Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-13
PETITION FOR CHARTER.

GEORGIA-BEN HILL COUNTY.
To The Superior Court of said County
The petition of P. M. Adams, J. NJ Adams and
]. j. Rogers, all of said state and county. respect
fully shows:
t. That they desire for themselves, their as
socates and successors, to be incorporated and
made body polite under the name and style of
the "ADAMS-ROGERS HARDWARE COMPANY
for the period of Twenty years.
2 The principal Office of said company shall be
in the city of Fitzgerald. State and county afore-
said, but petitioners desire the right to establish
branch offices within this State or elsew here
whenever the holders of a majority of the stock
may so determine
The object of said corporation is pecuniary gain
for itself and its shareholders.
T. The business to be carried on by said corpo-
ration is that Of general hardware and builder S
supply business. Petitioners propose to sell by
wholesale and retail all articles of merchandise
usually handled and sold by general hardware and
Builders supply merchants, including among
other things the following hardware, paints oils,
doors, sash, blinds, lime, plaster cement, brick,
mantels, tinware, crockery. enamel ware, firearms
and ammunition.
Petitioners also propose, for the successful ope-
and comply Herewith, construction painting and
clustering of buildings of any character and to
plrce bids and accept and comply there
with, contracts for the hangingof wallpaper
or any work of interior decorations
S. The capital stock of said corporation shall be
Five Thousand Dollars ($5OO00O) with the privilege
Of increasing same to the sum OF twenty-five
Thousand Dollars ($250OOO) by majority, vote OF
the stockholders, said stock to pc dlVlded INTO
shares of One Hundred ($1OO.OO) Dollars each. All
of said capital stock has been actually paid in.
6. Petitioners desire the right to sue and be
sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have and use
common seal, to make all necessary bylaws and
regulations, and to do all other things that may
be necessary for the successful carrying on OF SAID
business including the right to buy, hold and sell
real estate and personal property suitable to the
purposes of the corporation, and to execute notes
and bonds as evidence of indebtedness incurred, or
which may be incurred. in the conduct of the at
fairs of the corporation and to secure the same by
uorteage security deed, or other form OF hen I'M
der existing laws
T. They desire for said incorporation the power
and authority to apply for and accept amendments
to its charter of either form or substance by vote
of majority of its stock outstanding at the time
They also ask authority for said Incorporation to
wind ND its affairs, liquidate and discontinue its
business at any IlIue IL may " VI" ~ -
vote of two-thirds of its stock outstanding at the
time.
g. They desire for the said Incorporation the
right of renewal when and as eIovided by the laws
of Georeia. and that it have all such other rights
powers, privileges and immunites as are incident
TO like corporations or permissible under the laws
of Georgia.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be Incorporated
under the name and style aforesaid with the
powers, privileges and mmunities herein set forth
and as are now, or may hereafter be allowed
corporation of similar character under the laws Of
Georgia.
CLAYTON Jay
Petitioners Attorney.
CEoPoA-BEr; Hill COUNTY.
Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
ID. W. M Whitley Clerk of the Superior Court oil
county, do hereby certify that the above and lore
going is true and exact copy Of the original pc
tition for charter now Of file in this office by the
parties therein named in the matter Of the Adams
ROGERS Hardware Company.
Witness my hand and seal Of this office this the
day Of September 1910
D. W. NJ WHITLEY
Clerk Superior Court Of Ben Hill County. Ga