Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
IN THE MATTER OF THE INCORPORATION
OF 1.-THE SAVANNAH ELECTRIC
LIGHT COMPANY"
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNT

GTATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.
- To the Superior Court of said county:
The petition of DANIEL q. PURSE, GEORGE
WALTER, SAMUEL p HAMILTON, JOHN Fl.
ESTILL. HENRY GRIFFITH, THOMAS BAL
LAETYNE, JOHN G. ROWLAND, DANIEL r.
THOMAS, GEORGE w. LAMAR, and SIMON
GAZAN, of said county, respectfully sheweth
that your petitioners, with such other persons
as are now and may hereafter be associated
with them, desire to be incorporated by the
corporate name of THE SAVANNAH ELEC-
TRIO LI3HT COMPANY" under such rules
and regulations, not Tepugnant to law, as NAV
be adopted by them for their government; that
the object and business of said company is to
supply and furnish an electric light or lights to
all persons who may desire it wi hin the limits
of the county of Chatham aforesaid to illumi
nate public and private buildings, streets and
squares by means OF electric lights, and to
use, sell or hire to others to use, sell or hire
such dynamo electric machines, voltaic-arc
and incandescent lamps, and other electric
lamps, regulators, meters, and all other ma
chimes. devices, apparatus, Instruments,
appliances and materials belonging there.
to, or as are necessary, useful, proper or con-
venient for producing or furnishing and using
electric lights in any form, and to charge and
receive such compensation therefor as may be
agreed upon between said company and its
patrons, and generally to carry on the business
Of producing and furnishing electric lights
throughout said county
That the amount of capital to be EMPLOYED
by them is Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
(S25, COO. divided into two hundred aud ffty
shares or the par value or One Hundred Dol
lars each, Of which ten per centum, or twenty
five hundred dollars, has actually been paid in,
but said company desires to be allowed to in,
crease its capital to not exceeding One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars, in shares of the said
par value, such increase to take place at such
time or times, and in such amounts, as may be
determined by the Board of Directors of said
company.
That said company desires to be authorized
TO issue its Bonds secured by mortgage of its
property, both real and personal to an amount
not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars
whenever at any regular or called meeting of
the stockholders, representing more than one
half of the entire number of shares of stock
then actually issued and held, shall so direct:
such bonds to be for such sum within the
above mentioned limit and of such denomina.
tons as said stockholders may from time to
time determine.
That their place of doing business is the said
county of Chatham, with the principal Office
in the city of Savannah, and that they desire
to be incorporated for the period of twenty
years, with the privilege Of renewal at the end
And your petitioners viii ever pray etc. a. ,S-
.l1 3nLz lna % sia. Solicitor for Petitioners.
Petition for charter fled in-office and re-
corded this 23d day or January. ID 1882. I,
a4tfa191t7QA BINS ~ G. 3. HARDEE, 5
5ssstaH 5as soidaro-s ranClerk S. O. G, G. &