The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-11-24
PETITION FOR CHAR Err

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
To the Superior Court of Said
County:
The petition of J. L. Dorminy,
A. B. c. Dorminy, w. I. Paulk
and +. X. Farmer, of Ben Hill
county, and J. B. d. Paulk, OF II
win county, Georgia, respectfully
shows
That they desire for themselves.
their associates and successors, 10 be
incorporated and made body polite
under the name and style FITZGER-
AID FARM PRODUCTS COM
PANY for the period of twenty years.
2
The principal Office OF said company
shall be in the city of Fitzgerald
state and county aforesaid, but petit
TONERS desire the right to establish
branch Offices within this state or else
where. whenever the holders of a ma
Jority of the stock may so determine
3.
The object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to itself and its share
holders.
The business to be carried on by
said corporation is that of buying,
selling, growing, warehousing, and
dealing in generally. cantaloupes, wa
termelonS tobacco corn, cotton, and
all farm products, including fruits and
vegetables raising, breeding buying
and selling poultry and livestock;
buying, holding and selling all forms
of merchandise; maintaining and OPP
Grating warehouse; and of handling
such farm products, poultry, live
stock and merchandise by outright
purchase and sale, on a commission
basis, on joint account, and by such
other business methods as may prove
desirable to petitioners.
The capital stock of said corpora
ton shall be Five Thousand ($5,O00)
Dollars, with the privilege of increas-
ing same to the sum of Fifty Thous-
and Dollars by majority vote of
the stockholders, said stock to be di-
vided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars each. Ten per cent of the
amount of capital to be employed by
them has been actually paid in.
Petitioners desire the right to sue
aad be sued, to plea and be implead-
ed, to have and use a common seal, to
make all necessary bylaws and regu-
lations, and to do all other things that
May be necessary for the successful
carrying on of said business, includ-
ing the right to buy, hold and sell real
estate and personal properties suitable
for the purpose of.the corporation and
to execute notes and bonds as eviden-
ces of indebtedness incurred, or which
may be incurred, in the conduct of the
affairs of the corporation and to Sc
cure the same by mortgage, security
deed, or other form of lien, under eX-
listing law.
7.
They desire fop said corporation the
power and authority 20 apply for and
accept amendments to its charter OF
either form or substance by vote of
a majority of its stockholders out
standing at the time. They also ask
authority for said incorporation to
wind up its affairs, liquidate and dis
may determine to do SO by vote OF
two-thirds of its stock outstanding at
the time.
They desire for the said incorpora-
ton the right of renewal when and
as provided by the laws of Georgia,
and that it have all such other rights,
powers, privileges and immunities as
are incident to like corporations or
permissible under the laws of Geor-
gfa.
Wherefore, Petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name and
style aforesaid with the powers,
privileges and immunities herein set
forth and as now are or may here
after be, allowed corporation of sim
liar character under the laws of Gecr-
giao
CLAYTON JAY,
Attorney for Petitioners
GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
I, d. w. M. Whitley, Clerk of the
Superior Court of said county, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the applica-
ton for charter of FITZGERALD
FARM PRODUCTS COMPANY
as the same appears on file in this
office
Witness my official signature and
the seal of said court. this 3rd day of
November, 1916.
D. w. M. WHITLEY,
Clerk Superior Court Ben Hill
COUNTY, Ga. 4wks