The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-01-14
fhe Charter OF Incorporation OF the
GFeenyIne Brick and improvement
Company.

-UNINLt~. eucCN-eNAe MlltA Aocl-Nes lAN
hercby Incorporated under the name
of the Grecuville Brick an1 Improve
mcnl Company; and by that name
NAV sue and be sued. plead and be
impleaded. contract and be contracted
with. and may have a common seal
and alter the same at pleasure; and
said corporation shall have perpetual
succession.
,. The domicil of said corporation
shall be in the city Of Grcenville,
Washington county, Mississippi.
5. The objects and purposes of said
corporation are to manufacture and sell
brick. artificial stone. tile, terra Gotta.
and any other substance which is made
in whole or in part from wood, clay,
sand. gravel, or soil Also to build
houses, TO enter into contracts for the
construction of, and 10 construct, any
and all kinds of brick and stone and
wood work, or any other kind of work
wherein any of the before mentioned
articles or substances are used.
4. Said corporation is hereby au-
thorized and empowered TO manufac-
ture and sell brick, artificial stone. tile
and terra Gotta, or any other substance
which is made in whole or in part
from wood. clay, sand, gravel or soil.
And said corporation is further autho-
rized to contract for the building of
houses, cisterns, sidewalks, and every
Kind and character of work wherein
any or all of the before described sub
stances shall or may be used or en-
ploycd in any part thereof Said cor
pOration shall have the power to own
real estate, and to buy and sell the
same, and TO deal in personal and
mixed property. both in the purchase
and sale thereof. II shall have power
to lend and borrow money, and to
take and make mortgages and deeds
of trust. To purchase and hold stock
in any corporation now or hereafter
created. TO run and operate a line of
steamboats, aud bargcs in the Nlissis-
sippi river. or any river or stream
within the State of Mississippi, And
said corporation is hereby authorized
to issue bonds, and to hypothecate or
sell the same; provided the amount
thereof shall not exceed the capital
!. stock of said company. And TO cxer-
else any other and further powers not
herein expressly named, which may
assist or be necessary to fully and
Il conveniently carry out the purposes
,.,of this corporation as expressed in
y" ection three of this charter.
1nt 3. The capital stock of said corpo-
a tion shall be fifty thousand dollars,
TO- vided into shares of one hundred
'ors each. But the capital stock of
Incorporation may at any time be
my McNd to two hundred thousand
to citv f two-thirds of the stock hold
ted 20 decide at a meeting called
\. ~ hn' nose.
y" lazoo rlN * holders of said corpo-
VI Silver creek I at the Office of said
? Sunaower riy,rst Monday of Feb
the that river connect m proceed ,i.,,I TO- Glcc'
ion at some eligible poinsyho shall hole
DC With the character | of one year
ana from Clarksdalc to Ware clcctct
led miles north of Belzoni, 'mg eacl
her general knowledge; that wit.,cl, !,
any ception of few miles the line
ioh run through high. rich coutry,
zen be wholly free from river or railr
competition.
ons From Wasp Lake to Yazoo City
10 lands are high, and the road rum
nee through cultivated lands the en-
'ear route could be.built at minimum {
''a'- Should the road diverging from
Yazoo river at Silver City run de
uol Silver Creek to Campbellville,
i'iii whole distance, 3S miles, with the
oa'' ception Of three miles would
'he through cultivated lands
no' can give you no information OF
productions along the proposed r'
ll"' north of Wasp Lake, but on il, sc
vi T" for 30 miles, from the lake to Va
Ill City, | estimate, with the assistance
Dr. II. V. Powers, the number of b
vi cotton shipped per annum at ~
Icrs' and of cotton seed, from twenty.
to thirty thousand sacks. And on
DC Silver Creek route from Silver City
'lVe Campbcllsville, 5000 bales and
proportion of seed.
c'i- You have better facilities for flint
lcs- out thc character of the country
p"' the amount of productions on the
i''i- between Wasp Lake than | have
un- will, | hope, take the trouble to
out all you can about that portion
e''' the proposed line.
'nnB have no doubt but that the coul
'o's) is as good one for the road bed,
an that the productions are equal,
''co rata, to the country south Of II
"' Campbellsyille or Yazoo City.
IL vi In conclusion, if you can use
)he, further in the matter do not hesitat
'sir- let me know of it.
re- Very truly yours,
oe- VIM. NJ. MoRRI
rife.
; of Such a road would be a most V