The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-05-04
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CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
OF TIE
OCEAN SPRINGS FIRE BRICK
COMPANY.
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BE it known, That on tins the Goth da,
of April, A. ID. l19l, j. }. Garrarl, W. Z,
| West. +. +. Firth, D. W. Halslead an,
J. H.Garaul. by virtueofthe provisions ol
Chapter twenty-five (25l of The Annota.
ted Code of the State OF Mississippi, aud
the acts ~amendatory thereof, do hereby
organize and found Il corporation for the
objects and purposes hereinafter stated
and to that end aud purpose they do, by
these presents, with the approval of the
Governor of The State of Mississippi, form
and constitute themselves, aud all such
other persons as may hereafter become
ASSOCIATED with them, into Il body polite
and corporate IN law under the following
articles of the Charter of said corpora
ton, to-wit;
AL1ICLE I.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be the Ocean Springs Fire Brick
Company. aud in that ulmc shall exist
for the period OF fifty years from the date
OF the approval of this charter, unless
oOner dlssol we'd by Il tlrce-iOurtls vote
of the stockholders, and may, by pur-
chase or otherwise, acquire, have, hold
and enjoy such real aud personal prop.
erty, hot exceeding IN value the limitl.
ton fixed by Section S3S of the Anuota-
ted Code, rs ma! be necessary for the
purposes for which this corporation is
formed and shall, in addition, possess
all the rights and powers Which corpora
tons under the general laws o. the State
of Mississippi are authorized to exercise
or possess.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at Fruiiland, Jackson county, Missis-
sippi.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at One Hundred Thousand
(Sl00,000) Dollars, divided into tine
l thousand (lOO0) shares of One Hundred
(SlOO) Dollars each. AS soon rs this
charter shall be approved, the said j. j.
Garrard, W. c. West, E. y. Firth, ID. W.
Halstead and j. b, Garrarl. shall, ut the
dOmlclle OF said corporation open books
Of subscription to the stock of said com
pany, and when Twenty-Five thousand
(S25.O0O) Dollars Shall have been sub
scribed, a meeting of the stockholders
shall be called, Of which meet ny all Of
said Stockholders shall have notice, and
at which meeting said stockholders shall
elect, by ballot, five directors Of said cor.
pOiation, who shall serve as such until
the first Monday in January, 1898.
ARTICLE ".
The objects aud purposes of tbs cor
poration are hereby declared to be the
manufacture and sale, for profit. of all
classes Of brick, tiles and fire clay, and
other clay products, aud to operate II gen.
elJl mercantile business at such place or
places us may bo selected by the Board OF
Directors, to do aud perform such other
lawful acts as the Board of Directors may
regard as necessary or .~expedient in the
development OF the brick, tile and other
clay product manufacturing business.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall be vested 10 u hoard of five d.
r%cctors, who shall be elected by the
stockholders within sixty DAYS after the
approval of this charter, and on the 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 DO cast by the owner or
by proxy. The Board OF Directors at
their first meeting, and annually there.
after following every election Of directors,
shall organize by electing Il President,
Secretary and Treasurer, aud it is prOvi.
Qpd that nuy two of said offices may be