The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-27
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION

GTATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM CoUNTY.-To
- the Superior Court of said county: The petit.
ton OF WALTER J. THOMPSON, CHARLES
II. DORSETT, FRANK @. BELL and JOHN H.
ESTILL Of said state aud county respectfully
shows; /. That they desire for themselves and
cor such other persons as may be associated
with them 70 be Incorporated under the mama
BEAUFORT LAND AND INVESTMENT COM
PANY.
O. That the object Of their association and
the particular business that they propose to
carry on are as follows: To plant raise stock,
deal in merchandise, manufacture lumber and
other articles, operate mills and do a general
shipping and mercantile business Ia this state
and in any other state and territory OF the
United states; TO own, sell, lease, grant, mort
gage and iuoumoer, improve and otherwise hold
and deal In real estate and personal property in
this state and in any other state and terri
tory OF the United States; to own, sub
scribe for, purchase, receive, hold or
dispose OF the stock, securities and shares and
obligations of other corporations, now or here
after To be formeA under the laws OF Georgia,
or of any state aud territory in the United
States OF America; to lend or borrow money ON
note, bill, bond, pledge, deed, mortgage or
other obligation or lien with or without per-
sonai security, or to negotiate such loans for
others; to enter into and carry out contracts
| and obligations for the building, constructing,
| equipping, operating or managing OF roads,
tranways, factories, warehouses, bridges and
| buildings of all kinds, and all other public or
private work; to manufacture sell and deal In
any and all articles OF personal property; to do
| q general mercantile, shipping, milling, and
planting business and generally 10 do oil acts
| and things necessary and proper for the
| furtherance and maintenance Of the business OF
| said corporation.
s. The amount of capital to be employed
| will be the sum OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
and its capital stock shall bs divided into shares
| OF FIVE HUNDRED $4,000 DOLLARS each.
q. The principal place OF doing business win
be in Chatham county, Georgia, but said COR
porAtion will do business in any all of the
states and territories of the said United Statesv
with It's principal Office in the city OF Savannah
| in said Chatham county.
.. In addition to all Of the powers necessary
TO the carrying out Of those above set out and
| mentioned, and to the powers common to all
corporations under the laws OF this states petit
| TONERS desire the following special powers: To
| increase the said capital stock from time to
time, to any sum not exceeding the sum OF
| FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND $500, 000l Doll
| LARS, and to decrease said capital stock sims
| ilarly from time TO time, to any sum not lesss
however, than nrst said named sum, TO wit. I
TEN THOUSAND $4,000 DOLLARS; to REL
ceive in payment of said capital stock to be
issued, money. land or personal property, and to
provide for stock subscriptions, TO be- paid i'm
| by instaments, as called for, TO make by
laws not inconsistent with the laws Of the land 1
and generally TO have, enjoy and exercise tha
corporate powers and privileges incident to
corporations under the laws of this state.
| Stockholders who have paid their stock sub
soriptIons in full to be in no way liable for the
| debts OF the corporation, nor for any wrongs
| committed by IL.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that they and
their associates be Incorporated as aforesaid
for the term OF twenty (20 years, with the priv
| powers aforesaid.
LESTER & RAVENEL,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed In office this August 26th. 1899
Clerk s. O., O. O., Ca