The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-13
PETITION OF INTERPRETATIONS.


STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNTY. The petition of Sligo Mv ,e,s'
Edward F. O'Connor and George
Brown, shows as follows to-wit:
L. That they desire for themselves
and such persons as may hereafter be-
associated with them to be incorporat
ed under the name of Big Spring Dis
tiIling Company.
2. That the object of their as
ISOLATION 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; (b) 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 distilling, re-distilling and rec
tifying high wines, spirits and alcohol
and of compromising and blending dis
titled spirits, gins, wines, whiskies 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.
8. That the amount of capital
stock to be employed by them actually
paid will be the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars C$300,000), 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 Isl, O00, 000) dollars, said stock
to be divided into shares of one hun
bred 5000 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 sum, however. not less
than one hundred thousand 100000
dollars.
4. That the principal place OF
doing business, as we'll as the principal
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, distillerles,
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
,Av@-.e
of them.
5. 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.
6. That they desire the privilege
of owning, leasing hiring or otherwise
acquiring and possessing lands ma
chinery, warehouses, elevator
wharves and other structures of what
soever kind which they may find 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 OF
personal property of whatsoever Ktlu
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, Hues pISuSGs Sup-lCb "
the same, or any part thereof, at WILL
and to reinvest at pleasure: to have d
corporate seal: to make contracts VI
any kind whatsoever. for the furtheI-
ance of it's businesses, or any of them,
to make bylaws not inconsistent WIN
the laws of the land; and to have en-
Joy and exercise all of the corporate
powers and privileges incident TO COT
porations under the laws of this staIe'
T. That stockholders, who haNv
paid their subscriptions in full shaii
be in no way liable for the debts Oh
the corporation or for any wrongs coin-
united by It.
S. No contract, undertaking
obligation for or on behalf, or IN tne
name of the corporation, shall be en-
tered into except as provided IN tnS
bylaws of the corporation, or as au
thorized by the board Of directors anu
evidenced by the signatures OF t"o
officers of the corporation.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that tney
and their associates may be lncoI-
porated for the purposes aforesaid IN,
der said corporate name. for the terLn
aforesaid, and with all the poWe''
aforesaid.
OSBORNE & LAWRENCE,
Petitioners Attorneys;
I hereby certify the foregoing 10 pe
a true copy of the original petltiOOnn
filed In this Office. this day, Oct ~
1903.
JAMES T., MURPHY,