The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-20
HIDES,
PETITION OF INCORPORATION,


STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNTY.-The petition of Sligo MYERS
Edward F. OConnor and Georpa
Brown, shows as follows, to-wit:
L. That they desire for themselves
and such persons as may hereafter ba
associated with them to be incorporat-
ed under the name of Big Spring Dis.
til1ing Company.
2. That the object of their as
sociaton is (a) to own, acquire. hold
lease, maintain and operate distillerias
and plants for the manufacture and
distillation of WHISTLES, gins, wines
alcohol, spirits, brandies and other dis
titled liquors; CD to carry on the bust
ness of manufacturing, buying, selling.
distributing, storing, warehousing, ex-
porting, importing and handling, spirit
uous, vinous and malt liquors of all
kinds; (c) to carry on a general bust
ness of distlling, re-distilling and rec
tifytng high wines, spirits and alcohol
and of compromising and blending dis
titled spirits, gins, wines, WHISTLES and
fruit juices of all kinds: I'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 malt
liquors of all kinds. or other articles
or merchandise usually and incidental
~ 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.
3. That the amount of capital
stock to be employed by them actually
paid will be the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars ($3O0,00O), and that
they desire the privilege of increasing
the capital stock through it's 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 Isl, O00) dollars, said stock
to be divided into shares of one hun
dred $1,000 dollars each. and that they
desire the power at the discretion Of
their board of directors, to decrease
said capital stock similarly from time
to time. to a sum, however, not less
than one hundred thousand 100000
dollars.
4. That the principal place Of
doing business, as well as the principal
office of said corporation, shall be at
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, distilleries,
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 for the
carrying on of said businesses, or any
of them.
5. That they desire to be in
corporated for the term of twenty (20l
years with the privilege of renewal for
a like period at the expiration of said
time.
G.. That they desire the privilege
of owning, leasing, hiring or otherwise
acquiring and possessing lands, ma
chinerv. warehouses, elevators,
wharves and other structures of what
soever kind, which they may lind 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 its
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 pl6dSureS 10 nave d
corporate seal: to make contracts OK
any kind whatsoever. for the further
ance of it's businesses, or any of them;
to make bylaws not inconsistent with
the laws of the land; and to have. en-
Joy and exercise all of the corporate
powers and privileges incident to cor
porations under the laws of this state.
T. 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 conf
united by it.
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,