Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-26

CTATE OF GEORGIA. COUNTY OF CHATHAM
- To the Honorable the Superior Court Of
said county:
HAMILTON, SIMON GAZAN, j. 3. RFEDY
l. @. STRONG, JOHN LYONS, D. R. KENNE-
DY, ANDREW HANLEY, A. F. FLINT. G. p
c. HAROWICK, j W LATHROP, J. F. CAVA-
NAUGH, L. j. GUILMARTIN, THOMAS HEN
DERSON, r. b REPPARD, j. J. MCDONOUGH,
WIN GARRARD, P. w. MELDRIM. B. f. Bill
LON, ID. G. PURSE, ]. II. ESTILL, respect
fully sheweth that they desire for themselves,
and for such other persons as may be hereaf-
ter associated with them, to be Incorporated
under the name and style of THE BURGLAR
ALARM AND DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COM
PANY OF SAVANNAH"
That the object of their association and the
particular business they propose to carry on is
the establishment of a general system OF
Burglar Alarm and District Telegraph Service
by means of electrical apparatus and ma
chinery; to own and operate local telegraph
lines and wires; to receive and to transmit locs
Geographic messages; to construct, build con-
meet, operate rent hire and lease telegraphic
wires and connections for private use of other
parties and persons; to establish, maintain and
operate for hire general system Of District
Messenger Telegraph for the delivery and per-
Torrance of personal communications notes,
messages, errands and the like; to manufac
ture, own, SELL buy or lease every description
and manner of electrical device, ap-
paratus or invention. for furnishing
and affording protection against burg
lars. fire and like perils and dangers; to
furnish to the public generally for hire and
compensation standard time by means of else
tricai clocks, and generally to do all other
things necessary and proper for the further
ance of said business
That the amount of capital to be employed
by them will be the sum of TWENTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS $3.50, 000) of which the sum of
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ia O00), being
twenty per cert. geo per cent?, has been &C
tually paid in; and they desire the privilege of
increasing the capital stock of said company
to any sum from time TO time in the discretion
OF their Board of Directors, not exceeding ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($l00, 0O0);
and that it may be provided in the charter that
any stockhol Ter who shall fail or refuse to pay
the amount of his subscription for stock, or for
any part thereof, within sixty (60) days after
the same is required to be paid, shall forfeit to
the corpora ion 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 in the city of Savan-
nah; and that they be incorporated as afore-
said for the term of twenty (20) years. with
privilege of renewal at the expiration of said
time, with power to purchase, own, lease or
rent lands buildings, easements, electrical ap-
paratus, machinery patents. and other real
and personal property; and to sell, mortgage,
sublet or convey the same or any part thereof,
and to reinvest at pleasure, to have a corpo-
rate seal; to borrow money and issue obliga-
tions or bonds therefor; to sue and be sued in
said corporate name; to enter into contracts;
to make bylaws not inconsistent with the
laws of the land, and to have. enjoy and exer-
else 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
the purposes aforesaid. under said corporate
name, for the term and with all the powers
aforesaid. And your petitioners will ever pray
GARRARD & MELDRIM,
Solicitors for Petitioners.
Filed in office and recorded this April 18th,
1882
JAMES K. p. CARR,
Deputy Clerk S. c., G G.