The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CHARTER
OfhncOrPOratfOR Ofthe sIississ,n.,
Construction and Improvon,pl
Company.

l.; The object Of this incorporation :. =,
building Of levees, railroads, ecurI- - 'ae
Jalls and other public buildings muses.
2. That Jones S. Hamilton " Huc
writ Adams, G. ?. Huntington, James . IIssen,
SinS' hiGhard Burdett, r H. Allen " ''I y
olohs, W.. ii. Noble and W. L. Nugan'' n. n,
their successors and assigns, bv The c en- Etd
name of the Mississippi ConstrucrEia5iP 0rale
improvement Company. shall have 60, - ana
for twenty years and said ineornoro,';;.Se sSlon
have power and authority to orCani1,o "a n sna4l
of Directors, who shall establish rplss DOaFd
tions and bylaws for the Transact, ssu.a-
business Of SAID Company, and shall eIs.t ue
PRESIDENT, Nlce-Presldent, Secretary az
Treasurer, and such officers and AGENT aIt
business of said Company may REQUIRE - the
8. That the capital stock Of said Can.
shall be FIVE hundred thousand dollars 5;IliIlly
into sharesof ore hundred dollars eacb t Ca
tifcates therefor shall be issued by said C Ssf'
pany signed by the President and cor I'm
signed by the Secretary, with the seal of ~
Company affixed thereto, and which NAV La
assigned in such manner as NAV be prascs!t "S
by the bylaws of said Company. Ons ~
of the capital stock of said Compauv sIaH
entitle the holder thereof to one vote NJ 81
meetings of the stockholders Of said Com,..s,l
either in person or by proxy The. apr.}
meeting of the stockholders of said CoDl,o'
shall be held on the LIST Monday of Octobsa I!
eacH year, anu Speclal meetings NAV be cQUsl
by resolution adopted by the Board OF Dir.
tors. At the annual meetings of the go
holders Board of Directors shall be electsI
to consist of not less than seven nor mora fbs-
eleven of the stockholders of said Comn.nsu
who shall hold their Offices for the term ~
year, or until their successors be elected
majority Of the Board of Directors shall c,rN
stitute a quorum for the transaction of arv
business of the Company. said Board of M
rectors shall elect one of their number pes.
dent of said Company, and such officers ..
agents as are authorized 10 be elected or an,
pointed, and that may be necessary TO trapsa,,
the business of said Company.
A. That said Incorporation NAV own spnb
real and personal estate, equipage and outfit
as may be necessary for the business trapss,.
tons of said incorporation, not incopSis.er,
with the laws of this State, and may contract
and be contracted with, sue and he sued ana
may have common seal.
s. That said incorporation shall have. eyer.
else and enjoy all the powers privileges and
immunities conferred upon interpretations nm.
der the general laws of this State. not ipeon.
sistent with the powers conferred upon said
Company by this charter.
g. That the persons named Ina this Charter
or majority of them, shall act as a Board NJ
Directors until the first general meetiugof the
stockholders of said Company. Andshallha have
all the power granted the Beard Of Directors
in the management and transaction Of the
business of said Company, and until a regular
election Of their successors. The Board OF Di.
rectOrs shall meeta the office of said COMPANY
quarterly or ofteneT upon the call Of the Tresi.
dent of said Company.
I. That the dCmicil of said Company shall
be in the City of Jackson, Kinds County,
Mississippi.
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