The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-18
PETITIONS FOR INCORPORATION

STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
County-To the Superior Court of Said
County: The petition of Georgia p. Will
der Sarah B. C. Morgan, Annie j. War
ing, Annie. Karow, Lucy H. Baldwin,
John A. G. Carson, Waiter q. Charlton,
William w. Gordon, the junior; Thomas
p Warning and Pope Barrow, of Sayan-
nah, Georgia; Julia X. Miller, Joseph B.
Cunning, of Augusta. Georgia; Ellen v.
Orme, Sarah G. Staten. John w. Grant,
of Atlanta, Georgia; Alice c. Cobb, EN-
DRY Speer Hugh V. Washington, of Ma
con, Georgia; Nellie S. Phinizy, of Ath-
ems Georgia; Annie c. Benning, of Column
bus; Helen u. Hevin of Rome, Georgia;
Robert c. Nicely, of Waynesboro, Geor-
gia James T. Dent of .-Glynn- County,
Georgia, and Wymberly j. DeRenne of
Chatham county, Georgia, respectfully
shows: ~.
l. That they, together with such other
persons as they may from time to time
associate with them, desire to become in
corporated under the name and style of
THE OGLETHORPE MONUMENT AS
ISOLATION OF GEORGIA. with its
principal office in Savannah, Georgia, for
the term of twenty years. |
> That the object of said Incorporation
is to erect in the city of Savannah, Geor-
gia, a suitable monument or other me-
mortal in the memory of the illustrious
founder of the colony of Georgia, James
Edward Oglethorpe.
8. That as the Incorporation which is mere
in prayed is not designed in any sense to
be for the pecuniary profit of the incorpo-
rators, or that of any one to be associ-
ated with them, it has and will have no
capital the purpose being to raise funds
by subscription, donation, and such other
means as may receive the appreciation OF
the patriotic people of Georgia, or of the
United States-the incorporators, their as
sociates and successors to receive no re-
Enumeration for their services.
A. That the incorporators, representing
in equal numbers the Georgia Society of
the Colonial Danes of America; the
Daughters of the American Revolution;
the Society of the Colonial Wars in the
State of Georgia; and the Sons of the
Revolution in the State of Georgia, desire
the privilege in the event any vacancy oc-
ours in their number to select as his or
her successor some member of the Or
eanization to which the original incorpo-
rator belonged, to take his or her place
They also desire to have the privilege or
selecting honorary members, whether res
ident in Georgia or elsewhere. but VINO
shall not be entitled to vote in the asse-
citation.
=. That vote at any meeting may be
cast by proxy in writing, the question or
questions, including the choice OF ofncers
to be therein clearly stated.
& That said association may elect such
officers and for such terms as may be
prescribed in the bylaws; and may, If 1t
be desirable select treasurer Whether
an individual or corporation, not a mem
ber-and if not member, may fix his or
it's remuneration.
ratca5 the nlITnOSp
of the association may be invested as the
Judgment of the members may suggest
under the bylaws, in such securities as
NAV be determined upon or IN real es-
tate. or may be deposited in any incorpo-
rated bank, subject in the latter case 10
be checked out over the signature OF lhe
president. or in his or her absence the
senior vice president, counterslgned py
the chairman of the finance committee.
S. That they shall have the power 10
make bylaws not inconsistent with their
charter. the laws of Georgia or or the
United States of America; to name such
officers as they may desire; to have ana
use a common seal; to sue and be sued;
10 make contracts, and generally to nave
and to enjoy all rights, privileges, ana
exemptions appertaining 20 interpretations
i'm this state Of the character OF the one
herein prayed.
Wherefore your petitioners pray tnat
they be Incorporated as aforesaid with the
powers, privileges, rights and exemptions
hereinbefore set forth and indicated ana
your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
(slenedl WALTER G. CHARLTON,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Petition for incorporation filed this lfth
day of April, 1901.
JAMES x. p. CARR,
Clerk S. G.. c. c., Ga.