Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-10
Petition For Charter
Georgia, Ben Hill County.
tn the SuDeriOr Court of

Georgia, Ben Hill County.
To the Superior Court of said
County;
The petition of C. A. Newcomer,
August Demiel, James Fletcher, A.
B. C. Dorminy. Ebert Paulk, W. M.
Rogers, j. NJ. Enniss, j. B. D. Paulk,
O. H. Elkins, w. R. Paulk, H. H.
James, j. P. Sweat, Eli W. Walker,
G. j. Dorminy. Newton Watkins, R.
R. Dorminy, Maggie Smith, H. M.
Warren, M. R. lowers, w. M. Coop.
er, R. L. Duckworth P. F. Clark,
Frank Hager. and James B. Par.
sons, all of said state and county,
respectfully shows the following
facts, to-Wit:
i /. That they desire for them
selves, their associates, successors
and assigns to be incorporated un-
der the name and style of the Farm
ers Warehouse & Fertilizer Com
pany.
2. The object of proposed corpo-
poration is pecuniary profit and
gain to its stockholders.
| 8 The term for which petition
ers ask to be incorporated is the
period of twenty years, but they
desire the privilege OF renewal as
provided by law to take effect at
he expiration of that time.
| 4 The principal Office and place
If business Of the proposed corpora
ION will be in the city ofFitZgerald
Ben Hill! County, Georgia, but pc
itioners respectfully ask that they
De allowed to establish branch Of
fees and places Of business in any
late in the United States, as they
nay, by corporate action, deter
nine to be to the interest of the
stockholders.
5. The capital stock of the cor
| poTation is to be Is thousand dol
lors, divided into shares of one hun
! Ired dollars each, but petitioners
t5k the privilege Of increasing said
capital stock from time to time not
xctetiiEs in the aggregate the sum
/ one hundred thousand dollars.
8 Petitioners show that more than
en- per cent. Of the said capital
| took has already actually been paid
! III.
l. Petitioners propose to operate a
Kind Of business imported by the
.ame of said company. They pro-
pose TO weigh and store cotton and
generally to operate a cotton ware
house and to do such things and
1cts as are usually done by cotton
warehouses. They propose to OPP
crate warehouse for the purpose of
,toring all kinds of personality. They
propose, also, to manufacture and
S Il at wholesale and by retail,
all kinds of commercial fertilizers
and to conduct also a general Farm
ers Supply Store, and to do all such
Kings as are usually done by ferti-
!Izer companies or companies en-
gagged in a general supply business.
5 For the successful operation of
lis business, petitioners propose to
buy and sell through brokers and
agents; to own warehouses. ferti-
yer factories and supply stores; TO
huy and sell on cash or on credit,
md for commission or otherwise.
8. Petitioners respectfully ask
hat the executive powers of said
carporation shall be vested in such
Ulcers as may be elected by the
stockholders of said corporation
lad they further ask the privilege
# adopting such bylaws. rules and
Regulations as may be necessary
for the operation of. said business,
aot in conflict with the constitu-
non and laws of this state and of
he United States.
TO- Petitioners ask the privilege
of buying, owning, renting, leasing,
and encumbering real estate or
PERSONAL property as may be neces-
sary for the successful operation of
aid business; that they have the
| privilege of borrowing and lending
money, of suing and being sued, of
1aving and using a common seal,
and of doing all other acts and
things usual and necessary to cor
porations of like character.
! WHEREFORE, Petitioners pray
that they be made a body corporate
after having advertised this appli-
alton for charter as contemplated
ny law under the name and style
aforesaid, with all the rights, i'm
nunities, and privileges. and sub
act to all the liabilities fixed by law
ELKINs & WALL,
Petitioners Attorney
! 1eordia Pen Hill County.