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

SEC. /. BE it known that a. {, Boyle, H.
c. Patty. VIM. Il. Augustus, W. +. Ferris,
5. V. d. Hill, W. &. Sclleck, \. VI. St0Ier,
j.. W. Patty & CO.. :. +. Cavctt. !. ). Muir
phcy. VIM. French, W. II. Boyle. X. W.
Jones. jr.. n. Scales, u. 7. short " Son, Jno
Il. Diusmorc. j. \. Tyson. Il. I. Dorloh.
Chas. Hardin. j. ". Holt, \. Klaus, J..E.
Madison, Th0s.J J. O'Ncill, r.. W. Dan ;zler.
j. +. Jones, j.. b. Stewart " Co.. J.J. Cal
laway. W. l.. Fcather>ton, Il. NJ. billiard.
W. \. Ferris, !. +. Ames, :. y. King. l.. u.
~llonlry and Geo, Lidd, together with all
Others who may hereafter become associa-
ted with them, are hereby crested II body
poniic and corporate under the name and
STYLE of the Macon Canning Company
aud they shall have perpetual succession.
may sue and be sued, plead and be implend-
ed in all courts of law and equity. may con-
tract and be contracted with NAV have Il
common seal if desired. and may ALTER the
same ut pleasure. .
SEC. .. This Corporation Is formed aud
created for the purpose OF canning. pre-
serving. cvaporating, storing ana. shipping
fruits and yegcta les, or other goods. or
merchandise, and the manufacture OF COM
mcrcials products thcrcfrom. with all thc,in-
ridcntal rights and privileges belonging to
said business. IN the Town of Macon, NoN-
uhce Coanty aud state OF Mississippi. with
the right TO W its lands, warcrooms. mat
chinery. materials and appliances ncrcS>a!
nv to carry on the buSinessof such Canning.
warehouse and shipping business.
SEC. =. The officers Of said Corporation
shall consist of u President, Nirc-Ptcsidcnt.
secretary. Treasurer aud Board OF Directors
to be elected by the Stakeholder. annually.
MI elections to be held by ballot :. ca, b
~ tn 4. .,t;tl,l IA nnn Nnin Ia Ian
c,st hy the owner in person or by duly All
thorizel proxy. The Board of Directors
.hnll be composed Of the President. Vice
President. Secretary. Treasurer and three
others of the Stockholders ofs,aid Corpora
tion TO h, elected ut the regular annual
meeting of the Stockholders of the Corpora
ton.
sea The corporate powers OF SAID cor
| marathon shall be vested in the Board OF Di-
| %rcctors, and a majority OF said Board shall
have nOwprto transact any business COM
ing before said Board.
Src. 3. The capital stock of said Corpo.
ration shall he not less than one Thousand
dollars, but may be increased NJ the VIII oil
thr stockholders to ten thousand collars:
s,idscapital stock shall be divided in share,
of ton dollars each, and the stakeholder 81
stockholders NAV vote and control il IN pro-
norton to the number OF shares hrlu OF
controlled by each. The shares Of stock III
said roIpora,ion shall not BE- negotiable OF
transferable. except upon notice to SAID cor
poration ard Il transfer upon the hooks .
said corporation 4; but in all eases the said
shares of stock. so far as SAID corpor"tioi
shall be interested. affected or concerned
shall be and belong to the party. person, OF
persons in whose anne they shall appear
upon the books Of said corporation.
SEC q. The said corporation shall haN'
AN the rights, privileges and ithnuni'ir'
granted TO corporation created under chap
Ter Is of the Code of 1850 of the state o
Nissis ,ippi, and all amendments thereto ~
f,,lly as ii the same were specifically men
toned herein. .
SIC :. The principal place Of business
of said corporation shall be in the town o
Macon. Miss. hut It shall have power alp
authority to establish agencies or auNillat,
placcs of business 1T any other point +"
Mains in the State OF Mississippi.
SEC S. The first meeting of the stoci
holders of this corporation may be called u
any time after the approval oftiis chart.
by the Governor, upon notice thereof U
stakeholder by any one of the stockholdcrs
SEC, .. This Charter shall take eIlec
and be in force from and after lis appro''
BY the Governor