Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-07
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PETITION FOR INCORPORATION

CTATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY. -
y To the Honorable the Superior Court of
said County: The petition cf LOUIS PLESS,
GUSTAVE RANGER. SIMON FATMAN and
LOUIS RANGER respectfully showeth that
they desire for themselves and such other per-
sons as may be hereafter. assoc iated with them
to b9 incorpo' ated under the corporate name
and style of THE SAVANNAH STOWAGE
their association and the particular business
they propose to carry on is to load and un.
load, to charter, bire contract fer and dispatch
ships and other Yessf Is, ard to stow the cargoes
or the sa ne; TO do a general Stevedoiing bust
ness; to compress and to stow cotton mer-
chandise and all o. her articles and to store cot
ton, merchandise and all other articles and to
forward the same: TO purchase envy patent or
other rights, or licenses under any latent which
may be deemed necessary and proper for the
business of Seid company; to contract for and
build and sell machinery or any apparatus
proper for said business and to use the same
and generally TO do all other things necessary
and proper for the furtherance of said bust
ness.
That the amount of capital employed by
them actually paid in will be the sum of one
hundred thousand (S1G0,0C0) dollars, and they
desire the privilege Of increasing their capital
stock from time to time in the discretion OF
the Board OF Directors to any sum not exceed
ing seven hundred thousand dollars $500 COO.
and that it may be provided in the charter that
any stakeholder who shall fail or refuse to pay
the amount Of his sui scription for stock or any
pafI InefeoI Within (0U) sixty days after the
same is required tc be paid shall forfeit to the
corporation his said stock and all previous pay
ments thereon.
That the place of doing business of said cor
poration will be Chatham county, said State.
with the principal office in the city of Savan-
nah, and that they desire to be incorporated
as Aforesaid for the term of twenty (26l years.
with the privilege of renewal at the expiration
of sal time, with power in said corporation to
purchase, Own, lease or rent lands, buildings,
easements, wharves, cotton or other presses,
patents or rights Hereunder, machinery and
other real and personal property of every and
any kind whatsoever, which it may find neces-
sary or convenient in carrying on said bust
ness, and to sell or convey the same or any
part thereof and reinvest as it may deem
proper, to have corporate seal, to borrow
money, to sue and be sued in the said corpor-
ate name, to contract for value and be con-
tracted with. to make bylaws not inconsistent
with the laws of this State or the United States,
and to have, enjoy and exercise all other cor
porate powers and privileges incident to pri-
vRte corporation for business purposes as pre-
scribed by the laws Of Georgia.
Wherefore. your petitioners pray that they
and their associates may be Incorporated for
the purposes aforesaid under the said corporate
name, for the term and with all the powers
aforesaid
And your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
GARRARD & MELDRIM
Solicitors for Petitioners
Filed in Office and recorded January ed 1881.
JAMES X. p. CARR,
Jan24-M5t Deputy Clerk S. @. q. g.