Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-22
Petition For Cli6ttel
Georgia-Ben Hirl 'ounty.

To the Superior Court of seid County.
The petition of r. II. Beall, IF the county
OF OK and said ate5t; y. T. 8eaIl, of the
county OF serrlen and said state, and l.. "
Beali, J. ". Eeulj, 3. Harold teal and IL
" Garbutt, OF Inc county of Ben IIill coun-
" and sa state, respectfully shows the fol-
lowing facts, to-wi':
l. That they desire for themselves. their
associat.s successors and assigns to become
Incor9or ated under the name and style Of the
bealI Grocery Company.
g The object OF tho proposed corporation
IS Pccuniary profit and gam to its stock
holders.
g. The term for which petitioners ask to be
Incorporated Is the period of twenty years,
with the privilege of renewal, as provided by
law, 1T the expiration OF that tine.
4. The principal or ce and place OF busl-
nees shall be in Fitzgerald, Ben Eil cum y
Georgia, but petitioners desire the privilege
If establishing branch offices and places ca
6usiacss in SAID state, or f.; anysiate OF the
United states as hey may by corporate ae-
ton d. em to be 10 the test interest Of the
stockholders.
S. The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Ten Thousand Dollars, divided tnte
shares Of me Hundred Dollars each, but pc
titioneTs desire the right TO increase said
cayital stock from time To time not exceed
: J: Z In the aggregate Fifty Thousand dollars
g. petitioners show that seven Thousand
five Hundred Dollars has been paid IN.
T. Petitioners propose to carry on and op-
crate wholesale and retain grocery business
and to de al in groceries, including dry goods,
household and Kitchen furniture, hardware,
bue gies aud wagons, farming implements,
lime, cement and bnt4ders' supplies at whole
saie aud retail; buy ing and selling Tor cash
or ON credit and for commission or otherwise,
ali such artlc les and things as are usually
embraced lii the ~holesale and retaR grocery
business and al such articles aud things lit
may be probably han4ltd and SOD III con-
uectlon h,rc"ith, acting Us gedtrai or spec
ial agents for Gthtr persons or C0rpuratlUIls
in selling or harding amy articles Or class OF
urtlcies appropriate 20 IL general business Ut
Il COZ porat,un vi tnis k.ud or usually or CEN
veniontiy CONNECTED thoi Il, ana &c make
coulra to act as sucn agent aud TO T.
ciso tae usual powers aud to do all usual
nt cessary and proper acts which pertain To
or may be connected with the Lusinese OF
wholesale and retail dealers in n genera
us.ntss of this kind
prove, hull and conveyAnd to rent or leiso ail
xmas Of properly, whether real or personal;
10 lend or borrow money and to issue bonds
notes or her negotiable eYiuehCes OF dtbb
ana to secure the same by mortgage, pl"d2e,
trust deed or otherwise, and TO provide ton
ne payment thereof, and 10 do ana perform
every act and thing which may he necessary
or G. nvcn enJ for the carrying on OF The
BUSINESS :. + the corporation to the best inter
esis OF the stockholders thereof
.. Tuat in addition to the powers anu
privileges Of doing lie things hereInbefore
recited, petitioners desire and fray that sad
corpoI atAon be clothed and vested with ali
the pUw ers and privileges usual and Incident
to corporations in general and In addition
the reto The following powers and privileges;
10 sue and be sued to HAYS ana use a cOrror
ate seali and that the executive powers oi
said corporation shall tie vested IN such Off
GERS as may b. ell c;ed by the stock holders CT
SAID corporate ion with the privilege Of adopt
lug su h rules, regulations and bylaws rs
may be necessary for the Operation OF said
business not in conflict with the constitution
and The laws Of this state aud OF the United
states.
1. Petition: rs Gesire that no shareholder
of said corporation shall BIO liable ihdivtd
ually to the creoi ors of the corporation. eS-
cept to the extent OF any unpaid balance due
Oh his stock subscription.
IL. petitioners desire that said corporation
be authorized to accept aud receive in pay
mont for Its capital stock, real estate and
personal property, Of any kind.
Wherefore petitioners pray that thsy and
their associates, successors and assigns may
be Incorporated under the name and style
aforesaid, entitled t. the rights. privileges
and immunites and subject 20 the liabilities
fixed by law. L. j. fG'o'
Attorney for Petitioners
Gcorgia-Den Hiii County.
|, -. ". ~. httiey, Oierk OF The *EI et'or
Court of Ben !lill ounty, do hereby certify
hat The above ana foregoing l. 81 true and
exact copy Il the original petition for Chsr-
ter now on lie in this Office in the nAslc ol
the Beall Grocery Company
Witness my hand aud official signature
this the 3rd day of January. 1905
D. w. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court Of Ben Hill County, Ga