Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-15
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CTATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM CorSTv
- To the Honorable the Superior C,mrt .,
said county: VI
The petition Of W. D. NAPLES 9
WHITkSIDE and j. B. DUCKWORTH, resnect,
fully sheweth: 0'Pe''
That they desire for themselves and rsnob
other persons as may be hereafter associatsS
with them to be Incorporated under the nan
ana style Of
THE CENTRAL STORAGE AND WHARFAGE
COMPANY.
That the object of their association and tbs
particular business they propose to carry nm i9
to construct, lease. rent, control and maintaj5
in Chatham county, Ga, real estate, ware
houses, grain elevators, and other store bouses
for the keeping and storing Of cotton. grain
merchandise and all other articles or person
atty, and to charge compensation therefor. Ia
carry on a general warehouse. wharfage
storage, forwarding and stoWage business, h
receive, care for, forward, and deliver or
stow all articles entrusted TO them: TO advance
upon same while so stored sums of money. n
load and unload, charter, hire. contract forsnd
dispatch ships, and other vessels and to STOW
cargoes OF vessels, by hand or machinery; to
do general SteVedOring business, and geDer
orally TO do all other things necessary and pro-
per for the furtheTance Of said business
That the amount of CAPITAL EMPLOYED nv
them actually paid in Will be the sum n
TWerty Seven Thousand Dollars 1871. OCOl and
tai stock of said Company to any sum from
time 10 time 10 the discretion Of its Board Of
Directors not exceeding Five Hundred Thous.
and Dollars (S5OO.O0 y and that 1t may be pro-
vided In the charter that any stock holder who
shall fail or refuse to pay the amount Of bis
subscription for stock or for any part thereof
Within sixty (60) days after the same is re.
CURED to be paid, shall forfeit to the CORPORA.
ton his said stock and all previous payments
thereon.
That the place of doing business of said cor.
pOration will be Chatham county said State
with the principal Office il the city Of SaVan-
nah, and that they desire to be incorporated as
aforesaid tor the term Of twenty COZ years
with privilege Of renewal st the expiration of
said time, with power TO purchase, own lease
or rent lands, bulldogs, easements Wharves,
machinery, patents and other real and person
al property, and to sell, mortgage, sublet or
convey same or any part thereof, and TO rein
vest at pleasure; to have a corporate seal; 10
borrow money, and issue obligations or bonds
therefor; to sue and be SUED in said corporate
name; to enter into contracts; to make by
laws, not inconsistent with the laws Of the
land, and TO have, enjoy aud exercise all other
corporate powers and privileges Incident to
private corporations for business purposes, as
prescribed by the laws Of Georgia.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray that they
and their associates may be Incorporated for
tie purposes aforesaid, under the said corpO
rate name, for The term and with all the pow.
ers aforesaid.
And your petitioners will ever pray
GARRARD & MELDRIM,
Solicitors for Petitioners
Filed in Office and recorded December eth,
1851. JAMES K P. CARR,
Deputy CLERK 5 G. c. Q.