desire that said corporation
be authorized to accept aud receive in pay
meut 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 II the rights, privileges
and immunities and subject o the Liabilities
fixed by law Is J. REID,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Georgia. Ben Hill County.
|, -. ". Nj. " hitey, Clerk of the STpetior
Court of Ben Hill County, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Is true and
exact copy Of the original petition tor char
ter now on ii e in this Office in the naEae of
the Beall Grocery Company
Witness my hand aud official signature,
this the 3rd day of January. 1909
D. W. NJ. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court of Ben Hill County, Ga