The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-05-18
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
OCEAN SPRINGS FIRE BRICK
COMPANY.

De 1t known, That on thus the 26tb day
of April, A. ID. 1S9A, J. }. Garrard, W. e.
West, 4. L. Firth, u. W. IialSte.d aud
j. B.Galrard. by virtue of the provisions Of
Chapter twenty-five i25) of the Annota.
ted Code Of the State of Mississippi, and
the acts amendatOry thereof, do hereby
organize and found a corporation for the
objects and purposes hereinafter stated
and to that end and purpose they do, by
these presents, with the approval of the
Governor of The Stats of Mississippi. form
and constitute themselves, aud all such
other persons ny may hereafter become
associated with thcm, into IL body polite
and corporate N law under the following
articles of tho Charter of said corporu.
tiUn, tO-wit:
ALTICLE I.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be the Ocean Springs Fire Brick
Company, and in that name shall exist
for the period OF fifty Years from the date
of the approval of this charter. unless
sooner dissol we'd by a thrce-lOnrths vote
of the stockholders, and may, by pn,-
chase or otherwise, acquire, have, hold
and enjoy such real and personal prop.
erty, hot exceeding in value the liinita.
tiOn fixed by Section S3S of tho AnnOta-
ted Code, us may he necessary for the
purposes for which this corporation is
formed and shall, in addition, POSSESS
all tho rights and powers which corpora
tons under the general laws o: the State
of Mississippi airs authorized to exercise
Or possess.
ARTICLE II.
The doMicile of this corporation shall
be at Fruitland, Jackson county, Missis.
sippi.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at One Hnn lred Thousand
t$1OO, 0OO) Dollars, divided into Tine
Thousand (lOO0) shares of One Hundred
charter shall be approved, the said j.. j..
Gararl. ". c. West, f L. Firth. ID. W.
Hals,ead and j. Il. Gurrald, shall, at the
domicilc Of said corporation open books
OF subscription to the stock of said com.
puny, aud when Twenty-Five Thousand
(s25WO) Doila,s shall have been sub
%sciibc,l, a meeting Of the Stockholders
shall be called, of which meetin ny all OF
said stockholders shall have notice, and
ut which meeting said stockholders shlll
elect, by ballot, tive directors of said cor
pO,arion, who shall serve as such until
the first Monday in January, 1895.
ARTICLE ".
The objects aud purposes of this cor.
pOration arc hereby declared to be the
manufacture aud sale, for profit. of ali
classes Of brick, tiles and fire clay, and
other clay products, and to operate u gen-
elal mercantile business ut such place or
places as may be selected by the Board OF
Directors, to do aud perform such other
lawful acts as the Board of Directors may
regard us necessary OF expedient in the
development OF the brick, tile and other
clay product manufacturing business.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this corpora
tion shall be vested III u board of five d.
r~ectOrs, who shall be elected by the
stockholders within sixty days after The
approval Of this charter, and on tho first
Monday IN January, 1895, and annually
thereafter on the first Monday in january
In each year. Elections shall be by bal
lot. aud each shareholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each share Of stock held
by him Or her, to be cast by the owner or
by proxy. The Board OF Directors ut
their first meeting, and annually there.
AFTER following every election Of directors,
shall organize by electing u President,
Secretary and Treasurer, and 1t IL prOvi.
ded that any two OF said offices may be
held by the same person. Vacancies oc.
curing In the Board Of Directors may be
filled by the stockholders Mt an election
TO he held for that purpose on two weeks
notice. to 10 given in writing to each of
the persons then holding stock IN shown
by the books of the company. A majori.
ty o fsaid Board OF Directors shall %consti-
tute u quorum; said Board OF Directors
may appoint, from time to time, also dis.
miss ut their pleasure, such officers.
agents, clerks, or other employees, as
they may deem necessary for the business
and purposes OF the corporation they
may establish IN we'll as alter a nd amend,
all necessary bylaws, rules and l~gula.
tiOns necessary for the business Of the
corporation the directors and officers
elected shall hold over until their success.
sors ARE elected, and all transfers of the
stock shall b. Oh the books Of the cor
l,Orati0n.
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