The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-27
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION.


STATE OF GEORGIA.. CHATHAM CouErY-To
- the Honorable the Superior Court OF said
county:
The petition of Augustus @. Guerard. John
II. VI. Ciinch, George L. Cope. John NJ. Guerard,
Alfred l.. Hartridge, Henry H. Gilmer, Edward
N Green, John Q. Rowland, and William NJ
Low, respectfully represents that the General
Assembly of said state, by an act entitled AN
act to incorporate the Savannah Gas Light
Company and the Augusta Gas Light Com
pany,N approved December IL 164e. did enact
That Thomas Purse. Thomas NJ Turner Rich.
ard K Cuyler, John +; Posey, Francis 5. Bar
tow, Robert II. Griffin, Edward Padelford, John
w Anderson, William b. Hodgson, William c.
Daniel, Joseph s Fay, and John Mallory, and
their associates and successors, shall be and
they are hereby Incorporated, made and de-
clared a body polite and corporate, In deed and
in law by the name and style OF the Savannah
Gas Light Company" with all the powers,
privileges and rights in the said act declared,
mentioned and conferred.
The said act declaring among other things
mat the said corporation shall have full power
and authority TO manufacture, make and sell
gas to he made of rosin, coal, oil turpentine,
or any other materials and TO furnish such
Quantities OF gas as may be required In the city
OF savannah for lighting the streets, stores and
buildings there situate. and for other purposes,
10 lay pipes or other conductors for conducting
gas through the streets, alleys lanes and squares
OF the city OF Savannah aforesaid. Provided
such streets, alleys, lanes and squares shall be
LEFT In as good condition they were at the
time OF laying such pipes or other conductors;
and also To erect such buildings and to hold such
real aud personal property as may be requisite
70 carry on the business aforesaid" and that
TINS act shall continue in force for twenty
years"
That the said General Assembly, by another
ACT, entitled AN act TO amend an act to lncor-
porate the Savannah Gas Light Company and
the Augusta Gas Light Company. approved
December II. 1879. " and approved December IS,
lSos, cid enact That the said savannah Gas
lAght Company is hereby authorized TO increase
the capital stock OF said company TO the sum Of
-Four Hundred Thousand Dollars"
That the said the General Assembly by an
other act, entitled AN act 10 amend an act TO
incorporate the Savannah Gas Light Company
aud the Augusta Gas Light Company approved
december Ia, lSi0, and an act amendatory
thereof, assented to December IS, 1882 and APP
proved February Il, 1869, did enact That the
net entitled an act to incorporate the Savannah
Gas Light Company and the Augusta Gas Light
company, approved December IA, lSig, and an
act amendatory thereof, assented TO december
H. 1852, shall continue In force twenty years
from the expiration OF the time limited for tho
operation OF the act first above referred to by
the terms tsthl eighth section of said act so far
as relates to the said Savannah Gas Light Com
pany.'
Your petitioners further represent that the
said act and the amendments thereof have since
tho time when they We're respectively approved
as aforesaid continued 10 be and are now in
force, but will expire on December H. 1889.
That your petitioners are the President and
directors OF the saiG the Savannah Gas Light
Company, and the SUCCESSORS of the corporators
mentioned In the said act, approved December
q, 1919, and that they desire for themselves,
their associates and SUCCESSORS, that the charter
granted TO the said the Savannah Gas Lights
Company, according 10 the provision of the said
several acts OF the General Assembly, may be
renewed for the further term of twenty years
from the time when the same will expire under
the limitations OF the acts Aforesaid
That the objects of said corporation, as we'll
as the particular business IL proposes to carry
on, the corporate name and the amount of capt.
tai actually paid In, are particularly stated In
the acts OF the General Assembly aforesaid, and
which nre hereby referred to, and the place OF
doing business Is tho city of Savannah, in the
county OF Chatham and State Of Georgia.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray that the said
the Savannah Gas Light Company shall be and
remain Incorporated, and vested with all the
estates, rights, powers and privileges by the
said several acts of the General Assembly of
Georgia granted and secured and with the
powers common 10 all corporations, and with
the power 10 dispose of its property, for the
term of twenty COZ years from the expiration Of
the time limited for the operation Of the said
several acts. JOHN NJ GUERARD
Petitioners Attorney.
Petition for renewal Of charter fled In ofhca
and recorded this 2Sth day Of May, 1893.
H. S. JAMES X. P CARR,
Clerk s. C., c. G.