The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-24
The Charter Of Incorporation Of
the Brook haven s.arn her and
Mann f,rrurtuU f,onuany~

wa nufacturtug company
SEo. '. r. Pfeifer, NJ. Dreyfus and G.. ID. Bene
dict aud thsir associates aud Successors ara
hereby created q body corporate, under the name
and style OF "The Brookhaven Lumber aud Manu-
featuring Company" and by that name shall
have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued
plead and be implicated, In all courts OF equity OF
this State, may have and keep q common seal
and the same alter ut their ples +ure.
SIC Vi Y The ssd eo"psn S1 s sss n ~
Treasurer, and Secretary who'll be ex-Ofiicio
Supe intenuenD. and the said President, Vice
PRECEDENT and secretary shall con ,titute Board
Directors; Provided, however, That the stock
holders may Al their pleasure establish 81 parate
BOARD ~ Directors to be composed OF such num-
Der as they may determine In lieu Of the Board
composed If said officers, ~ they so desire, and
may sever the Offices Of Vice President and
TreasuI er, and Of secretary aud Superintendent,
II they 50 elect, by their bylaws aloptei as here
matter provided, The said Officers shall be
elected for q period Of one year which shall be
their term OF ONCE unless sooner removed by the
stockholders by majority vote Of the stock Of
said company. and they shall continue Ia once
until their SUCCESSORS are elected aud quaiiied.
SEC. }. The Board Of Directors aud their sue
ccSsors shall have power AT their nrst or any
subsequent meeting to adopt such bylaws rules
and regulations touching tue management, con
troll and the carving on OF the business OF said
company "a may be deemed OK e'iIent, and may
alter and change the same at pleasure; Provided.
10 bylaw, rule or regulation shall he incorsis-
tent with the constitution and laws Of the Cnted
states CT Of this State.
SEC. 4. At any time after the subscription Of
t2J,'hn Of stock, the incnrporatOrs hereinbefOre
named shall call meeting Of the Stockholders
for the purpose Of eiecting the Officers herein
provided for, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before the
stockholders; the President OF the company NAV
after the organization Gail special meetings
OF the stockholders when he deems II advisable.
Any vacancys that nay occur by death resigua-
ton or removal OF any of the officers OF this CON-
pang may ne nlled by the Board of Directors
until there Is a meeting of the stockholders, and
majority of said BOarl shall be quorum for
the transaction of business.
SEC. 5. The capitol stock Of said company
shall he $25 0s0 divided into sh1 res of tl0I each,
and the holders thereof shall b. entitled to one
vote for each share so held at all meetings OF the
stockholders. a INA jOr,ty Of the entire capital
stock issued shall Or a q forum for tho transac-
ton OF business; said capitol may he Increased
vt any time and from time to time to $50, ,DG; no
stakeholder shall be liable individually for any
debt or liability OF sad corporation for any
amount over and above the anodnt remaining
unpaid on stock subscribed or purchased by such
stockholders; and payment TO said cOrpUrdtlOn or
to any person under judicial process, of the full
amount at par of the ST. OK subscribed or purchas-
ed shall exhonOrate any stakeholder from all
debts and liabilities Of such UiporatlOn; said
corporation may organize and commence husl-
ness as soon as S2n shall he paid into the capl
tol stock OF said corporation, and such subscrip-
ton may be, II the stockholders 80 determine, in
lands, machinery, material OF other things In lieu
OF money, at such Valuation rs may Ue agreed
upon.
SEC. 8. The dom. ce OF said company shall be
in OF near the town OF BrUokhaven, NJ Mississippi
at which place or near the same the said com
pany shall have power to purchase lands and
buildings, or to erect the same to such extent
as they may deem necessary for the purpose OF
the company.
SEC l. The said company shall have power to
inaugurate and carry on u business for the
manufacture Of save lumber, the CONVERSION OF
lumber Into any and al articles of merchandise
or comne ce iutO which the same Is convertible,
and for that purpose may enact and operate saw
lnllls, planning nils, nIacn merry for the manu-
facture OF sa .hes, doors and blinds, and al. other
mac Iuery they may deem necessary for the pur-
poses aforesaid, Said company Inay make and
execute notes, drafts, checks and bills Of eX-
change, and may receive anl dispose of the SAM
in the conduct Uf their busIneSs; SAID corporation
may also take deeds IN trust and mortgages on
real ana personal property, and all manner of
evidences Vt debt and personal security for debts
due To or money loaned by said corporation aud
may buy, own and DISPOSE of real or personal
property bought at sales under mortgages, deeus
IN Il ust, Executions or othe, wise; said company
shall also have tns power to make and execute
uceus III trust or mortgages on any 0t It's real or
personal property to secure debts cont acted by
said company Had SAID com pany shall have the
power " invest lts earnings OF surplus capitol in
ANY or all pubic improvements or ~ the stock or
lands VI ANY Incorporation OF Individual.
SEC. 5. IL shall De tne duty of the President of
said company to Sign all ats, checks. bills of
eAChduRe, notes, deeds III trust or mortgages.
1t shall DC the duty OF the Vice President (who
i tx. ufticio Treasurel). to be custodian OF all
mUuIes or evidences OI debt belonging to the
j=cI To lac cJntrOI aud SUPERVISION OF the Board
Of Directors; aud tile SAID Vice President shall
also nave Jns power as well as the rTesidrut OF
signing and drawing checks, dr It's, bills OF eX-
change aud notes ~ The naiiie of the COMPANY,
II SHAH DC the duty of the Secretary twno is ex
omclo SupeIi4,teutI, To Conduct all cOrr.sp0n-
Deuce, Inake al purchases required by the bus
uess vi tho cOinIdny aud ~ make Sales of the
Manufactured y. Oducts of the COMPANY unless
otheIwise det=iIniued by the board vi Directors,
VINO may al their pleasure ny their bylaws make
SUI
~ anu he shall also keep all accounts required
10y the business oI the com pany, keep record
OF the proceedings OF the BOIrd Of Directors anu
Of TIE stOckhOiucrs AZ their regulal or called
meeJlugs, aIu superIutend the practical manage
meat vi the Uuslness aud opel alton OF the ulA-
cniuert hut nIs duties well as those of the
utner ohiGerS may Ue enlarged Or abridged at the
pleasure OF me Board vi Directors.
lie salaries UI the several o hjeIS shall bs tx
ed nJ the Stockholders at their Est OF any SUB
scqdenL meeting, anu DC incrcased Or reduced AT
thea pleasure.
SIC v Dividends shall be declared by the
Board Of Direct rs at the close Of each year and
Al sucu otner time, as the Stockholders III regular
called III :etlng may determine. AT ali meet
Ings VI tne ,stoCKhOiders ina jorlty Vote of the
snures represented by tnose present IN person or
Uy VII leu proxy snail be Required for the adOp-
lIun VI any MOTION, Oy law 1r resolution, aud u
ana Urnt te or the Board OF III 'ectors shall be
SUFFICIENT for The adoption OF any measure COIN
lug Dcloie said Boatd.
mud nothing in the foregoing charter viola
tive of the laws VI constitution vi this STATE.
4. =. CATCHlNGS,
Attorney General
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Jackson. MISSISSIPPI
The within and foregoing Charter OF IucOr-
pOratloq uf the "b.ooknaYen Lumber and Madu-
featuring Company" Is hereby approved.
In testimony whereof, nave nereunto set my
hand and caused the Great seal Of The State o
Mississippi To 0e af1Xed, this sth day of January,
1854.
by the Governor:
SEAL ROBERT LOWRY.
HENRY G. MYERS, Secretary of State.
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATED
JACKSON, MI sIssIPPI. I
l. Henry C. Myers, Secretary of state, do certl-
fy that the Charter hereto attached, incor p"rt--
ing the ''Brooknaven LumJer Manufacturing
Company" was, pursuant 10 the provisions OF
Chapter IS of the Revised Cole iSS1, recorded
IN the Book o lnc srpJriti1ns Is tliS 0nl;e.
Given unaer my hand, and 1.-The Great Seal OF
the Stale Of Mississippi herunto arfixed, this 9th
day OF January, 1884.
SEAL HENRY. G. MYERS,
~ secretary OF state.
Publication Notice.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss. 1
December Pa 1883.