The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-28
PETITION FOR CHARTER.

To the Honorable Superior Court of
Said County:
The petition of E. V. Nicholl and
Howard Williams, of Glynn county
and said state, and H. F. Nicholl, of
the town of Mandarin and state of
Florida, respectfully shows unto the
court:
/. That petitioners desire for them
selves, their associates, successors
and assigns, to be incorporated under
the corporate name and style Of 1.-THE
Belle River Packing Company" ~
| 2. Tlat the term for which petit
toner's desire to be incorporated is
twenty years, with the right and priv
ilege of renewal at the end Of that
time as allowed by law.
8. That the object of said corpora
ton is pecuniary profit to be derived
IN it's business; and the particular
business petitioners propose to con-
duct is the planting and cultivation
Ct oysters and other shell fish, in any
and all of the sounds, bays, waters,
estuaries, rivers and creeks on the
fcoast of Georgia, and within the jur-
l
er state; and also the buying and sell
| ing and canning of oysters, clans,
and other shell fish, shrimp, prong,
turtle, terrapin. vegetables, fruits
! and food products of all kinds which
can be profitably -Nld or canned.
4. That the priypal office of said
company shall ~ in Brunswick
Glynn county, Georgia, with the right
and privilege Of establishing branches
and agencies for transaction and con
duct Of it's business in any other
county of said state, or in any other
state or territory or in any foreign
country.
That the capital stock of the said
company shall be the sum Of twenty
five thousand dollars ($G5000) divided
into shares of the par value of one
auxdrcd dollars each, with the right
anu privilege at any time upon vote
of the majority of the stockholders
Of said company to increase said cap
ital stock to an amount not exceeding
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars
5. Petitioners desire to be inco2por.
ated as aforesaid with tie following
rights, privileges and powers, and
With the powers and privileges above
set out and prayed for, to-wit: To buy
lease own and hold real and personal
property of any and all kind or de-
scription, incident to the business of
said company. and necessary for the
operation of said canning business,
with the right to sell and dispose Of
cucumber, lease or mortgage any and
all of said property real or personal
so owned by said company. To plant
and cultivate oysters and any other
kind of property desired by said COM
pany to be owned and cultivated. To
borrow money and issue the obi
cations Of the company therefor and
to secure the payment thereof by
deed, mortgage or otherwise as may
be deemed best by the board of di-
rectOrs of said company; to contract
ln6 be contracted with; sue amid be
sued; plead and be impleaded;, to
have and use a common seal; to make
| rules, regulations and bylaws for the
| management and control of said co.'s
pany by its officers; that the stock
may be paid for either in cash, or III
| lieu thereof in property real and per
sonal and of any character that can
be used in said business; which said
| valuation shall be fixed by petitioners
upon organization and election of
| board of directors; that more than ten
per cent Of the capital stock has al
ready been paid in; to buy and hold
stock in any other corporation of cor
| pOrations; that the stockholders in
said company shall be liable for the
amount of unpaid stock subscription
| and generally to do all and any and
every act and thing necessary and
| proper to be done in the conduct of
the business of the company, not in
| consistent with the charter of said
| company, or the bylaws of said com,
nany or the laws of said state.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
made body corporate under the name
and style aforesaid, entitled to the
rights. privileges and im1nunities and
subject to the liabilities fixed by law
This, May II, 1903
D. W. krauss,
Petitioners Attorney
Georgia, GIynn County
1, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true copy of original
petition for incorporation of the Belle
River Packing Company, now of file
in my office. Witness my hand ana Of
fetal seal of said court, this May 70,
1903 n. r. du Bionon
Clerk Superior Court, Glynn County,
Georgia.