The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-10-26
PETITION FOB CHARTER.
State of Georgia,
County of Glynn.

State of Georgia.
County of Glynn.
To the Honorable Superior Court Of
Said County:
The petition OF E. H. Mason. J. B.
Wright. Annie E. Whitmire, c. NJ.
Gowen. j, H. Whitmire and c. b.
Gowen. all citizens and residents Of
said county. respectfully shows to he
court.
FIRST-That your petitioners for
themselves, their associates. succes-
sors and assigns, desire to he incor-
porated and made body polite I'M
der the name and style of WRIGHT
& GOWEN COMPANY.
SECOND-That petitioners ,lesire
to be so incorporated for ana durin@
the term of twenty COO years, with
the privilege Of renewal of thcir
charter at the expiration of that time,
as allowed by law.
THIRD-That the object of sa'd
corporation is intended to be the pc
cuniary gain, profit and advantage of,
and TO. its stockholders. and TO that
end they desire and pray that said
company shall have full power and
authority to engage in the wholesale
and retail mercantile business, either
or both, and to buy and sell all ar
ticles in trade of goods. wares. mer
chandise, groceries, dry goods shil
chandlery supplies, hardware of ale
facture. buy, sell and deal therein I
for itself or upon commission as
agents of others, all articles, goods 1
wares, merchandise, builders mate
rails or supplies of all and ever(,
kind: TO operate a c0mmissaly c
commissaries or stores. for the sal-a
of goods, and merchandise of every
character and description: to deal in
coal and coal products wood and
we d products: iron, steel, tinware
and other products; timber, lumber.
cotton naval stores and their re-
spective products; to charter and
disburse vessels and steamers for
the carriage Of freight, goods, wares
and merchandise, and to act as ship
brokers concerning same: to manu-
faclure or sell. either at wholesale
or retail or both, drugs and drug
supplies: to handle and dispose Of
for hire to others when desired, goods,
wares and merchandise. and the
same 10 he received upon storage as
warehouseman. and to issue ware
house receipts for same when receiv-
ed, and to act concerning the same
as factors and agents fer hire. for
the consignees and consignors Of the
same to acquire, hold lease. pur-
chase. sell and deal in and use such
lands. personal property, manufacture
ling plants or other assets as may be
idesired and found conducive to the
successful operation OF petitioners
business to borrow money when
found necessary, and to secure its
lpaXment by such sincumbrance. lien
mortgage, deeds to secure debt, or il
any other way as may be deemed pro-
lper and prudent; to buy and sell such
land or lands or any other property
that may be desired. tE !
FOURTH That said company
lshall have power TO elect and appoint
such officers and agents as may be
desired for the profitable and proper
iconduct of its business; 10 ADDS
lsuch rules, regulations and bylaws
las may be deemed proper and desir-
liable: that it may sue or be sued in
tits corporate name; to plead and be
| implicated with to have and use Il
corporate seal; and generally to en-
, Joy and exercise all the rights, pow
| ers and privileges, usual and Incl
dent to business corporations under
the laws of said state
FIFTH-That the capital stock OF
said company shall be the sum Of one
| hundred thousand dollars ($i00, 000);
: Of which said sum your petitioners
show that more than thirty per cent
of said stock has already been paid
in. in cash and in property; and your
petitioners pray that they may be
granted the privilege to pay for said
stock in said company subscribed by
petitioners and their associates, in
cash or its equivalent in real or
personal property; or both, at such
valuation as may be agreed upon by
sthe incorporators hereof Your petit
timers desire to have the right to.
| from time TO time as may be desired,
increase said capital stock at any