The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20

STATE OF GEORGIA., COUNTY OF
Chatham.-'ro the Superior Court of Chat
ham County: The petition OF Merritt w.
Dixon, William l.. Wilson and John W.
Moore, all of Savannah, Ga, shows that
they have formed themselves into an asso-
citation, and desire that they, their assoc
ciates and successors, be incorporated UNI
der the name of SAVANNAH COOPER
AGE COMPANY.
That the object OF their association IL TO
carry on the business of manufacturers
and dealers in cooperage and cooperago
stock and other wooden work. and 70 buy
and sell the same; also TO buy, sell and
deal in timber and timber lands; also to
buy, own, lease, operate ana sell other
cooperage and supply plants and to take,
mold, own ana dispose of stock in other
cooperage and supply plants and, gem
orally, to do all such matters and things
as are incident or common 10 the business
or businesses above enumerated; with the
right to sell, convey. let and mortgage and
10 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
for, end secure the came by collaterals,
personal security, mortgages, deeds or
otherwise as in the discretion of the board
of directors of sad company, they may
see proper
The capital stock of said company to be
used in said business will be the sum of
Ten Thousand 10000 Dollars, divided into
shares OF One Hundred 600 Dollars each,
twenty coo per cent. Of which will be
actually paid in, in cash, and the other
eighty $50 per cent shall be paid In as
II may be called for by the unanimous
vote of the board OF directors OF said COM
pany. but your petitioners desire the priv
ilege of increasing the capital stock Of said
corporation from time to time In the dis
erection of the board of directors of said
corporation (by a unanimous vote of the
board OF directors and not otherwise) TO
any sum not exceeding Fifty Thousand
10000 Dollars, and to decrease said in
creased capital stock similarly, from time
TO time. in the discretion of said board of
directors In the manner aforesaid to any
sum not less, however. than said first
named sum Of Ten Thousand 10000 Dol
lars; that at all stockholders meetings
each stakeholder shall have one vote for
each share of stock owned and held by
him, which vote or votes he may cast In
person or through any other stakeholder
duly authorized In writing TO represent
him.
That the place of doing business and the
principal Office of sad company VIII 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 terrific
ries OF the United States.
Your petitioners desire to be incorporated
for period of twenty 90 years with the
privilege of renewal al the end Of said
term.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray that
they and their associates may be incor-
porated for the purpose aforesaid under
sad corporate name. with the capital and
for the term aforesaid, and that they may
have conferred on them, their associates
and successors. all such rights. powers and
privileges as are usual or incident to cor
porations OF IKE character
DENMARK, ADAMS & FREEMAN,
Attorneys for Petitioners.
Filed in the Office OF the clerk of the
Superior Court of Chatham county, Geor-
gia, this 18th day OF October. 1898.
JAMES L. MURPHY,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court, Chatham
County, Georgia.