Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-03-07
Petition For Charter.
GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.

IA-Deu mn OOuHIy
To the Superior Court of said Comfy.
The petition of W M. Martin, c. II. Vaughn,
]. T. Lilies. J. M. Lee J. W. Bostwiok, F. c.
Austin and H. Il. Newton all f the County of
Ben Hill, State of Georgia, respectfully shows
the following facts, to wit:
!. That they desire for themselves their
associates, successors and assigns to become
Incorporated under the name and style of the
Mutual Mercantile Company.
2. The object of the proposed corporation is
percuniary gain and profit to its stockholders
3. The term for which petitioners ask to be
Incorporated is a period of tw4nty years with
the privilege of renewal as is prov ded by
law at the eXpir alton of that time
4. The principal office and place of business
of the corporation shall lie in Ftz eraid,
Ben Hill County Georgia. and petitioners de-
sire the privilege Of establishing branch Off
ces and places of business in said state Or in
any stale of the United States, as they deem
to be to the best interest OF tn stock holders
S. The capital stock of the said cOrporatiO i
shall be 5000 co, divided into shares Of $i01.N0
each and petitioners desire the right in
crease said capital stock from time To time,
not exceeding in the aggregate S2j,00A 90.
g. Petitioners show that more than 10 per
cent of said capital stock has been actually
paid in.
Z. Petitioners propose primarily to carry
on and operate retail grocery business and
to deal in groceries and ch other co umO
dties aud merchandise, including dry goods,
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 prof ably hand.
led and sold in connection Herewith; acting
as general or special agents for other per
sons or corporations in selling or handli
any articles or class Of articles app lpriate
to general business of a corporation 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 pit rtain to or may be connected with
the business Of retail dealers, in a general
business.
s. They also desire the privilege to pur-
chase own, improve, hold convey, rent, and
lease all kinds of properly whether real or
personal, to lend or borrow money and to
issue bonds, notes, or other neg 1tlable eyi
dences of debt and to secure same by M TT
gage, pledge. trust deed or otherwise and 10
provide II the payment thereof, and to do
and perform every act and thing VIII Oh may
be necessary or convenient for the carrying
on of the bust less of the corporation.
9 That in addition to the powers and pri-
vilcges 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 in 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 Sh III BIZ vested N
such officers as may be elected by the sock
hOlGe: S Of 81 Corporation, with the privl-
lege of xd pptjrg sIch rul,-s regulation IN I
b., Avs as may be nece>S 3ry for the OPP a
zion of said business i co:ict with the
constitution and laws Il the state OF e1rs a
and of the United States.
10. Petitioners desire that he share hold
of said corporation shall b. midi, dHaily
abe to the creditors of the c"rpor4tiuH
except 10 the extent Of any uIp iii ba!aHce
d de on his stoea subscri ption-
II. Petitioners desire that aid c )rpprs Ii :.
be authorized To accep and receive il d y
nent for it, capital STOCK. either real d. STATE
or personal property.
Wherefore pc iiiolers pray that they aud
their associates. sSiccessons q q assigns % az !;