Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-13
petit,nnp for Incorporation.


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CHAT
l. HAM COUNTY. GEORGIA, in re petit
ton of +. Il. Durbec, E.GeT ken, }. /. Gala
gher ct; al, for Incorporation Of MUTUAL
COOPER ALIVE ASSOCIATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY,
To the Honorable the Superior Court Of
said county: Tue petition Of +. u. Durbec,
n. Getfcken, j. j.. Gallagher, ii. A. Ulmo, W.
W. u well, G. w. Keogn, ii 8. Haines, A.
A. Avetlhe, William p. Hardee, j. II Bandy,
). I'll. Tarver and j. W. Osteen, ali OF said
county and State. respectfully sbewethS
That they nave associated themselves to-
gether for the purpose OF forming a corpora
ton TO be composed of your said petitioners
and such other persons as they may associate
with them and desire to be incorporated by
the corporate name Of the MUTUAL CO.
OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION" under such
constitution and bylaws as may be adopted
by them for their government.
That the object OF the said Association Is to
keep and operate store or stores in the city
or Savannah, county and State Aforesaid, and
to buy, sell and carry on trade in Gro ceries,
Provisions, Dry Goods, Clothing Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco,
and In all the goods wares and merchandise
usually kept and sold in Grocery. Dry Goods.
Clothing and Furnishing Stores, or In any, or
either, or all of the articles Aforesaid.
That the capital they propose to employ at
present 10 the sum of four thousand dollars
8l,0OOl, OF which twenty per cent, to-wit., the
sum OF eight hundred dol airs, has been actin
ally paid in; said capital stock to be divided
into shares of ten dollars each. But said AS
bOCidtiOn ueslfes 10 nave the power 70 increase
its capital stock from time to time up to not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars. That
the place OF business Of said Association Will
be in the city Of savannah, county and State
aforesaid.
And that your petitioners desire to be in
corporaled as aforesaid for the period of
twenty years, with the privilege of renewal
at the expiration Of that time; and that they
desire TO be invested with all the powers.
rights and privileges usually conferred upon
corporations of similar character, as may be
necessary for the purposes herenbefore set
forth anu consistent with the la WIS OF Georgia.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that they
and their associates and successors may be in
cOrporated for the term of twenty years with
the privilege of renewal at the expiration of
that period, under the name and style OF the
MUTUAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIA-
TON" and that tho said Association may DO
empowered TO increase its capital stock from
time to time as 1t may see ht, up TO not ex-
ceeding twenty thousand dollars. And that
said Asssocia alton may be empowered to pur-
chase and hOld property, real and personal.
To contract and be contracted with, TO sue and
be sued in Its corporate capacity. and to do ana
perform all such acts as may be necessary to or
may facilitate the attainments of the objects
and purposes of said As ociAtiOn as hereinbe-
fore set forth; and may be invested with and
privileges incident ana belonging TO corpora
tlons under the laws of the State OF Georgia,
And your petitioners Will ever pray, etc.
CHISHOLM & ERWIN,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in ONCE anu recorded this III h day OF
November, 1886. BARNARD z. LEE,
Clerk s. G. G.. C.