The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-02-07
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THE FL RTBF1
Incorporation Of The PaSCagOula Gene
terry Association.

SECTION /. The purposes for which this
corporation is created ARE the accnmnla-
tiou of a fund by the issuance of certificates
of stock said fund to he inv ested in the
purchase OF y tract of land at Il point be-
tween Moss Point and Scranton, in Jack
san county, Mississippi, to be used as a
public Cemetery furthe burial of the dead,
TO 'ay off the same into stlesis and squares,
to clean Oft and enclose SO much of the
SAINT as may be necessary, from time to
time, and make sHch other useful and orn-
ameutal improvements as the Association
shall sec proper TO carry ont the purposes
and objects of the ASS Iciation, and to sell
aud convey under the seal cf the Associa-
ton lots aud grounds for burial pu rposes
within said Cemetery.
SEC. ,. This Corporation hall be conf
posed OF The following named persons, to-
wit G. a. r. Lawrence, W. ID. Bragg, ).
A. Blumcr. w. Denny, l.. n. Dantzler, IL.
Collie, {. I. Irving, G.. II. Alley, j., W.
Stewart, Geo. II. Higgins, Geo. trentz,
Jas. Smith, w. NJ. Denny, II. Il. tENeritt,
f., II. Lewis, P. X. Mayors, b. L. 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 cha rtef
to be incorporated under the name OF the
P~ascagoula Cemetery Association to be
domicilcd at scranton, Jackson county,
! Mississippi.
SIC. 2 This Association shall have and
exercise such powers as may he leee 'S;lrN
to enable it to carry out the purposes for
which it is created, SO far as the exercise
thereof may he authorized hy Chapter b
of the Revised Code of 1850. 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 he $500, to be divided into
twenty shares of S25 each, with power to
increase the same, from time to time, by a
majority vote of the stockholders to a
sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars.
SEC.4 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 y quorum for the transac-
ton ufbusincSs.
SEC. ,. The Board of COntrol shall elect
from their number Il Presidet, u Secretary
and a Treasurer, and such other officers as
may be necessary to transact TIE business
of the Association, aud 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
Coutrol to be not less than Five Hundred
Dollars, payable TO the President of the
Board ofControl for the use of the ASsOcia-
ton, for the faithful performances of his
duties.
SEC. g.. The Board of Control shall have
power to make and adopt such bylaws
as may deemed necessary for carrying ont
the purposes of this Association and not
repnguaut to this Charter aud the laws of
this State.
SEC I. We whose names are mentioned
in the second section, agree upon the fore
going Charter and all the provisions
thereof, and afiX our namcs Thereto.