Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-13
lrtiitome for Incorporation.


GTATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
- To the Superior Court of said county:
The petition OF Thomas A. Becker, Henry
Blum. Martin Cooley, Patrick +. Gleason,
Peter Reilly. James X. Read, Andrew Nc
Cormick. William Kehoe, Agnes j. Dillon,
Catherine Doyle, Annie M. Robinson, Mary
symons. Mary AmorOus, Kate Mcmahon, GER
trude Connolly, Annie Herrick. Mary Nc
Nulty, Catharine Barrett, Mary E. Can't
well, Maggie McCnfirey, Zoe Gaudry, Emily
Germaine. Nellie Cooley, Clara Grady, Ellen
Mclaughlin and Mary Brady, in behalf Of
themselves and their associates. respect
association for the purpose OF
maintaining and educating friend
less and INDECENT female children, particu-
larry orphans, in the City of Savannah,
County and State aforesaid. That faid asso-
citation is not organized for individual pecu-
mary gam, but solely for charitable purposes.
That IL has no capital stock, but 1t Is to be
carried on ana maintained by the dues. snb-
scriptions and gifts OF IT'S members and by the
donations OF SUCH other persons as may desire
to contribute TO the support OF said charity
That there Ia now held in trust by the Roman
Catholic Bishop OF Savannah, for the benefit
OF SAID charity, real estate and personal
property in SAID county, reasonably worth
twenty thousand dollars S21,0O0), that upon
portion OF said real estate Is erected large
and valuable building, which is used as a
home for said fricndless, ind gent and orphan
children. That said association has had, and
will probably continue 10 have under It's
CuhIHt tHlllIfu tuLibltiA W hluhli hHOuUib OF
money or properly, ana who have no rela-
tions that Will undertake the burden OF their
guardianship.
Therefore your petitioners pray that they
aud their associates and successors may be
Incorporated under the name Of "The Female
Orphan Benevo ent society,"" for the term Of
twenty years. with the privilege Of renewal
at the expiration OF that time. and that said
corporation shall have power 20 make such
bylaws and regulations for IT'S government
~ shall seem proper, not contrary TO the laws
Of the State of Georgia or the United states,
TO appoint "a President and such other officers
MS 1t may find convenient or necessary: TO
take, receive and hold, by gift or viii, real or
personal property, and To buy, sell ana con-
yey such property, real ana personal, az 10
may find necessary or useful IN carrying ont
it's objects; to have n corporate seal; 10 con-
tract and be contracted with; TO sue and he
sued in It's corporate character, ana to have,
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
privileges and franchises that Hppertain, or
are incident to, corporations created by the
courts az provided by law.
And that IL may be lawful for said CORPORA
ton to become the guardian OF the person
and property Of Fuch children received by IL
for the purpose OF education and support, and
having property Us hereinbefore referred TO-
Georgia, relative TO The obtaining of letterA Of
uardlanHhtp.
And further that said corporation shall be
under the supervision Of the Roman Catholic
Bishop OF the diocese OF savannah. in said
state, and his successors In office. And your
petitioners will ever pray, etc.
NJ A. O'BRYNE,
Petitioners Attorney.
GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY. CLERKS Or
FtCE SUPERIOR CoURT.-I hereby certify the
above to be true and perfect copy OF the
original petition for Incorporation fled in
this office and recorded this Rih day Of
November, 1885.
BARNARD E.BEE.
Clerk s. G.. C.. G..