The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-13
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 Cinch, George /. Cope, John NJ Guerard,
Alfred L. Hartrldge Henry H. Glmer Edward
NJ. Green John G. Rowland, and William NJ
Low, respectfully represents that the General
Assembly of said State, by an act entitled IAN
act to incorporate the Savannah Gas Light
Company and the Augusta Gas Light Com
pany, approved December II, ls49, did enact
That Thomas Purse Thomas NJ Turner, Rich
ard X Cuyler, John F. Posey, Francis s, 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-
claTed body polite and corporate, in deed and
in law, by the name and style Of the Savannah
Gas Light Company" with oil 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, turpentinc,
or any other materials, and 10 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 purp lscs:
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
LETT in as good condition as they were at the
time OF laying such pipes or other conductors;
and also To erect such buildings and TO hold such
real and personal property may be requisite
10 carry on the business aforesaid, " and that
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-
porate the Savannah Gas Light Company and
the Augusta Gas Light Company approved
December IA, 1919" and approved December 10.
1862, did enact That the said Savannah Gas
lhght Company is hereby authorized TO increase
al IF
-Four Hundred Thousand Dollars"
That the said the General Assembly, by an
other act, entitled IAN oct to amend an act to
incorporate the Savannah Gas Light Company
and the Augusta Gas Light Company. approved
December IA, 1910, and an act amendatory
thereof, ass 'nted to December 10, 1852, and APP
proved February T., 1869, did enact, That the
act entitled an act 10 incorporate the Savannah
Gas Light Company and the Augusta Gas Light
Company, approved December H. lSIg, and an
act amendatory thereof assented to December
H. 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
the terms 18th 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 when they were respectively approved
as aforesaid continued to los and are now In
| FORCE but will expire on December IL, 1899
That your petitioners are the President and
Directors OF the saic the Savannah Gas Light
Company, and the successors of the corporal ors
mentioned In the said act, approved December
| T. 1919, 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 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 well
| 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 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 70 all corporations, aud with
the power 10 dispose Of its 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 fled In Office
and recorded this 2oth day of May, 1898.
| u. 81 JAMES x. P. CARR,
| Clerk s. c., G. c.