The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-24
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
Oh THE
New Venice Lumber, Single and Gensr
al Manufacturing Company.

/ Be it remembered that on (nlS. (ne &@u
day of February, A. D., 1893, JOHN CAM
ERoS. G 4. IRVING. G. II. ALLEY, Ed
WARD MITCHELL aud JONAS GREEN, by
virtue of the provisions Ut the Annotated
Code of the State of Mississippi, do here
by organize and form Il corporation Tor
the objects and purposes hereinafter
enumerated, aud to that end they do by
these presents, with the approval OF the
Governor of the State of Mississippi, form
and constitute themselves, and all such
others as may hereafter become associat-
ed with them into IL body polite and cor
polate in law under the tollowingArticles
of the Charter of said corporation, to-wit :
ARTICLE |.
The name aui. style Of this corporation
shall be. THE New Venice Lumber. shin
Gle aud General Manufacturing Compa-
NV aud under that name shall exist fol
Il period of fifty (5O years unless SCORER
dissolved by the stockholders, and may
bv purchase or otherwise acquire, hold
and enioy such personal or real property
AS may be required for the purposes foi
which this organization is formed, ana
shall possess all the powers which cor
porations under the general laws OF MISS
issippi are authorized to possess.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation sual
be at New Venice, Jackson county, Miss
issippi.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be twenty thousand (s2O,0OO) dol
lars. divided into two hundred shares o
I one hundred (s100) dcllars each. AS sool
, as this charter Shall be approved III,
| said John Cameron, c. L. Irving, e. IL
, Alley, Edward Mitchell and Jonas Green
shall ut the Office and domiciIe OF SAT-
corporation open books of subscription 10
the stock of said company, and wheI
J seven thousand $4,000 dollars of tn
stock shall have been subscribed, a meet
+ iny of the stockholders shall be called, Q
| which meeting all the stockholders sllaI
|, have notice in writing at which meetln
The said stockholders shall elect by ballo
ID three (3) directors, who shall serve uni
, TIE first Monday in April. le3l.
j. ARTICLE ~.
The objects aud purposes OF tins COZ
poration shall be TO carry on II lumber
Single and general manufacturing bus
9 ness, to construct, purchase. own, sell O
u rent such wharveS, Nesse $, DarSes, LOW
II boats, or other water crafts as may
deemed expedieut to operating sad Dns
ness. 1t may establish and maintain
general trade in all kinds OF goods, ware
and merchandise, aud may acquire b
purchase, entry or otherwise. such lane
- ms may be- sufficient to furnish II supp
of timber for the manufacture of lninb
or other wood products, and to nillli
their surplus output.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers OF this corpof
ton shall be vested in a board of thr'
:, directors, who shall be elected with
nj twenty days after the approval OF til
10 charter, and on she first Monday in Apr
y" 1894, aud annually thereafter, on IL
to- first Monday of April, Elections shall
sJ by ballot. and each stakeholder shall
II entitl ed to one vote Tor each share
~ stock held by him, to be cast by him
his proxy, as provided by law. II
- hoard Of directors shall at their fir
meeting, anil annually thereafter, IL
hn lowing each election of directors, orga
ize by electing Il president, "a vice-pre'
~ dem. n secretary and u treasurer, Prov
ID ed one person may hold any two or mo
VI" offices, except that of pre- ,ident and vic
president. A majority Of the board
)3, directors shall constitute a quorum, al
said board may appoint or dismiss mt
for pleasure such officers, clerks, agents "a
Sc, employees as may be deemed necessary
her the business of the corpo alton.
ION ARTICLE vi.
nd All transfers Of stock shall be on I
:. books of said company, and no transfer
t stock within sixty days preceding a
~election shall be valid. The direct,