The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION.


STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM CouNrY-To
= the Honorable the Superior Court of said
county:
The petition Of Augustus G. Guerard John
H. NJ Clinch, George l.. Cope. John NJ. Guerard
Alfred l.. Hartrdge, Henry II Gilmer, Edward
NJ Green. Johu c. Rowland, and William NJ
Low respectfully represents that the General
Assembly OF said state, by an act entitled AN
act 10 incorporate the Savannah Gas Light
company and the Augusta Gas Light Com
pany approved December il, lS49. did enact
That Thomas Purse, Thomas NJ Turner. Rich
ard r Cuyler, John f. Posey Francis,S Far
tow, Robert H. Griffin, Edward Padeford John
". Anderson, William B. Hodgson, William c.
nanlell, Joseph s, Fay, and John Mallery, and
Their associates and successors, shall be and
they are hereby Incorporated. made and de-
clared body polite and corporate in deed and
IN law, by the name and style of the Savannah
OfaS Light Company" with all the powers,
privileges and rights in the said act declared,
mentioned and conferred,
The said act declaring among other things
That the said corporation shall have full power
ana authority TO manufacture, make and sell
gas, To he made of rosin, coal, OIL turpentme,
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
huliulnRs there situate, and for other purp SEES
To 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 as they were at the
time OF laying such pipes or other conductors
ana also TO erect such buildings and to hold such
real and personal property as may be requisite
10 carry on the business aforesaid" and thnt
this act shall continue in force for twenty
years"
That the said General Assembly, by another
act entitled An act TO amend an act to incor-
poiate the savannah Gas Light Company and
the Augusta Gas Light Company, approved
December H. 1879 and approved December 10,
IoOI, "ld enact That the said savannah Gas
Llght Company is hereby authorized to increase
the capital stock of said company to the sum of
-Four hundred Thousand Dollars"
tIhat the said the General Assembly, by an
other act, entitled AN act to amend an act to
Incorporate the Savannah Gas Light Company
and the Augusta Gas Light Company approved
December ID, 1919, and an act amendatory
thereof, assented to December 49, 1862 " and APP
proved February II, 1869, did enact, That the
act entitled an act TO incorporate the Savannah
Gas Light Company and the Augusta Gas Light
Company, approved December H. lSl9 and an
act amendatory thereof assented to December
u, 1862, shall continue in force twenty years
from the expiration of the time limited for the
operation of the act first above referred TO by
tue terms (Sthl 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
the time whom they were respectively approved
as aforesaid continued To be and are now in
force, but will expire on December ID, 1899
That your petitioners are the President and
Directors Of the saic the Savannah Gas Light
Company, and the SUCCESSORS of the corporators
mentioned IN the said act, approved December
"a, lSl9 and that they desire for themselves
their associates and SUCCESSORS, that the charter
granted to the said the Savannah Gas Light
Company, according to the provision of tho 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 well
as the particular business 1t proposes to carry
on. the corporate name and the amount of capl-
tai actually paid in, are particularly stated In
the acts of the General Assembly aforesaid, and
which are hereby referred to, and the place of
doing business is the 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 to all corporations and with
the power to dispose OF it's property, for the
term Of twenty (20) 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 filed in Office
and recorded this 2Sth day of May, 1883.
H. JAMES X. +. CARR,
Clerk s. c., G. G.