The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-25

ATArE OF GEORGIA. CHATHAM CoUHTY-To
- tho Superior Court OF said county:
The petition of CHARLES WATKINS, Of
Richmond, Va; JOHN LAYTON Of Hampton
county, South Carolina; MIKE BROWN, Of
BB3grnnwell s q; JOHN L. HAMMOND,
HERMAN HERMAN MYERS, WILLIAM S. TYSON,
IHoaAs f. STUBS, and +. A DEN
and their associates have formed themselves
into an association and desire for themselves
their associates and successors to be incorpo-
rated ana made body polite in accordance
with the laws OF the State Of Georgia, for a
term Of twenty years, with tine privilege Of re-
newing their charter at the expiration of said
| term, under and by the name Of the SAVAN-
| NAH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; that the
bJect OF then said association is TO acquire Pc
cuniary gain and individual profit for your pc
tluoners and associates, aud also to confer
benefit upon others by the employment OF
| capital and labor and by the developments
which will result from said enterprise
That the particular business they propose to
carry on Is the grading, building, constructing
| and equipping Of railroads 10 this or any other
state, particularly the line Of the South Bound
Railroad Company, In the Scates of Georgia
and South Carolina and such other lines or
branches as may DO determined upon in con-
nection with said railroad; the buying and sell
ing OF such real estate and personal property in
this or any other state as may be considered
necessary and profitable in connection with the
grading, constructing and eQuipping Of rail
roads, with the right Of acquiring by GIFT grant
or otherwise and Of holding real and personal
property and Of selling, mortgagng. leasing or
ia any manner dlSposing of the same as may be
deemed necessary or beneficial 10 the purposes
OF their organization; With the further right to
issue notes, bonds enc other evidences of debt
and to secure the same by such deeds to, mort
cages of, or liens on the corporate property as
n1ay be desired; aud with the right 20 do all
such things as are usual, and TO deal in all such
property as is common or Incident TO the BUSH
ness or persons or corporations engaged in
building sud equlppinR railroads.
That their capital stock to be used in said
business Is the sum OF two hundred and fifty
thousand $3.50 600 dollars all of which has been
subscribed for by your petitioners and associates
and which Is TO be- actually paid la as the Board
Of Directors of said company may require. each
subscriber being liable for the amount sub
scrbed for By him until the said subscription is
fully paid up, and no further, but they desire
and ask for the right to increase their said CAPT.
tai stock from time TO time, IN the discretion Of
the Board OF Directors, to any amount not TO
exceed in all the sum of one million IS l. 900, GOD
dollars and OF decreasing said increased CAPT
tai similarly not below said original capital of
two hundred and fifty thousand $3.50, 600 dol
lars
That the princpei office and place of business
Of said company shall be IN Chatham county,
Georgia, but your petitioners desire and ask
that the right be conferred on said company to
have agencies and offices and 10 carry on said
business, or any branch thereof, at such other
places In and out OF this state as may be deemed
necessary and profitable to said company
Wherefore your petitioners pray that thew
and their associates may be Incorporated for
the purposes aforesaid and that they may have
conferred on them, their associates and success
sors all such rights, powers and privileges as are
usual or incident to such corporations
DENMARK, ADAMS q ADAMS
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Copy Of the original fled and recorded in the
Clerks Office this June &C. 1889.
JAMES K. P. CARR
Clerk S. G.. C. G.