The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-27

&TATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM County,
~ the Superior Court OF said county:
,, me petition Of HERMAN MYERS aud SLIGO
M1EkS respectfully shows:
lhat they desire, for themselves and such
other persons as may hereafter be associated
with them, TO be incorporated under the cor
porate name and style OF SAVANNAH GRO
Gerry COMPANY; that the object OF their as 90
cation and the particular business they propose
to~carry on Is to be the buying. selling and
handling OF groceries, tobaccos, cigars liquors,
manufactured products or commodities and all
other merchantable articles OF whatsoever
character or description and the CARRYING ON OF
general Wholesale jobhing and commission
business IN the articles aforesaid; to buy and
sell personality of every kind and description or
TO receive and sell the same on commission: 10
act as broker or agent In the purchase sale
management and disposition Of products com.
hoditles, goods, wares aud merchandise of
every KIND; TO receive goods or other personal
property on storage: to do a general warehouse.
storage and forwarding business; to advance
upon goods ana personal property, while SO
stored, sums OF money, and generally to do all
acts and things necessary and proper for the
iurtherance and maintenance of said business
Ihat the amount of capital TO be employed
5y them, actually paid In, will be the sum OF
One Hundred and Fifty thousand $50. ooGl
Dollars, and that they desire the privilege OF IN
creasing the capital stock OF said CORPORATION
through the Board of Directors, to any sum,
from time to Jime in the Judgment Of said
board, not exceeding the sum OF One Million
lSlOOO,000) Dollars; said stock TO be divided into
shares of One Hundred (Sl00) Dollars each. and
TO decrease said stock similarly, from time to
time, to sum, however. not less than the first
named sum, to wit: One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand $3.50, 000) Dollars
That the place Of doing business of said cor
poratlon VIII be Chatham county, Georgia, with
Is principal Office in the city Of Savannah saip
county and that they desire to be Incorporated.
as aforesaid, for the term of twenty (20 years
with privilege OF renewal at the expiration of
sald time; with power to purchase, own, lease,
hre and otherwise acquire and possess lands,
machinery, warehouses, elevators wharves and
other structures of whatsoever kind. which
they may find convenient for the CARRYING on OF
thelr SAID business, mules, horses. wagons. CARTS
cars and other vehicles, franchises, patents,
trade marks, easements. rehneries distilleries,
vessels for the use of said business of said cor.
poration, and all other real or personal property
OF whatsoever KIND or Character, necessary or
convenient for the carrying on of said business.
IN The Judgment OK its Board of Directors and
TO sell, mortgage, hire, pledge sub let or con
vey the same, or any part thereof, at will, and
TO re-lnyest at pleasure; TO have agencies and
appoint and employ agents, at such points In
the state OF Georgia, or elsewhere as may be
requisite OF necessary for the carrying on of
said business, and furthering the ends OF said
corporation, in the judgment of its Board OF
Directors; to have corporate seal; 10 borrow
money and secure the same by collaterals per.
sonal security, mortgage, deed or otherwise,
and 70 issue notes, bonds or other obligations
therefor; to sue and be sued In and by said cor
porate name; TO make contracts of any kind
whatsoever for the furtherance of its business:
20 make bylaws hot inconsistent with the laws
OF the land, and generally TO have. enjoy and
exercise the corporate powers and privileges In.
cdent TO corporations, under the laws Of this
state.
Stockholders who have paid their stock sub
scrptions in full to be In no way liable for the
debts Oh the corporation, or for any wrongs
committed by IL,
Wherefore, petitioners pray that they and
their associates may be Incorporated. for the
purpos aforesaid, under said corporate name
for the term aforesaid, and with all the powers
aforesaid
And petitioners will ever pray etc.
GARRARD & MEI,DRIM,
Attorneys for Petitioners
Filed in Office and recorded this 9TH day OF
June, 1879. JAMES X. II. CARR,
Clerk s. c., @. c. Ga