Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24
legal Notices.

STATE OF GEORGIA-County Of Fulton.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of William j. Burns, of
New York county New York Raymond
=. Burns. Of Cook county, Illinois: Ed
ward 0. Miles and Carl F. Hutchinson. OF
Fulton county, Georgia, respectfully
shows:
l. That they desire for themselves, their
associates and successors to be incor-
porated and made a body polite under
the name and style of The William J.
Burns National Detective Agency" for
the term of twenty 900 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 with
IN this state, elsewhere in the United
Of the United States, and in ali foreign
countries, wherever a majority of the
stockholders may so determine.
j.. The object Of said corporation is pc
cuntary gain to Itself and It's stockholders.
q. The business to be carried on by said
corporation is to handle all kinds and
manners 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. mu-
inequalities, general investig atlons, audit
ing for ali manner of concerns. and all
corporations and persons, corporate or in
dlvidual, and to do everything within the
scope and purview Of a detective or de-
tective agencies; and to employ detec-
tVes and subordinates to do such work
as may be necessary to gain information
and carry out the purposes of said agency
or It's branches.
8. The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be ten thousand $50 000) dollars,
with the privilege Of increasing the same
to the sum of one hundred thousand
(S100 000) dollars by a majority vote of
the stockholders, said stock to be divided
INTO shares Of the par value of one hun
bred tSlOO) dollars each. Ten per cent
QO96) of the amount of capital to be en-
ployed by them has been actually paid in
Petitioners desire the right to have the
subscriptions to said capital stock paid in
money or property, to be taken al a fair
valuation.
6. Petitioners desire the right TO sue
and be sued to plead and be implicated, to
nave and use common seal, to make all
necessary bylaws and regula tons, 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 corpora
ton, and 10 execute notes and bonds as
evidence of Indebtedness incurred or
which may be incurred, in the conduct
Of the affairs of the corpora ton, and to
secure the same by mortgage, security
deed or other form of lien under existing
7. Petitioners desire for said incorpora-
ton the power and authority TO apply for
and accept amendments to Its charter, Of
either form or substance, by vote of a
majority of Its stock outstanding at the
time. They also ask authority for said
incorporation 10 WIND up its AFFAIRS, liQui-
date and discontinue its business at any
time It may determine to do so by q vote
OF majority of It's stock outstanding at
the time.
s. Petitioners desire for said incorpora-
ton the right Of renewal when and as
provided by the laws of Georgia, and that
1t have all such other rights, powers,
privileges and immunities as are incident
to like interpretations, or permissible UNI
der the laws Of Georgia.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be in
corporated under the name and style
aforesaid. with the powers privileges and
| immunities herein set forth and as are
now or may hereafter be allowed a cor
| poration of similar character under the
| laws of Georgia
! FIELDER, ANDERSON. DILLON &
WHITMAN AND CARL HUTCHINSON
Petitioners Attorneys
Filed in office this Esd day OF January
! 1918
ARNOLD BROYLES,
Clerk Superior Court. Fulton Co. Georgia
| STATE OF GEORGIA-County OF Fulton
! !, Arnold Rroyles, clerk of. the superior
court of said county, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correc
copy of the application for charter II
the matter Of the William J. Burns Ma
| tional Detective Agency. as the sam,
! appears on file In this office
! Witness my official signature and tn,
seal Of said court this 23d day Of January
1913.
ARNOLD RROYLES.
Clerk superior Court Fulton Co, Georgia
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