The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-05
PETITIONS ron INooRpoRArIo1


GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY ~
the Superior Court of Said County; Tbs
petition of William Johnston of England
Charles c. Pat erson of Massachusetts. and
Hugh M. Conner and John Flannerv Of
chatham county, Ga, respectfully shows:
/ That they have formed themselves in.
to an ASSOCIATION and desire tina they, III ir
associa ties and successors, be incorporated
under the name of
GEORGIA EXPORT AND IMPORT
COMPANY.
2. That the object of their association ia
corporate gain and profit.
3. That they propose to carry on the
business of shipping agents and ship brok-
ers, and a general commercial commits
sion and shipping business, including the
chartering, owning, hiring and leasing OF
steamships and ali other vessels and water
craft, which are or may be used for the
transportation of passengers or property
and also the buying. selling, owning, leas-
ing and dealing in, either for account Of
themselves or others, real and personal
property of every character.
4. That the capital stock of said corpor-
alton to be used in said business will be
the sum Of Fifty Thousand Dollars, divid-
ed into shares of One Hundred Dollars
each. but the said corporation will not
commence to exercise the privileges con-
ferred by its charter until ten 90 per cent.
of said capital stock is actually paid in.
And your petitioners desire that said cor.
poration shall have the privilege of tncreas-
ing its capital stock, from time to time, in
the discretion of it's board of directors to
any sum not exc, ed4ng one Million Dollars,
and of decreasing said increased capital
stock from time to time, in the discretion
of its board of directors, to any sum not
less than said first named sum of Fifty
Thousand Dollars
8. That said corporations place of doing
business will be in Savannah, in the coun-
ty of Chatham and state of Georgia, but
that they desire said corporation to be au-
thorized to do business in any other places
in the United States. or in any foreign
coun tries, whenever. in the opinion Of its
board of directors, the extensions and ex-
igencies of it's said business may so re-
quire.
6. That they desire to be incorporated
for a period of twenty years with the priv
lege of renewal at the end of said term.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that
they and their associates and successors
may be incorporated for the purposes
aforesaid, with the capital stock and for
the term aforesaid, under said corporate
name, and that In addition to the rights
and powers especially referred to above
said corporation may have conferred on It
all such rights, powers and privileges as
are usual and incident to corporations OF
like character under the laws of Georgia,
DENMARK, ADAMS & FREEMAN,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed in office of clerk of superior court
of Chatham county, Georgia, this 10Th day
EMILE A. GRADoT.
Deputy Clerk Superior Court Chatham
County, Georgia.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
To the Superior Court of said County;
The petition of j. A. G. Carson Frank
F. Jones, John Lyons. John I. Rowland
and G. w. owens of said county and state,
respectfully shows:
/. That they desire, for themselves and
for such others as may be associated with
them, to be Incorporated under the name
and style of the Savannah Telephone
Company;
2 That the principal office and place OF
business Of said company will be IN the
city of Savannah, in said county and
state, but they desire the privilege OF es-
tablshing branch offices in other parts
of this state and of the United States
3. That their object is corporate GAM
and to this end they desire the right ana
privilege of owning, constructing mann
tanning and using a line or lines OF teie-
phone, wholly within or partly beyond the
limits of this county and state, and Oh
owning an interest in such other lines
or any grants or charters for the saIhe'
and of constructing and maintaining tele-
phone plants and lines for others;
A. That they desire to have the rlght
for such purpose, to use the streets ana
lanes of any town or city, by complying
with the ordinances of the same, ana 70
use any highways, by complying with the
laws of the state with reference TO tl'
same;
5. That the capital stock of said company
will be twenty-five thousand dollars, Gvr
ded into shares of one hundred dolais
each, of which ten per cent will be paw
in before said company Is organized ou,
that they desire the right to increase saI'
capital stock to any amount not eXceeu
ing five hundred thousand dollars, ana -
decrease the same to any amount not iess
than said sum of twenty-five THOUSAND
dollars; said increase or decrease, OF cay.
ital stock to be discretionary with mo
board of directors of the said COMPANY
6. That they desire the right to buy pel.
chase and own: bargain, sell, and trahsIu
property both real and personal; pleus9
hypothecate and mortgage the sans
make notes, accept drafts, issue bonas,
cured or unsecured, by mortgage Inahe
bylaws and change the same, and 10 ~
all such acts as are, or may be necessa'y
for the transaction of the business OF a.
fairs of said company and necessary ~
the purpose of It's operations, not lncou,
sistent with the laws of this state OF u
the United States; 10.
T. That they desire to be incorporate
for the term Of twenty years, with tnS
privilege Of renewal at the expiration %
said term;
g. Wherefore your petitioners pray Una.
they and their associates may be lnoys
porated for the aforesaid purposes, uhusi
the said name, with the said capita
stock and for the said term; and that ~
addition to the special powers prayed ~ ~.
the said corporation may have an ~.
rights, powers and privileges when al0
incident to corporations Of its charaets,..
and which are or may be allowed ulu''
the laws of this state.
GEORGE W. OWENS
Petitioners Attorney'
Petition for incorporation filed in oi''
this, 9th day OF November, 1895,
JAMES X. r. CsAkh
Clerk S. G. c. 7.