Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-09-02
Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA. BEN HILL COUNTY.
To the Superior Court of said County.
The petition of G: B. A. Kinard J; II. Carey, N.
P Webster, L. S. Kinard A. F. Palmer and G. F.
Williams of said State and County, respectfully
shows the following facts to-wit
They desire for themselves their associates, sue
cesssrS and assigns to become incorporated under
the name and style of SOUTHERN AUTO COM
PANY.
The object of the proposed incorporation is pecu-
mary gain and profit to its stockholders.
The term for which petitioners ask to be incorpo-
rated is the period OF twenty years, but they desire
the privilege of renewal provided by law to take
effect at the expiration of that time.
The principal office and place OF business of the
proposed corporation is to be in the city of Fitzger
ad said State and County, but petitioners respect
fully ask that they be allowed TO establish branche
offices and places of business in any State in the
United States, as they may by corporate action,
determine to be to the interest of the stockholders.
The capital stock of the corporation is to be Ten
Thousand ($100OO00) Dollars, divided into shares
of Ten t$1000) Dollars each, but petitioners ask the
privilege of increasing said capital stock from time
to time to an amount not exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, the sum of One Hundred Thousand ($06 000 }
Dollars. The corporation shall have the right, at
its option said right to be exercised in the manner
provided by its laws to set Off its Indebtedness
liability on account of stock subscriptions and out
standing stock, against any Indebtedness to the
corporation on any account and cancel the stock
of any stakeholder, unless such Indebtedness is
paid.
Petitioners show that more than ten per cent of
said capital stock has already been paid in.
VII
Petitioners propose to buy and sell by wholesale
and retail all kinds of vehicles including, among
others, automobiles motorcycles, bicycles, bugGles
and wagons. They propose also to buy and sell
real estate and personal property of all kinds as
part of their business, and to eectuate the object
of the proposed Incorporation above set out.
1t is the purpose of said incorporation, as body
corporate, to buy and sell the kinds of property
aforesaid, either for cash or on credit, and they
propose 20 sell contracts of membership and charge
membership fee for same. oblieate themselves
upon the conditions nominated in the contracts
and at the times specified to sell to holders thereof
property specified in the contract, and falling with
in the classes aforesaid.
For the successful operation of its business. pet-
TONERS propose to buy and sell through brokers and
AGENTS. to act as broker and AGENT to buy and sell
for cash on credit and for commission or other
wise.
Petitioners ask the privileges and powers usually
incident to corporations Oflke character including
among others, that of adopting such bylaws rules
and regulations, as may be necessary for the one
ration of said business, and not IN conflict with the
Constitution and laws of this State and of the Unit
ed States; of buying, owning, renting, leasing and
encumbering either real estate or personal proper
ty including stock in other corporations and stock
issued by the company itself, as may be necessary
for the successful operation of said business: that
they have the privilege of lending and borrowing
msney, of suing and being sued of having and US
ing common SEAL and the like.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that they may be
made body corporate, after having advertised
this application for charter as contemplated by
law. under the name and style aforesaid with all
the rights, immenities and privileges. and subject
- 90 W EfKINS & WALL.
Petitioner Attorneys.
Georgia, Ben Hill County.
Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
l. D. w. M. Whitley, Clerk of Superior Court of
said County, do hereby certify that the above and
petition for charter now on file in this office by the
parties therein named in the matter of the South
ern Auto Company,
Witness my hand and seal of my office, this IA
day of August, 1911,
D. W. M. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court Ben Hill
County, Georgia.