Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-09
Charter Of Incorporation Of the
Macon Canning Company Of Ma
con, Mississippi.

SEC. l. Be II known that A. C. Boyle, r.
C. Patty, VIM. b. Augustus, WE. Ferris,
s. v. ID. Hill, W. G. Seileck, A. NJ. Stoner,
j. W Patty & CO., s, f. Cavett, 7. 5. hur-
phey, Wm. French, W. II. Boyle, X. w.
jr., N. Scales, e. 7. Short y Son, Jno
r. Dinsmore, j. A. Tyson. z. I. Dorron,
Chas. Hardin. j. w. Holt, A. Klaus, sJ:.E.
Madison, ThOs. J. 0'Neill, X. w. Dan zler,
J, +. Jones, j, b. Stewart Il Co.. I'D. Cal
laway, w. l.. Featherston, g. u. Dtilard.
W. S. Ferris, ]. +. Ames, s. II. King. J.. ID;
Honley and Geo. Ladd, together with all
others who may hereafter become assocla-
ted with them, are hereby created q BODY
pontic and corporate under the name and
style of the "Macon Canning Company"
and they shall have perpetual succession,
NAV sue and be sued, plead and be implead.
ed In all courts of law and equity, may con-
tract and be contracted with NAV have a
common seal If desired, and may alter the
same at pleasure. T.,
SEC. 9. This Corporation IS formed and
created for the purpose of canning, pre-
serving, evaporating, storing and. shipping
fruits and vegeta les, or other goods or
merchandise. and the manufacture OF CON-
mercials'products therefrom, with all the in
cidental rights and privileges belonging TO
said business, in the Town of Macon, NON
ubce County aud State of Mississippi, with
the right to W its lands, warerooms, ma
chinery, materials and appliances necessa-
nv to carry on the business Of such Canning,
warehouse and shipping business.
SEC. 3. The officers OF said Corporation
shall consist of President, Vice-President
Secretary, Treasurer and Board Of Directors
to be elected by the Stockholders annually,
all elections to be held by ballot :. each
share shall be entitled to one vote to be
east by the owner In person or by duly au'
thorized proxy. The Board Of Directors
shall be composed of the President: Vice
| President. Secretary, Treasurer and three
others Of the Stockholders of::said Corpora.
| ton to be elected at the regular annual
meeting of the Stockholders Of the Corpora
ton,
SEGA The corporate powers Of said cor
| poratson shall be vested in the Board CID
rectors, and a majority Of said Board shall
have power to transact any business com
ing before said Board.
SEC. 5. Tho capital stock Of said Corpo
ration shall be not less than one thousant
dollars, but may be increased at the will o
the stockholders to ten thousand dollars
said capital stock shall be divided In share
of ten dollars each, and the s~tockholder o.
stockholders may vote and control 1t in pro
portion to the number of shares held o.
controlled by each. The shares or stock II
said corporation shall not be negotiable 0
transferable, except upon notice to said cor
p~oration and q transfer upon the books o
said corporation but in all cases the SAT-
shares of stock, 30 far as said corporation
shall be interested, affected or concerned
shall be and belong to the party, person, 0
persons In whose name they shall appea
upon the books of said corporation.
SEC. s. The said corporation shall nav
all the rights, privileges and immunitie
granted to corporation created under chap
ter 80 of the Code of 1880 of the State o
Mississippi, aud all amendments thereto
fully as il the same were specifically men
toned herein, ~
SEC I. The principal place Of bushes
Of said corporation shall be in the Town :
Macon. Miss, but it shall have power an
authority to establish agencies or auxiiiar
places Of business ut any other point
ioinls in the State OF Mississippi,
SIC. s. The first meeting Of the stoc
holders of this corporation may he called
any time after the approval Of this Chartt
by the Governor, upon notice thereof
s~tockholder by any one of the stockholder
SEC, O.. This Charter shall take enc
and be in force from and after its approx
by the Governor