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PETITIoN oF 1NcoKPoRArIoN.


STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF
Chatham-To the Superior Court of said
county: The petition of Joseph Hilton,
James L. Foster and Robert H. Knox,
respectfully shows:
First. That they desire for them
selves, their associates and successors
to be incorporated under the name and
style of Savannah Mercantile Company
for the period of twenty 600 years,
with the privilege of renewal al the ex-
piration of that time.
Second. That they desire the princi-
pal office of said corporation to be at
Savannah, Chatham county, Georgia,
with the right to establish branch Of
fees and agencies, and to conduct bust
ness in such other places in Geo. gia and
elsewhere, as to the officers or direc-
tors of the corporation may seem ex-
pedient.
Third That the object of said cor
poration is pecuniary gain to its stock
holders.
|, Fourth. That the capital stock Of
said corporation will be the sum of five
thousand dollars ($5,OOO), divided into
shares of one hundred dollars ($IG0)
each, fully paid up, but petitioners de-
sire that said corporation be empoW-
cred to increase the same from time
to time in. accordance with the by
laws, to any sum not exceeding one
hundred thousand dollars ($10O. 0n0). and
to decrease the same in like manner
but not below the original amount of
five thousand dollars.
Fifth. That the particular business
which said corporation will carry on is
the mercantile business in it's broadest
and most comprehensive sense that is
to say, to buy and otherwise acquire
own, hold, deal in. sell and otherwise
dispose of all kinds of property, both
nd oil Of rryl,.o L.
and on commission. and especially to
eSta blish and carry on a mill supply
and general merchandise business in
this state, in other states of the United
States and in foreign countries, COM
mencing, carrying on, disseminating and
again resuming any one or mora fcl-
lures of said business, and at any one
or more places at the will and pleasure
Of the board of directors of said cor
poration and generally to do all acts
and things necessary or convenient in
order to attain the said object and car
ry on the said business of said cor
2oration.
Sixth. That they desire that sid cor
poration shall have the power to con-
tract and be contracted with: 70 have
and use a common seal; to MAKE by
laws: to buy and sell for cash or on
credit; to purchase, own, sell and 9TH
erwise deal in such property, real nd
personal as may be necessary or con-
venient for carrying on it's said burl-
ness; to acquire, own, control buy and
sell the stocks, bonds. and securities of.
and otherwise becor.e interested in
other corporations; to borrow money,
give notes. issue bonds, cNec1Ite mort
cages or other pledges and sell ,r hy-
pothecate the same; and that said or
poration shall have all other rights,
powers, privileges and lmmunities nee
essary and desirable to the complete
and profitable carrying on Of the husi-
ness aforesaid, and the accomplishment
of all purposes resulting from or con-
nected with its incorporation and cr-
ganiZation.
Seventh. Wherefore petitioners pray
an order Incorporating said Savannah
Mercantile Company with all powers,
incident to such corporations, with all
the rights and powers above express
ly set forth, and with all other rights
and powers that. a natural person COIL
have or exercise in and about said
business, which are not expressly pro-
hibited by law to corporations.
VIM. L. GIGNILLIAT,
Petitioners Attorney.
Original filed in Office this 18th day Of
June, 1904.
JAMES L. MURPHY,
DIT. Clerk, S. G., c, c., Ga.