The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-10-09
THE CHARTER OF INCORPORlYT0v
P~ASCAGOIu
ICE COMPANYn
UNITED ST1TES or AuFp,c,
THE STATE OF M~IssI-c,nn,

psYrr, EhlI1. L
ihE olaiE OF MIsSI sJppI \
.ooNif OF JACKSON. \
Be 1t known that on this. fbe 9,tI' \
OF the hspnfh of September. in Tho ua9
u LORD one thousand eight md seafq
nihety-one, and of the Ind~ependana1 d!
me United States of America thn y
hundred and sixteenth, the persons wL oQ1
names are h%ereunto subscribed daohp
that, awaiting themselves of the "snd
statutes OF the State of MissiSsip7,i nsl
i've TO The organization of cornpla tela
Tor works of pnblic improvement
utility, they, together with sncb ott
as MAJ hereafter associate tbamsahn
with them and their assigns and snou
sors, do hereby form and oroanrzo tLL'es
serves into, and constitute "A cornora~
nnder the following stipulations and NV, G
cles, to-wit Wv "u'
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of, the corno,,.
hereby formed is declared to be .rrpu
PAscAGouLa Ice COMPANY ihk
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation chan
be the town of Scranton, State of Mi"%%'
slppi; its President is designated ms NJ. /
efficrr upon whom citations and All otG,n \
legal process shall be served.
Said corporation shall exist. and bo,.
ana ENJOY succession, under its cornnr,t. /
name, for the term and period of twert,
I'VE years, commencing on the day ansd /
date hereof, and shall have powcr a"J 1
authority to contract, sue and be sued 70 \
make and nse a corporate seal, and ,Go /
same to break or alter at pleasure. and IN /
hold, receive, purchase and couyr, no |
well as to lease, mortgage and hypotbe, /
cate under its corporate name, all proper 4
ty, both real and personal.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this como !
| alton, and the nature OF its business ,r. /
declared to be the mauufactu1nr /
and sale OF ice, the manufacturing and /
OF mineral waters, the cunning and /
OF. hsh, frnits, vegetables and
other products, the furnishing of motivo
power for, and the maintaining of elec.
trIc lights n systems, the purchase.
aud operation of boats, vessels
and barGes, and the furnishing of cold
for beer, ard all other articles
needing Il low temperature.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation il
fixed at Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
represented by one hundred and fifty
of the par value of One Hundred /
each, to be paid in such manner
installments as may be determined
~ the Board of Directors any stock.
refusing or neglecting to pay any
nstallment due on his stock as called for,
hall forfeit his stock to the corporation
ltter the lapse of thirty days from day of
notification by the Secretary.
This company may Ommen opera
ions and proceed with all business as
o as the Board of Directors shall so
'irect. No stakeholder shall ever be held
OF responsible for the contracts,
on debts of this corporation beyond
he unpaid balance of his stock.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this corpO-
alton, except as eerein limited, shall be
csted in and exercised by its Board of
directors. to consist of five directors, each
I whom shall be an Ownero of one or moro
hares of It's capital stock. A majority OF
he Board shall constitute n quorum for
he transaction of business, All vacan.
les occurring On the Board from any
ause shall be filled at a stockholders
hell for that purpose, as soon as
racticablo after said vacancy occurs.
days M sice of snch meeting shall bo
iven to each stakeholder by the Secrc-
Try, in writing. One vote shall he
Dunted for each share of stock voted
pom and u plurality of votes cast shall
= sufficient to elect. The Board OF d.
shall appoint, by a majority OF the
hole Board, m of their number as
5 President of the corporation 1t shall
so appoint, by "A majority of the whole
Gard, a Secretary, who shall act as busl-
ess manager, "a Treasurer, who shall be
stakeholder and shall furnish such bond
the company may require, aud such
her employees and aud agents as 1t may /
.em necessary, define their dntics and
their salaries. Said Board of Diree.
RS shall have fun power TO make ana
bylaws, rules aud regulations for
10 management of the business OF this
and "a alter and amend tho
me at its pleasure. The Board OF d.
is authorized to purchase real
tate, machinery and all other things
hich in their judgment the needs OF the
islness may require.
ARTICLE VI.
The following named stockholders
all constitute the first Board of Dlrec-
rs, and shall hold office until the First
of April, 1893, viz l.. 4. Belt,
=, +. Me. Ardle. +. 7. Rivet. John Fos-
I and Ed. Bloomfield. On the First
of April, 1893, and Annually
GREATER, fifteen days notice thereof
wing been given by publication oncea
in u newspaper published in JACK,
II county, Mississippi, an election shall
held at the office of the company III
ranton. Miss, for directors to serve for
c ensuing year, a plurality of votes
one vote tor each share of stock
ted upon by the owner or his proxy,
all elect aN1irector. Any stock voted
proxy must be voted by a s~tockholder,
from any cause, said election should
I be held, the meeting of stockholders
r the election of directors may be post
sed TO fifteen days thereafter, nOtiee
being published as above, uhtl
lid election is held. All elections sIal
by ballot and superintendent by three
mot directors) appointed Nv
3 Board, aud the directors then elecleu
all take their seats Immediately alter
Il election. At any meeting OF tno
ard of Directors, either monthly OF
,cial. ~absentees may vote by proxy on
subjects coming before said meet
7. No transfer of stock shall be deem
valid or shall be recognized by ths
poration unless the original certihca,o
reef shall be returned to the SeeretaLl
| a new one issued in its stead 'ne
iifcatc returned to be pasted on ~
ginal stub, and the word ''canceiisS