The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-05-11
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
OCEAN SPRINGS FIRE BRICK
COMPANY.

Be it known, That on tins tie 26th day
of April, A. ID. lS9a, J.. }. Garrard, W. e..
West. +. I. Firth, ID. ". Hulsle: d and
}. ii.GaIrard. by virtue oftl,e provisions ct
Chapter twenty-five {25) VI the Annota.
ted Code Of the State OF Mississippi, and
the acts %amcndalory thereof, no hrrcLy
organizes aud found II corporation tor the
objects and purposes hereinafter stated !;
and to that end and purpose they do, by
these presents, with the approval Of the
Governor Of tl1 Stat. Of MissixsippL Gprm
aud cOlsti tuto themselves, aud IA such
other persons M may hereafter become
associated with them, into u lrNly lW'i,ic
aud corporate N law undcr iIip following
articles Of tho CHARTER OF said co,po.,tt.
ton, tU-wit:
ALrIctx
The name and styleW thla corporation
shall be the Ocean Spring " Fire Brick
Company. aud in that name shall exist
for the lerMd OF fifty Yeas from he date
OF the anpiuval Ut this charter. unless
sOOner dissOl vel by u three lOurths vute
Of the stockholders, anil may, Gy pur.
CHASE or otherwise, acquire, have. hold
and enjoy such real aud personal prop.
erty, hot eXceeding in value the Iimita-
tiOu fixed by Section s}S Of the AnmUta.
ted Cole, IN may lH necessary fur Ir
purposes for which this corporation il
formed aud shall, in addition, lmssuss
all the rights and powers which c0rlmrp-
tons under the general laws OF the State
Of Mississippi ara authorized to cxelcisp
Or possess.
ARTICLE II.
The donicile of this corporation shall
DO ut Fruilland, Jackson county, Missis.
sippi.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed ut One Hundred Thousand
,$lOO,OOO) Dollars, divided into tine
! hOnsand (lOOO) shares Of Que hundred
($lOO) Dollars each. As sOOn as this
Charter shall be approved, the said j. J.
Uariar,l, W. G. West, Z I. Firth. d. W.
Halstead and j. u. Garrarl. shall, ut the
dOmicile of said corporation open books
Of subscription to the stock Of said com.
pany, and when Twenty-Five Ihouxnh
($25, OO0) Dollars shall have been sub
scribed, II meeting Of the Stockholders
shall be called, of which meeti ny all Of
"a'u sCochu"'tctS S"uli uavc uo'iCt, HnU
ut which meeting said Stockholders sh'n
elect by ballot, i've directors OF said nj
POIntion. who shall serve as such until
tue first Monday III January, 1895.
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ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall he vested IN a hoard Of five li-
rectors, WIN shall be elected by rho
stockholders within sixty duys after The
approval Of this churtsr, and on the first
Monday in January, lhl5, aud annually |
thereafter on the first Monday in january |
IN each year. Elections shall he by bal |
IT. and each shareholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each SHARE III stock held |
by him or her. to be cast by the owner ~