The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-01
TEIE CHARTHR
OF tho PascagOuIa Wharf and
HarbOr improvement Company.



|. Understand by virtue of the laws Of
the State of mississippi, CharleaA Greiner,
A. Soderstrom, 3. II. Bngge, II. +. Krebs
and their associates aud successors, are
hereby created. a body corporate. under
the name and style of '"The Pascag0ula
Wharf and Harbor Improvement Compa-
N.Y. the place of residence OF which shall
be Pascagoula, III the State Of Mississippi.
The said corporation Is created for the
purpose of building a wharf, to Jeave the
shore at the foot Of Market street, IN the
town of Pascagonla, Mississippi, and ex-
tend out into Pascagonla Bay to the depth
of twelve or more feet of water.
2. Said corporation shall have all the
rights, privileges, powers, franchises
immunities conferred and provided for
under and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Mississippi. Said corporation
shall have the power to purchase ana W
real and personal estate, and to erect
warehouses on or near the wharf of said
Company ; to charge for the dischaIging
of ballast on said wharf to charge store
age and wharfage on goods or merchan-
disc to sell and convey real and personal
property, as may be necessary in the
economical management of its said bust
ness.
8. The business of the corporation shall
be conducted by Il body of directors,
which shall consist Of such members as
may be determined by the bylaws of the
Company, and said Board of Directors
shall be chosen annually from among the
stockholders of said Company, ut such
times AID places, aud ON such notice AS
may be provided by the bylaws of the
Company. The Board of Directors shall
have power to create all officers and
agents that may be necessary for con-
ducting the business OF the Company,
who shall be appointed in such manner as
may be provided by the bylaws.
a.. Meetings of the stockholders for the
purpose OF electing a Board of Directors,
and for the exercise OF such other powers
as may he granted by the charter, and the
tran action of the business of the Compa-
ny may DO held in the town of Scranton,
| Mississippi, OF the town of PascagOula,
Mississippi. The Board of Directors may
hold their meetings for the transaction of
the business of tbs Company in either of
said towns, at such times and places at
may be provided for by the BY laws of said
Company.
s.. The said Company may sue anal be
sued contract and he contracted with,
and may have a corporate seal may sell
| aud convey their real estate under their
corporate seal and the signature of the
President and may sell their personal
estate and make all necessary bylaws no
inconsistent with the laws of the State OF
Mississippi, aud impose all necessary du-
ties upon al! officers or agents.
6. The first meeting OF this corporation
may he called by u notice in writing to
each stakeholder, at least ten days before
the time of meeting, which said notice
uhnI IL lo fnV.Nn lRr nFn nv nf tho mar
sons named in the charter, and such meet
ing when assembled may proceed to or
ganize the corporation. All subsequent
meetings of the stockholders or Board of
Directors may be held under rules pre-
scribed by the by laws of the Company.
7 The capital stock of said corporation is
hereby 6xed at two Thousand dollars, and
divided into shares of ten dollars each,
and may be increased to five thousand
dollars, aud each stakeholder shall be al
lowed one vote to each share of stock
hsld, at meetings of the stockholders OF
said Company, and such vote may be cast
in person or by proxy in writing.
3. No stakeholder in said corporation
| shall be liable OF held responsible for the
contracts of the corporation in any fur
Their sum than the unpaid balance due OH
the share or shares of stock owned or held
by him.
8. The stock held shall be transferable
by the Endorsement aud delivery of the
stock certificate, and registry Of such
stock in tie books of the Company.
10. The existence of this charter shall
be perpetual.
There is nothing IN the foregoing char
ter viOlatiye of the Constitution or laws
of this State. 4. NJ. MILLER,
Attorney General.
February ~, 1859. 22-3t