The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-05-12
AN ACT to incorporate the Wayne Lime
Company.

AN ACT to incorporate the Wayne Lime
Company.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That Charles
E. Rushing. Benjamin Meador, William H
Markham. Horace b. Rushing and William
VI. Hancock, their associates, and successors.
be, and they are by this act made and con-
stituted body polite and corporate for the
purposes hereinafter specified under the
name of the wayne Lime Company" and
by the name the said persons, together with
their associates shall have continual success
sion as corporation. and may sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated, contract and
be contracted with, and may purchase, own
aud hold such property, real and personal
AS they may deem necessary in and for their
business, and sell, convey aud alien the same
at pleasure, and may make all such rules,
bylaws aud regulations as they may deem
proper, for the carrying on and manage
ment of their business, not contrary TO the
constitution or laws of this State or the
United States.
Sec 2. Be il further enacted, That the bus
mess of said company as authorized by this
act shall be the manufacture and sale OF
lime. cement plaster and tertileZers and il
desired, lumber and such articles of wood as
the company may have or manufacture for
sale.
Sec. }. Be it further enacted That the
capital of said company mag be fixed at
such sums as the majority of the corpora
tors may deem proper. to be divided into
shares of one hundred dollars each. for
which proper certificates may be issued, to
be transferable in such manner as the cor
porators by agreement among themselves,
or by their bylaws may declare.
Sec. 4. Be IL further enacted. That said
company may appoint such officers in the
management OF their business as they may
desire. and confer upon them such authori-
ty in and about IN all matters coming before
the stockholders. the business of the compa-
ny as they may deem proper and for action
or decision, each stakeholder saall be entitl-
ed to cast such number of votes as he may
have shares of stock, allowing one vote for
each share CT stock.
Sec s. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved, April 29th, 1870.
AN ACT to incorporate the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church OF Vicksburg, in
the city of Vicksburg.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That John w.
Bowman. Judson Clarke. Albert johnson.
Thomas Shy and Charles Head, and their
successors in office. he and they are hereby
created body polite and corporate bv the
name and style of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church OfNickSburg. AID by that
name may be able and capable of suing and
being sued, pleading and being implicated.
answering and being answered in all Courts
of law or equity in this State or elsewhere.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said
officers and their successors in the corpOr-
ate name aforesaid. may purchase or receive
by donation or otherwise any property. real
or personal for the use of said church to any
amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars.
See. g. Be it further enacted, That said
corporation and the officers thereof on its
behalf, shall and may have the right to sue
for and recover in any Court having iuris-
diction, and property. real and personal. to
which in law or equity the members of the
Methodist Church in Vicksburg of African
descent may he entitled either by purchase
or donation, and especially to prosecute to
recover or defend the title of said members
of said church to a certain lot of land in the
city of Vicksburg. known on the plat of said
city. as lot No. l0l. of square No. ID. at the
corner of Cherry and Grove streets, on
which the church occupied and used by the
said members was situated and which was
acquired by purchase in the year 1916, and
paid for by the contribution of said MEM
bers. then slaves and held by law incapable
of holding property. and that the said cor
porators shall and may maintain any action
in any Court of law or equity about said
property, and if removed. hold al d dispose
Of the same for the benefit of the church.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That any
right. title or interest which may have vest
ed in the State of Mississippi by escheat or
otherwise be and the same is hereby vested
I'm and donated to the said corporation.
Sec. ). Be it further enacted, That this
acs shall take effect and be in force from and
after IFS passage.
Approved, April %, 1870.
AN ACT to incorporate the Columbus Fire
Proof Warehouse Company.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That John
X Ottlev, Schuyler b. Steers, Charles A.
johnson. George w. Albert, Patrick Calvin.
and such other persons as may be associated
with them and their successors, be and they
are hereby constituted a body polite and
corporate, under the name and style of the
The Columbus Fire Proof Warehouse Com
pany,n by. and in which name said body
politIe shall transact its business. may con-
tract and be contracted with, sue and be
sued. plead and be impleaded in any Court
of law or equity in this State.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted, That said
corporation il said corporate name. may ac-
ouire, hold and possess, bargain. sell and
convey, such real, personal and mixed es-
tate, not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars in value, as may be necessary To con-
duct and successfully carry on the business
of said Company. and accomplish the OBJ
iects of this charter, which is hereby declar-
ed to be the erection of a Fire Proof Ware
house in the town of Columbus, for the
purpose of storing cotton, and goods. and
articles of any other kind whatsoever, and
the proper management of the same.
Sec. g. Be 1t further enacted. That said
/ company may have capital stock not eX-
| ceeding one hundr, d thousand dollars. AND
| they may fix it at any sum not exceeding
| the sum aforesaid, and may from time t.
/ time increase it as they may see proper, &c
/ as not to exceed the maximum sum afOre'
said, and said capital stock shall be divided
/ into shares of one hundred dollars each.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That said j
/ X. OttIey, S. b. Steers, G. A. johnson. g
w. A bert and Z. Calvin are hereby author
/ lied to open books of subscription in tn,
said town of Columbus. To receive subscrip
| lions and to issue certificates of stock, ant
| they may Gin their discretiou) demand ant
receive in cash the entire amount of sub
| scripfion at the time when such subscrip
| ton is made, until the amount so receive,
shall amount 10 ten thousand dollars. ant
| when said amount /, subscribed, then tia
aforementioned parties shall call meetin,
of all the stockholders, by giving ten days
notice before the time of such meeting, an,
| said stockholders may proceed to organic
by the election of a President and four Di
rectors, Treasurer, aud q Secretary, an
said President shall by virtue Of his Off1c<
/ be member OF the Board of Directors.-al
Of said officers shall be elected annually
and shall hold their Offices twelve month:
i and until their Successors SHALL be elected
1 and said President and directors shall hav
1 the management direction and control Q
said company. It's property and effects. an
NAV make. alter and abolish all by-lawI
errsnersf Of the same; ProEided, they an
mot contrary To the Consultation Of the Uni
TED stafes. or OF the State Of Mississippi.
II Ga n ma AZ ft7rfhar enacted. That Ill sub