The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-31
C. H. D0RSETT, Auctioneer.
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION.


STATE OF GEORGIA. COUNTY or CHATHAM.
= TO the Honorable the superior Court OF
: The petition of HERMAN MYERS, JOHN J.
McDONoUGH, CHARLES F. PRENDER-
CAST, WILLIAM GARRARD and p. w.
MELDRIM, showeth: That they desire,
for themselves and such other per
sons as may be hereafter associated with them.
to be Incorporated under the name and style OF
THE SAVANNAH ELECTRICAL COMPANY.
That the object OF their association and the par
ucular business they propose to carry on, is the
establishment Of general burglar alarm and
district telegraph service, by means of electro
cal apparatus aud machinery; to own, lease
use, control and operate local telegraph lines
and wires; to receive and transmit or to cause
TO be transmitted local telegraph messag s; to
construct, build, connect, operate, rent, hire,
sell and lease Geographic wires and connections
for the private use of other parties and persons;
TO establish, maintain and op rate for hire, q
general system of district messenger telegraph,
for the delivery OF personal communications.
notes, messages, errands parcels and the liketo
manufacture, hold own, use, enjoy possess,
buy, let, hire, sell or lease every description and
manner of electrical devices, apparatus, ma
chinery, patent or invention, and generally to
do all other things necessary and proper for the
furtherance of said business. That the amount
of capital stock to be employed by them is to be
the sum of Fifty Thousand 1856. zoo do liars, OF
which the sum Of Ten Thousand $4,000 dol
lars, being twenty GO per cent? per cent, has
been actually paid In; and they desire the prvi-
lege of increasing the capital stock Of said COM
pany 10 any sum from time TO time In the dis
erection OF its Board of Directors, not TO exceed
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (S250,000)
dollars.
That the place of doing business Of said cor
poration will be the county of Chatham in
said state, with the principal Office 10 the city
of Savannah. 81
That they desire to be Incorporated for the
term of twenty (20l years, with the privilege Of
renewal at the expiration Of said time.
That they may have power TO purchase, own,
lease, rent. use and enjoy all lands, buildings.
easements, franchises. electrical apparatus, de-
vices, machinery, patents and inventions and
other real and personal property, and to sell.
mortgage, lease, rent, blre, sub-let or convey
the same or any part thereof. and to reinvest
the proceeds, or any part thereof, at pleasure:
TO have a corporate seal; to borrow mo ney and
issue obligations or bonds therefor; to sue and
be sued In and by said corporate name: to enter
into contracts; to make bylaws not inconsist-
ent with the laws of the land and 10 have use
and enjoy all other corpoI ate powers and priv
ileges Incident to private corporations for Dusi
ness purposes as prescribed by the laws OF
Georgig
WHEREFORE, Your petitioners pray that they
and their associates may be Incorporated for the
purposes afoi esaid under said corporate name.
FOR the term and with all the powers aforesaid.
And your petitioners will ever pray. etc, etc
GARRARD & MELDRIM,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed in Office and recorded this END day OF
Dec, 1883. JAMES X. y. CARR
Clerk 8. G. q. G.