The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-30
PETITION OF INCORPORATION.


STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNTY petition of Sligo Myers
Edward F. OConnor and George
Brown, shows as follows. to-wit:
1. That they desire for themselves
and such persons as may hereafter be
associated with them to be Incorporate
ed under the name of Big Spring Dis
tilling Company.
2. That the object of their as
ISOLATION Is (a) to own, acquire, hold,
lease, maintain and operate distilleries
and plants for the manufacture and
distillation OF whiskies, gins, wines,
alcohol, spirits, brandies and other dis
titled liquors; (b) to carry on the busi-
ness of manufacturing, buying, selling
distributing, storing, warehouStng, ex-
porting, importing and handling, spirit
uous, vinous and malt liquors of all
kinds; (c) to carry on a general bust
ness of distilliug, re-distilling and rec
tifying high Wines spirits and alcohol
and of compromising and blending dis
titled spirits, gins, wines, WHISTLES and
fruit juices of all kinds; (d) to carry
on the business of wholesale or retail
liquor, Jobbing and commission mer-
chants; and to act as broker or agent
in the purchase. sale, management and
disposition of Spirituous, Vinous or matt
liquors of all kinds. or other articles
or merchandise usually and incidental
ly handled in a general liquor business,
and to receive and charge commission
therefor; (e) to receive and to hold per-
sonal property in pledge, including
stock in other corporations, as col
lateral security for Indebtedness, and
to buy, hold. sell and deal in stock In
other corporations. the same not to
have the effect, and not to be done
with the intention of having the effect
of defeating or lessening competition,
or encouraging monopoly.
8. That the amount or capltal
stock to be employed by them actually
paid will be the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars ($300000O, and that
they desire the privilege of increasing
the capital stock through its board OF
directors. to any sum. from time TO
time, in the discretion of its board of
directors, not exceeding the sum of one
million $4,000, OOO) dollars, said stock
to be divided into shares of one hum
dred 5000 dollars each. and that they
desire the power at the discretion or
their hoard of directors, to decrease
said capital stock similarly from time
to time. to q sum, however. not less
than one hundred thousand $1OOOOO)
dollars.
4. That the principal place of
BUSINESS DIS well dSc ChC ~
office of said corporation, shall be at
Savannah, Georgia, but they desire the
privilege of doing business elsewhere in
said state, and in any other state, ter
ritory or colony of the United States,
and in any part Of the world, and TO
have agencies, branches, distillertes,
factories and plants. and to employ
and appoint agents at such points In
the state of Georgia and elsewhere. as
may be necessary or convenient Tor the
carrying on of said businesses, or any
of them.
s. That they desire to be in
corporated for the term of twenty (2O
years with the privilege of renewal for
a like period at the expiration of said
time.
s. That they desire the privilege
of owning, leasing, hiring or otherwise
acquiring and possessing lands, ma
chinery, warehouses, elevators,
wharves and other structures Of what
soever kind, which they may ind con-
venient for the carrying on of their
said businesses or any of them. fran
chises, patents, trademarks, easements,
refineries, vessels and all other real or
personal property of whatsoever kind
or character, necessary or convenient
for the carrying on of said businesses
or any of them, In the Judgment OF It's
board of directors, and to sell. mort
gage, hire, pledge, sub-let or convey
the same, or any part thereof, at will,
and to reinvest at pleasure: to have a
corporate seal: to make contracts OF
any kind whatsoever. for the further
ance of its businesses, or any of them;
to make bylaws not inconsistent with
the laws of the land and to have, en-
Joy and exercise an Of the corporate
powers and privileges incident to cor
porations under the laws of this state.
Z. That stockholders, who have
paid their subscriptions in full shall
be in no way liable for the debts Of
the corporation or for any wrongs cont
United by 1t.
S. No contract, undertaking or
obligation for or on behalf, or in the
name of the corporation, shall be en-
tered into except as provided In the
bylaws of the corporation, or as au-
thorized by the board of directors, and
evidenced by the signatures of two
officers of the corporation.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that they
and their associates may be incor-
porated for the purposes aforesaid I'M
der said corporate name. for the term
aforesaid, and with all the powers
aforesaid.
OSBORNE & LAWRENCE,
Petitioners Attorneys.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be
a true copy of the original petition
filed in this office. this day. Oct. 20,
1903.
JAMES L. MURPHY,
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