Georgia Code Title 52. Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft § 52-4-2

When the petition for incorporation has been made and filed and the fee paid, as provided in Code Section 52-4-1, the Secretary of State shall issue to the petitioners a certificate as follows:

“Georgia. To whom it may concern--Greetings:

_____ having filed their petition in the terms of the law, praying to be incorporated as a canal company, they and their associates and successors are hereby declared to be a body corporate for the period of 30 years, under the name of _____, with power to construct, maintain, and operate a canal in and through _____, with such powers, privileges, and liabilities as may now or hereafter be prescribed by law.

Witness my official hand and seal of state, this _____ day of _____, _____.”