The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-25

STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF
Chatham. To the Superior Court of
said County: The petition of Charles
A. Gibbes, Arthur b. NJ. Gibhes,
George A. Mercer, Jr., C. G. Memmin-
ger respectfully shows:
First. That they desire for them
selves and such other persons as may
hereafter be associated with them. to
be Incorporated under the name and
style of the Savannah Florida Phos-
phate Company, "
Second. That the objects of their as
ISOLATION and the particular business
they propose TO carry on are as fol-
lows: The mining, digging, dredging
shipping, buying and selling of phos
phate rock and materials and other
deposits of every character used in
the manufacture of fertilizers or
chemicals; the manufacturing. buying
and selling of and dealing in fertilizers
and chemicals and the materials there
for; the acquiring by purchase or 9th
erwise of lands, rights in lands, facto-
ries, and such other property. real and
personal, as may subserve the proper
conduct of their business; the selling
mortgaging. leasing or in any manner
disposing of their property as may be
deemed necessary or beneficial to the
purposes of their organization the
COHlIdCL-
Ing for, owning, leasing and operating
machinery, apparatus, and such other
property and articles as may be. usual
and necessary in said business, or any
branch thereof; the acquiring, owning
and disposing of trade marks, patents
and copyrights; the owning, hiring,
renting, leasing and operating of boats,
vessels. railroads, engines, cars and
other means Of transportation, and
also docks, wharves and warehouses,
when necessary or convenient to the
conduct of its said business or any
branch thereof (but not to be employ
ed In the business of common car
rier); and generally the doing of all
things incident to, necessary and prop
Ell for the furtherance of said business.
in all its branches. whether herein
particularly specified or not.
Third. The amount of capital stock
TO be employed by said company, to
be actually paid in. is to be the sum
of 100000, divided into shares of 800
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, bust
ness of said company will be in Chat
ham county, Georgia, but said COM
pany will do business elsewhere in the
state OF Georgia, and In the other
states of the United States OF America
and In foreign countries.
Fifth. Your petitioners ask in addi-
ton to the powers hereinbesore set
forth that they shall be empowered as
follows: To increase said capital stock
from time to time 70 any amount not
to exceed 100000, TO be divided into
shares OF 800 each as aforesaid, and
to decrease said capital stock from
time to time similarly to a sum not
less than $4,000. to sell, mortgage,
sub-let, pledge, hire or convey the
property Of said company. or any parr
thereof, at will, and to re-invest at
pleasure; to have agencies and employ
and appoint agents at such places in
this or other states OF the United
States, or I'm foreign countries, as may
be requisite or necessary for the car
rying on of said business, and further
ing the ends OF said corporation, in the
discretion and judgment Of it's Board
of Directors; TO borrow money and 10
secure the same by mortgage, deed,
collateral, personal security or other
wise, and TO issue bonds debentures,
notes or other obligations therefor, TO
receive payment for capital stock sub
scribed In money or in property OF any
kind. in the discretion and judgment
Of the Board OF Directors: to issue pre-
ferred and common stock. TO make con-
tracts OF any kind whatsoever for the
furtherances Of It's purposes and bus
mess including agreements and con-
tracts Of eopartnershlp between said
corpOr alton and any individuals o.