The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-03-30
Charter Of Incorporation Of
ThG Delta Liquor and Tobacco Company

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Section l. BE it enacted that Nathan
Goldstein, Abe Blum, Sam Lehman,
Ben +. Lengsfield and q. ii. Smith and
such persons as they may associate
with them, and their successors. be
aud they are hereby created body |
polite and corporate, under the name
and style of the Delta Liquor and
Tobacco Company.
section >. lie 1t further enacted, |
That said Corporation is created for
the purpose of carrying on a general
mercantile, liquor and tobacco busi- |
ness, under such restrictions In regard
to its liquor business as isnow imposed
by tho laws of the State of Mississippi,
or that may be hereafter enacted.
Section 3. BE it further enacted,
That said corporation may have per-
petual succession, that IL may have a
seal and change the same at pleasure,
that II may sue and be sued, mplead
and be impleaded, that il may acquire
by purchase or otherwise all kinds OF
: property, real, personal and mixed, and
hold or sell tho same, that 1t may bor-
} row money and cucumber Its property
/ TO secure such loans or its other lndebt-
/ edness, that it may lend money, make
advances, take mortgages, deeds OF
trust, and other securities and make all
6 kinds of contracts, and do all other
!. acts connected with the mercantile
n business, and with the liquor and
tobacco business, that it may make all
Dc needful bylaws for the regulation aud
o government of its affairs, and establish
" therein the terms for which its dircc-
NJ tors and officers shall hold, and dc
j., whatever else may be incident to
" corporation within the scope OF It
business and not inconsistent with tn
IN laws of the State of Mississippi.
of Section 4. BE It further enacted
ho That the domicile and chief place o
business of said corporation shall be !
nc the City of Greenyillo, in the county {
Is Washington, and State of Mississippi
to but 1t may at pleasure establish an
Ia conduct branch houses OF its bushes
at such place or places as 1t may see
best.
Section 8. be il further enacte
That the capital stock of said corpor
ton shall be Twenty-Five Thousar
in Dollars in amount, which may be
ain creased by said corporation at pleasu
md not to exceed One Hundred Thousal
md Dollars in amount and said stock sh
lifo no divided into shares of One liundr
the Dollars each.
rree Section 6. BE IL further enact
The That the corporators herein named, N
,ted at any time organize under this Chart
,lor. may open books and receive subscr
and tions to the capital stock of said
4 IN poration, and oil who subscribe ther
ruy. Shall have all the powers and privile
rone of said original incorrorators her
,,ng named, and when $4,000 of the cap
| ~ stock shall have been subscribed I
tho said subscription shall have b'
-allv paid up, said incorporators 81
and be regarded as ready for business
ion fully endowed with all the pow
'oth- and privileges conferred by this On
the ter, and at the meeting when such
gion ganization Is effected or at any SUI
quent meeting, the stockholders 81
vii. elect from their own body five di
4 IN tors, in whom the governing power
pro- said corporation shall be lodged,
IONS such Directors shall elect one OF u
~ NJ number President of such Corporal
con and such other officers as they
,r;vi- deem necessary, but said Corporal
nero- may change the number OF Direc
n;m- herein by either increasing or dil
ishing the number at any reg
,eble. meeting held for the purpose oil g
ssin9 ing said Directors.
.oncc Section 7. Bo IL further eha'
wr;,. That no member of said Corpora
hoaJ shall be liable for the debts OF the
al Corporation beyond the un
same amount of his subscription.
70 is Section 8. be it further ena'
oreat That in conducting the affairs OF
shose Corporation, and in all voting,
|, viii Directors or for any purpose what'
: "nJ each share of stock shall be cntitlC
ruled one votei ana no ,noo''ns sar,n
Ie dis holders shali DC vs'iu a;,,aa5 ~ nn,e
seas. the transac'lon VI pua,;hd s',h"or;hod
be represented at said meeting, b
..,.,, owners in person or by proxy;
else noeiou, III n''nI nhai, no givcn 4
& and Ihc pyihaw', - law : 'n a,aond meetings.
n oft s'ocknoiue,s ,.i. y " ~" a' - fnrtbcr on,
busi- -, oec',on ,, =, ~ 81 sa;d Cornor
ion of ma, 'he ',.,,aa s.ovn ~ on,v On tho hoe
; = " roai the Corporation, and no transi
/" ,oa' stock shall be made by any stockh
would VINO snall W ~, inuvyr nor,;Gcato of stocl;
hat of allon' anu .',' VIZ ,Lnn io notice of mi
th and contain M "pon '"0 march 2s
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