The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14
PETITION ron INCORPORATION.


GEORGIA., CHATHAM COUNTY.-To
the Superior Court of Said County: The
petition of Charles Ellis. Robert NJ. But
Ter, Henry D. Stevens, Charles G. Bell
and Hunter, Pearce Battey-a firm
composed of ]. H. Hunter, W. K. Pearce
and F. c. Battey-an of said state and
county, respectfully shows:
First. That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be in
corporeted under the name and style of
MUTUAL FERTILIZER COMPANY, for
the period of twenty years, with the privi-
lege of renewal at the expira ton of that
time.
Second. That they desire the principal
Office of said corporation to be in Chat
ham county, Georgia, with the right to
establish branch offices and agencies and
conduct business in such other places in
Georgia. the United States. or elsewhere,
as the officers or directors of the corpora
ton may deem advisable.
Third. That the object of said corpora
ton is pecuniary gain to its stockholders.
Fourth That the particular business
which they desire said corporation to
carry on is a general fertilizer and mer-
camille business-that is to say, to buy
and sell phosphate lands and other real
estate which can be used to advantage
in connection with the fertilizer business,
and in every way deal in and develop the
same; to obtain water privileges, rights
and licenses wherever practicable, and
work and utilize them; to mine and man
ufacture phosphate rock and fertilizer ma
terials of every description; to buy, sell
and otherwise deal in fertilizers and crude
materials of all kinds, and in all by
products, supplies, general merchandise
and other personal property; to build,
buy, lease and operate factories and man
ufacturing- establishments: to construct
and operate railroads, tramroads, ways
and roads for getting out the materials,
marketing the product and transacting all
collateral business that may arise, and
for the same purpose to establish steam
boat lines, and acquire and operate steam
boats and other water craft; and to en-
gage in all kinds of manufa curing and
in all mercantile pursuits, which may in
any way grow out of the fertilizer bust
ness and provide all facilities necessary
or proper in the conduct or management
thereof.
Fifth. That the capital stock of said
corporation shall be the sum of $4,000,
divided into shares of 800 each, with the
privilege of increasing the same, from
time to time, to any sum not exceeding
$500. 900, whenever the holders of two
thirds of the shares shall deem best and
to decrease the same in like manner,
from time 10 time, DuI noI DelOW lHo
original amount
Sixth. Wherefore. petitioners pray an
order Incorporating said MUTUAL FER
TILIZER COMPANY as above expressly
set forth, with all the powers common to
corporations in Georgia, as set out in sec
ton 1852 of the Code of Georgia, 1895,
and the power to borrow money on such
terms and on such pledge of its assets as
may to the stockholders or directors
seem expedient for the proper conduct
of the business. and also the power to
form partnerships with individuals and
take stock in other corporations, and all
other rights and powers that natural
person could have or exercise in and about
said business, which are not expressly
prohibited by law to corporations.
GIGNILL1AT & STUBBS,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Filed in office, April %, 1901.
JAMES K. P. CARR,
Clerk S. c.. c. c.
A true copy of the original. This 22d
day of April, 1901.
JAMES K. P. CARR,
Clerk S. c., c. C.