The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-02-21
THE CHA RTER
Incorporation Of the PaSCagOUla Gene
terry Association.

SECTION l. The purposes for which this
| corporation is created are the accnmnla-
ton Of fund by the issuance of certificates
of stock; said fund to be invested in the
purcha of tract of land at point be-
tween Moss Point and Scranton, in Jack
son county, Mississippi, to be used as a
public Cemetery forthe burial of the dead,
to 'ay off the same into stI eels and squares,
to clean off and enclose so much of the
same as may be necessary, from time to
time, and make such other useful and Orn-
amental improvements as the Association
shall see proper to carry out the purposes
and objects of the ASS )ciatiOn, and to sell
and convey under the seal Of the AssOcia-
tion lots and grounds for burial purposes
within said Cemetery.
SEC. 2. This Corporation shall be COM
posed OF the following named persons, to-
wit: G. A. r. Lawrence, w. ID. Bragg. j..
A. Blumer, w. Denny, l.. N. Dantzler, II.
Cole, C. r. Irving, C. II. Alley, J, w.
Stewart, Geo. II. Higgins, Geo. Frentz,
Jas. Smith, w. NJ. Denny, II. b. Everitt,
+, Ii. Lewis, p. X. Mayors, b. +. Pickett,
John Hill, Burton Goode, J. L. Virgins
and such other persons as may become
associated with them for the purposes
named in the first section of this charter
to be incorporated under the name OF the
Pascagoula Cemetery Association to be
dOmciled at Scranton, Jackson county,
Mississippi
SEC. 2 This Association shall have and
exercise Such powers as may be nece 'sary
to enable it to carry ont the purposes for
which it is created, so far as the exercise
thereof may be authorized by Chapter 80
of the Revised Code of 1880, and the
amendments thereto. and not inconsistent
with the laws and Constitution of this
State.
SEQ. 3. The capital stock of this AssO-
citation shall be $500, to be divided into
twenty shares of S25 each, with power to
increase the same, from time to time, by
majority vote of the stockholders to a
sum not to exceed Two thousand Dollars.
SEC A. The business of this Association
shall be managed by a Board of Control to
be elected annually by Il majority vote of
the stockholders. which Board shall be
composed of eight Of the stockhol ers
OF the Association, a majority OF whom
shall constitute quorum for the transac-
tiOn of business.
SEC. 5. The Board ofControl shall elect
from their numbera Pres dent, a Secretary
and a Treasurer, and such other officers as
may be necessary to transact TIE business
of the Association, and by bylaws fix
the duties to be performed by each,
provided that the Treasurer shall give
bond in a sum to be fixed by the Board of
COntrol to be not less than Five Hundred
Dollars, payable to the President Of the
Board ofControl for the use OF the Assoca-
ton, for the faithful performance of his
duties.
SEC s. The Board of Control shall have
power to make and adopt such bylaws
as may deemed necessary for carrying out
the purposes of this Association and not
repugnant to this Charter aud the laws of
this State.
SEC T. We whose names are mentioned
in the second section, agree upon the fore
going Charter and all the provisions
thereof, and afliX our names Thereto.
j: L. WIGGINS w ID. BRAGG,
G.. A. r. LAWRENCE, G.. II. IRNING
JAMES SMITH G. ii. ALLEY
b. f. PICKETT H. b. EVERITT,
BURTON GOODE, JOHN hill
II. COLLIE, i. X. MAYERS
GEO. FRENTZ, f. II. LEWIS,
W. NJ DENNY j. W. STEWART
j. H. BLUMER, GEO II. HUGGINS,
W. DENNY, L. N. DANIZLER
There Smoothing in the within Charter violative
of the Constitution or laws of this State.
7. NJ. MILLER, Attorney General.
February T. 1890. 5O3t