Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-08-04
CHARTER
or the wagon and stock Yard Com.
Pany OF Macon, Miss.


ARTICLE l.. Under and by yjrtue Of ,bs
provisions of..Chaptcr IS, Code 1850 of The
STATE OF Mississippi, and the amendment:
thereto:
Noah Scales Il Co.. A Klaus, Jacob IIol
eerg' Robert L. Patty. W. II. Boyle, } l.
Madison, Thos } O'Neill, Sclleck X Bush, Il
W Jones, Jr., A II Bush, Uaucnstein K BRO,
} W Bridgers. J n Holman, n 4 Dorroh,
lhas Hardin. $ J. Holt, W s Ferris. n \
Rogers, rs Mnrphey. n II Harrison, w +
Ferris. q Il Smith, j 5 Scott. A N Stoncr,
j. W Patty. } l. Griggs, II 4 Minor, W
smith, " . Barnes. Pr Cahill, j |. Gala.
way, j IL Dinsmorc. J II Jones, il vii.
lia,ns, Il M'Marx. c. i. Ames ct al, and
their successors and assigns are hereby
created Il body polite and corporate under
the name and style Of the '.Macon Wagon
anu stock YARD of Macon. Mississippi. and
by that name may contract and be con.
trartcd with. sue and be sued, and may
have a corporate seal and alter the same At
pleasure. ~
ARTICLE. The purposes of said corpo.
r ton are hereby declared to be the pIr.
chasing Of a Lot or site in the town of Ma.
con and erecting thereon suitable building,
Tor the accommodation aud comfort Of far.
lhcrs and Others from 4 distance and their
STOCK, engaged in hauling cotton or. other
products to the markets Of Macon or trad.
ing therein.
Said corporation is hereby empowered 70
purchase q LOT IN the Town Of Macon to e.
rect such buildings thereon rs are suitable
FOR the purpose above set forth and TO Keen
the same in repair and generally TO do all
unlng necessary to be done In such business.
ilc domicile OF said corporation shall be in
the IOWn OF Macon in the State of Mississ-
ippi.
said corporation shall have power to G.
rect and operate in conjunction with said
business any industrial or manufacturing
enterprise that may he agreed ON by A two.
thirds vote Of the shareholders.
ARTICLE 3. The capital stock of said
corporation shall be Two Thousand Dollars,
to be incrcase,i'at pleasure by u two.thirj
vote OF the shareholders and said corpora.
tIon may commence business when the sum
OF Five Hundred Dollars shall have been
s,ib'cri BED and twenty-five per cent. there.
of paid in.
Said capital stock shall be divided into
shares or Five dollars each. and shall not he
transferred except upon the books of the
company.
ARTICLES 4. The officers of said corpofa-
ton shall be a President and Secretary and
Treasurer, and n Board OF Directors con.
slsting OF Five stockholders, all of whun
shall be c'ected annually by the stockitbfd-
crs, and they shall hold their offices until
Their successors are elected and qualified.
The President and Secretary and rreasur.
er shall discharge such duties as are ulsu.
ally incident to their offices and shall be
ex-0fiicio members Of the Board of Dirrc.
tors, shall have power TO pass such bylaws
as nre necessary to carry into effect the pro-
of this charter, and to transact the
of the corporation. They may re-
quire the Secretary and Treasurer to give
bond in such amount as they may fix with
proper conditions.
ARTICLE All elections for officers
be by '%llafcs. and each share shall be
to one VOTE, and a majority o. the
shares shall be necessary to constitute Il
quorum for the transaction of business.