The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-18
PETITIONS ron INTERPRETATION.


STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF
CHATHAM. To the superior court Of
Chatham county; The petition Of Mer-
ritt W; Dixon, William l.. Wilson and
John w; Moore, all of Savannah. Georgia,
shows that they have formed themselves
INTO an association and desire that they
their associates and successors. be incor-
porated under the name of the
ATLANTA COOPERAGE COMPANY.
That the object of their association IS
TO carry on the business Of manufac turers
and dealers in cooperage and cooperage
stock and other wooden work and TO buy
ana sell the same; also to buy
sell sell and deal in timber ana tim
and supply plants and to take, hold. own
and dispose of stock In other cooperage
ana supply plants; and, generally. to do
all such matters and things as are incl
dent or common to the business or bust
nesses above enumerated; with the right
70 sell. convey, let and mortgage and to
dispose OF, in any manner and at any
time the said association may deem prop
er, any and all property and rights Of said
company; to borrow money and issue
notes, bonds and other obligations there
Tor, and secure the same by collaterals
personal security. mortgages, deeds or
otherwise as in the discretion Of the board
OF directors of said company, they may
The capital stock Of said company to
be used In said business will be Tho sum
OF twenty-five thousand (25.0OO dollars
dollars each, fifty $50 per cent. of which
will be actually paid In, In cash, and the
other fifty 900 per cent shall be paid in
as Ii may be call for by the unanimous
vote of the board Of directors OF said COM
pany, but your petitioners desire the
privilege Of increasing the capital stock
OF said corporation from time to time in
the discretion Of the board OF directors
of said corporation (by a. unanimous vote
of the board Of directors and not other
wise) to any sum not exceeding two hum
dred thousand 600 O0) dollars, and to de-
crease said increased capital stock sim
ilarly from time to time, in the discre-
tion of said board OF directors I'm the
manner aforesaid to any sum not less.
however, than said first named sum OF
twenty-five thousand (25,00O dollars: that
at all stockholders meetings each stock
of stock owned and held by him. which
vote or votes he may cast in person or
through any other stakeholder duly au-
thorized in writing to represent him
That the place of doing business and the
principal office Of said company will be In
Chatham county, in the state OF Georgia
but your petitioners desire that said cor
poration shall have the privilege of doing
business In other counties in the state OF
Georgia, and IN other states and terri
tories OF the United States.
Your petitioners desire TO be incorpora-
ted for a period of twenty (2O years
with the privilege OF renewal at the end
of said term.
Wherefore. your petitioners pray that
they and their associates may be incor-
porated for the purpose aforesaid under
said corporate name, with the capital and
for the term aforesaid, and that thew
may have conferred on them, their asso-
ciates and Successors, all such rights.
powers and privileges as are usual or in
cident TO corporations of like character
DENMARK, ADAMS e FREEMAN.
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in the office Of the clerk Of the SUI
perior court of Chatham county Geor-
gia, this 9th day OF January, 1886
JAMES X. =. CARR
Clerk Superior Court, Chatham Co, Ga.