The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-26
PETITIONS ron INCORPORATION.

sTATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNrY.-To the Superior Court of said
County: The petition Of w. w. William
son, w. j. Watson, j: NJ. Dixon, B. III.
Levy. A. r. Fawcett, w. J. Lindsay and
J, A. q. Carson, respectfully shows:
!. That they desire, for themselves,
their associates, successors. and assigns,
to be Incorporated under the corporate
name and style of:
MILITARY INTERSTATE ASSOCIA-
TON OF SAVANNAH.
II. That the object Of their association.
and the particular business they propose
TO carry on Is as follows: To inaugurate
and conduct, periodically, In Chatham
county, Georgia. competitive drills. rifs
matches, shotgun tournaments, and other
prize contests, accompanied with displays
of fireworks, amusements, and entertain-
ments, for the purpose of attracting peo-
pie to, and advertising Savannah with the
right to derive income from gate receipts,
sales of privileges, entrance fees and
from other sources, and to this end, to
own, buy, SELL lease, mortgage, and en-
cumber property, both real and personal,
necessary for the purposes OF said asso@
citation; TO enter into, carry out, and per-
form, contracts and obligations relating
TO said business. TO receive donations In
money, or in property and to do all acts
and things whatsoever, necessary and
proper for the furtherance of said business.
III. That the principal place OF doing
business, Of said corporation will be in
Chatham County, Georgia.
~. That the amount OF capital TO be
employed by petitioners, Will be the sum
Of eleven thousand (s11,00W dollars: said
capital stock to be increased at the or
ganzation meeting, II desirable, to a sum
not exceeding twenty-five thousand ($25 =
0OO) dollars, and after the organization
meeting, to be increased. at any time, at
the will Of the board of directors, to sum
not exceeding one hundred thousand
Gl00000 dollars, and to be decreased, at
any time, at the viii OF said board, to a
sum not less than the amount fixed at the
organization meeting; the capital stock to
be divided into shares of one hundred $500
dollars, each, and to be paid in, as stated
in the subscription agreements heretofore
or hereafter made, by the subscribers to
said stock.
V. In addition to the above petitioners
further ask. that said corporation be en-
powered, as follows: To accept and re-
ceive property, real or personal, or both, in
payment Of subscriptions to it's capital
stock, at such value as may be agreed
upon; to borrow money for corporate pur-
poses, and TO issue its notes, bonds, or
obligations therefor, securing the same by
collateral, or by deed, mortgage, or other
lien on its property, as may be deemed ne
cessary by its board of directors; to make
bylaws not Inconsistent with the laws OF
the land; to have, and employ agents; to
have a corporate seal. and generally to
have. enjoy, and exercise all the powers
incident to corporations, under the laws or
Georgia.
wherefore, Your petitioners pray that
they, and their associates, successors and
assigns, may be Incorporated, for the pur-
poses aforesaid, under said corporate name
with all the powers aforesaid, for the term
of twenty (20) years with privilege of re-
GARRARD, MELDRIM q NEWMAN,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in Office. this 18th day of Febru-
EMILE A GRoDoT,
Dep. Clerk, s. G. G. c., Ga.