The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-06
PETITION TO AMEND CuApT,-,

State: 'iy oc
The Southern Bank of the State Of c.
gia. banking corporation Organized ,l-.
der the Laws of Georgia, and dojne H.,
ness IN Savannah, Georgia, brings this -
petition pursuant to the Act of the - -
lsiature OF Georgia approved Decem5s.
2Srd, 1885, providing for the unifar,l
amendment OF Bank Charters, and resper,+
fully shows: t9'i-
1. That the name Of the Corporatio,, =.
The Southern Bank of the State of C,eor
gia, and that it is engaged in The banr
ing business.
2 That said Bank was incorporated nm
der an Act of the LEGISLATURE of C,eor.sa
approved October 9th. 1870, entitled a.,
Act to incorporate the Southern Bank a.
the State of Georgia. that there are No
amendments thereto.
). Petitioner prays that its Special Char
ter be amended so as TO have incornora@a1
therein and made a part thereof. The mo
visions in the General Law for the inoor-
porations of Banks as specified in Sections
1909 and 1911 of the Code of Georgia of 1Sq5
FIRST, By striking out Section X ~
its present Charter "a copy of which said
Section is attached hereto marked ~.
hibit "A'O and inserting in lieu thereof
the provision of the General Banking Aet
as embodied in Section 1909 of the Code az
Georgia of 1885
SECOND, By striking out Section XII
of its present Charter Ga copy of which
said Section is attached hereto marked Ev-
hibit 'BD and inserting ia lieu Thereof
the provision of the General Banking Act
as embodied in Section 1911 of the Cod ~
Georgia of 1895.
4. Petitioner files along with this peti-
ton a copy of the resolution passed Inv
the Board of Directors, and also state
ment of the date of its said specia, Char
ter which it desires to have amended. dpv
certified by the Secretary of said Board ~
Directors, under the seal of the Corpora-
ton.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays that its
Charter may be amended as PRAYED
SOUTHERN BANK OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA,
BY JOHN FLANNERY, President.
(seaD
EXHIBIT "A"
Sec. X. Be it further enacted. that tho
capital stock of said Bank NAV at anv
time be increased to any amount not ex
ceeding in the aggregate five millions o,
dollars, by the addition of new shares az
one hundred dollars each, duly subscribed
for and paid in, in such manner and
upon such terms as the Board Of Directors
shall prescribe. PROVIDED, that such
increase shall have been first authorized
by the votes of two-thirds of all the diree-
tors of said Bank.
EXHIBIT "B."
Sec. XII BE 1t further enacted. thar
each stockho.der shall be individually La
bic in proportion to the amount of stock
owned by them, for the ultimate payment
Of the liabilities of said bank.
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Di-
rectors of The Southern Bank of the State
of Georgia, that the President make and
file in the Office of the Secretary of State
an application 10 amend the present Char
Ser of the Bank as authorized by the meet
INK of stockholders held on 18th MAY.
1899, so as to have incorporated therein and
made part thereof the provisions of tia
General Law for the Incorporation Of
Banks. as specified in Sections 1909 and
1911 of the Code of Georgia of 1895.
FIRST BY striking out Section X Of
its present Charter and inserting in lieu
thereof the provision of the General Bank
Ing Act as embodied in Section 1909 OF
the Code of Georgia of 1895.
SECOND, BY striking out Section XII
of its present Charter and inserting in lien
thereof the provision of the General Bank
ing Act as embodied in Section 1911 of the
Code of Georgia of 1895
STATEMENT OF DATE OF CHARTER.
The Southern Bank of the State of Geor-
gia was incorporated under an Act of the
Legislature of the State of Georgia APP
proved October 9th, 1870, entitled AN Acr
to incorporate The Southern Bank of the
State Of Georgia"
l. James Sullivan, hereby certify that
am the Secretary of the Board of Direc-
tors of The Southern Bank of the State
Of Georgia I further certify that the fore
going resolution was duly and regularly
passed by the Board of Directors on thu
18th day of May 1899. and duly entered
on the minutes ! further certify that the
foregoing statement of the date of said
Charter which said Bank desires to have
amended is true and correct. and that he
Act of october 9th, 1870, constitutes the
Banks Charter which 1t is now desired
TO amend.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hers-
unto set my official signature and afixel
the Corporate Seal of said Southern Bank
of the State of Georgia, at Savannah, Ca,
this 18th day Of May. 1899.
JAMES SULLIVAN,
Secretary of the Board of Directors.
(seaD
STATE OF GEORGIA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Philip Cook, Secretary of State Of
the State of Georgia. do hereby certify
that the foregoing four "a pages of writ
zen matter contain a true and exact copy
of the original papers filed in this office
by the Southern Bank of the State OF
Georgia, pursuant to having its charter
amended as set forth in said four Cd pages.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
Of my office at the capitol, in the City OF
Atlanta, this 18th day of May in the year
of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hun
bred and Ninety-nine and of the independ-
ence of the United States of America the
One Hundred and Twenty-third
PHILIP COOK,
Secretary of State.