Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-08-30

That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
incorporated and made body polite
under the name and style of THE
MAJORS COMPANY for a period
OF twenty years.
The principal office of said company
shall be in the City of Fitzgerald. Ben
Hill County, Georgia, but petitioners
desire the right to establish branch
offices and places of business else
where, either within or without the
state of Georgia, whenever the hold
ers of the majority of the stock so
may determine,
The object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to itself and its share
holders.
Petitioners desire the right and
authority in said corporation to car
ry on general mercantile business, to
buy, sell and deal generally in dry
goods, hats, shoes, notions, clothing
and such articles as are usually car
rled in a general mercantile business
and in such manner as said businesses
are generally and usually carried on:
such. sale to be made at retail and in
job lots and in such manner as said
company may desire: Petitioners de-
sire the right to do any and all other
things in connection with its said bus
mess that an individual might have the
right to do, including the right to buy
sell, lease and hold real estate and
real estate privileges in connection
with its business and otherwise.
The capital stock of said corpora
ton shall be $5,00000, with the privi-
lege of increasing the some from
time to time up to the sum of $50,000
by majority vote of the stockholders,
said stock to be divided into shares
of $500 each, all of which has been
paid in. Petitioners desire the right
to have the subscriptions to said cap
ital stock paid in money or property
to be taken at fair valuation.
Petitioners desire the right to sue
and be sued, to plead and be implead-
ed, to have and use a common seal, to
make all necessary bylaws and regu-
latlons and to do all other things that
may be necessary for the successful
carrying on of said business, and to
execute notes, bonds, mortgages and
other legal securities as evidence of
indebtedness incurred, or which may
be incurred, in the conduct of the af-
fairs of the corporation, and to secure
the same by mortgage, security deed
or other form of lien, under existing
laws.
They desire for said corporation
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. The also ask authority for
said corporation to wind up its affairs,
liquidate and discontinue its business
at any time it may determine to do
so by a vote of majority of its out
standing stock.
They desire for said corporation the
right to renew same when and as pro-
vided by the laws of Georgia, and that
it have all such other rights, powers,
privileges and immunities as are Incl
bic under the laws of Georgia.
" I1ENGTONEJ pCllllOHClS pId
to be incorporated 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 corporation of similar
character under the laws of Georgia.
Patterson and Copeland
Attorneys for Petitioners
GEORGIA, Ben Hill County:
IHTL;k1a,, CIo-1. of IL
Superior court of said county, do here
by certify that the above and forego-
ing is true and correct copy of ap-
plicatfon of the original charter filed
in this office.
Witness my official signature and
the seal of said Court, this the 18th
day of August, 1923.
D. w. M. WHITLEY
Clerk Superior Court,
dS8 Ben Hill County, Ga.