The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-14
PETITION OF INCORPORATION.

STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF
Chatham--To the Superior Court of saii
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 (20) years
with the privilege of renewal at the ex-
piration of that time.
Second. That they desire the princi.
| pal office of said corporation to be al
| Savannah. Chatham county, Georgia
with the right to establish branch Of
| fees and agencies, and to conduct bust
ness in such other places in Georgia 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, $4,000, divided into
shares of one hundred dollars (S100)
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 ($100000) 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 broadcast
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
real and personal. at wholesale, retail,
and on commission. and especially to
establish 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 more fca-
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
ooration.
Sixth. That they desire that said cor
poration shall have the power to con-
tract and be contracted with: to have
and use a common seal; to maze by
laws; to buy and sell for cash or on
credit; to purchase, own, sell and 9TH
erwise deal in such property, real end
personal, as may be necessary or con-
venient for carrying on its said bust
ness; to acquire, own, control, buy and
sell the stocks, bonds. and securities of,
and otherwise become interested in,
other corporations: to borrow money,
give notes. issue bonds, execute merit
cages or other pledges and sell or hy-
pothecate the same; and that said cor
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 It's incorporation and cr-
ganization.
Seventh. Wherefore petitioners pray
an order Incorporating said Savannah
Mercantile Company with all powers,
incident to such corporations, with ali
the rights and powers above express
ly set forth. and with all other rights
and powers that a natural person co0i1
have or exercise In and about said
business which are not expressly pro-
hibited by law 10 corporations.
VIM. L. GIGNILLIAT,
Petitioners Attorney.
Original filed In ONCE this 18th day OF
June, 1905.
JAMES L. MURPHY,
Opt. Clerk, 3. c., @. c., Ca.