The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-09
PETITION FoR INCORPORATION.

STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNTY.-To the Superior Court of Said
County: The petition of John r. Young,
J. B. Chestnut, L. MCNEIL, ]. P. Will
hams and B. f. Billiard respectfully
shows
First. That they desire for themselves
and such other persons as may hereafter
be associated with them to be incorpor-
ated under the name and style of
NATIONAL TANK AND EXPORT
COMPANY
| Second. That the objects of their as
sociation and the particular business they
propose to carry on, are as follows:
To manufacture, own, buy, sell, store
and generally deal in spirits of turpen-
tine, crude turpentine, rosin, naval stores,
grease, tar, pitch, rosin oils and other
products of rosin, vegetable, animal and
mineral oils and other articles, appurte-
nant to said business, to erect and main
tain tanks for the storage of turpentine
and oils, and issue receipts against the
same, to compound and refine oils, to
manufacture, own, buy, sell and deal in
! barrels, slaves, headings, casks and other
| articles in that line, to do a general ware
| house. storage, export shipping and for
warding business, to own, buy and sell
and description, and to receive and sell
the same on commission. to act as broker,
| factor or agent in the purchase, sale,
management or disposition of realty, or
of products, commodities, goods, wares
| and merchandise of every kind to ad-
vance upon goods and personal property
stored, sums of money, to buy and sell
exchange, to lend money on real and per-
sonal property. notes, bills bonds, deeds
mortgages, collateral security, or other
chooses In action, or to negotiate such
! loans for others upon such terms as may
| be agreed upon, to subscribe for, pur-
chase, receive, hold, sell and dispose of
| the stock, shares, securities or obligations
! of other corporations whatsoever and
wherever located, to own, manage, reg
lister and dispose of trade marks, copy
| rights and patents and to sell or assign
| the same or any part thereof or to sell
| or dispose of articles or products covered
| by the same, or any rights growing out
of the same; to manage, own, control,
| hire, charter, lease or operate vessels,
| tramways. railways, dredges, lighters, en-
| gines, cars or other vehicles used in the
| transportation of articles or products
| held, controlled, owned or manufactured
| by said company and canals for the pur-
! poses of such transportation or for drain
| age, said corporation, however not to use
| said tramWays, railways. canals, vessels
or cars for the purpose of doing the bust
ness of a common carrier. to own, operate,
| lease, hire, use and maintain docks
| Wharves, elevators, presses. tanks and
| machinery of every kind and to receive
| profits and tolls therefrom, and general
| ly to do and perform all acts and things
| which may be necessary and proper for
| the furtherance and maintenance of its
said business, and in all of the said
| branches.
Third The amount of capital stock to
| be employed by said company, to be act
| ualIy paid in is to be the sum of twenty
! five thousand ($25,00o) dollars, said capi-
! tai stock to be divided into shares of
| one hundred $10M dollars each, and to be
! paid in as called for, by the board of
| directors.
| Fourth. The principal Office and place
| for the transaction of the business of
! said company will be Chatham county,
! Georgia, but said corporation will do
! business elsewhere in the state of Geor-
eia and in the other states of the United
| States of America or in foreign coun-
| tries.
Fifth Your petitioners ask in addition
| TO the powers hereinbefore set FORTH that
/ thew shall be authorized and empowered
| as follows: To increase said capital stock
| from time to time to any amount not
| ia exceed i'm all the sum of one million
! Isl OoOO00 dollars, to be divided into
| shares of one hundred ($100 dollars each
| as aforesaid and to decrease said capital
stock from time to time similarly to a
sum not less however, than said first
| named amount, namely, twenty-five thou
| sand (S25.O 00) dollars, to sell. mortgage
| sub-let pledge, hire or convey the prop
| erty of said corporation or any part
| thereof at will and to reinvest at pleas
| ure to have agencies and employ and ap-
| point agents at such places in this or
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| foreign countries as may be requisite or
necessary for the carrying on of said
| business, and furthering the ends Of said
! corporation, in the discretion and judg-
ment of its board of directors, to bor-
row money and secure the same by mort
gage deed, collaterals. personal security
| or otherwise and to issue bonds deben-
lures, notes or other obligations therefor
to receive payment for capital stock sub
! scribed for in money or IN property i'm
the discretion and judgment of the board
of directors, to issue preferred and COM
mon stock, to make contracts of any kind
whatsoever for the furtherance of it's pur-
poses and business, including agreements
| or contracts of co-partnership between
said corporation and any individuals or
| other corporations in any of the lines of
business of this corpora ton, to make by
laws not inconsistent with the laws of
the land and generally to have, exercise
and enjoy the corporate powers and priv
fleges incident to corporations under the
laws of Georgia.
Stockholders who have paid their stock
subscriptions i'm fun not to be liable for
any Of the debts of said corporation
Wherefore. petitioners pray that they
and their associates may be Incorporated
for the purposes aforesaid under said
corporate name for the term of twenty
COZ years. with privilege of renewal at
the expiration of said time and with all
the powers aforesaid
DENMARK, ADAMS & FREEMAN.
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed in the office of the Clerk Of the
Superior Court of Chatham county, Geor-
| gia, this April 10. 1901.
J. L. MURPHY.
| Deputy Clerk S. c. @ G