Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY-To the
Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of L. s. Reed, of Fulton
county, Georgia; Roy Bendure. of Decatur
county, Illinois, and Gilbert Grassley, Of
New York county, New York, respectful
ly shows:
That they desire for themselves, their
associates and successors. 20 be incorpo-
rated and made a body polite under the
name and style of The Il. 5. Reed Ma
tional Detective Agency for the period
Of twenty years.
The principal office Of said company
shall be In the city of Atlanta, state and
county aforesaid; but petitioners desire
the right to establish branch offices within
this state, OF elsewhere in the United
states, territories and colonial possessions
of the United States, and In all foreign
countries, wherever the holders of a ma
'ority of the stock may so determine.
The object Of said corporation is pecu-
MARY gain to itself and its stockholders
The business to be carried on by said
corporation is TO handle all kinds and
manner of detective work and matters
namely; Criminal civil, commercial Sc
cret service, work for national, state and
private banks, trust companies, railroads.
steamship and transportation lines, and
other corporations and persons corporate
or Individual, and everything within the
scope and purview of a detective and de
recuve agency; and TO employ detectives
and subordinates TO do such work as may
be necessary to gain information for said
agency and its branches.
g.
The capital stock of said corpora ton
shall be Ten Thousand $50 600 00) Dol
lars with the privilege Of Increasing same
TO the sum OF one Hundred Thousand
tSl00 0OO,O0 Dollars by a majority vote
OF the stockholders. said stock to be oil
yided into shares Of one Hundred t$1O0 OCi
Dollars each, Ten per cent of the
amount OF capital to be employed by them
il, d t.
desire the right to have the subscriptions
TO said capital stock paid IN money or
property TO be taken at a fair valuation.
Petitioners desire the right 10 sue and
be sued, to plead and he implicated to
have and use a common seal. TO make all
necessary bylaws ana regulations, and to
do all other things that may be ncces-
sary 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 CORPORA
ton, and to execute notes and bonds as
evidence of Indebtedness incurred or
which may be incurred, in the conduct
of the affairs of the corpora tiun, and to
secure the same by mortgage security
deed, or other form of lien, under existing
laws.
They desire for said incorporation the
power and authority TO apply for and
accept amendments to its charter of either
form or substance by a vote OF q majority
of its stock outstanding al the time They
also ask authority for said Incorporation
to wind up its affairs NQuidate and dis
continue its business at any time il may
determine to do SO by a vote of two
thirds Of its stock outstanding at the
time.
They desire for the said INCORPORATION
the right Of renewal when and as provided
by the laws Of Georgia, and that ID have
all such other rights, powers PRIVILEGES
and immunities as are incident TO Ike
interpretations, or permissible under the
laws Of Georgia.
wherefore, petitioners pray to be Ia-
coIpOrated under the name and stEle
aforesaid, with the powers, privileges and
inmunitics herein set forth, and ais ace
now. or may hereafter be, allowed cor
poration of similar character under the
laws OF Georgia. ......
ANDERSON, FIELDER. ROUNTREE &
WILSON and CARL HUTCHINSON,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed IN office this the 80 day of
August 1912. ARNOLD BBOYLES,
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY, Arnold
Broyles. clerk of the Superior Court of
said county. do hereby certify that the
foregoing is 4 true and correct copy ul
the application for charter of THE T.. $.
Reed National Detective Agency as same
appears on file in this office.
Witness my official signature and seal
Of said Court this Sd day of August. 1912
ARNOLD BRONLES,
Clerk superior Court Fulton County
Thls 81 day of August 1872 s-s-4s
NOTICE OF PETITION TO SELL AND
EEINVEST BY GUARDIAN.
TO AN Whom II May Concern Greeting
Tile undersigned guardian Of w. 3.
armstrong Jr, a minor, hereby gives